DALLAS (105.3 THE FAN) — Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant was held without a catch for the first 58 minutes in Sunday’s loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Yes, backup Brandon Weeden was making his first start since last December with Cleveland, but a former Cowboys great thinks there are bigger problems in Dallas.

Hall of Famer receiver Michael Irvin thinks coaches are asking too much out of their star receiver.

“I don’t think he’s getting much help,” said Irvin to The G-Bag Nation on 105.3 The Fan.

Irvin is quick to discard the idea that Bryant is simply getting outplayed.

“They’ll put a guy over the top of Dez, but that safety always lurks over the top. The guys in the booth keep talking ‘He’s shutting him down 1-on-1.’ It’s not really 1-on-1. You have help, so you’re able to be very, very, very physical at the line of scrimmage, which wears the receiver down. You’re just beating on the receiver knowing I don’t have to worry about up top. I can play him tight because I’ve got safety help.”