Perhaps it was inevitable, but veteran WR Antonio Bryant finally went there.

The frustration is clearly starting to set in after a game in which he had a limited number of touches. After two catches on Sunday, Bryant made reference to limited opportunities and was asked whether he deserved more.

"You tell me," he said. "This is probably the best I’ve felt all this year. I’ve had a lot of great results on this (injured) knee."

When I asked him whether some of the opportunities to which he is referring are downfield plays that aren't being made, he said, "Yes, a lot of the times. But I understand the process that we’re supposed to be going through. We’re trying to groom one of our quarterbacks, so there’s a lot of growing pains that we have to go through. But that’s the frustrating part, having the patience to deal with it."

Bryant concluded with a statement that is open to all kinds of interpretation.

"All I can do is. . . control what I can control," he said. "That’s going out there, running the routes, trying to get open and being where I’m supposed to be so it shows up on film, the right people see it and something gets done about it."

Bryant is a free agent after the season after being designated the team's franchise player this season at $9.88 million. But his slow start means he's well off his pace of last season, when he finished with 1,248 yards on 83 catches. Currently, Bryant has 14 catches for 178 yards.