Rumor: Mortensen: Witten to retire **merged**

[kumizi]

why?

because he has no personality

he's a cliche robot

 

[GenoT]

Uh, he couldn't have made this decision before the draft?

The odd timing might be(?) because Witten and ABC/ESPN have just now agreed on the MNF job.

Color-man for MNF is the most prestigious such job in the business, and JW would be a fool to turn down a $erious offer.

Besides...how do we know that the Cowboys FO haven’t been quietly sitting on this and might already have been planning for life after Witten?

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

ah so he would be more suited as a hockey analyst

gotta give 110%, gotta work all game etc,,,

 

[zrinkill]

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Man that pic hurts .......... I hate Garrett and Jerry ........ so many wasted legends.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Dez was our big play receiver which is why he got targeted so much. He could turn a short pass into a big gain. There isn’t anyway to put a positive spin on losing both Dez and Witten who were one and two in TDs last season with 11 scores. That was half of Dak’s TD pass total. It’s going to be hard for a rookie TE or WR to make an impact in 2018. We’ve set ourselves up for a rough 2018 season unless the defense is great and the offense ends up better than it looks on paper.

We currently have very little at the skill positions. We were stacked offensively a few years ago and right now the offense doesn’t look good. Zeke is the only real weapon we have. Every opponent is going to be bent on stacking the box and stopping him. They’re going to try and force Dak and our receivers to beat them.

We have Beasley, maybe coaches can get Swizter and his speed on the field more, Hurns when healthy produces. TWill is up and down, yes. We most likely will get a TE/Wr in the 2nd and or 3rd. We aren't devoid of skill players. We just need Dak/Zeke to show what they did in 2016 and our OL to not be up and down like last year.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

because he has no personality

he's a cliche robot

Nobody knows what he's going to be like until he does it.

 

[Tommy]

More great timing.

Because I’m sure the organization just found out when the read the tweet.

 

[Gameover]

Without him we were nothing. We were rolling at the time he was suspended and the season went into the toilet the next 3 games without him. Our entire offense revolves around him and the running game. With our average receiving corp we’ll be even more dependent on him in 2018.

OL is the key. Zeke is a product of the line. Cowboys weren’t good vs Denver and Seattle with him.

 

[IAmLegend]

Wow didn't see that coming. Surely the team knew of this before the draft.

Probably for the best, but still sad to see him go. Guy is all-time as both a player and a professional. He'll be missed. Just wish we could've won him a ring (thanks Jerrah).

Hats off to a legendary career. Next stop: DC Ring of Honor and Canton, Ohio.

 

[BourbonBalz]

Who is good? Philly, LA and Minny? 3 of 16 teams can play offense and defense.

Green Bay, Detroit, Dallas, New Orleans, Carolina. Tampa will be much improved as will San Fran and the Giants. I can see every team in the NFC with a chance of making the playoffs with the exception of Washington, Chicago, Arizona, and maybe Seattle.

 

[Tommy]

This is very strange. Something happened to change his mind. Something he don’t like.

Cool story!

Don’t stop there. Make up some more.

 

[408Cowboy]

I refuse to believe Witten, the class act, betrayed the Cowboys by bailing on them this late in the process. Really surprising if true.

He was a Garrett guy. Learned from the best.

 

[OmerV]

ESPN is doing a documentary on Witten right now. How’d they already put this together if he just retired today?

What kind of documentary? If it's a brief look at his career with a few comments from people who know him, that's a breeze given today's technology.

 

[BourbonBalz]

That doesn't mean anything lol, the league has been AWFUL.

You said the NFC is garbage. You couldn't possible be more wrong if you tried.

 

[DejectedFan1996]

Garrett has destroyed so many careers. It's unbelievable.

Least we’re entertaining and number 1 on the Forbes list!

 

[The Natural]

ESPN is doing a documentary on Witten right now. How’d they already put this together if he just retired today?

its old.

 

[OmerV]

I refuse to believe Witten, the class act, betrayed the Cowboys by bailing on them this late in the process. Really surprising if true.

Would it matter to you if the MNF offer wasn't made until this late in the process? It would to me. I don't blame him for taking the MNF offer, so the timing of the offer is key in my mind.

 

[Playmaker247]

What kind of documentary? If it's a brief look at his career with a few comments from people who know him, that's a breeze given today's technology.

Oh ok. Yea it was like a 15 min look over his life with interviews from Mom,Dad and grandparents.

 

[glimmerman]

Before the draft, Goodell was introduced with "three former Cowboys."

Staubach, Aikman, andWitten.

Interesting.

Nice. I didn’t pick up on it.

 

[Playmaker247]

its old.

That makes sense