CapnCook
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Good point.Had Witten not retired, maybe the offense is just slightly better and we don’t trade for Cooper...
Love me some 82, but for now and the future, Cooper is MoreVP.
Good point.Had Witten not retired, maybe the offense is just slightly better and we don’t trade for Cooper...
I have no idea. If I was betting the farm, I'd say 99.9999% of all NFL players use enhancers at a minimum. And they have been since the 1970's. What's new? Witten is a class act, he's genetically a God, but would he exist pre-special added agents the way he was during his career? Who knows, doubtful.Are you really insinuating that Witten used steroids? Lol
Hola, Cowboy fans!! My question is do you think that Jason Witten would have still retired if he thought there was a chance that we could be where we are right now? Did he retire because he knew he wouldn't have a chance at the prize? Is he kicking himself right now? Your thoughts?
If that's the case, I'm glad they turned him down when he reached out to the team a few weeks ago.Nick Eatman said the scuttlebutt he heard around the team was the Dak wasn’t confident on the prospects of a successful season in 2018 with Garrett and Dak.
That was said on the Break 2-3 days ago.
You can make all the jokes you want, I know better. LOL. I've been around, I know what goes on out there. And again, I am NOT singling out Witten. I'm a huge Witten fan.Rumor is Witten tested positive for minoxidil this offseason which led to his abrupt retirement.
You can make all the jokes you want, I know better. LOL. I've been around, I know what goes on out there. And again, I am NOT singling out Witten. I'm a huge Witten fan.
Most of these guys today are doing GH, AKA, HGH, Human growth hormone. Not really a steroid per say. Some also use things like HGH and HCG, to drive up testosterone. Those who do not want to go the entire replacement with steroid approach and have crash sessions when testing would come about. Some just slip and slide testing protocols and run cycles and ride out the lows and will use them all. TRT, Tren, Masteron, you name it. But most are doing something.
Was probably aware that the TV gig was a once in a lifetime deal. Good for him. He made the right move for his family and future. Smart guy.Hola, Cowboy fans!! My question is do you think that Jason Witten would have still retired if he thought there was a chance that we could be where we are right now? Did he retire because he knew he wouldn't have a chance at the prize? Is he kicking himself right now? Your thoughts?
It's possible that you're right, but if we could get one of our TEs to do what he used to do, now that the offense has figured out other options, it would be a great tool to move the chains when those other options aren't readily available.I have always been a fan of Jason Witten and it is possible had he known the team would do this well, he might have stayed at least one more season.
That said, I think its a fair question to ask this ..
If Witten had stayed with the Cowboys, would they have been as successful this season as they have been?
I believe the answer is no. I think he was still a good player, but I think having him would have made the team just a little better to the point that it would have been harder decision for Jerry to go after Amari Cooper with a first round pick which is what it would take. Even more, I believe that a lot of the bigger plays Dak has made this year would have instead been dump offs to Witten and less successful conversions if he had remained on the team.
As I said, I say this without any bias or agenda against Witten. Even at his age, I think he would have still had a good (not great) year for the Cowboys, but I do not think the Cowboys would be sitting where they are right now had he stayed on the team.
Okay, that was pretty funny,word on the street is that it fell off and landed 2 yards short of a first down (I digress....)
How dare you refute someone's made up stats!He was staticisically the ninth best TE in the league. He in fact was out performing 90% of TEs or I wouldn't have posted what I did...
I was wrong He was 7th so my point still stands
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categoryst...&statisticPositionCategory=TIGHT_END&tabSeq=1
I'm sure the FO knew before the draft.I’d say we’d have been better off replacing him before 2017. He was an all time great, but was a major offensive limitation at times. He wouldn’t take reduced snaps either, so we really couldn’t groom his replacement.
He also left us days after the draft, so that kind of rubbed me the wrong way.
He was staticisically the ninth best TE in the league. He in fact was out performing 90% of TEs or I wouldn't have posted what I did...
I was wrong He was 7th so my point still stands
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categoryst...&statisticPositionCategory=TIGHT_END&tabSeq=1
All the statistical categories are factored in to give Witten that ranking. It's not only catching.Lol, you think 7th in receptions made him 7th best TE in football?
Yards: 12th
YPC: Of the top 25 in yards, he was one of only 3 guys with lower than 9 YPC.
1st downs: 15th
1st down %: 14th, and he was about 20% lower than the top TEs.
So yeah, he was about the 15th best TE last year, like I said.
All the statistical categories are factored in to give Witten that ranking. It's not only catching.
I won't accept your numbers unless you post them from a credible source . My link shows more than just catching.Explain how you got there then. If he's 7th in catches, 12th in yards, in the 20s in YPC, 15th in 1st downs, 14th in 1st down percentage and way worse than the top guys, how do you land at him being the 7th best TE last year?