Time to sit Witten

Ultra Warrior · Feb 11, 2018

Redball Express said:
No..

I used Novachek as an example.

You used him as an "example" based on his play in Super Bowl XXVII, so it's a Yes.

Birch_Wood · Feb 11, 2018

Rule number 1, Jason Witten is very Reliant. :lmao2:

Zordon · Feb 11, 2018

CalPolyTechnique said:
L.P. Ladocouer

Next question...

Lol I heard he's a bit of a loner on the team and nobody really likes him.

BigDFan5 · Feb 11, 2018

Is this the thread where I bash our HOF tight end? Count me out

BigDFan5 · Feb 11, 2018

Redball Express said:
I guess I know nothing.

You aren't kidding

Verdict · Feb 11, 2018

Galian Beast said:
Witten was done 6 years ago.

It's been a long time coming and yet he may still be here next year too. It's absurd.

Verdict · Feb 11, 2018

Redball Express said:
Yes he is.

I have loved his play early in his career.

But I can' t deal with his liabilities.

Giving him his money out of senitentality is crazy when we are supposed to be making a SB run.

We constantly want to compare ourselves to the Pats.

They trade or release players before they decline.

We hold on to players.

Jerrah thinks this is the right thing to do.

Nuts.

His $8 mil would help find defensive help we need and I doubt any falloff in play with Swaim instead or somebody else.

We have 3 Pro Bowl OL and an All Pro RB.

If they can' t get the job done without Witten..

we are doomed anyway.

He's leaving.

We could have had Poe signed for what Witten will cost us. How much sense does that make?

Verdict · Feb 11, 2018

BigDFan5 said:
Is this the thread where I bash our HOF tight end? Count me out

Man you guys would still be saying that if witten was a paraplegic.

Verdict · Feb 11, 2018

cern said:
I always thought that of Bennett. For whatever the reason, we've stunk at developing te's and wr's the last 10 years. Coaching? Scheme? All of the above.

It has nothing to do with "development". You don't know if they have developed if you won't ever let them play.

Verdict · Feb 11, 2018

Redball Express said:
No..

I used Novachek as an example.

But do you pay $8 mil for basically a blocking TE with occasional 5 yd receptions.

He falls down after the catch usually.

Whats that?

I would let him go and retire.

Hes going to get like 30 catches this year for 300 yds maybe.

Like we don't have the players to do something more productive with his touches?

Time to make a few tough choices in the off season.

Witten can't block. He is a human turnstile.

Verdict · Feb 11, 2018

GenoT said:
Yet another “dump Witten” thread...how original.

I like it. He gets a +1 from me.

Cmac · Feb 12, 2018

It's Dez fault......right?

buybuydandavis · Feb 12, 2018

Redball Express said:
Witten no longer does this.
Its been said this is his last year and the team is going to pay his $8 mil as a goodbye gesture.

We desperately need production at TE going forward for the offense.

The backups are strictly blocking TEs.

A true pass catching TE is on the menu.
...
I know some think Rico Gaithers is the answer but I don't see him being able to stay healthy.
He's an experiment that has failed.

Witten's contract is 6.5mil from here to eternity, with no bonus or restructure overhang. Not 8mil.

As for calling the Rico experiment a failure, that's just plenty silly. He had a freak injury, which actually helped us keep a year of eligibility for him. We've got him for 3 more years (one as RFA), after two years in an NFL program.

As for drafting a TE - no. Not yet. We've got too many TEs as it is. It's time to see what Rico can do. After we see about Rico, and Hanna and Swaim leave, then we can think about drafting a TE high.

Everybody screaming for a TE who can go deep. How about we get a WR who can go deep first?

buybuydandavis · Feb 12, 2018

Corso said:
This team doesn't give their (even high draft picks) TE's a chance to get on that field and freakin' play!

Yep. Remember super speedy receiving TE James Hanna? Spends his days blocking.

Speaking of speed, I've seen 40 times for Rico all over the place, from 4.66 to 4.8. I sure hope it's the low side.

Hadenough · Feb 12, 2018

Redball Express said:
I'm sitting home and brought up the SB XXVII we won against Buffalo first time around.

Jay Novachek just killed them.

Able to get downfield..

able to shake off LBers and safeties.

Witten no longer does this.

Its been said this is his last year and the team is going to pay his $8 mil as a goodbye gesture.

This makes little sense to me.

We desperately need production at TE going forward for the offense.

The backups are strictly blocking TEs.

A true pass catching TE is on the menu.

Does this draft have such a player and when would we take one?

I know some think Rico Gaithers is the answer but I don't see him being able to stay healthy.

He's an experiment that has failed.

The chances of drafting a good WR at #1 seems remote.

But TE at #2?

What say you.

Who?

It is time for Witten to go he is a progress stopper at this point. To be honest we dont know what we have in tight ends because all the guys we have never get a chance to play because of Witten. But your right, Dallas needs a guy that can be dynamic and make big plays at the TE position. Witten has been reduced to another short yardage option. He is also getting too many holding calls!

stilltheguru88 · Feb 12, 2018

buybuydandavis said:
Yep. Remember super speedy receiving TE James Hanna? Spends his days blocking.

Speaking of speed, I've seen 40 times for Rico all over the place, from 4.66 to 4.8. I sure hope it's the low side.

He has film on an nfl field

Looks fast to me. And it’s more about change of direction/power and agility than speed with tight ends. Gronk isn’t a speed demon and neither is Jimmy Graham.

Hadenough · Feb 12, 2018

stilltheguru88 said:
He has film on an nfl field

Looks fast to me. And it’s more about change of direction/power and agility than speed with tight ends. Gronk isn’t a speed demon and neither is Jimmy Graham.

Kind of like basketball and rebounding! Rico should be able to run seam routes all day long and come down with the ball even when covered!

atlantacowboy · Feb 12, 2018

The guy just made a pro bowl and was one of the few guys on offense last year who did his job every week.

I have never understood "fans" who point the finger at our best players as if the lack of winning is their fault,.

John813 · Feb 12, 2018

Time to sit Witten for who? Swaim, Hanna, IR'ed Rico?

"We need a young TE that can stretch the field"
"Whoa, why would we draft a TE high, we need a DT/DE/CB/Etc more than a TE"
"Second round TE again?"

SportsGuru80 · Feb 12, 2018

It's definitely time... This offense needs an infusion of speed and athleticism at both WR and TE!

Time to sit Witten

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