McC: If Witten wants to coach, he's best to start at the bottom rung

Dale · Jan 29, 2020

This probably comes as stark contrast to what Jerry has been telling Witten for years.

cern · Jan 29, 2020

Witten always sounded like a broken record with his "we've got to get better " speeches. They didn't work as a player. They won't work as a coach. Let him earn his sea legs elsewhere.

Kwyn · Jan 29, 2020

gimmesix said:
There are a lot of players who you can tell when they are playing that they will make good coaches. I agree that I'm not sure Witten is one of those. I haven't really seen over the years where he's been coaching up the other tight ends as a player, sharing with them the nuances of the position that he's mastered. I don't know if that's because he didn't want to (which I'd have a hard time believing since he's a team player) or he doesn't know how to teach.

Agreed.

for me, I think he could very well be a good position coach but I’m not sold on him being a good head coach. We’ve never had to see him do anything along those lines other than be “passionate” and being a HC takes a hell of a lot more than that.

408Cowboy · Jan 29, 2020

Super_Kazuya said:
Logical, but sounds fairly condescending... I’m willing to bet “blogging the boys” bungled that quote. And there’s always the possibility that Witten is a savant type who could coach right away, however unlikely.

If he shows himself to be a savant he should move up the ranks rather quickly IMO.

Ranched · Jan 29, 2020

_sturt_ said:
Per Blogging the Boys

FIFY
"So here's the thing. So Witt needs to understand...if he's going to get into coaching, he needs to start as a ~~grunt~~ Gnat" being he wants to follow Garrett.

Per daboyzruleperiod

ShortRound · Jan 29, 2020

huh...

Glazer spoke about the Cowboys hiring process and noted that the team actually initially wanted to hire a defensive coach.

“Originally the Cowboys owners wanted a defensive coach because they wanted to keep the offensive staff. I’m like, don’t do that guys. And I talk to the Joneses about it. I said don’t do that. You get yourself in trouble that way. Get a leader of men. Get a guy who’s going to formulate the attitude of your team. This is who you want.”

Blake · Jan 30, 2020

He recognizes that Witten is another underachieving clown with entitlement issures.

JoeKing · Jan 30, 2020

CATCH17 said:
Then why did he hire Kellen Moore as his OC? He was given a shortcut.
.

He's not the one that initially hired KM to this coaching staff as the QB coach. Now KM has that plus a year as OC under his belt and McCarthy likes what he has seen. McCarthy isn't being a hypocrite by keeping KM at a position on the coaching staff that he has already proven he can do.

Witten is not a proven commodity as an NFL level coach. He needs a couple of years to prove himself like KM did before he would be comfortable putting him in charge of a department. There is nothing wrong with that what-so-ever.

stilltheguru · Jan 30, 2020

You know damn well the COWARD wouldve gave Witten a position. I'll never not hate him.

Gaede · Jan 30, 2020

Wow. Something tells me Witten won't be with us next year.

blur2122 · Jan 30, 2020

Just to clarify, that quote is from Jay Glazer, not Mike McCarthy.

Per Blogging the Boys[/QUOTE]

atlantacowboy · Jan 30, 2020

Silly opinion. You start at the bottom rung when you have no other choice. I see Witten starting as a TE coach b/c that's obviously what he knows. Personally, I think he would have more value as a college coach b/c what young TE wouldn't want to be coached by Jason Witten? He would be a recruiting bonus for any school that hired him. Demarco Murray was just hired as the Sooners RB coach.........same deal for Witten as a TE coach.

iceberg · Jan 30, 2020

TheCoolFan said:
Damn he must not think much of Witten as a coach right now. He said quality control guy...not even a position coach or assistant position coach

well, that would be the bottom rung. in learning what the quality control guy does, it would seem to be a great place to start.

glimmerman · Jan 30, 2020

You dont start at the top.

xpistofer · Jan 30, 2020

blur2122 said:
Just to clarify, that quote is from Jay Glazer, not Mike McCarthy.

Per Blogging the Boys

[/QUOTE]
That clarification is like Ron Burgundy. Kind of a big deal.

visionary · Jan 30, 2020

Risen Star said:
He needs to climb the latter?

McCarthy actually hates Witten and knows there is no way he can climb a “latter”

this is his way of holding him back

visionary · Jan 30, 2020

glimmerman said:
You dont start at the top.

You have clearly never climbed a “latter”

BigD_95 · Jan 30, 2020

Moore didn't start there?

Doomsday101 · Jan 30, 2020

I would not be shocked seeing Jason being named TE coach in college ranks.

cowboy_ron · Jan 30, 2020

I think Witten is smart enough to realize that..........was he offered the "bottom rung"?

McC: If Witten wants to coach, he's best to start at the bottom rung

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