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Cowboys' Jason Witten says Tony Romo has 'Peyton Manning' in him
12:48 AM Thu, Mar 04, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten recently chatted with Colin Cowherd. Some highlights:
On the arrival of Tony Romo in the NFL: "I think you look what he did this year, and I don't think there's a quarterback that's played at the level he has that's taken on more criticism than what he has. But, he really doesn't allow that to faze him. I think he understands the challenges there. There's been a lot of great quarterbacks in that franchise for a long time - (Roger) Staubach, (Troy) Aikman . . . he only threw nine interceptions, which was a huge difference from the year before, and he had a great understanding. And I think for everybody on our team we really realized that that's our guy, that's the leader of this team. We had a lot of doom and gloom in December for a long time, and we were able to get over that. . . He is easy-going and laid back. (But people ask) does he have enough to take the team; I mean, does he have that 'Peyton Manning' attitude where the team's under his arms. He's got that."
On the assertion that T.O. (Terrell Owens) in Dallas was a distraction: "Absolutely, I think all of us understand that, and we took some big steps. I mean, not just that; our team lost in Philadelphia 44-6, I mean I've never been humiliated on a football field like that game against Philadelphia two years ago; and all the other junk too on top of that. So, they're on Wade (Phillips), they're on everybody; Jerry (Jones) was taking criticism, so I think for all of us we took a mindset that, 'Hey, we gotta get better'; we made decisions, different guys were let go; we had additions of some guys, and a trade with Roy (Williams), and guys just stepped up. You look at Miles Austin, that story; nobody really thought of him being a guy that would step up and fill those voids."
On how brutal opponents' fans are toward the Cowboys: "They really are (brutal). I think the NFC East in general, Washington, Philly, and New York. I mean, they hate the Cowboys, but when you're gonna play for 'America's Team', it's tough, and that's part of it."
On the difference between college and NFL football: "Oh, man, night and day, it really is. Definitely, your body changes, but, I mean, the game. These safeties look like linebackers, and linebackers look like defensive linemen. And everybody's fast; don't even think that you're gonna outrun somebody, I mean, because that's not happening. It's just such a physical game, and the game's developed so much to where everybody's bigger, faster, stronger, and year after year it just seems like it's more and more intense."
Recalling his experience at the NFL Combine:"It's mind-boggling, just that whole experience. Not so much, physically, the challenges and that. You get in those rooms, and you got four coaches, a general manager, and somebody else, you don't even know his name, but you know he's important (laughter), and there you are, and the random questions that are asked. I know what I want to say, but I don't know if it's the right thing to say, and some of the mental games they're playing there. And, on top of that, you're just, you're exhausted; you've been going since early that morning; it's definitely a beat-down. . . If you love football, I mean that's they're looking for. . . (regarding his own performance at the Combine) "It was good. I wouldn't say it was great. It was solid. I think that the jitters that are there, and one thing goes bad, it's hard to get behind that. You know, you see those coaches up there. I saw Bill Parcells sitting up there, you know, when I dropped that pass; and, so, he kinda writes down on his paper; I don't know what he's writing. He could be writing (Witten's a bum). So much is going through your mind at that time."
On his impressions of Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones: "Jerry's great, he really is. I mean, he's so loyal, so intense, so passionate. It's just awesome to play for him; nothing like having an owner like him, to be a part of."
Transcribed by Thomas Washburn, special contributor
12:48 AM Thu, Mar 04, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten recently chatted with Colin Cowherd. Some highlights:
On the arrival of Tony Romo in the NFL: "I think you look what he did this year, and I don't think there's a quarterback that's played at the level he has that's taken on more criticism than what he has. But, he really doesn't allow that to faze him. I think he understands the challenges there. There's been a lot of great quarterbacks in that franchise for a long time - (Roger) Staubach, (Troy) Aikman . . . he only threw nine interceptions, which was a huge difference from the year before, and he had a great understanding. And I think for everybody on our team we really realized that that's our guy, that's the leader of this team. We had a lot of doom and gloom in December for a long time, and we were able to get over that. . . He is easy-going and laid back. (But people ask) does he have enough to take the team; I mean, does he have that 'Peyton Manning' attitude where the team's under his arms. He's got that."
On the assertion that T.O. (Terrell Owens) in Dallas was a distraction: "Absolutely, I think all of us understand that, and we took some big steps. I mean, not just that; our team lost in Philadelphia 44-6, I mean I've never been humiliated on a football field like that game against Philadelphia two years ago; and all the other junk too on top of that. So, they're on Wade (Phillips), they're on everybody; Jerry (Jones) was taking criticism, so I think for all of us we took a mindset that, 'Hey, we gotta get better'; we made decisions, different guys were let go; we had additions of some guys, and a trade with Roy (Williams), and guys just stepped up. You look at Miles Austin, that story; nobody really thought of him being a guy that would step up and fill those voids."
On how brutal opponents' fans are toward the Cowboys: "They really are (brutal). I think the NFC East in general, Washington, Philly, and New York. I mean, they hate the Cowboys, but when you're gonna play for 'America's Team', it's tough, and that's part of it."
On the difference between college and NFL football: "Oh, man, night and day, it really is. Definitely, your body changes, but, I mean, the game. These safeties look like linebackers, and linebackers look like defensive linemen. And everybody's fast; don't even think that you're gonna outrun somebody, I mean, because that's not happening. It's just such a physical game, and the game's developed so much to where everybody's bigger, faster, stronger, and year after year it just seems like it's more and more intense."
Recalling his experience at the NFL Combine:"It's mind-boggling, just that whole experience. Not so much, physically, the challenges and that. You get in those rooms, and you got four coaches, a general manager, and somebody else, you don't even know his name, but you know he's important (laughter), and there you are, and the random questions that are asked. I know what I want to say, but I don't know if it's the right thing to say, and some of the mental games they're playing there. And, on top of that, you're just, you're exhausted; you've been going since early that morning; it's definitely a beat-down. . . If you love football, I mean that's they're looking for. . . (regarding his own performance at the Combine) "It was good. I wouldn't say it was great. It was solid. I think that the jitters that are there, and one thing goes bad, it's hard to get behind that. You know, you see those coaches up there. I saw Bill Parcells sitting up there, you know, when I dropped that pass; and, so, he kinda writes down on his paper; I don't know what he's writing. He could be writing (Witten's a bum). So much is going through your mind at that time."
On his impressions of Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones: "Jerry's great, he really is. I mean, he's so loyal, so intense, so passionate. It's just awesome to play for him; nothing like having an owner like him, to be a part of."
Transcribed by Thomas Washburn, special contributor
