Jason Witten

[gmoney112]

Jason Witten is 36 years old.

If a 36 year old retiring "screws you", your team sucks.

This problem is so much bigger than the TEs. Get real.

 

[jimmy40]

I don't blame Witten. I wouldn't put my body on the line for a losing franchise that refuse to take the steps to win.

say that in a Barry vs Emmitt thread.

 

[CyberB0b]

If the lynchpin of the team was a 16 year old TE, we have bigger problems.

 

[jimmy40]

If the lynchpin of the team was a 16 year old TE, we have bigger problems.

maybe not a lynchpin but that dude was always open

 

[CyberB0b]

maybe not a lynchpin but that dude was always open

For 3 yards. Let's not forget, he made his share of boneheaded mistakes, like false starts, holding, and tipped passes for INTs. His blocking was really bad last year, too. I love the guy, but he isn't the answer. Getting someone in here who has caught more than 9 passes in the NFL as your starter would have been a good place to start.

 

[jimmy40]

For 3 yards. Let's not forget, he made his share of boneheaded mistakes, like false starts, holding, and tipped passes for INTs. His blocking was really bad last year, too. I love the guy, but he isn't the answer. Getting someone in here who has caught more than 9 passes in the NFL as your starter would have been a good place to start.

how many catches did he have last year for first downs?

 

[CyberB0b]

how many catches did he have last year for first downs?

I have no idea.

 

[Ekspozed]

All I’m saying is the timing of his retirement sucked and he if he made the decision sooner you’d have to believe te would have been a consideration in fa and sooner in the draft.

Also, a 36 year old written is a better leader than anyone on the team, and he’s better than any option at te at worst.

 

[kskboys]

If the lynchpin of the team was a 16 year old TE, we have bigger problems.

Oh we do, we do.

However, in speaking to the ones who were screamin' and bellerin' that we'd be better w/o him: YOU WERE WRONG!!!!

 

[InTheZone]

Man, he really screwed us. I think we were preparing for the loss of Bryant, not both. The timing is the worst part. Retire after FA, during the draft, which is why we ended up with Shultz. Smh

I'm sure Witten knew Dak was a dead end and didn't want to waste the rest of his career for some L's.

 

[Risen Star]

You're speaking to the wrong crowd. They worship Witten like a Gawd. Even to the tune of excusing a clear classless move like quitting on the team in the middle of the draft.

You simply can not tell me that didn't screw them over. However declined he is he's still much better than anything else they had or anything that was available when he decided to let the team that made him a multi-millionaire and cult figure for playing a damn game know that he wasn't playing anymore.

I don't have that gene that bonds me to players. I don't worship them. I don't look up to them. I don't make them out to be anything more than what they are. Players. They come and go. My allegiance is to the team. He did the Cowboys wrong this spring.