Twitter: Martellus Bennett pays tribute to Jason Witten

[Gaede]

Perspectives change as people grow and gain experience. In my view that should be saluted not look down upon.

No ****. Bennett was an immature kid who has grown as a person. That's a great thing.

I'm starting to think that this board is either full of 14 year olds or who don't know **** or 64 year olds who never grew themselves

 

[Blast From The Past]

Written doesn't smoke illegal substances!

not illegal everywhere anymore

 

[Chuck 54]

This is the same clown that bashed Witten in an interview with his brother stating that he hated Witten

He was young and more talented than Witten, but he also learned some hard lessons. 20/20 hindsight. Good for him.

 

[Praxit]

..I guess he grew up. UPS can make a man of some, sometimes. ..

 

[JustChip]

Don't talk about @PAPPYDOG like that!!

 

[JoeKing]

High and Tight, Bennett!

 

[tyke1doe]

Even though @JasonWitten & I never had a great relationship he's the best TE I've ever seen play @terrellowens told me to study him so I did

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) June 20, 2017

When I was with the @dallascowboys I wouldn't to be myself make my own way. As soon as I left I mimicked Witten in a lot of ways. Lol

— Martellus Bennett (@MartysaurusRex) June 20, 2017

https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-co...cked-Jason-Witten-as-soon-as-I-left-53252457/



Still, Bennett candidly acknowledged again Monday that he and Witten never had the strongest relationship while they were teammates. And part of it, of course, stemmed from a young player’s eagerness to contribute being stonewalled by a reliable and durable veteran’s monopoly on the reps.

“This is the NFL,” Bennett said. “I’m going to break it down to you in layman’s terms. Every single year, there’s a lion coming out of college. And every single year, there’s an old buck in the NFL who’s a gazelle. And every single morning the gazelle wakes up and goes out and has to run. Otherwise the lion catches it. So every single day, the lion wakes up and chases that gazelle. In that situation (in Dallas), I was the lion.”

Bennett paused and smiled.

“I didn’t catch the gazelle, though,” he said with a chuckle. “I had to go to another jungle.”

https://www.capitalgazette.com/chi-martellus-bennett-jason-witten-rivalry-20141201-story.html

Exactly! You hate that you couldn't catch the gazelle. But you admire how the gazelle was able to avoid you all those years, and study what the gazelle had to do to survive for when it's your time to flee lions.

 

[nightrain]

That was rather classy of Marty B. Is That a blunt he is holding?

 

[tyke1doe]

It is a shame that Bennett was to hard-headed to learn more from Witten. He had much more physical ability, but his attitude kept him from reaching his full potential.

I doubt, though, that he would have thrived in Dallas even if he was the model teammate.
This was Witten's team. The coaching staff wasn't going to move him out or share a significant portion of his snaps.
Dallas tends to play "their" guys. So other guys have to leave to get their playing time.
Look at Beasley.
He never would have thrived here because Dallas had its go-to receivers. It was best for his career he left Dallas for Buffalo.

 

[Big D]

And sometimes, it's that simple.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

not illegal everywhere anymore

dont be an enabler!
I tried it once and all I wanted to do was play the piano really fast!

 

[rags747]

Good for Marty B! Always thought he was a super cool dude and this only proves it further. Marty is no ones fool, quite the smart dude. He’s much more than just a football player!

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Nah...hating is easy but it’s nice to see Bennett give Witt some love.

I didn’t say it was “hard”. I said it takes more energy to be hateful.

 

[aria]

I didn’t say it was “hard”. I said it takes more energy to be hateful.

Not for me it doesn’t

 

[gimmesix]

Marty said he hated Witt lol

That's because he couldn't fit his shoes. There are a lot of young players who are jealous of the better ones in front of them, and feel like they could outperform the vet if given the chance.

Perspectives change the further you get from that competitive situation. It's like a child who comes back to the parent as an adult and says, "You were right."

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

No ****. Bennett was an immature kid who has grown as a person. That's a great thing.

I'm starting to think that this board is either full of 14 year olds or who don't know **** or 64 year olds who never grew themselves

People who struggle to see things getting better.

 

[Blast From The Past]

dont be an enabler!
I tried it once and all I wanted to do was play the piano really fast!

lol

 

[Screw The Hall]

Full circle, nice touch Mr Bennett. Ever once in a blue moon someone still manages to surprise me in this ugly world.

Don’t be so hardened that you miss the good stuff.

 

[Seven]

This is the same clown that bashed Witten in an interview with his brother stating that he hated Witten

Both of them act like the NFL owes them........other than the MILLIONS of dollars they have been paid for playing a game. Working half a year. Poor babies.

 

[Melonfeud]

What I thought....so this may just be him joking on the All American again.

No, wouldn't entertain that unspoken aspect/ dude prolly needs the green reefer to help him get wide open& honest( remember the "I luv you ,man" beer commercials)