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He's 8 catches away from tying Tony Gonzalez's mark of 102 receptions by a tight end.
In 2004, when Gonzalez set the record of 102 catches, he had 14 catches in the last game. That game was meaningless for the Chiefs, who were out of playoff contention, and Gonzalez only had 3 catches in the first half. They threw him 17 passes in the 2nd half, and he caught 11.
Gonzalez has 92 catches this year, and the Chiefs play the Jets in a late game tomorrow, once again with nothing to play for. So the race is on, and it's conceivable that Witten could break the record, then come out of the game, and Gonzalez could get the record right back a few minutes later.
Wade has said he realizes there are individual goals that factor into playing time in this last game. How long, then, do we leave Witten in?
I say sit him when the rest of the starters sit, because there's a bigger prize to go after. The Chiefs will do whatever it takes for Gonzalez to keep his record. In essence, that's their Super Bowl. We know who the better TE was this year.
OTOH, if we want to try to get Witten 15 catches in the 1st half, that would be cool.
In 2004, when Gonzalez set the record of 102 catches, he had 14 catches in the last game. That game was meaningless for the Chiefs, who were out of playoff contention, and Gonzalez only had 3 catches in the first half. They threw him 17 passes in the 2nd half, and he caught 11.
Gonzalez has 92 catches this year, and the Chiefs play the Jets in a late game tomorrow, once again with nothing to play for. So the race is on, and it's conceivable that Witten could break the record, then come out of the game, and Gonzalez could get the record right back a few minutes later.
Wade has said he realizes there are individual goals that factor into playing time in this last game. How long, then, do we leave Witten in?
I say sit him when the rest of the starters sit, because there's a bigger prize to go after. The Chiefs will do whatever it takes for Gonzalez to keep his record. In essence, that's their Super Bowl. We know who the better TE was this year.
OTOH, if we want to try to get Witten 15 catches in the 1st half, that would be cool.
