Witten the best Cowboy Ever?

[sureletsrace]

I love Jason Witten, but wow.

No.

He is top 10, but not #1.

 

[StarMan2112]

Maybe the best Cowboy TE of all time.

Maybe? He's definitely the best Cowboy TE ever and it ain't even close.

 

[Carolina Cowboy]

Great discussion. Lots of things to be considered. Romo giving deserved credit is a good thing. Witten is (in one sense - completeness) the greatest TE to play the game. What most are failing to recognize is that we (Oldtimers - me included) have gotten to watch ONE of the greatest Cowboys ever, which is exactly what Tony said. Tony doesn't say stupid stuff. It is considered and measured appropriately and WRT Witten, he is exactly right and history will write it that way.

 

[dstovall5]

One word....Roger Staubach

Yah! Hey ... Wait a minute, that's two words.

 

[Ratmatt]

Romo is in bad need of a Cowboys history lesson.

 

[Ashwynn]

The Dallas Cowboys have put 12 players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but one of their active players might be the best in franchise history, according to quarterback Tony Romo.
Romo, in a conference call with the Seattle-area media Wednesday, said tight end Jason Witten might belong at the top of the list of greatest players to wear a Cowboys uniform.

Matthew Emmons/USA TODAY SportsJason Witten might be the best player to ever play for the Cowboys, according to Tony Romo.
"He might be the best Dallas Cowboy of all time," Romo said of Witten. "Literally, his career has been exceptional. He's hit every mark you could ever have, and he's going to go down as the first- or second-greatest tight end of all time. I've just been lucky enough to play with him."
Witten became the third tight end in NFL history to surpass 10,000 receiving yards in the Cowboys' victory over the Texans last Sunday, joining Tony Gonzalez (15,127) and Shannon Sharpe (10,060).
Witten, whose career yardage total stands at 10,014, is the Cowboys' all-time leader in receptions with 898. Only former Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, one of those 11 Hall of Fame players, has more receiving yards (11,904)
He and Romo both came into the league with the Cowboys in 2003.
In all, the Cowboys have 14 members of the organization enshrined in Canton, including coach Tom Landry (inducted in 1990) and general manager Tex Schramm (1991). The 11 players are: defensive tackle Bob Lilly (1980), quarterback Roger Staubach (1985), running back Tony Dorsett (1994), defensive tackle Randy White (1994), defensive back Mel Renfro (1996), quarterback Troy Aikman (2006), offensive tackle Rayfield Wright (2006), Irvin (2007), wide receiver Bob Hayes (2009), running back Emmitt Smith (2010), cornerback Deion Sanders (2011) and offensive lineman Larry Allen (2013)
All of these men won at least one Super Bowl title with the Cowboys, something that Witten and Romo have yet to achieve.

Your thoughts?

No. Randy White fills that position. Bar none.

 

[Derinyar]

So now we know that a bunch of internet forumites also cannot agree on who is the greatest Cowboy ever. So far it seems the nominations are Smith, Lilly, Staubach, White, and Irvin. I'm sure I missed another one in there somewhere.

 

[dogunwo]

Hands down. This guy.

He did more for this franchise than anyone.

I see what you did there

 

[mrmojo]

Ummm.........NO

 

[Idgit]

Tony's just doing a bit of lobbying for his underrated TE. Good for him.

Witten is amazing. But he's only the third-best Cowboy of his generation in my book. Behind Demarcus Ware and Larry Allen.

Emmitt, Irvin, Lilly, White (Randy), and Staubach also get strong consideration for Best Cowboy, overall.

 

[mrmojo]

Jay Novacek was nothing to sneeze at.....