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By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com
In the last two drafts, the Cowboys have added pass-catching tight ends James Hanna and Gavin Escobar.
Does this mean the Cowboys are ready to move on from veteran Jason Witten?
Of course not. If anything, the Cowboys want to add to their passing game and believe the talent obtained the last two years will help accomplish that.
Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones offered these thoughts on his tight ends: "The answer is simply if you have that kind of talent, certainly as (receiving tight ends) and can get some blocking out of (them), then what does that allow us to do? Frankly, not necessarily different in concept ... But it really allows us to have different challenges, different views (against the defense), maybe doing the same things, but they are dealing with different types of personal."
Witten is an elite player and has been for years. Last season, he caught a team-high 110 passes for 1,039 yards and three touchdowns. Witten does need more touches in the red zone and it's amazing he doesn't have more touchdown catches given his ability to slip through defenses. He doesn't have great speed, but he's fast enough to get down field to make plays.
Adding Escobar and Hanna helps the Cowboys' offense in the future.
But the present at the tight end position is certainly with Witten. (Yah, no shit...)
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What a dumbass.
In the last two drafts, the Cowboys have added pass-catching tight ends James Hanna and Gavin Escobar.
Does this mean the Cowboys are ready to move on from veteran Jason Witten?
Of course not. If anything, the Cowboys want to add to their passing game and believe the talent obtained the last two years will help accomplish that.
Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones offered these thoughts on his tight ends: "The answer is simply if you have that kind of talent, certainly as (receiving tight ends) and can get some blocking out of (them), then what does that allow us to do? Frankly, not necessarily different in concept ... But it really allows us to have different challenges, different views (against the defense), maybe doing the same things, but they are dealing with different types of personal."
Witten is an elite player and has been for years. Last season, he caught a team-high 110 passes for 1,039 yards and three touchdowns. Witten does need more touches in the red zone and it's amazing he doesn't have more touchdown catches given his ability to slip through defenses. He doesn't have great speed, but he's fast enough to get down field to make plays.
Adding Escobar and Hanna helps the Cowboys' offense in the future.
But the present at the tight end position is certainly with Witten. (Yah, no shit...)
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What a dumbass.
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