Dallas Cowboys: Jason Witten and John Phillips The Best TE Tandem In The NFL?

February 18, 2011   ·   Sonny Clark   ·   Jump to comments

The Dallas Cowboys have seemed to have remembered they have a Pro-Bowl Tight End on their roster.
In 2010, the TE position for the Dallas Cowboys took a major hit in the preseason at the Hall of Fame game. Tight end John Phillips was lost for the season after suffering a torn ACL on his right knee. Phillips was going to be a big target for the Cowboys. You could tell because they kept going to him in that game.
In steps Jason Witten after the injury to Phillips. Not that he wasn’t the No. 1 TE on the team before, but in the red zone in 2009, Witten was practically invisible. The coaching staff seemed to have forgotten he was a good target for them in the end zone. It was evident for the fact that Witten scored only two TDs in 2009.
This comes from the fact that the offensive play calling was horrible at best in 2009. Even in the red zone, you saw Witten staying in and blocking, more so than out on a route to get the Cowboys in the end zone. You can&r...

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