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Should Jason Witten have lowered shoulder?
September, 12, 2011
By Tim MacMahon
IRVING, Texas -- Jason Witten had a full head of steam and nothing but 5-foot-8, 188-pound safety Jim Leonhard between him and the end zone.
Witten didn't get to pay dirt. Neither did the Cowboys on that possession, which ended with Tony Romo's fumble at the 2-yard line.
Witten's 77-pound weight advantage over Leonhard didn't matter on the play. That's because Witten tried to outrace the smallish safety to the pylon in the front corner of the end zone instead of lowering his shoulder and running over Leonhard.
"I don’t know," Witten said when asked if he should have tried a different approach at the end of the 64-yard run and catch. "Maybe you try to go back into him. I remember being in Detroit a couple of years ago and you lean out and you fumble [and] thinking that any points is better than nothing. I was trying to score, they make good plays, kind of had an angle on me. I felt like I didn’t really stiff arm to try to get there, probably should have avoided the sidelines, get back in there."
It's tough to criticize a Pro Bowl tight end for a 64-yard play. But if Witten tried to power his way into the end zone, the Cowboys would probably be celebrating a win.
September, 12, 2011
By Tim MacMahon
IRVING, Texas -- Jason Witten had a full head of steam and nothing but 5-foot-8, 188-pound safety Jim Leonhard between him and the end zone.
Witten didn't get to pay dirt. Neither did the Cowboys on that possession, which ended with Tony Romo's fumble at the 2-yard line.
Witten's 77-pound weight advantage over Leonhard didn't matter on the play. That's because Witten tried to outrace the smallish safety to the pylon in the front corner of the end zone instead of lowering his shoulder and running over Leonhard.
"I don’t know," Witten said when asked if he should have tried a different approach at the end of the 64-yard run and catch. "Maybe you try to go back into him. I remember being in Detroit a couple of years ago and you lean out and you fumble [and] thinking that any points is better than nothing. I was trying to score, they make good plays, kind of had an angle on me. I felt like I didn’t really stiff arm to try to get there, probably should have avoided the sidelines, get back in there."
It's tough to criticize a Pro Bowl tight end for a 64-yard play. But if Witten tried to power his way into the end zone, the Cowboys would probably be celebrating a win.
