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Witten disappointed by Cooley’s comments about Romo
Posted by Mike Florio on October 13, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT
Last week, Redskins tight end Chris Cooley made headlines with some strong comments about Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Cooley, a rare NFL player who is willing to say that he doesn’t like his rival teams and takes some pleasure in their struggles, took heat from some in the media, who apparently think NFL players should behave like they’re playing squash at the local country club.
Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has addressed the subject, and Witten has expressed disappointment with Cooley’s remarks.
“My granddad taught me when I was younger if you don’t have anything good to say don’t say anything at all,” Witten told KTCK in Dallas, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. “I probably shouldn’t say anything. I don’t get that one. I really don’t. Chris has been a good player for a long time. To get to that point I don’t see why that came up. Hey look you can’t worry about it. Trust me. I know Tony doesn’t. That doesn’t affect him at all. It’s disappointing to see in some ways, but hey, look, it is part of the game and Chris has been a great player in this league for a long time. It’s disappointing to see him say that. That’s part of it.”
That said, Witten seems to be taking more restrained pleasure in the fact that the Eagles and Giants lost while the Redskins and Cowboys were on a bye.
“There’s no question that helps you,” Witten said. “Especially when you are in our situation when you feel like you let a couple of games slip and that definitely is a positive when you go into your bye week and see team’s losing like that.”
Would it have been OK for Witten to add that he hates the Eagles and Giants, and that he particularly loves to see the implosion of the so-called “Dream Team”? Even though some would have called Witten out for his candor, Cowboys fans would have loved it just as much as Redskins loved what Cooley said about the Cowboys and Romo.
Posted by Mike Florio on October 13, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT
Last week, Redskins tight end Chris Cooley made headlines with some strong comments about Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Cooley, a rare NFL player who is willing to say that he doesn’t like his rival teams and takes some pleasure in their struggles, took heat from some in the media, who apparently think NFL players should behave like they’re playing squash at the local country club.
Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has addressed the subject, and Witten has expressed disappointment with Cooley’s remarks.
“My granddad taught me when I was younger if you don’t have anything good to say don’t say anything at all,” Witten told KTCK in Dallas, via SportsRadioInterviews.com. “I probably shouldn’t say anything. I don’t get that one. I really don’t. Chris has been a good player for a long time. To get to that point I don’t see why that came up. Hey look you can’t worry about it. Trust me. I know Tony doesn’t. That doesn’t affect him at all. It’s disappointing to see in some ways, but hey, look, it is part of the game and Chris has been a great player in this league for a long time. It’s disappointing to see him say that. That’s part of it.”
That said, Witten seems to be taking more restrained pleasure in the fact that the Eagles and Giants lost while the Redskins and Cowboys were on a bye.
“There’s no question that helps you,” Witten said. “Especially when you are in our situation when you feel like you let a couple of games slip and that definitely is a positive when you go into your bye week and see team’s losing like that.”
Would it have been OK for Witten to add that he hates the Eagles and Giants, and that he particularly loves to see the implosion of the so-called “Dream Team”? Even though some would have called Witten out for his candor, Cowboys fans would have loved it just as much as Redskins loved what Cooley said about the Cowboys and Romo.
