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Jason Witten - Questionable - Late Game (1 Viewer)
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The Cowboys left the door cracked open just a tad for Pro Bowl tight end Jason Witten to actually play on Sunday against the New York Giants with the cracked rib he suffered in the Tampa Bay game.
Even though Witten has not practiced all week - he didn't again on Friday out here at The Ranch - the Cowboys are listing him as "questionable" for the 3:15 p.m. (CST) game at Giants Stadium. More than meaning he is technically 50-50 to play on Sunday, at least the Cowboys created the possibility of the team's leading pass catcher participating against the Giants rather than declaring him out or even doubtful. The NFL frowns on players listed as "doubtful" on Friday suddenly improving enough in two days to play on Sunday.
Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said Witten would travel with the team on Saturday to New Jersey and that the final decision on his playing status would be made on Sunday, just before the team has to turn in its eight inactive players for the game.
And when asked if Witten would need to practice to participate in the game, Phillips didn't hesitate to say, "No."
Witten's ability to obviously manage the pain he's been in all week from the cracked rib will become the deciding factor if he is able to on Sunday or if the tight end snaps go to Martellus Bennett and Tony Curtis. Bennett received the majority of the snaps this past Sunday against Tampa Bay when Witten suffered the fractured rib in the second quarter, participating in 55 plays.
Witten, who has 46 catches for a team-leading 549 yards, has played in 83 consecutive games, last missing one his rookie season when he suffered a broken jaw.
And according to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who commented about Witten's status Friday morning on The Ticket (KTCK-1310 AM), "It's really a painful thing he's enduring, and knowing him, we know he will try, and I think he said it best, everybody else has to get ready if he can't go."
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm
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Even though Witten has not practiced all week - he didn't again on Friday out here at The Ranch - the Cowboys are listing him as "questionable" for the 3:15 p.m. (CST) game at Giants Stadium. More than meaning he is technically 50-50 to play on Sunday, at least the Cowboys created the possibility of the team's leading pass catcher participating against the Giants rather than declaring him out or even doubtful. The NFL frowns on players listed as "doubtful" on Friday suddenly improving enough in two days to play on Sunday.
Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said Witten would travel with the team on Saturday to New Jersey and that the final decision on his playing status would be made on Sunday, just before the team has to turn in its eight inactive players for the game.
And when asked if Witten would need to practice to participate in the game, Phillips didn't hesitate to say, "No."
Witten's ability to obviously manage the pain he's been in all week from the cracked rib will become the deciding factor if he is able to on Sunday or if the tight end snaps go to Martellus Bennett and Tony Curtis. Bennett received the majority of the snaps this past Sunday against Tampa Bay when Witten suffered the fractured rib in the second quarter, participating in 55 plays.
Witten, who has 46 catches for a team-leading 549 yards, has played in 83 consecutive games, last missing one his rookie season when he suffered a broken jaw.
And according to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who commented about Witten's status Friday morning on The Ticket (KTCK-1310 AM), "It's really a painful thing he's enduring, and knowing him, we know he will try, and I think he said it best, everybody else has to get ready if he can't go."
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm
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Andy Herron
Footballguy
I haven't heard anything yet but I still get the sense they're going to hold him out.
Deuce'sWild
Footballguy
Gotta think he's a risky play even if he does suit up. Could be knocked out of the game at any point, and hasn't been very effective with BJ anyway. I'm going with Mercedes Lewis, FWIW.
T Bell
Footballguy
Yeah, I'm not liking this either, and doubly so as a late game. I'm going to have to make a quick waiver move here because as tough as Witten is, this isn't sounding like he's headed towards playing time.
The Cowboys can't afford to literally write off this game, but with all their injuries it's not a game they can be going into with a lot of optimism, so you wonder if that will factor into whether Witten plays.
The Cowboys can't afford to literally write off this game, but with all their injuries it's not a game they can be going into with a lot of optimism, so you wonder if that will factor into whether Witten plays.
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
You don't even know what a write-off is!
BigTex
Don't mess with Texas
Witten will not be playing today, do yourselves a favor and pickup or start someone else now. From what I'm hearing and reading there's no way he's playing today. The thought is to rest him this week, next week is the bye and be ready the week after.
Good luck
Tex
Good luck
Tex
ThePittbully
Footballguy
You Da Man Big TexIs this just your opinion or has this been confirmed..i'm probably going another direction regardless....
T Bell
Footballguy
I'm interested in this too. I took a hard look at Bennett who was also available on my waiver wire, but I just don't have any faith in Johnson as QB, so I opted for Royal instead. If Romo was starting, I probably would have gone with Bennett.
NoFBinLA
Moderator
The most telling thing I heard was Witten say that he felt that Bennett had underprepared last week - when you are behind a vet, some guys get lax. And Wit said he saw the results a bit last week. I think Bennet will be a decent play - he is ver yathletic and I think will be much more prepared this week. Johnson throws short and I think bennet will see a bunch of targets.reliable? Hell no. But I think he has some ability and upside.
