ReutersWe’ve talked a lot in the first few weeks of the offseason about the still unrevealed identity of the coach who will be calling plays on offense for the Cowboys next season.
Head coach Jason Garrett, who has been calling the plays, and offensive coordinator Bill Callahan, who owner Jerry Jones said he wants calling the plays, both downplayed the magnitude of the decision last week, saying that game plans will be a collaborative effort regardless of who is the guy picking each individual play. Tight end Jason Witten also thinks that it’s a lot of sound and fury over nothing because the problem with the Cowboys offense was one of execution.
“I think more’s been made of that than probably needs to be as far as a player’s perspective just because it’s all about execution for us,” Witten said, via Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “We’ve got to execute those plans better. We’ve got good plays, and we’ve got some good players, but we’ve got to do a good enough job of executing time and time again. That’s where focus is on as players, I think, and that’s where it needs to be moving forward.”
The debate about who calls the plays took on a life of its own when Jones said he wanted someone else calling the plays, but Witten’s comments are a useful reminder that the greatest playbook in the history of football wouldn’t be worth much if the players can’t execute it. Whoever relays the signals next season will only be as successful as Witten and his teammates make him.
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As long is not Bills topic then i dont care
The Cowboys are just two easy wins in RedskinsNation.
Atta boy, Jason! I get tired of guys “passing the buck”. He knows that a poorly drawn up, yet, well executed play can be successful. How many times have we seen a broken play end up in a substantial gain?
Good point by Witten. Execution could be better for sure. But I think there was an issue with the offense not committing to the run and sticking with it in play calling.
And the most overused word in football interviews is……….Execution.
@logicalvoice yea I’m pretty sure redskins have shared the doormat of the NFC east with the eagles for DECADES LMAO
Would a lack of execution include romo throwing a pick to a redskin linebacker,in the flat….
“the problem with the Cowboys offense was one of execution”
Isn’t it the coaches job to get the players to execute the plays they practice?
As a lifelong Cowboys fan I’m all for their execution.
We need you Cowboys to go away!!!
You’re the outdated cache that will win nothing with that overrated QB and unintelligent owner who’s trying to be a qualified GM.
There’s only one Nation….that would be RaiderNation….so don’t use that word unless you are referring to the silver and black
Meh. While Witten is a good tight end (not nearly as great as the Cowboys and ESPN say), his career is tied to his BFF Tony “Oh no!!!” Romo. Romo’s career in turn is tied to Jason Garrett. So of course Witten wants to try to take the heat off Garrett.
“And it’s not important who executes, as long as someone does, a couple times a game.”
and a qb who doesnt choke
Better execution? Broken plays? I’m sure those happen because the other side knows what is coming.
It’s great that Witten deflects stuff like this back onto the team as a whole but come on!
Play calling stinks! JG is not HC material. Never has been, never will.