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Defensewins · 09-26-2008, 12:04 PM

Cooley is faster and a bit more of a receiving threat. But he is not a great run blocker.
All the media and today's football fans just care about catches and yards.
Regardless of what team they play for, I would rather have Witten as my #1a TE and Cooley as my #1b TE/H-back.
Witten is a much better blocker, but he is still a very good receiver.
Cooley is a slightly better receiver.
Cooley is not a great run blocker.
So I give a slight overall advantage to Witten.
Run blocking for your #1 TE is so important and does not get the credit that it is due. It adds so much to your running game when your TE will knock the snot out of a LB or DE.
We do not have a great run blocking TE and might need to address that in the upcoming years.

09-26-2008, 12:04 PM	#16
Defensewins Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,765	Re: Dallas Week Matchup: Cooley vs. Witten Cooley is faster and a bit more of a receiving threat. But he is not a great run blocker. All the media and today's football fans just care about catches and yards. Regardless of what team they play for, I would rather have Witten as my #1a TE and Cooley as my #1b TE/H-back. Witten is a much better blocker, but he is still a very good receiver. Cooley is a slightly better receiver. Cooley is not a great run blocker. So I give a slight overall advantage to Witten. Run blocking for your #1 TE is so important and does not get the credit that it is due. It adds so much to your running game when your TE will knock the snot out of a LB or DE. We do not have a great run blocking TE and might need to address that in the upcoming years. Last edited by Defensewins; 09-26-2008 at 12:10 PM.