Today’s LOTD comes from one of our affiliate sites Dallas Sports Fans, and deals with Jason Witten, who has received his fair share of both positive and negative press this season.
There is the infamous video and pictures of Jason Witten losing his helmet and continuing to rumble down the field against the Philadelphia Eagles, proving Witten’s toughness. But there have also been rumblings recently that many teammates, most notably Terence Newman, are not happy that Jason Witten went public with the whole Romo-Witten-TO drama earlier this season.
As Robert puts it over at DSF, Jason Witten seems to have all of the requisite qualities to be an effective leader for the leadership-starved Cowboys; now he needs to actually step up and be one:
Every truly great team needs a senior player to step up and lead from time to time. Look at Peyton Manning for the Colts, or Brett Favre for the Packers. Even Ray Lewis stands out among the Ravens as a leader. Every one of these teams is a solid team, and each one has a player step up as a leader.
This begs the question, where was the senior player in the Dallas Cowboys this season. When considering the roster, Jason Witten stands out as a senior player with a tremendous amount of respect.
However Jason Witten, the man who is fearless enough to keep running after he loses his helmet, was too quiet when the team really needed him. Witten is as widely respected for his abilities as Owens, or any other player in the league, however when push came to shove, Jason Witten did not assert himself as a positive influence on the team.
Is Jason Witten getting a bad rap in Dallas? – (Dallas Sports Fans)
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And now some other great links from around the sports blogosphere today:
Who do you want to be Browns GM and head coach? (hint: we agree, except for the Pioli thing) – (Waiting for Next Year)
Better Know a Blogger: An interview with Dashiell Bennett of Deadspin – (MLive.com)
Marbury to Celtics Could Happen Soon – (Reds Army)
Mike Patrick says “Georgia is just pulling a Plaxico. They just keep shooting themselves.†– (The Big Lead)
We know SEC fans crazy, and this Auburn fan proves it – (Fire Perno)
Michael Crabtree already preparing for NFL – (Dallas Basketball)
NCAA and the Sports Books: Working Together for us – (Cleveland Frowns)
Robbie Madison achieves the impossible, jumping his motorcycle over 120 feet to the top of the Arc de Triomphe at the Paris Las Vegas and then jumped back down – (Josh Q. Public)
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