Cooley says hes better then Witten

[Macken]

Chris Cooley believes he's better than Jason Witten
1:02 PM Thu, Feb 19, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Redskins TE Chris Cooley was asked at a charity appearance whether he thought he was better than Jason Witten.

I'd give Cooley the big edge as a blogger, but give me Witten as a tight end. Cooley just addressed the question from a football perspective.

From the Washington Times' Redskins blog:

Cooley hesitated, smiled and said, "I think I'm better. ... He doesn't run after the catch very well."
Oooh!!!

OK, it's not exactly inflammatory. But it's a slow day, and Redskins-Cowboys debates are always fun. This might be proof that I have too much time on my hands, but I tracked down the YAC averages (per Stats, Inc.) for Cooley and Witten the last four seasons.

Cooley -- 5.72/4.56/7.35/6.86

Witten -- 4.42/4.06/4.13/4.39

Congrats, Cooley. You're better running after the catch than Witten, who might be better in every other facet of the game.

Neither one is the best NFC East tight end after the catch. That would be Martellus Bennett, whose 7.15 YAC average as a rookie ranked second among the league's tight ends with at least 20 catches.

 

[Lake Louise]

Cooley is not better than Witten. Witten has played longer than Cooley yes, but only by 1 year, and has 1,478 more yards than Cooley, with a better avg or 11.5 to Cooleys 11.

Even without including Wittens 03 season, he still is better, stats wise.

Witten
G REC YDS AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST
80 394 4588 11.5 53 24 245 3 2

Cooley
G REC YDS AVG LNG TD FD FUM LOST
80 314 3457 11.0 66 28 189 7 3

 

[dlc7619]

Cooley is a need a reality check and get out of dumb mans land.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

keep in mind who each team's quarterbacks are...

I'd say its still a close match. Don't always look at numbers.

 

[Gtown81]

keep in mind who each team's quarterbacks are...

I'd say its still a close match. Don't always look at numbers.

agreed, however it's pretty bold to come out and say something like this

 

[ZigZag]

For a guy who converted from QB to TE, Cooley is damn good. I'd say they are pretty close.

 

[FSUViking]

Witten is the best TE in football right now.

 

[Dice-J]

Witten better, but not by much

 

[lonesomefx]

I wouldn't call Cooley the best, but he is better then Witten. Witten has nothing to show for his acheivements, but Cooley has been in the Pro Bowl