Cowboys resign Jason Witten

For all of Jerry Jones' failures as a GM in the past 15 years he has gotten a few things right. Today he resigned Jason Witten to a 5 yr 37million dollar deal, ensuring that the franchises best TE will retire a Cowboy. This comes on the wings of the Cowboys resigning Jay Ratliff who, along with DeMarcus Ware, is the cornerstone of the Cowboys defense.

Witten hasn't just been a model of consistency, tenacity and hard work. He has been one of the few ELITE tight ends in NFL history, not just Cowboys history. He embodies what an NFL player should be, and is respected not only by his contemporary peers but by former legends as well. He works his ass off and demands excellence from not only himself but his teammates. He blocks well, he catches nearly everything that comes his way and he runs routes in such an exceptional manner he is almost impossible to cover despite his lack of speed.

Jerry has fucked up the draft almost every year but by resigning Romo, Witten, Ware, Ratliff and Doug Free to long term deals, there is an exceptional core in place. Now the rest of the body needs to be filled out in an appropriate manner.