Over the last 20 years, the Dallas Cowboys have been spoiled by pretty good tight end play. Drafted in 2003, Jason Witten played for the Cowboys for 16 years, catching 1,215 passes for 12,977 yards, and is sure to be headed to the Hall of Fame soon. However, despite having an excellent one, the Cowboys always had a fascination with spending premium draft stock on tight ends. With Witten on the roster, Dallas drafted a tight end in the second round three times. (Anthony Fasano, Martellus Bennett and Gavin Escobar) Old habits die hard, as the Cowboys are still held captive by the same philosophy.
The Cowboys find gifted tight ends, but then spend premium resources trying to find more
