but I think his maturity will stop him from reaching his full potential.

In that he is talking about the sure natural talent that MartyB brings. it didn’ take us all season to see the potential of Felix Jones, or for that matter Jason Witten when he came on the scene.

Correct me if I’m wrong but the point of the article is that he is no Tony Curtis who will sit around as the #2/3 for 5 or 6 years until he is eventually cut. MartyB with another season or 2 under his belt could easily push for the #1 spot on any given roster with the exception of maybe 3 teams. He is a gifted athlete and if he can some how manage to stay out of his own way will demand starters money from some team.

Sure maturity is an issue NOW… but at 22 the fact that he can find the practice facility on his own is an accomplishment. Kids coming into the NFL have very little sense of loyalty they never known the NFL before the salary cap and free agency. So they are looking at it more like a business more so then some of the veterans. They are more willing to move to where the money is then they are to stay with a team just based on loyalty alone.

So I think Carl has a valid point, if he continues to improve i think the only thing that will keep him in Dallas is the prospect of winning a Superbowl.

NFL teams OWN the rights on players. It is part of the NFL deal, the owners have made a league that 20 year olds can make millions, but those 20 year olds do not have much say in where they play for the first five years or so.

He is under rookie contract, he will then be a restricted free agent and then he can walk to a big contract. Think Michael Turner, while it might not be “fair” that he had to play second fiddle to LT for two years after it became clear that he was a stud, that was his life.

If he becomes a stud fast the Glory gets props for seeing it first.

The talent here is without doubt. The maturity level may or may not in time. He is definately a free spirit which will not be reigned in easily. I can see him being used as another wr, to get him on the field more. Will his personality allow him to settle for this bone. I doubt it. Jerry will have trade bait going forward.

Sometimes he has a major case of " DUMB-ASS".

1) It is entirely possible to have two of the NFL’s top 10 tight ends on one team for a number of years. The Colts did it with Dallas Clark and Marcus Pollard for a few seasons. So I don’t see why Bennett would feel compelled to leave or grouse anytime soon. Especially because…

2) HE HAS PLAYED PRECISELY ONE YEAR OF NFL FOOTBALL. The praise of Bennett as a potential top five TE just seems very very early to me. I agree he’s a talented athlete, although I don’t think being a projected NBA pick means he’s a better overall athlete than, say, Tony Gonzalez or some others— Bennett has some great physical tools that others do not (leaping ability, speed, etc.), and he probably lacks some that Gonzalez and Witten and others have (strength, solid foundation for blocking, etc.). But he’s turned in nothing more than a pretty decent rookie season at this point. At this point in his career, Jeremy Shockey was miles ahead of Bennett, and I think we saw with him that it’s very possible to never really live up to that early potential. Many other things come into play— work ethic, injuries, understanding of the game beyond just physical ability, route running, blocking, etc.

3) Speculation that he would be justified in “asking out” seems a bit early as well. I understand we’re just batting ideas around here, but most players would be glad to be able to learn at the side of the NFL’s best player at their position, and to benefit from a top 5 NFL offense with a good coordinator and a very good QB. It just seems like we’re trying to see fire where there isn’t even smoke yet.

True dat, true dat.

we should all be happy if what carl says is true….. if he is gonna be truly one of the best te’s in football then we should be thrilled and if he wants out we should get all we can from him and be happy because we can rebuild from there.

Some of the dumb stuff I was doing when I was 22 would make Martellus look like a Rhodes Scholar. He had a decent rookie year . If Carl is right in his prediction (and it’s ok to be early when you make a prediction) and Tellus fills out physically and mentally – he could be awesome.

The guy hasn’t begun his second training camp, and we are worried that he may turn out to be so good that Jerry will have to give him a superstar contract, or trade him for a first and second this year, a first and second next year, and a player to be named later.

At this rate maybe Ciskowski can find us another TE in this year’s draft. You suppose?

I like what I saw in 2008, he put together a nice rookie season for a backup TE. Plus, he seemed to get better the more he played and his blocking has come along nicely. But I need to see it for a couple of seasons in a row to start thinking of him as potentially one of the best TE’s in the league. No doubt in the physical-gifts department Bennett has the goods. The question is can he translate that to production on the field, on a consistent basis over a couple years, while accepting the backup role. Then, we might have a problem keeping him, because someone will see the potential and want to pay for it. But even then, since he hasn’t been a starter unless something I don’t want to even think about has happened to Witten, the question will still have to be answered if he can light-it-up as a starter.

The kid looks good, has plenty of athletic potential, but has a ways to go before we can get a proper read on his future.

He’s shown flashes, but so have a lot of other backup talent around the league.

no one is arguing that point. As a 2nd rounder, I think his rookie deal was for 4 years. So we have him for 3 more. There’s a whole lot of water to go under the bridge before his and Witten’s contracts run out. Lets see where we are in a couple of years and make a decision then. Both guys will still have at least a year left on their contracts….

cut him so we dont have to worry about it…and i also feel we should get rid of felix jones before other teams notice him….

Cowboys vs. Bengals on NFL Replay at 4:30 (PST)!

in the meantime, we’re going to enjoy having the best TE tandem (and the best RB trio) in FB for as long as it lasts!

Martellus Bennett is a starting caliber NFL tight end. You only get one career, so if after this season he is not happy, he should force his way out. He’s too good to be a backup, and Witten is too good for Bennett to ever supplant him.

In the mean time, let’s just enjoy having them both.

I am glad we have a very capable back-up.

Because of the rest of the league think that, than either….

A) Dallas will retain him and will have the best physical mismatch in football. Being able to go in no huddle situations with the defenses having no physical matchups that can compete with the double tightend package. Or….

B) He’ll unload for a couple of awesome draftpicks.

But I just figured it was me being paranoid. Now I’m twice as paranoid.

I think he’ll at least play out his rookie contract, though. Doesn’t come off as the whiny brat type like Cutler, Boldin, Ocho Cinco, etc. to me.

great play out of him, before he gets the itch to move on, I’ll be satisfied.

Tellus is awesome but think of the king’s ransom if what Carl says is right. Maybe like a 1st, 3rd and a couple of late round picks.

When Bennett was drafted, Jerry said he was not drafted to play back-up tight end, but to add a new dimension to the offense. He also talked about implementing more 2 tight-end plays.

What if, in typical Cowboy fashion, the Boys actually are intending to make the standard formation 2 TEs & 1 WR? There is nothing to say they must play with 2 or 3 receivers.

Since we know how difficult fielding safeties and linebackers who can actually cover, imagine the coverage problems this would create.

Both have flashed, and neither has proven that they can do it for 16 games.

Still, everyone on this blog is ready to trade Marion Barber, but the same people scoff at the idea that Bennett may want out a few years down the road?

And yes he is under contract for four years, but you only get one career. I hate it when players cry over money. But if a guy wants out of a place so he can start elsewhere, I say kick and scream. Those years are too valuable to waste.

a couple of years and then get some type of compensation for him than a second round bust.

IMO if we have to worry about Martellus Bennett being too good… that’s a good thing to worry about.

We should be worried more about our half backs…

It doesn’t seem like Bennett is the sort that has the focus to be great. It looks to me like he is getting by on physical ability without doing the little things. He also doesn’t look like a guy overflowing with drive either.

I think Choice will be more of a problem.

But hey… Maybe one day….

before he is considered one of the best TEs in the game. He has the potential to be special and I said that as soon as we drafted him, but he has a lot of growing up to do and learning from the best TE in the game today.

I have no doubt he’d rather play for Dallas. If Dallas startes enjoying post season success and he can get a contract to play TE for Dallas that finacially puts him on equal footing with a starting TE, he will probably stay. He has “Legion of Doom” tattooed on himself somewhere, that’s the group of TEs that played at A&M. He’s a team player.

Also, I’ve wondered what Dallas could do with to very good TEs. What sort of mismatch do they create, and can they be as valuable as having two great WRs, like Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt together?

Throwing these numbers from nfl.com up here for comparison and discussion. I am really bored at work.
In no way am I trying to say Bennett is going to be as good or better than the TE’s listed or Witten.
Yes it is very early in Bennett’s career but Glory isn’t too far off base in his conclusion.

I’m Happy Martellus Has shown flashes of ability, because I wasn’t on board with drafting him last year. Yeah, we might be talking about “Anthony Fasano Syndrome” (Develop a Top TE, then let him go to another team and be a pro bowler type for them), because you also may know or remember Carl that I wanted a certain type of WR opposite T.O. (or Roy), and last year I wanted Eddie Royal. This year, it is Jarrett Dillard. Now true that Dillard doesn’t have deep speed like Royal, but both me and you know what kind of reciever he is, and that means alot. So the real question is this…

Do we draft 2 recievers in this draft? A Possession type and a Deep threat? If we do, then we go after Dillard and Byrd (Gil’s son). I’ll be happy then that we drafted Martellus. I like Martellus alot. But this reciever thing isn’t resolved in my book, and we should have used last years second round pick on Eddie Royal (even if we had to move up to get him).

Main thing is that we fill out the roster in area’s we are WEAK rather than draft strategy BPA, because if we address the areas we are weak, then we will be a threat when we do make the playoffs. BPA is a good philosiphy, but I don’t think it totally serves the Cowboys in this Draft. I actually want us to Draft OL with our 2nd rd pick.

I also like that reciever from North Carolina if he is around when we draft in the 3rd and 4th rd.

This is the ultimate 2 TE set. One blocks, one stays in. The defense has to guess which it is. This could be an effective weapon. Along with Martellus getting some of those balls they’re gonna throw at the second WR. If you have a talented player, don’t you have to use him?

we have bennett. He is a big man that may do big things. I realy dont think that he is a 50-60 rec / yr. TE. The thing that realy got me Carl, that made you loose ALL credibility, Witten is the best TE in the NFL?! I have a ton of love for Jason! He is my favorite player on my favorite team. I just dont think you should let biases get in the way when you say anything in life not just football. Your bias is all over post. That siad, I hope Bennett sicks around long enough to learn to be a pro like Witten. Not just between the lines.