Jets might make a run at Miles Austin

it wouldn’t be that much more. Dumb move.

Again, I feel like the Viking dude on the Snickers’ commercials!

Next year we could just cut him if he doesn’t work out without worrying about the cap hit because it will be an uncapped season next year. And we are currently carrying a lot of dead space this year that won’t be there next year if for some reason there isn’t an uncapped season.

with that extra second round pick we could move into the first round and snach up someone real nice… :-) and we could pick up someone like derrick williams in the 3rd round who would replace austin as a deep threat

Jerry knows that Miles will be important next season, and the Jets will probably give him a modest offer which Jerry will match.

That’s right on the borderline of having to consider what they could turn that into.

I can’t see the Jets making an outrageous offer for Austin, so the money shouldn’t be a factor.

Still, I’d rather not lose our speed WR after he’s developed into a real threat.

I think he is going to have a huge season..

I love the guy’s potential and big play ability, but has he done anything to warrant a team getting rid of their second round pick? It’d be kind of foolish on the Jets part. Granted, I want Austin to be in Big D when the season opens, but I’d be tempted to have two back to back picks in the 2nd round, especially with quality receivers to be had in free agency.

Only thing is, with T.O. gone we kind of have to keep Austin now.

I would like to have Austin for what everyone thinks he could become, BUT an extra 2nd round pick would be nice. To think of what Jerry and company could do with 12picks in this years draft would be fun to watch??

Maybe they would rather have a 2nd than Austin. Had they slapped him with a 1st round tender, they would have gotten zero interest. The 2nd rounder is just high enough to get a little interest, and still get value in return.

If they really thought that highly of Austin, wouldn’t they have just locked him up long term, instead of tendering him?

Maybe the Cowboys’ brass sees Austin on an everyday basis, and are not quite as mystified by his 18 career catches as some others are.

While a first round tender wouldn’t have been surprising, it’s tough to give that kind of value to a player that only has 18 career catches and has injury problems his whole career.

Many expect Austin to have a breakout year this season, especially with T.O. gone and the Cowboys using him more and more in two and three WR sets. He instantly became the home run threat any passing attack needs to keep the defense honest, and he’s shown the speed and hands that he can get this done.

But to those wondering why the Cowboys didn’t just go ahead and give him a nice little contract: HE HASN"T PROVEN ANYTHING YET. He’s an above-average kick returner with all speed and no wiggle, hasn’t stayed healthy the past two seasons and has just 18 catches in his career. There’s no WAY the Cowboys lock him down long-term based on his time so far.

This season was to be a tryout year for Austin. If he goes out and has 25-40 catches for 4 touchdowns by mid-season, then chances are a neat little contract isn’t too far behind. But you can’t go ahead and assign value to a player when he has yet to prove anything in the long term. Except first round draft picks, of course.

That being said, I’d be surprised if the Cowboys don’t match a Jets offer. While he hasn’t fully lived up to his potential, at least he’s shown what he is capable of. Even with first and second round draft picks there is never a gaurantee of what a wide receiver is going to do when he gets to the NFL, and it usually takes a few seasons for them to catch up. It’s rare to get a receiver that immediately makes an impact on the field his rookie season, and there’s no way the Cowboys move up enough in the draft to get one of those.

The Cowboys need Miles Austin.

They will put a poison pill in his contract keeping the Cowboys from matching. I am not the sharpest tool in the shed with contract stuff but they could say give him an extra 10 million if he plays three games against an NFC East opponent.

agent are stupid enough to sign that then see ya. Just because the Jets offer him a contract does not mean he has to take it. If he knows Jerry is going to match any offer from the Jets then just say no to any clauses like that. Who would you rather play with? Romo and a T.O. less offense or a qb to be named later and a recieving core with no one on the opposite side. Look at what happened to Alvin Harper when he tried that crap with Tampa. He went there and sucked while the Cowboys went on to win another Super Bowl without him. It seems like an easy decision for me, but I am a fan and not a player.

Dallas isn’t going to let him go, but the fact that the Jets are even considering it, means that apparently they see something in the dude as well.

To me it’s comforting knowing that another organization thinks that the dude might be worth a second round pick.

Jerry took the 52 and some lower picks and traded for another wr???

i myself am tired of Dallas not bringing along their draft picks or ufa’s…to many times we’ve had to trade or pick up someone’s cut guys in to fill spots…here in Houston we’ve seen this with the Astros trading young farm guys for vets..then when they’re hurt or not cutting it, there’s no one to bring up..

The Cowboys have already said they are committed to running the ball more next season and with all of these other weapons in the passing game:

J.Witten
R.Williams
F.Jones
M.Bennett

How much is he really going to contribute then IF he beats out Crayton and IF he stays healthy.

I would like too see the Cowboys use that 52nd pick on a more pressing need like OT,NT,S, ILB. I think those positions are more important than Austin who might just be only a 5th option in the passing game.

Did the NFL ever do anything to prevent that?

Management knows Stanback is going to surpass Miles this TC, so they spent all off season building up Austin’s stock in order to get a solid draft pick for him. They have the league just where they want them! Muahahahahhh!

/conspiracy

Those are the names you might get access to if you get #52.

Personally, I am a fan of Austin’s, but his injury history has robbed him of valuable playing time with Romo and his speed is more ‘straight line-ish’ than the kind you see from WR’s with looser hips.

all things considered, I’d take #52 and see if you can find this year’s Eddie Royal.

Makes me want to keep him over a 2nd round #52 pick any day.

Remember that name…… Hes from Cal Poly (SLO) and hes going to be legit….. People are talking about Dillard being a sleeper pick from Rice. This kid is legit

6’6 230 pounds and runs a 4.5 idk austin this dude is gonna be available in the 4th round and if he was from a big school would be considered a first round pick. So if they do take Austin there is always a guy who can replace him

get away from CBs which makes them busts.

He’s not somebody that was developed by another team and then snagged by Jerry. I want to see what this kid can do before he is shipped off to another team. If Romo and RW get off to a good start it should open things up for Austin. If Austin starts making some big plays down the field it will really open things up for RW and JW; which will REALLY open up the running game.
Somewhere along the line Jerry decided that it was a waste to draft a wide out in the first round which is a shame because the last time the Cowboys drafted a receiver with their first pick he ended up being a hall of famer.

His rookie year and coming from a small school doesnt count for much. His 2nd season the guy made the field a little but was still thinking to much and drop alot of balls. This as I remember made some guys dislike him alot because he was wide open and dropped it. Easy catches. I just remember he was wide open and that aint easy in this league. He started seeing the field more his 3rd year and you could tell he was getting close. He finally had a break out game and scored a big TD along with some big catches. Romo looked like he trusted him. Unfortunately he hurt himself on the following KO. Thats a rough area and hard to call him brittle. I think this set him back a step or 2 and like most players probably came back a game or 2 early. He did seem to be rounding back into form later in the season but our whole offense looked a little disfunctional. I really would like 1 more year with this guy. He really looks close and he should be number 2 by the 3rd week of the season.

He will have a better career if he stays here because it looks like he has some chemistry with Romo. He is a good fit with Roy and Witten on the field as his verticle speed should compliment those guys

He only hase to catch a few deep balls a game to keep them honest. He is also big enough and fast enough to take a slant to the house. You right though if he doesnt catch any thing deep he is useless but he has shown flashes for deep balls. He played in 9 games caught 13 balls and averaged 21 yards per catch. Thats deep balls.