Wasting everybody’s time with this?

I know 2008 was an anomaly – so many good guys, some instant impact. I was asking about the 2005 draft, a more typical draft with 3 years under their belt.

..you jiveturkey. It is a crap shoot, but the players know what the odds are when they shoot craps in Vegas. By taking a look back to see what happened before in the draft, perhaps we can get an idea of what those odds are on a certain pick at on a certain position. That’s why I take a look at those things.

Has Stanback made a play yet? I don’t remember even one. I agree Austin is far from a proven commodity but Stanback has shown absolutely nothing. Austin has at least half a dozen highlights.

Austin knows how to be a WR. Stanback does not. Not even close….

I kinda like Stanback… And as far as Austin is concerned? I am not drinking the cool-aid yet.

It took him 4 years to take the next step, he had a bad first year, 2 average ones (with 23 starts!) and then he blossomed in his contract year… I’ve heard about players wowing people in their contract years and then they fade into obscurity again…

I highly doubt if JJ lets Miles go for and gets a 2nd in return he’d use it on a WR. No Way. In fact I’d bet on it. Theres no way they would use the pick they get from the jets on a WR. We have plenty of playmakers on Offense. The cowboys need valuable depth at OL DL LB S.

I really believe he is ready to break out if he can stay on the field.

Regarding trading him, I don’t think there’s any way. If TO was still here I’d say there was a chance but with the depleted depth there now, no way.

But just take a player who may be more valuable than Austin. It may also provide Dallas with enough options to trade back into the first round. Not saying it’ll happen, or even that it should. It’s just an interesting option.

I’m a huge Austin fan, though. I’d hate to see him go. With his youth, potential, and speed, he’d be extremely hard to replace. A guy like Holt would be interesting, but he wouldn’t have the longevity Miles has. Austin, if he pans out, could be our #2 for a very long time, and that’s exciting.

But man, two back to back picks, in the second round no less, is very tempting. Not something to scoff at. We still have an absurd tight end duo, an awesome trio of running backs, a Pro Bowl receiver, and a Pro Bowl QB. That’s 4 Pro Bowlers(Romo, Witten, Williams, and MB3), and 3 great young players with loads of potential(Felix, MartyB, and Choice). I think it’s pretty much a win-win situation either way.

Isn’t in Dallas’s price range.

I’m a HUGE Holt fan, but that is not happening more than likely.

Yes, Holt has already accomplished a whole heck of a lot more, but click on this link to see his list of injuries over the course of his career and what body part is listed the most?

If you said “knee,” you’re a winner.

And here’s one team with a stable of young WRs, who expressed some worries about the veteran receiver:

The San Francisco 49ers are one of several teams cautiously contemplating signing the former All-Pro wideout, but the right knee concerns have them worried.

The 49ers are keeping the door ajar for Torry Holt, but they are very skeptical about the veteran receiver’s right knee. Holt, who has been to seven Pro Bowls, was recently released by St. Louis, which owed him a $1.25 million bonus that was due tomorrow. Holt’s agent has not contacted the 49ers and Holt, according to the Nashville City Paper, is currently vacationing out of the country. Other receiver-needy teams have said they have no interest in Holt.

Holt’s knee problems began in 2005, causing him to miss two games that season. Though he played in all 16 games in 2006, he was limping badly after the season finale and had surgery in February of 2007 to repair torn cartilage in the knee. Despite the surgery, Holt caught 93 passes for 1,189 yards and seven touchdowns that season, and he was voted to his seventh Pro Bowl.

This past season, however, all of Holt’s statistics dropped. With rookie Donnie Avery in the lineup, Holt, 32, said in late October that it felt he was being phased out of the offense. He caught 64 passes for 796 yards and three touchdowns in 2008. The 796 yards was his lowest total since his rookie season in 1999, and his 12.4-yards-per catch average was the lowest of his career.

Here’s the source of the info mentioned above.

Miles Austin hasn’t been in the league that long, and has a lot less tread than the likes of Torry Holt and Amani Toomer.

And he knows our system. Heck, he’s very experienced in our offensive scheme. Let’s not discount that. This isn’t fantasy football.

Austin was injured twice last season and that makes him “injury proned?” Prior to 2008, his problem was hanging on the ball. And he corrected that this past year.

So let me get this straight, he’s entering his fourth season, and out of the previous three seasons, he had one where he suffered two injuries and he’s considered “injury proned?”

You wanna know Austin’s NFL injury history, here you go…

But two knee injuries – one suffered in the preseason and another in Week 11 at Washington – kept Austin out of four games last season, just as he appeared on the verge of becoming a bigger part of the offense.

Two knee injuries – both in one season (2008) – and none in the two seasons before that. Granted, I am concerned, but when you compared his 08 injury history to 2006 through 2007, it’s inaccurate to describe him as injury proned.

How da heck does that make Austin injury proned? Let’s compare this to the Torry Holt link at this stage of his accomplished career. This isn’t the Holt of his first four NFL seasons, mind you.

No, I’m not comparing their achievements. Not stupid here. Holt has the more decorated stats and an SB ring and seven pro bowls. I loved watching him in his prime. But he’s past that thanks to the knee problems at this stage of his career. Let’s not discount that. We’re not contemplating signing the Big Game Holt of yesteryear.

Guess it’s just me, but I won’t allow the facts to get in the way. I’ll take the ascending receiver who’s seasoned in our system, thank you.

As of this post, Miles Austin is NOT injury proned.

We got rid of an old WR who is better than those two. Why would we want another old WR who isn’t as good. Expect to draft a WR with our 2nd rounder or move into the first if we lose Austin. Macklin or Harvin would be nice…