Austin has problem with Hamstring?

[Tabascocat]

Robinson may not be in the elite group of receivers, but he was a perfect fit with the Cowboys. Miles is not an elite one either IMO, he can't stay on the field and when he does, he does have some drops. But, he can also make those miraculous catches. Austin would be just fine if he did not have hamstring problems and once that starts, they seem to nag on and on.

His hamstring has had ample time to heal over the off-season and after one week, it re-occurs. This is going to be a season long problem I think. We need to get that third receiver and I do not see him on the roster yet, Ogletree or whoever is not the answer.

 

[IheartRomo]

Just heard this on ESPN Mike and Mike.Herm Edwards was talking about it.

Lol. That show is the most worthless national sports talk show BY FAR. It is the MTV version of sports talk.

 

[burmafrd]

But some can play through the pain. i don't think austin can. All these tremendous NFL athletes, sure have a lot of issues with their bodies that football players in the 70's/80's didn't.

There is a thing called too much training.

IT has nothing to do with pain. Wow you really do know little about hamstrings.

Lets put it this way. All the WILL in the world will not make a difference when your hammy is bad.

 

[HanD]

Miles might be better if healthy, but it's hard to help out the team on the tub. History says Miles misses at least 3 games a season. He put back to back seasons in 2009 and 2010 and reverted back to his old self in 2011. What are the odds he'll last the season? And last year LR had a better season statiscally than Miles. And Romo's ability should be the same to all concerned, otherwise Roy Williams shoulda been all pro in his time here.

miles IS better when healthy. period. not even close. and did you conveniently forget about laurent robinson's past health issues with the falcons and rams? robinson had exactly 1 productive health free season in the his 5 nfl seasons...

 

[Doomsday101]

miles IS better when healthy. period. not even close. and did you conveniently forget about laurent robinson's past health issues with the falcons and rams? robinson had exactly 1 productive health free season in the his 5 nfl seasons...

Thing is there is no way of knowing if Miles will have any hamstring issues this season. Right now it has been described as tightness not a pull and the Cowboys are being cautious but it is anyone’s guess who will have an injury or not

 

[HanD]

Thing is there is no way of knowing if Miles will have any hamstring issues this season. Right now it has been described as tightness not a pull and the Cowboys are being cautious but it is anyone’s guess who will have an injury or not

i don't disagree but to sit here and say that LR is better than austin based on austin's injury history is having blinders on. additionally to be upset that dallas didn't spend 6.5 mil a season on LR who would be a 4th target here barring injuries is equally crazy IMO. i loved his play here but there is no way we could have paid him what he got in jacksonville.

 

[aikemirv]

IT has nothing to do with pain. Wow you really do know little about hamstrings.

Lets put it this way. All the WILL in the world will not make a difference when your hammy is bad.

Yep, kinda bizarre thinking - I guess he never had one. You try to work through the pain and you will tear it worse. This is not a shoulder seperation or broken ribs where it just hurts.

You can't run!

 

[Doomsday101]

i don't disagree but to sit here and say that LR is better than austin based on austin's injury history is having blinders on. additionally to be upset that dallas didn't spend 6.5 mil a season on LR who would be a 4th target here barring injuries is equally crazy IMO. i loved his play here but there is no way we could have paid him what he got in jacksonville.

I don't think Robinson is better. I think Robinson did a very good job for us but he is not Miles. In the last 3 years Miles has been the starter he has 2 years over 1,000 yards 25 TD catches. I hope Miles does not run into a hamstring issues this coming season but it does happen ask Andre Johnson in Houston who season was hurt by his hamstring and already in this camp as had issues with it.

 

[Doomsday101]

Yep, kinda bizarre thinking - I guess he never had one. You try to work through the pain and you will tear it worse. This is not a shoulder seperation or broken ribs where it just hurts.

You can't run!

True and they tend to last. NFL teams know they only have 16 reg season game and often time guys are sent back out before they are 100% because they don't have the luxury of time that is needed to fully heal. Add to that is it one of those position that puts a lot of strain on the hamstring with all the cutting and accelerating in and out of breaks

 

[burmafrd]

True and they tend to last. NFL teams know they only have 16 reg season game and often time guys are sent back out before they are 100% because they don't have the luxury of time that is needed to fully heal. Add to that is it one of those position that puts a lot of strain on the hamstring with all the cutting and accelerating in and out of breaks

Really stupid when you think about it. Not letting them fully heal is just dumb.

 

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

It's a minor injury.

 

[Doomsday101]

Really stupid when you think about it. Not letting them fully heal is just dumb.

In ways it is and some way it isn't. Getting a guy back at 80% or him missing the rest of the season well you go with the 80%. You might find yourself out of the playoff race before the player can return. Unlike Baseball or basketball where you have so many game you can afford to give a rest in football you got 16 and each one can be the differance from making it to post season or not.

 

[StarBoyz83]

I rather go mike-sims walker.
Plax and jenkins
http://pixitr.com/files/glamgalz/imgs/misc/underwater_pillow_fight_01.jpg
If i recall plax is the one who gave jenkins the bum shoulder with that hit.

In ways it is and some way it isn't. Getting a guy back at 80% or him missing the rest of the season well you go with the 80%. You might find yourself out of the playoff race before the player can return. Unlike Baseball or basketball where you have so many game you can afford to give a rest in football you got 16 and each one can be the differance from making it to post season or not.

Well said!

 

[silver]

i don't disagree but to sit here and say that LR is better than austin based on austin's injury history is having blinders on. additionally to be upset that dallas didn't spend 6.5 mil a season on LR who would be a 4th target here barring injuries is equally crazy IMO. i loved his play here but there is no way we could have paid him what he got in jacksonville.

Would you spend $6.5M on a starting WR? That's the issue. Miles history is one that he misses games due to injury. I agree that 6.5M is a lot of money but in today's NFL where rules are designed to air it out, you need 3 starting WR's. It's not a luxury, it's a need to be succesfful in today's league.

 

[hornitosmonster]

Miles is one of my favorite players. I would be lying if I said there are no worries.

 

[kelc]

A receiver with a bad leg is worthless against a good man for man defense.If they don't have a burst of speed or ability to cut how can they possibly get open.Cowboys need a veteran WR,Herm Edwards thought Plax would be a good fit for boys.I know Plax is a dummy(shooting himself in leg)but is he a bad guy?I don't remember anything other then the shooting incident,is their something else in he's background that I am unaware of?
























if they can't have a burst of speed or cut how can they possibly get open..

 

[HanD]

Would you spend $6.5M on a starting WR? That's the issue. Miles history is one that he misses games due to injury. I agree that 6.5M is a lot of money but in today's NFL where rules are designed to air it out, you need 3 starting WR's. It's not a luxury, it's a need to be succesfful in today's league.

do i think LR is worth 6.5 mil? definitely not. like i said, he has injury history himself and no consistent production. there is a reason he was a journeyman wr in the league not getting enough playing time. he might be the man now that he's down in jacksonville but based on his 1 year of performance in an injury ridden 5 year career, jacksonville overpaid which dallas couldn't afford to do IMO with other needs that are more pressing than a 3rd/4th option at best.

i would add that NE bal pitt and sd off the top of my head have been sucessful and don't have 3 starting wrs.

 

[jday]

Just heard this on ESPN Mike and Mike.Herm Edwards was talking about it.Anybody else hear this and how bad is it.Maybe sighing Bueress may not be so bad if Miles is going to be in and out of lineup like last year.

For now, I'm not worried. I'm actually kind of hoping we don't waste any reps on Austin during the preseason. We pretty much know what we have in him and he has proven to be a tad bit injury prone, particularly during Preseason. He's been in the league long enough to know his job and know what it's like during the real thing. Come regular season, I'm pretty confident he'll be ready to play. If anything, primarily focus on conditioning, because, like Garrett said early in training camp, his job description is to run all day.

 

[silver]

do i think LR is worth 6.5 mil? definitely not. like i said, he has injury history himself and no consistent production. there is a reason he was a journeyman wr in the league not getting enough playing time. he might be the man now that he's down in jacksonville but based on his 1 year of performance in an injury ridden 5 year career, jacksonville overpaid which dallas couldn't afford to do IMO with other needs that are more pressing than a 3rd/4th option at best.

i would add that NE bal pitt and sd off the top of my head have been sucessful and don't have 3 starting wrs.

Pitt doesn't have 3 starting WR's? Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown, Emmanuel Sanders and Hines Ward were their top 4 receivers last year. I agree about LR's injury history and journeyman status. But that doesn't excuse our FO for not addressing the position in the offseason considering that both our starting receivers have missed time due to injury the last 2 years. I guess where we disagree is that I don't think 6.5 is too much money. Anywho, just the rumors of us going after older journeymen like Plaxico Burress tick me off when we already had a known commodity in the team. Hopefully one of the youngsters steps up because I doubt we can get lucky two years in a row with a vet pick up. We'll see.

 

[BlueStar3398]

Miles is one of my favorite players. I would be lying if I said there are no worries.

He is one of my favorites too. I am ray: it is a minor soreness and nothing more.