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November 18, 2008 12:17 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
Wide receiver Roy Williams has replaced Patrick Crayton in the Cowboys' starting lineup. But now it appears that the pride of Monmouth University, Miles Austin, has moved past Crayton as the team's third receiver.
As he walked around the locker room with an iPod boom box following Sunday's win over the Commanders, quarterback Tony Romo stopped to tell me how much Austin has meant to the offense. The receiver had two huge catches on third down, and he had a 16-yard gain called back because of a penalty in the second half.
"He's an every-down receiver," Romo told me. "He's really a good player and I'm looking for him when the game's on the line."
When Romo was in trouble on third-and-7 early in the fourth quarter, he shoveled a pass to Austin for 8 yards. Romo received most of the credit for the play, but it was Austin who broke off his slant route and dipped underneath a linebacker to get open. He said he was "burning a hole in" Romo's eyes on the play.
If the Cowboys hadn't converted, they would've been forced to attempt a game-tying field goal. Instead, Romo hit Martellus Bennett for a 25-yard touchdown pass on the next play.
Miles Austin, Tony Romo, Martellus Bennett, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders
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Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley
Wide receiver Roy Williams has replaced Patrick Crayton in the Cowboys' starting lineup. But now it appears that the pride of Monmouth University, Miles Austin, has moved past Crayton as the team's third receiver.
As he walked around the locker room with an iPod boom box following Sunday's win over the Commanders, quarterback Tony Romo stopped to tell me how much Austin has meant to the offense. The receiver had two huge catches on third down, and he had a 16-yard gain called back because of a penalty in the second half.
"He's an every-down receiver," Romo told me. "He's really a good player and I'm looking for him when the game's on the line."
When Romo was in trouble on third-and-7 early in the fourth quarter, he shoveled a pass to Austin for 8 yards. Romo received most of the credit for the play, but it was Austin who broke off his slant route and dipped underneath a linebacker to get open. He said he was "burning a hole in" Romo's eyes on the play.
If the Cowboys hadn't converted, they would've been forced to attempt a game-tying field goal. Instead, Romo hit Martellus Bennett for a 25-yard touchdown pass on the next play.
Miles Austin, Tony Romo, Martellus Bennett, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders
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