I just don't get it... Miles Austin speed

[joseephuss]

I agree with you . I have seen him caught from behind a few times....
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No, you haven't. Austin has not had enough catches to be caught a few times. The one time I saw him get caught from behind was in the Green Bay game and that wasn't because of speed. It was because he turned straight up the field which played into the angle of the defender chasing him.

Alvin Harper was not a blazer. He had decent speed. Sometimes that is all you need to make big plays. Big plays are more than just speed alone. Maybe Austin does not have what it takes, but I think he displays sufficient speed.

 

[theogt]

I agree completely on Felix. He must have the kind of speed that just pops out at you in person, the way the Cowboys were oooh-ing and ah-ing on him this preseason, but when you watch him run, he doesn't look that fast. He just bends slightly to make people miss and always looks like he's running to daylight. It doesn't look that impressive, but he sure is effective.

Felix has burst, but no top end speed. He goes from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, but then stays at 60. That's why he can make people miss easily and look like he's running around them but never looks like he's running fast.

 

[CATCH17]

Felix has burst, but no top end speed. He goes from 0 to 60 in 3 seconds, but then stays at 60. That's why he can make people miss easily and look like he's running around them but never looks like he's running fast.

After a full NFL offseason there is no telling what this guy will be able to do.

That goes for all of our rookies.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I don't think you can really rely too heavily on 40 times. TO ran something like a 4.58 or a 4.6 something at the combine, I believe someone said, and I assure you he runs faster than that on the football field.

Also Jerry Rice only ran like a 4.6 as well but I don't recall to many people catching him from behind either.

Now, obviously, Austin isn't TO or Rice but I think people put a little too much stock in the 40 times which often prove to be inaccurate when it comes to how fast a guy is on the field.

 

[DallasEast]

Threads like these always get me to wondering, "How"?

How do wide receivers, who aren't graced with blazing speed, ever make into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

I mean... how the heck did someone like Steve Largent ever get inducted? Just because he ran great routes and had solid hands shouldn't mean that...















oh. nevermind.

 

[DEZBRYANT x88x]

Mel picked miles to be a fourth rounder when he came out.

 

[alancdc]

Threads like these always get me to wondering, "How"?

How do wide receivers, who aren't graced with blazing speed, ever make into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

I mean... how the heck did someone like Steve Largent ever get inducted? Just because he ran great routes and had solid hands shouldn't mean that...









oh. nevermind.

Maybe Largent would have been better if he had been able to play in shorts, a t shirt not carrying a ball, and wearing running shoes like when they run on their pro day.

 

[DallasEast]

Maybe Largent would have been better if he had been able to play in shorts, a t shirt not carrying a ball, and wearing running shoes like when they run on their pro day.

:laugh2:

 

[casmith07]

As long as they keep getting into the endzone, their 40-time could be 9.47.

 

[TheBeast]

Forty times are severely over-rated. Anquan Boldin has a horrible forty and is arguably the second best receiver in the league.

 

[Nexx]

one thing that isnt calculated is top speed. you can have two players run the exact 40 yard time but have one completely destroy the other in the 100. acceleration is one thing but once you accelerate what is the top speed you can reach, can you take it all the way? miles can imho.

 

[GoBoys41]

That kickoff TD return should really put this to rest. The gap between Miles and the Seahawk (Rich Gardner, who ran a not too shabby 4.46 at his Combine) widened by several yards.

40 times don't mean squat. Bernard Berrian is one of the fastest receivers in the league, he ran in the 4.5's. Brian Westbrook has plenty of deep speed, and he ran a 4.57. Felix Jones ran a 4.47 and he's insanely fast if you watch his college and pro tape.

 

[Brooksey]

Miles isn't that fast.
BTW-Felix is also a 4.5 guy.
Neither is a blazer.
Did you find the powerpoint presentation on how Miles prepared for the combine (lost like 20 pounds or something)? You can google for it. Really interesting. He was chubby in college.

Wrong, Felix is a 4.3 guy and that is a huge difference.

 

[tomson75]

Wrong, Felix is a 4.3 guy and that is a huge difference.

When did Felix run a 4.3?

 

[Audiman]

When did Felix run a 4.3?

you were blinking.

Felix Jones and Miles Austin are quite fast.

 

[Bluefin]

Miles Austin caught 13 passes for 278 yards, a 21.4 yard average and 3 touchdowns.

He had a fourth touchdown go straight through his hands in Arizona only to be caught by Patrick Crayton and a fifth was stopped only because he took a poor angle to the end zone and made it easy for the safety to close the gap.

5 touchdowns on 14 catches?

It came close to happening.

I don't care about any time associated with Austin because he has already shown in limited snaps that he has playmaking ability.

We need more playmakers, especially ones who can create the big bang. Austin was second on the team with 2 catches of 40+ yards, Terrell Owens led the team with 6 such plays and he's now in Buffalo.

That makes Sky Miles our big play threat at receiver and we need him to take the next step as a player and avoid the injury bug.

 

[NeonNinja]

I think Felix ran a 4.44 but he is super quick and explosive.

 

[Bluefin]

I think Felix ran a 4.44 but he is super quick and explosive.

Goose's DMN write up says that Felix ran a 4.47 at the combine.

 

[GoBoys41]

When did Felix run a 4.3?

It's been said that Dallas had timed Felix Jones in the 4.3 range during personal workouts.

 

[theogt]

It's been said that Dallas had timed Felix Jones in the 4.3 range during personal workouts.

On a favorable track with the wind at his back he could run a 4.2. It doesn't matter unless you ran it at the Combine.