Schefter: Miles is a potential salary cap casualty

[TellerMorrow34]

Its pretty obvious that Jerry Jones would likely cut Tyron Smith at this point long before he'd cut Miles Austin.

Austin isn't going anywhere and we didn't need Watkins or Eatman to tell anyone that to know that.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Dez is our #1 and Witten is our #2. Harris, Beasley, Hanna and a cheaper FA signing can fill whatever void left by Austin's departure. I like the idea of signing Ginn for a decent contract.

That's insane. Miles, Witten and Dez all help each other. You can't focus on all 3 on the field at once. You bring in....noncatching Teddy Ginn? All of a sudden that threat of 3 potential 100 yard receivers will go to just Witten and Dez.

 

[Kristen82]

That's insane. Miles, Witten and Dez all help each other. You can't focus on all 3 on the field at once. You bring in....noncatching Teddy Ginn? All of a sudden that threat of 3 potential 100 yard receivers will go to just Witten and Dez.

Seriously, teams would just stack the line against us every play. Then we'd be like HOU fans pining incessantly for a WR to take pressure of Johnson and Daniels.

 

[respectdatstar]

That's insane. Miles, Witten and Dez all help each other. You can't focus on all 3 on the field at once. You bring in....noncatching Teddy Ginn? All of a sudden that threat of 3 potential 100 yard receivers will go to just Witten and Dez.

If Miles could ever get on the field with Dez and Witten. He is guaranteed to get injured atleast once a year and miss significant playing time. My suggestion for Ginn was to get a solid return man to get Dez out of harms way on return duty. Ginn can still contribute, especially in an offense like ours. Also, I am hoping that whoever is calling the plays next seasons finds a way to incorporate a solid running game so we don't have to rely so much on the pass.

 

[Nightman]

If Miles could ever get on the field with Dez and Witten. He is guaranteed to get injured atleast once a year and miss significant playing time. My suggestion for Ginn was to get a solid return man to get Dez out of harms way on return duty. Ginn can still contribute, especially in an offense like ours. Also, I am hoping that whoever is calling the plays next seasons finds a way to incorporate a solid running game so we don't have to rely so much on the pass.

Miles injuries are massively overstated. The last 4 years he has 259 catches for 3893 yds and 31 Tds. Thar's Top 20 in the NFL type of production, if not higher. He is least of our problems. And Harris put on a pretty good show as a returner last year.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If Miles could ever get on the field with Dez and Witten. He is guaranteed to get injured atleast once a year and miss significant playing time. My suggestion for Ginn was to get a solid return man to get Dez out of harms way on return duty. Ginn can still contribute, especially in an offense like ours. Also, I am hoping that whoever is calling the plays next seasons finds a way to incorporate a solid running game so we don't have to rely so much on the pass.

Since he's become starter he's played 16 games in 3 out of the 4 years he's started. Yea he's struggling with hamstring injuries but let's don't act like he's Darren McFadden. He's been out there.

Seriously, teams would just stack the line against us every play. Then we'd be like HOU fans pining incessantly for a WR to take pressure of Johnson and Daniels.

Exactly. Getting rid of Miles would be going backwards. We already complain about the offense as it is.

 

[speedkilz88]

He was out there, he just wasn't the explosive game changer.

 

[Nation]

Miles injuries are massively overstated. The last 4 years he has 259 catches for 3893 yds and 31 Tds. Thar's Top 20 in the NFL type of production, if not higher. He is least of our problems. And Harris put on a pretty good show as a returner last year.

I don't think anyone has a problem with his 2009 season, it is 2010-12 that have been the issue. Jeremy Maclin, DeSean Jackson, Michael Crabtree, Stevie Johnson, and Mike Williams are among the players with more yardage than him in that timeframe. Top 20 in the NFL production is not a problem, but when you are paid for Top 10 in the NFL production it is.

 

[gimmesix]

Dez is our #1 and Witten is our #2. Harris, Beasley, Hanna and a cheaper FA signing can fill whatever void left by Austin's departure.

It doesn't work that way. If you don't have a real threat on the other side, defenses go one-on-one with that receiver in all situations and then put extra coverage on Witten and Dez.

That lesson should have been learned when we had Owens and Patrick Crayton starting. Crayton was a No. 3 forced into a No. 2 role, and that allowed defenses to put over-under coverage on Owens. Dallas tried to fix that by bringing in Roy Williams, but he proved to be no better.

We need two real threats on the outside because it opens up space for Witten and ensures that Dez doesn't always see over-under coverage.