Signed by Cowboys Trade - WT Tavon Austin from Rams (for 6th round pick)

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Verdict said:
I love this trade. Former top 10 pick. Classic low risk high reward pick. Low salary.

This guy has speed to burn. He's not really a receiver. I would think the plan would be to use him as the 3rd down running back. Behind our line he could be poison in the open field.

Screen passes, sweeps, and if you paired him in the backfield with Zeke man that would be wicked.
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Exactly
No risk and if you can figure out a way to get him the ball in space he can at least scare a defense with his speed
 
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Love the trade, even if I don't buy that this team has any idea how to be creative with him.
 
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RedLine said:
Very fast, but has a fumbling issue. Per ESPN radio, fumbled 5 times last year and 5 the year before.
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So,in Jason Garrett's percentage based outcome game planning that would probably *break down* into something like out of his 5 fumble seasonal avg. one of those fumbles are epically tide turning if not outright sealing defeat in that game, now,compared against what his known past proven positives have been ,the needle is indicating a " high risk for low reward " type of player to field,,, not really any teams cup of tea IMHO.



* break down is based upon the
M-Feudian theorem of Feryergamo, in which the 50% principle is continually applied to the negative variables based outcome of the resulting equation,with the actual lost games due to that particular players fumble ratio @1.25 o_O
 
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conner01 said:
Broken foot
May be on pup to start the year but should be a big issue
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And I'm telling you they'll put TWill on IR. He won't count against top 51 salary cap, and next year they can cut him with $2.5M dead cap.
 
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Looks like 3 and 5 step drops with controlled, short passing game offense setting up for Dak. Probably best since he struggled passing deep last year and gave up some sacks as well.
 
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The guy has been a bust so far. Probably a better RB than a WR. Wonder if the plan is to use his as a utility back like we did Dunbar.....
 

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CATCH17 said:
Kinda weird to be honest.

Short guy... Lot of money.. not real productive...

The Rams coach couldn’t figure out how to use him... I don’t know how we will either.
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How much of that money are we on the hook for?
Spotrac is a little confusing to me
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/tavon-austin-12288/

Listed under the Cowboys, they say it's only a 3mil cap hit for us, and I think they're including the 2mil game incentives as LTBE.

If we're only guaranteeing 1mil, with 2mil in game incentives, he's a great cheap pickup.
 
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Big D said:
i think beasley and/or switzer are gone based on this move.


Austin gives us a speed dimension we didn't have.
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Whoa! Dudes got a killer at speed lateral cut if not even a jump step to him:thumbup:
 
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CATCH17 said:
Kinda weird to be honest.

Short guy... Lot of money.. not real productive...

The Rams coach couldn’t figure out how to use him... I don’t know how we will either.
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Look back at tape of what he did well at WVU and incorporate some of that in his pro game.
 
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