Who will emerge as a main slot guy?

[TheMarathonContinues]

Before Beasley was injured, he took a lot of Miles' slot reps. How many times have you seen Harris lined up in the slot this preseason?

Fair enough. I took that as a way to get looks for Beasley because we already know what Harris has. I personally don't get it. We invested a draft pick in him. He's been solid. Maybe they want him strictly to focus on punt return duties.

 

[BAT]

Fair enough. I took that as a way to get looks for Beasley because we already know what Harris has. I personally don't get it. We invested a draft pick in him. He's been solid. Maybe they want him strictly to focus on punt return duties.

Harris is more reliable than Williams at this point but Williams has the bigger upside. If just based on potential, I have been more impressed with Rogers than Williams, but Williams has the pedigree.

 

[Idgit]

I am not convinced the talk of Miles being gone after this year is going to come to fruition.

He may have very well found a regimen to keep his hamstrings from acting up. They have not acted up at all and he has looked explosive. He is only 29 years old and still should be playing at his peak level right now. With Dez lighting things up on the other side he may be poised for a monster year working the other side. I think he is going to be the #2 option in the passing game and will probably amass somewhere around 1250 yards this year while Dez picks up around 1700.and Witten about 800. That trio of elite playmakers could propel us into SB contention if the defense puts up a typical Kiffen season.

As for Miles in 2015 who knows. Dez will be into his extension at that point and Romo will be in his third year. My guess is we try to keep him if he has played well in 2013 and 2014. By that stage TWill should really be coming into his own, though, and we will have to decide if he can step into Miles shoes. This will be one of the last great years of Romo at 36 years of age and we may just throw caution to the wind and mortgage things up a bit to keep the explosive offense intact.

I think Miles will probably be gone, because he'll probably command more than we're willing to commit on a multi-year deal, but Garrett does love him. If he's willing to take a haircut to play with Romo, I can definitely see a deal getting worked out. And Miles is the kind of guy who might just do that.

 

[Galian Beast]

I am not convinced the talk of Miles being gone after this year is going to come to fruition.

He may have very well found a regimen to keep his hamstrings from acting up. They have not acted up at all and he has looked explosive. He is only 29 years old and still should be playing at his peak level right now. With Dez lighting things up on the other side he may be poised for a monster year working the other side. I think he is going to be the #2 option in the passing game and will probably amass somewhere around 1250 yards this year while Dez picks up around 1700.and Witten about 800. That trio of elite playmakers could propel us into SB contention if the defense puts up a typical Kiffen season.

As for Miles in 2015 who knows. Dez will be into his extension at that point and Romo will be in his third year. My guess is we try to keep him if he has played well in 2013 and 2014. By that stage TWill should really be coming into his own, though, and we will have to decide if he can step into Miles shoes. This will be one of the last great years of Romo at 36 years of age and we may just throw caution to the wind and mortgage things up a bit to keep the explosive offense intact.

If you look at Austin's contract, there is a very good chance they restructure him again next year. I could very easily see him here through the 2015 season.

There is no longer any signing bonus to Miles Austin, it's all restructured money that was paid in advance.

Dead money to cut him next year is 7.8 million dollars. His current 2014 cap hit is 8.2 million dollars, which can be restructured.

You can take his cap hit down to 5.14 million, which is really acceptable if he can stay healthy and produce.

That brings his 2015 cap hit to 11.18 million. Which sounds bad but can again be restructured to 8.8 million, which is a bit prohibitive, but not impossible to pay him depending on his 2013 and 2014 seasons. You could also see him take a cut in base salary to stay with the team.

 

[newlander]

If Miles goes down (or God forbid Dez), it'll be Harris...if all is healthy, it'll be Miles (at least 50% of the time)...

correct: and he's been VERY effective in the preseason in that role: he's way too big and physical for 3rd corners. IF someone has a good enough safety maybe they can try it but....that opens up Dez and Williams over the top.....we WILL score more this year IMO

 

[Doomsday101]

Not sure who the main slot guy will be all I know is who ever we put out there is capable of making the plays for this team. Personally I like what I am seeing out of the WR core as far as who is out there does not matter to me. Make the catch, move the chains and help put points on the board.

 

[Jwoo52]

I personally think behind Miles Harris is your guy. Coale does not have the lover body strength that Harris has, which can help harris on routes over the middle. I like Williams playing opposite of Dez due to his size. Right now Williams just lacks confidence and timing plus not to mention the chemistry with Romo.

 

[robbieruff]

correct: and he's been VERY effective in the preseason in that role: he's way too big and physical for 3rd corners. IF someone has a good enough safety maybe they can try it but....that opens up Dez and Williams over the top.....we WILL score more this year IMO

amen

 

[SportsGuru80]

Miles moves into the slot with our standard 3 WR set...