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I have the same feeling, I think he does better than most are projecting.
I will tell you what happened against Green Bay. Kitna overthrew Austin on a sure LONG touchdown bomb down that field when Austin had completely burnt the entire defense. That was his shot for huge impact in that game. Other than that... Green Bay was all over Kitna and he didn't have a chance to do much of anything.
Didn't stop Kitna from continuing to get the ball a ton to Bryant.
Quick slant over the middle and Miles is gone. Any play, any game.
I saw two red tailed hawks today before the games started, seriously I did, right out behind my backyard in a field. Miles Austin's success today reminded me of that and I just wanted to share it with all of you.
He's clearly the No. 2 WR on the team as long as Kitna is the QB. I'll take the TD but I think the days of Austin posting big reception totals are done for this season. Kitna absolutely loves throwing to Bryant. Bryant is an incredible talent but Austin's pretty damn good too. Unfortunately, the passing game seems to be Bryant first, check down to the RBs or Witten and then maybe look to Austin.
I think a healthy Romo next season helps Austin be a Top 15-20 WR. Rock solid WR2. I think Bryant could be Top 10. He really is impressive.
I tend to agree. I see Miles in the category right below Marshall, Jennings, and Wayne. If I was a betting man, which I, I'd say he's peaked.
It's been that way pretty much every game since Kitna took over. Austin's been open a lot but Kitna doesn't look his way. I know some people don't like it when I say Kitna's ignoring Austin but I think that accurately describes it. When Kitna looks downfield his first read is almost always Bryant. That's the way it is and after four games, and now a victory, I don't see that changing. It's obvious Garrett wants to get the ball to Bryant and isn't feeling compelled to create ways to get the ball to Austin, something that happened frequently last season. The torch has been passed but if Austin can get some TDs hopefully he can be a WR2/3 the rest of the way.
He's explosive is the reason why. He can break one on any given play. I wonder will ROY get as much love after this game?
Because they are overly enamored with Bryant and devising creative ways to get the ball to Austin (which Garrett did a great job of doing last season and earlier this season) simply isn't important to them. All of the bubble screens and quick hitters they used to run for Austin are all going to Bryant now. As far as yesterday, we really saw Kitna's limitations take both Austin and Bryant down. Kitna lacks the ability to throw the ball downfield so everything was in the intermediate zones, primarily to Witten and check downs to Jones. The Saints were able to really press down on the WRs because they knew (or appeared to know) Kitna couldn't beat them deep. The Cowboys' passing game is extremely limited with Kitna and defenses may be wising up to it. So Austin had only three receptions (although he dropped one for what would have been a minimal gain and should have had a TD if Kitna hadn't thrown a terrible pass) and Bryant had none. Williams was more active but he did a lot of his damage on slant routes.Overall for Austin, the good news is he's scoring touchdowns despite rarely being involved in the passing game. So he's getting it done to make him a viable WR2. Also, if more defenses start putting a safety over the top on Bryant the way the Saints did that should give Austin more freedom to work. Of course, then you have to hope Kitna can get the ball to him. Your feelings about Austin's potential there will depend on how much faith you have in Kitna as a quarterback. Sadly, the days of Miles Austin catching more than 3-4 passes in a game may be gone until Tony Romo returns.
I have no idea how this score stood to be honest. I cant believe the missed holding calls on that play. ridiculous.
I consider that some long overdue karma for all the calls that have gone against me this season.
