cowboysblog.dallasnews.com - 10/21/2009
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Coach Wade Phillips confirmed that Miles Austin will replace Patrick Crayton as the second wide receiver in the Cowboys' starting lineup on Sunday against Atlanta. Crayton will start only if Roy Williams (rib injury) can't play.
``Miles Austin will be starting,'' Phillips said. ``It's ...
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blog.blitznation.com - 10/22/2009
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blog.blitznation.com —
So it seems as though we have an
unhappy Cowboy this morning, as Patrick Crayton has decided...
to rip the coaches a little bit. And why did he do this? Because the Cowboys’ staff failed to tell him that he was being demoted in favor of Miles Austin . (more…)
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What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
blog.blitznation.com - 10/26/2009
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Living literally two blocks away from Monmouth University,
I was ecstatic when Miles Austin signed with the...
Dallas Cowboys a few years back. He instantly became a guy that I loved to root for, as he played his college games within walking distance of my house, and he was now on my favorite ...
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Hometown Hero Miles Austin is Becoming an NFL Superstar
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[Cowboys] Coaches Didn't Tell WR Patrick Crayton About Demotion
Gridironfans.com —
... you played the week before, that means you're starting.'' Crayton said he understood the move, but was disapointed he was not told. ``I would have loved it. It would have been real stand-up,'' he said. ``That's not what happened. ... Nothing was explained to me. I had the dropped pass and I had the muffed punt. Maybe that was it. ... This thing is not about fair. That's what you come to realize. Life is not fair. You've just got to roll with the punches.''
Source: Dallas Morning News ...
Flames/Lames: Jonathan Stewart will slather Bills in Baconnaise
Roto Arcade —
... IR-bound (torn ACL) and given Austin's recent promotion, the third-year
wideout, in an attempt to expose the Falcons' primary weakness, will be
targeted often downfield by ...
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