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Shape of things to come: Dwayne Harris' rear end Depth Chart:
Quarterback
Running Back
Due to the number of receivers in camp, I'm commenting on the guys that will probably or might make the team, if the Cowboys take six receivers.
Miles Austin
Tony Romo. Felix Jones. DeMarcus Ware. Terence Newman. Bradie James. Rob Ryan. Jason Garrett. Jason Witten.
Yeah, all the key figures that will drive this Cowboys team have been talked about all off-season. How much can they get better? Are they getting worse? What will be the impact?
Missing is the Cowboys' lost-and-forgotten No. 1 receiver: Miles Austin. I haven't heard his name, seen an interview or anything that would put him in the spotlight. Maybe is coincidence. Maybe the beaming spotlight on Dez Bryant keeps Austin in the shadows. Either way, he's coming off what we deem a subpar year. If 69 catches, 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns is subpar or a "sophomore slump," the Cowboys will take it. All that production and his best bud and soulmate, Tony Romo, was gone for more than half the season.
Big things are expected for Austin.
Dez Bryant
There is zero doubt about the guy's ability. There is a ton of doubt about his character. He says he's cool. Deion Sanders tends to disagree. I, personally, side with the guy not getting kicked out of shopping malls for sagging. That's just me, though. Bryant is coming off an eight-touchdown season where he played 12 games and caught just 45 balls. Two came off punt returns. Every game you waiting for the bit of spectacular play. It was in the mail. You just waited. It'd hit and all you thought about for the next two hours was Michael Irvin.
Kevin Ogletree
Ogletree is an example of what underachieving gets you: A promotion. What looked like promise two years ago turned into sitting his ass on the bench last season. His receptions went from seven to three. Roy Williams and Sam Hurd are gone, and, no matter what, Ogletree is moving up on the depth chart. Anything is higher than the bottom.
Dwayne Harris
Harris took the first pre-season game by the balls and never let go. I think we saw Harris at his absolute strengths: Returning kicks and going into the slot on offense and causing trouble. He's a smallish guy (5-10, 203), whose report notes that he finds holes in coverage and exploits. That's exactly what he did last week against Denver. Harris' development allows the Cowboys to address a number of holes including an impactful, reliable kick returner, a slot receiver and just a different type of talent. He's not fast, he's not tall or necessarily strong like Dez Bryant. He's built like a running back, except he runs routes. A fascinating find.
Jesse Holley
The cherry on top of this reject receiving corps. Austin was undrafted out of Monmouth. Bryant slipped down the draft due to personal issues. Ogletree was undrafted. Harris is a sixth-rounder out of East Carolina. Holley made the team by winning Michael Irvin's reality show contest. He's stuck ever since. Seems like a valuable special teams guy.
Teddy Williams
Made a minor ripple midway through 2010 because of his name and that he's a track guy out of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Seems like practice squad fodder.
Tysson Poots
He's big (6-2, 214), white and his last name is "Poots." He must make the team.
Lyle Leong
If you watched the Texas Tech Red Raiders the last three years, you noticed Lyle Leong. In the mold of Wes Welker and Danny Amendola, Leong is a slot possession guy that drove opponents crazy in college. Second all-time in touchdown catches at Tech, which is saying something. The Cowboys didn't keep Amendola and now he's useful with the St. Louis Rams. Would like to see them keep Leong.
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