T. Austin 4.25 40

Nope.

I see there's already discussion in the other thread.

Could put him in the discussion, for sure.

If Davone Bess is watching the Draft and he sees Tavon Austin drafted at 12 overall, he had better be nervous.

Absolutely he's in the discussion.

"Boomer wrote:

Absolutely he's in the discussion.

So, here's the thing. If he's in the discussion, do you think he can play both inside and out? Because if you pick him at 12, he better be more than just a niche player.

If you take him at 12 you'd better be sure he can play outside as well as inside. Playing outside is not something he ever showed at West Virginia. But he wasn't really given the opportunity either, was he?

Future (better?) Percy Harvin. Can't go wrong with him or Patterson at 12.

He can play the slot while Wallace or Jennings plays outside.

"17isOurSavior wrote:

Future (better?) Percy Harvin. Can't go wrong with him or Patterson at 12.

There is literally nothing similar about how Percy Harvin and Tayvon Austin play football

"ckparrothead wrote:

Could put him in the discussion, for sure.

If Davone Bess is watching the Draft and he sees Tavon Austin drafted at 12 overall, he had better be nervous.

Was reading some tweets a few days ago that mentioned the relationship between Bess and the Dolphins is jaded because the org. feels that Bess could've played more games than he did and feel he was exaggerating his back condition.

I cant seem to find it on my timeline, and I am not sure of the rumors accuracy, but it is funny that you mention Bess as if he could be threatened.

Man, he sure is making this Bailey or Austin debate interesting..

Does anyone know how both looked during the game that Ireland was there for?

"djphinfan wrote:

Man, he sure is making this Bailey or Austin debate interesting..

Does anyone know how both looked during the game that Ireland was there for?

I believe it was the bowl game vs Syracuse where Bailey caught 8 for 121 and 2 TDs.

Who knows, back in 2009 when we were scouting Pat White, perhaps Ireland took notice of a freshman by the name of Tavon Austin (in the 2 plays below), and it subsequently blossomed into a serious man-crush over the following 4 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ot0RG24jI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4f3jipmKng

I really, really have an issue taking a guy like Austin #12 overall. That just stinks of luxury pick.

He won't be there for our 2nd round pick so you just move on. You go grab a guy like Patterson @ #12, a guy who has demonstrated in a short period of time he can make giant strides in WR ability in very little time.

Lol..a fu&$ing freshman...electrifying...that stupid morgue we play in could use some of that..bump up draft stock..

He gets in the discussion if Miami nails free agency and is committed to giving Ryan Tannehill enough weapons to win with.

There are other WRs Miami would prefer over Austin IMO.

"Stringer Bell wrote:

There are other WRs Miami would prefer over Austin IMO.

yes, and one or two will be added in FA so that Austin can serve as an outstanding compliment to.

We're looking for more speed, explosiveness, chunk yardage, and improved scoring production, so I'm not sure why Austin doesn't fit that bill.

"Stringer Bell wrote:

There are other WRs Miami would prefer over Austin IMO.

Unless you're Jeff Ireland I don't know how you know that. And I think if Ireland has balls, he's doubling up on wideouts anyway. I don't think he's one and done.

I will just say this. Tavon Austin averaged 10.5 yards per ATTEMPT when he was actually thrown the ball on wide receiver routes.

That's after taking out 28 catches for 162 yards on sweep screens. These plays are essentially jet sweeps but instead of a hand-off, the QB lightly tosses the football about 2 or 3 feet distance into Austin's hand. It's technically a "pass". But it really isn't.

You exclude those, you're talking 81 of 106 for 1114 yards...a 13.8 yards per catch, 10.5 yards per ATTEMPT average.

That's as good as Cordarrelle Patterson, essentially.

Incidentally Stedman Bailey was 115 of 146 for 1629 yards...which is 14.2 yards per catch and 11.2 yards per ATTEMPT. And people wonder why he's my #2 wide receiver.

If you don't exclude the sweep screens for Austin then his average drops down to 9.5 yards per attempt.

14 reps of 225 at 174 lbs for Austin, that's pretty good. As a comparison, Da'Rick Rogers did 10 reps and he's 6' 2 1/2 217 lbs. Quinton patton did 8 reps and Ace Sanders is close to Austin's size and did half the reps that Austin did.

This is all like judging cloud formations but I think Markus Wheaton looked fantastic overall. He didn't catch every ball during the drills but I didn't need him to because I feel like I already know that he'll drop a ball every now and then. What I liked was that he ran full out (unlike so many) and he judged the ball in the air well. And in the testing portions he absolutely did what he needed to do to show that he's got DeSean Jackson type speed. A 4.34 in the 40 yard dash, fantastic. Only Tavon Austin, Marquise Goodwin and (somehow) Kenny Stills did better.

Also, what got me on the topic, Wheaton was one of the position leaders with 20 bench reps. You know the guy works out. That's what that tells me.

"Stringer Bell wrote:

There are other WRs Miami would prefer over Austin IMO.

I'd think this is true, but at a certain point if you've made your bed and eaten your vegetables in the off-season he represents a pretty appealing luxury pick.

I wouldn't take Austin with the corps we have right now.