Someone please explain the Tavon Austin hype.

[Jakob]

Ugh... he dat deal?

[Dash Global]

if we did draft him at 14, we better be getting the ball in his hands ALOT next season.

knowing our luck then his 170 pound frame gets lit by a NFL LB or S and get injured lol

[Monday Night Shyamalan]

Don't really get the ginn comparison. He was primarily a deep threat in college. They are both fast and are good return men so I guess I can see that party of a comparison but that's really about it.

Agree to disagree I guess.

Ginn and Austin's college highlight's are eerily similar in my eyes. Ginn ran a lot of end-arounds and caught a lot of slants. Austin has a slight step up on speed and cutting ability but if history proves correct ... undersized, dynamic, system WR's taken in the 1st never seem to pan out.

However no doubt about the return game of both players ... explosive!

[Shermdog]

I am no expert but I dont want us to draft him. I could see him getting banged up too easily in the NFL he is just a a little too small for my taste.

[XClown1986]

This is the real question. Would you take Darren Sproles in the first round? Because that is how he should and will be played.

[IamSoClutch]

the only real reason i dont want austin is because we would be able to use him as a scat back with our expensive and crowded backfield. we wont use him as a returner because we have ginn. that leaves him only to have a game to game impact at the slot reciever. not to mention i love cam but he does struggle with the short pass. recievers like this need very accurate qbs

[Monday Night Shyamalan]

the only real reason i dont want austin is because we would be able to use him as a scat back with our expensive and crowded backfield. we wont use him as a returner because we have ginn. that leaves him only to have a game to game impact at the slot reciever. not to mention i love cam but he does struggle with the short pass. recievers like this need very accurate qbs

My thoughts exactly, other than the occasional end-around (which Ginn could do), I see him as a slot receiver only in our system, primarily due to our 3-headed rushing attack (if Dwill stays that is).

[PantherMan89]

the only real reason i dont want austin is because we would be able to use him as a scat back with our expensive and crowded backfield. we wont use him as a returner because we have ginn. that leaves him only to have a game to game impact at the slot reciever. not to mention i love cam but he does struggle with the short pass. recievers like this need very accurate qbs

I think these are very valid points even though I'd like to draft him. Also remember ginn is working on a one year deal though.

[nickzz]

This is the real question. Would you take Darren Sproles in the first round? Because that is how he should and will be played.

darren sproles is built like a mini-tank. austin is even smaller than percy harvin... i'm willing to bet he doesn't see as much time at RB as percy.

[carolina-chuck]

HYPE??? OH LAWD

[Rhell]

Part of the reason is that Austin is a movable chess piece on offense, you can do some creative things with him to confuse defenses. That is, if your OC is innovative enough...don't know if Shula would really be able to use the guy like he should be.

[Ken]

He ran a fast 40.

[Monday Night Shyamalan]

Part of the reason is that Austin is a movable chess piece on offense, you can do some creative things with him to confuse defenses. That is, if your OC is innovative enough...don't know if Shula would really be able to use the guy like he should be.

Good point. Curious to see what Shula can bring...

[Squirrel]

http://www.cbssports...get-go-in-draft

good read.

"He really is the complete player. He's difficult to handle one-on-one, he's really smart, his yards after catch are incredible and he secures the football. It doesn't matter where you run him: Across the middle, deep, short. He's going to catch the ball."