Could Tavon Austin be the odd man out among the receivers?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBlogging The BoysBlogging The Boys DeMarcus Ware Jersey , a Dallas Cowboys fan communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryCowboysOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Dallas Cowboys NewsFiled under:Dallas Cowboys GeneralVeterans on the bubble: ESPN predicts the Cowboys receiver room getting smallerNew,81commentsCould Tavon Austin be the odd man out among the receivers?CDTShareTweetShareShareVeterans on the bubble: ESPN predicts the Cowboys receiver room getting smallerPhoto by Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesThere are roster decisions every year that people agonize over. How are you possibly going to carry so many at one position group? Are you really willing to sacrifice player A for player B? Training camp helps us answer some of these questions, but it’s still a difficult process.We’re about six weeks away from things getting going in Oxnard and the reality is that there are going to be cuts a few weeks after that that many didn’t (and did) expect. One of the more shocking cuts the Cowboys have made in recent history was kicker Dan Bailey last year (a move they were proven right on); what veterans could be on the wrong side of decisions this year?ESPN put together a prediction on Monday where they chose a veteran candidate from each team to be out of work. While there are many who would suggest a defensive lineman for the Cowboys, the answer assigned to America’s Team was actually a wide receiver: Tavon Austin.When we talked about how many roster spots were “truly” available we included Austin and were met with a lot of eye rolls. I’m not, and wasn’t then, arguing that Austin is more valuable than certain receivers on the roster Ezekiel Elliott Color Rush Jersey , but he’s a leader on this team. The team that just so happens to be coached by someone who loves leadership in Jason Garrett. In what ways is Austin a leader? He’s among the more veteran players on a young team for starters, but he’s also among their leadership council group. When select members traveled to Durham, NC this offseason he was among them. Let me be clear, I’m not saying simply because Austin went on a trip with some of his teammates that his roster spot is locked in, but he shouldn’t be so casually dismissed. The receiver room is a very crowded one, one that got that way rather quickly https://www.dallascowboysfanshop.com/Rod-Smith-Jersey , in Dallas. Austin is far behind players like Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, and Randall Cobb in terms of what he can contribute on the field, but whether or not he outweighs the prospect of guys like Lance Lenoir, Cedrick Wilson, Allen Hurns Kavon Frazier Jersey , or any of this year’s UDFAs, remains to be seen. The last time Jason Witten played, he made a Pro Bowl.So even though he’s a year removed from the game, he’s confident he can still play well in his return to the Cowboys this year.“I don’t [have any self doubt], but I also understand that people are going to,” Witten said Cole Beasley Color Rush Jersey , via Todd Archer of ESPN.com. “I understand that. And hopefully over time they’ll see it, right? That’s the good thing about this game is it always shows. I’ll be ready.“I know what the expectations are for me and a lot of that stuff will play out on its own. I wouldn’t make a decision like that if I didn’t feel like I couldn’t come in there hand help them. That’s something I thought through a lot before I made that decision [to come back].”The Cowboys don’t plan to use Witten as an every down player (he’s turning 37 before the season, so that seems wise), meaning the 63 receptions for 560 yards and five touchdowns he posted in 2017 might not be within his reach.