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Cowboys' Miles Austin declared smartest receiver in NFL
Posted at 4:29 PM on Tue., Aug. 24, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Michael Lombardi, veteran NFL personnel guru and NFL.com senior analyst, shared his picks for the smartest players in the league this year with GQ magazine.
Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin was named smartest receiver.
Writes Lombardi: "Undrafted out of tiny Monmouth University, he improves each year because of his rare ability to concentrate. Runs crafty routes, deadly after the catch."
The GQ intro is as follows: There's a wonderful old clip of Bill Parcells, back when he was coaching the New York Giants, where he shouts that his team is too dumb to be any good. Parcells has always been ahead of the curve. Football is a game of grit and power, but with each season it's becoming more like chess played on grass. Winning teams depend on smart players who can grasp complex systems, stay focused through a long season, and cope with nagging injuries. (Yes, playing through pain has a mental component: It's all about concentration.) So think of what follows as the flip side to those classic all-Madden teams stacked with smashmouth grunts.
The rest of the All-Brains NFL Team:
QB
Matt Schaub , Houston Texans
DE
Elvis Dumervil, Denver Broncos
CB
Cortland Finnegan , Tennessee Titans
OT
Michael Roos, Tennessee Titans
RB
Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens
LB
London Fletcher , Washington Redskins
TE
Antonio Gates , San Diego Chargers
S
Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens
Posted at 4:29 PM on Tue., Aug. 24, 2010 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
SportsDayDFW.com sports Bio | E-mail | News tips
Michael Lombardi, veteran NFL personnel guru and NFL.com senior analyst, shared his picks for the smartest players in the league this year with GQ magazine.
Dallas Cowboys receiver Miles Austin was named smartest receiver.
Writes Lombardi: "Undrafted out of tiny Monmouth University, he improves each year because of his rare ability to concentrate. Runs crafty routes, deadly after the catch."
The GQ intro is as follows: There's a wonderful old clip of Bill Parcells, back when he was coaching the New York Giants, where he shouts that his team is too dumb to be any good. Parcells has always been ahead of the curve. Football is a game of grit and power, but with each season it's becoming more like chess played on grass. Winning teams depend on smart players who can grasp complex systems, stay focused through a long season, and cope with nagging injuries. (Yes, playing through pain has a mental component: It's all about concentration.) So think of what follows as the flip side to those classic all-Madden teams stacked with smashmouth grunts.
The rest of the All-Brains NFL Team:
QB
Matt Schaub , Houston Texans
DE
Elvis Dumervil, Denver Broncos
CB
Cortland Finnegan , Tennessee Titans
OT
Michael Roos, Tennessee Titans
RB
Ray Rice, Baltimore Ravens
LB
London Fletcher , Washington Redskins
TE
Antonio Gates , San Diego Chargers
S
Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens
