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The Cowboys got Miles Austin back against the Giants last weekend and his return gave the team a potent trio of receivers.
Austin and Dez Bryant each caught touchdowns and Laurent Robinson, who came on while Austin was recovering from an injured hamstring, made a couple of long gains against the Giants secondary. It wasn’t enough to get Dallas a win, but it did show how good they could be with everyone healthy. It certainly made a believer out of Bryant.
“I feel like without a doubt that we are the best receiving corps in the league,” Bryant said, via Tim McMahon of ESPNDallas.com.
There’s a lot of room for debate on this question. Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks have put up huge numbers for the Giants this season, with Mario Manningham giving them a strong third option. The Packers have four quality wideouts running under Aaron Rodgers‘ passes and, in Antonio Brown and Mike Wallace, the Steelers will have a pair of 1,000-yard men when the season is over. If you add in tight ends and running backs, the Saints and Patriots have to be part of the conversation.
At the end of the day, though, the one thing all of those teams have in common is a great quarterback operating at a very high level. In the end, that part of the equation seems to be crucial because the best receivers in the world can run around all day without making a big impact if they don’t have someone good throwing them the ball.