I’ve been trying for a few days now to figure out the fantasy ramifications for Trent Edwards, Marshawn Lynch, Lee Evans and other Buffalo Bills now that they’ve picked up Terrell Owens. Sure, Roscoe Parrish and Josh Reed weren’t cutting it as number two wideouts, helping make Evans one of fantasy’s most frustrating potential stars.

But Owens’ history, admitted or not, of being a jagoff of a teammate makes me nervous that the youngster Edwards could get rattled and curl up in the fetal position on the 50 yard line.

Hopefully he’s stronger than that, but it leaves me with no idea yet how to look at the Buffalo Bills’ skill players heading into the middle of free agency. I’ll leave you with a link to ffchamps.com, where Anthony Maggio, whom we occasionally contact for insight and who also writes the blog Punting Baxter, wrote an extensive piece outlining his thoughts on Owens’ contributions.

One person in Dallas I think might be an overlooked beneficiary of Owens’ departure is little-known Miles Austin.

Austin joined the Cowboys three seasons ago as a free agent from Monmouth College in New Jersey. His stats have been underwhelming, for the most part. But he’s 6-3, he’s fast, and he reportedly was in the process of overtaking Patrick Crayton on the depth chart last year when he hurt his knee for the second time.

Despite his modest stats, there are signs he’s got the potential to be somebody. After missing the opener against Cleveland last season, he caught seven passes for two touchdowns in his next three games.

Against Green Bay in week three, he caught two passes for 115 yards – one a 63 yarder and the other a 52 yard scoring strike. He ended the season with 13 catches for 278 yards – a solid 21.4 yard per catch average.

His numbers slowed dramatically the last half of the season with the knee injury and Jerry Jones’ acquisition of Roy Williams from Detroit. But the Cowboys did like him enough to put a $1.545 million tender on him as a restricted free agent.

But the Cowboys remain intrigued by his speed and size and, while the team is likely to supplement Austin, Sam Hurd, Crayton and other unheralded returnees through free agency and the draft, Austin will get a chance to showcase himself.

“Obviously it’s an opportunity and I’m excited for the challenge,” he told the Dallas Morning News. “It gives me a shot to get more time and also show the coaches what I can do. But when it’s all said and done, you still have to perform when they call on you.”

Yes, you do have to perform when they call on you. He’s done that a little bit in limited opportunities. Now he gets a real chance to be one of those long-shot happy endings.