Miles Austin to replace Patrick Crayton

Coach Wade Phillips confirmed that Miles Austin will replace Patrick Crayton as the second wide receiver in the Cowboys' starting lineup on Sunday against Atlanta. Crayton will start only if Roy Williams (rib injury) can't play.

``Miles Austin will be starting,'' Phillips said. ``It's obvious, the guy had 250 yards receiving in one game. It's hard to say you're not going to play the guy.''

Austin set a club record with 250 reception yards against Kansas City, a game in which Crayton fumbled a punt out of bounds and dropped a pass. Crayton said he was disappointed that nobody told him he was being demoted. Phillips said Crayton had been informed.

``I would have loved it,'' Crayton said of being informed. ``It would have been real stand-up. That's not what happened. ... Nothing was explained to me. I had the dropped pass and I had the muffed punt. Maybe that was it. ... This thing is not about fair. That's what you come to realize. Life is not fair. You've just got to roll with the punches.''

Said Phillips, ``We discussed it with him, i have no doubt about that. I think Patrick will take it the right way and do his best. I expect nothing less from him. He's a big part of this team.''