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At the owners meeting in Orlando, HC Jeff Fisher expressed confidence Austin would take the next step in 2014 and the team would have a better idea of ways to best use him. “We’re not disappointed in what his production was last year at all," Fisher said.
Reported by ESPN.com
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After trading up to the eighth pick in the NFL draft last year, the Rams selected Austin in hopes that he'd provide a spark to an offense in desperate need of one. But the Rams had difficulty early getting the ball in Austin's hands in space, and his 10.5-yard average was hiked by an 81-yard touchdown play. He missed the final three games of the season because of an ankle injury. Still, Fisher is optimistic. "One of the things that was misleading was he had two or three returns called back -- one against Dallas --and then he got hurt. I think another year in the program, in the offense, OTAs, training camp, you’ll see more production. I think we’ll do a better job of using him now that we know what he’s capable of doing. Kind of looking forward to see him improve from year one to year two.’’ We'll be watching for signs that Fisher is right.
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