Austin has miles to go before Owens' comparison is legit

Bill Parcells was 1,500 miles away last Sunday, but his voice seemed as clear to me as the Chiefs' intentions when they lined up in the red zone with Mike Vrabel as an eligible receiver. "Put away the anointing oil," Parcells used to growl when the media gushed about Tony Romo's play his first season as a starter. If Parcells had been coaching the Cowboys last Sunday, he would have said the same of receiver Miles Austin, who got his first NFL start when a rib injury kept Roy Williams at home. Don't get me wrong, Austin's performance was truly spectacular and there's no disputing that it may have salvaged the season and saved Wade Phillips' job. But the truth is his club-record 250 yards and two touchdowns in the 26-20 overtime win may have said more about the Chiefs' woeful defense than they did his future as a top-flight playmaker. Kansas City entered the game 28th in pass defense. The only other time this season Austin has scored a TD was...