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Old 11-27-2012   #16
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It was explained here a while ago that Gurode was cut to save money.

The Cowboys wanted him to restructure (take a pay cut) and he said no and therefore was cut instead.
What a mistake that was on Jerry's part.
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Old 11-27-2012   #17
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What a mistake that was on Jerry's part.

It was and he even admitted to it.

IIRC Gurode was one of the last contracts that needed to be restructured to give us more cap room for the future. Gurode didn't want to take less money and the two couldn't see eye-to-eye.

I should dig up the old threads on how posters wanted Gurode gone and how over rated he was...it's like deja vu.
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Old 11-27-2012   #18
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It was and he even admitted to it.

IIRC Gurode was one of the last contracts that needed to be restructured to give us more cap room for the future. Gurode didn't want to take less money and the two couldn't see eye-to-eye.

I should dig up the old threads on how posters wanted Gurode gone and how over rated he was...it's like deja vu.
I don't think many fans thought we would end up with every one else's cast offs. What they did this year to field an O line was criminal. I don't even want to hear the injury excuse because they weren't going to be any good any way.
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I know that when we do not have the kind of success, when we don't have expectations lived up to, the one that should get the most heat is the one that ultimately makes the decisions, period, with the Dallas Cowboys. And that's me."
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Old 11-27-2012   #19
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This will at least give us a chance to see if he can play at all anymore.
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I don't think many fans thought we would end up with every one else's cast offs. What they did this year to field an O line was criminal. I don't even want to hear the injury excuse because they weren't going to be any good any way.
To me the center situation was the most problematic in my eyes. Not only did they not provide competition for Costa they really didn't have any backup plan(s) if he went down. Cook was merely a plug in a leaking dam by the time preseason was over. They never put Bernadeau over there like they originally planned during training camp nor did Arkin do anything of significance to make the coaches believe he was a starter.

You know I've said it a number of times, but the center is incredibly important to the running game.

The other problem, which I can't recall anyone foreseeing, was how awful Doug Free would be going back to right tackle.
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SMH. Yet we still have these scrubs.
So you prefer an older scrub over a younger scrub? SMH.
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Costa didn't play well last year.

But Gurode was incapable of playing center.

That was proven by the fact that not one other team chose to sign him as a center.

Burmy still thinks its 2007. Poor chap.
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Like Gurode was some kinda "gang-buster" last year.

And now he's a year older.

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To me the center situation was the most problematic in my eyes. Not only did they not provide competition for Costa they really didn't have any backup plan(s) if he went down. Cook was merely a plug in a leaking dam by the time preseason was over. They never put Bernadeau over there like they originally planned during training camp nor did Arkin do anything of significance to make the coaches believe he was a starter.

You know I've said it a number of times, but the center is incredibly important to the running game.

The other problem, which I can't recall anyone foreseeing, was how awful Doug Free would be going back to right tackle.
Jerry paid him. More than likely a year to early. He has a habit of doing so.
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I can't believe how many here don't remember how absolutely dreadful Gurode was.
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Jerry paid him. More than likely a year to early. He has a habit of doing so.
Free had to be extended by the end of 2010, his rookie deal was up. The only other option was too franchise him which I don't believe we had the money to do this.
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I can't believe how many here don't remember how absolutely dreadful Gurode was.
He was lazy and not prone to detail. He needs a strong coach on him 24-7 to get him to perform. Its just his nature, same with Spears. Parcells said as much.
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I can't believe how many here don't remember how absolutely dreadful Gurode was.
Yeah, and yet you still complain about the line. What a surprise.
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SMH. Yet we still have these scrubs.
Gurode is a scrub.
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I can't believe how many here don't remember how absolutely dreadful Gurode was.
Other than the odd bad snap, he was not nearly as dreadful, even at the end, as what is being trotted out there now.

I'm not saying he could still do that this year, but he was FAR better than anyone we have had playing this year.

The fact that we used to complain about Gurode, and now we have this utter crap, speaks volumes.
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