Costa gets extension, per Eatman...***2yr 2.7mil Post #61***

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by StanleySpadowski

Give him time and he'll stop pleasuring himself with a Parcells cardboard cutout long enough to tell you that Jacob Rogers was all Jones.

Rogers was all on BP who ignored the scouts who were skeptical of him. Even great coaches have their weaknesses.

BUT SOME keep quietly forgetting that Jerruh loved Henson and it was BP who managed to find a way to keep Romo...


for all the so called wisdom of Red Ball BP took over a team with a lot less talent and in 3 years had a solid playoff contending team.

Red Ball TOOK OVER a contending team and where is the improvement?

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by xwalker

I pulled up the All-22 for the game against the Ravens. Costa was not blocking Ngata on a majority of the plays.

The Ravens play a base 3-4 and Ngata is not the NT.

Costa was blocking these guys more often than Ngata:
6-4 341 Terrence Cody
6-5 345 Ma'ake Kemoeatu

winnie and a few others claim that Costa was beating up on Ngata. Thier way of trying to prove he is the Pro Bowler they think he is (like Theogt)

[Gaede]

Good thing we extended him. He looked really good in the 2 snaps he played this year.

He's been so reliable for us these last two years, I wouldn't know what we'd do without him

[JakeCamp12]

My only issue with the signing of Costa is that he now has back issues as well as that nasty ankle injury he had last year. My hope is that they are looking at him solely as a backup and the plan is to draft a true center in the draft. If they are relying on Cook and Costa to play center, then it looks to be Groundhog day all over again.

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by Chuck 54

I give Parcells no credit for anything positive in Dallas, though I know that isn't fair either.

I still blame Parcells for being a stubborn-know-it-all when it came to the draft and RB. If he had done the logical thing as just about every fan and media type saw it and selected Steven Jackson when he miraculously fell to us in the draft at the bottom of round 1, not only would we have had a better running game all these years with a balanced attack, but imagine all those draft picks for Felix Jones, Marion Barbour, DeMarco Murray, along with the waisted time on Julius Jones...other starters could be on the team now for those 1st, 3rd, 4th round picks.

Forget every other issue over the years...imagine if Parcells had pulled the string on Jackson and Jerry had pulled the string on Moss. Jackson and Moss alone, two no-brainers to everyone else, could have changed the fortunes of this franchise.

[View Full Quote]Players make a bigger difference than coaches or owners in this league.

RB would not have made that much difference in the end. Not the way the NFL has gone.

Moss would have hated it here once Aikman was gone. Caused all sorts of trouble.

[Jersey]

Wow! thats a nice contract for a back-up talent. His agent did a great job.
Now that we have an average reserve signed we can target a starter in the draft.
Please tell me thats the plan. We can become an elite team any other way.

[TheSport78]

Originally Posted by burmafrd

Flapoke is Costa's agent.

And by the way I wonder where this idea was that Ngata injured his thigh

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/10/...ns-knee-sprain

[erod]

There's a bit of overreaction on this. Costa is DEFINITELY a good backup that can play three positions. He might be the bonified starter the coaches think he can be and he has shown flashes of.

That's value, and he's still very young. The contract wasn't huge either.

[theogt]

Originally Posted by Idgit

People don't like undrafted players in their lineups for whatever reason. Throw in a 'short arms' comment or two, and a couple botched shotgun snaps, and there's no getting over it.

The team likes him, though. That's pretty clear. And he's gotten better each season. This extension is a good thing, no matter how it's spun.

I'd say 98+% of people on this website don't even re-watch games focusing on individual performances. Without doing that, you really can't have an informed opinion. It's as simple as that.

[burmafrd]

Originally Posted by theogt

I'd say 98+% of people on this website don't even re-watch games focusing on individual performances. Without doing that, you really can't have an informed opinion. It's as simple as that.

you have as much credibility claiming that Costa will be a probowler as Jerruh did saying Henson reminded him of Aikman

[Eskimo]

Originally Posted by JakeCamp12

My only issue with the signing of Costa is that he now has back issues as well as that nasty ankle injury he had last year. My hope is that they are looking at him solely as a backup and the plan is to draft a true center in the draft. If they are relying on Cook and Costa to play center, then it looks to be Groundhog day all over again.

I hope Cook isn't in the running.

Right now I'd say Costa, Kowalski, Arkin and Bernardeau are the key contenders.

I still like the Killer at Center - my dark horse.

However, if Bernardeau can play like he did last year consistently at Center than he may be the right guy for the job. If that is the case, I think it is best to shift Costa to Guard where I think he will be a better player and less likely to re-injure himself.

Now you can focus on just finding a Guard prospect to throw into the competition. I'd favor drafting one in the first two rounds. The only Guard that I think is worth of the pick is Cooper because I don't think Warmack fits what we want to do and he is really, really slow and this will affect any kind of screen game we want to run.

My current vision:

Tyron/Parnell Livings/rookie Bern/Killer Costa/Leary Parnell/Weems/vet FA

[CyberB0b]

Does this deal lowers his cap number to where they can cut him if he is injured or can't perform this offseason?

[honyock]

Originally Posted by CyberB0b

Does this deal lowers his cap number to where they can cut him if he is injured or can't perform this offseason?

I saw a release yesterday that his agent is saying that he's guaranteed $950,000 this year, so apparently some or all of his 2013 base is guaranteed. There wasn't any mention of any guarantees in his 2014 base. So if there are none, it would probably only cost $225,000 to cut him in 2014 (his prorated signing bonus for 2014).

[Verdict]

My best guess is that Smith, Parnell, Livings, Costa, and Berny are locks for the roster. If you made me hazard a guess I think Bernie will be the starter at center and Costa will be his backup. If Killa comes on strong and can make a push at center/guard then you have 3 guys that can play at center.

I think this is the Cowboys thought process and we are keeping Free as a smoke screen to cover up our interest at right tackle hoping one will fall to us at 18 and that someone right below us won't leap frog us and get him. At least that is my hope. If we draft a right tackle in round one you can say goodbye to Free immediately after the draft and he will probably be cut immediately after the the draft anyway because he will be useless as a smoke screen after the draft.

[speedkilz88]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

I hope Cook isn't in the running.

Right now I'd say Costa, Kowalski, Arkin and Bernardeau are the key contenders.

I still like the Killer at Center - my dark horse.

However, if Bernardeau can play like he did last year consistently at Center than he may be the right guy for the job. If that is the case, I think it is best to shift Costa to Guard where I think he will be a better player and less likely to re-injure himself.

Now you can focus on just finding a Guard prospect to throw into the competition. I'd favor drafting one in the first two rounds. The only Guard that I think is worth of the pick is Cooper because I don't think Warmack fits what we want to do and he is really, really slow and this will affect any kind of screen game we want to run.

My current vision:

Tyron/Parnell Livings/rookie Bern/Killer Costa/Leary Parnell/Weems/vet FA

Thankfully the Cowboys gave up on Costa playing OG years ago. Center was always the position he was going to have to play if he was ever going to develop into a starter.