Costa Cut

TheDude

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You are a champion of dumbed down binary thinking.

Costa had several good games and dominant performances against top notch DT. He also had some horrific games against guys like Wilfork. He was a mixed bag but nuance seems to be beyond you.

Can it be said that either side's proof can be realized on whether a player is picked up and makes another team when cut? If a cut player starts for another team, then that would seriously bolster a position that he belongs in the league.

If he doesn't, then that is pretty damming.
 

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Can it be said that either side's proof can be realized on whether a player is picked up and makes another team when cut? If a cut player starts for another team, then that would seriously bolster a position that he belongs in the league.

If he doesn't, then that is pretty damming.

What if another team picks him up? He then 'belongs.'
 

Alexander

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Well, he was our starter, and would have been in 2012, right? What definition of starting calibre are you using?

Sorry, I do not take a player's spot on the depth chart as gospel to tell me if the player can play, especially if they were practically handed the job with zero competition after our overpriced veteran was cut.

Costa has had "moments" but there is a real, oh I don't know, maybe legitimate reason we felt compelled to spend a first round choice on a center. That usually means that the incumbent was not that great.

We extended the guy and sat him when we drafted a first round replacement for him.

We extended him before the draft. That means, very simply and plainly, we felt he was a starter if a replacement could not be found. Period.

That's what happens in this league.

Really?

I will wait for it to happen on another team and I really really hope you point it out to me.

His release surprises nobody. Not when he can't legitimately play OG and we have another backup C on the roster and he's carrying a cap hit. That's a recipe for release.

So you let me understand what you apparently accept.

A) You pay a marginal starter what an average center in the NFL gets. Your GM states he needs better guard support. But it is clear that there is a commitment there.

B) You then draft his replacement.

C) You then have the player earning starter type money languish on the bench after he proves he cannot even provide depth.

D) Then you cut them after they provided an entire season of practically zero utility.

I do not know who actually is "surprised". When a player is not that good and they are paid too much because the braintrust decided to sign him to a foolish contract, I think that is kind of the way it works when you make a bad decision.

This is not a referendum on his play from two seasons ago. Lol.

Wait, wasn't that when people here said he could play? Just trying to figure this all out.[/quote]
 

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What if another team picks him up? He then 'belongs.'

can argue nuance. If he is brought in as a camp body and doesn't make a team? If he makes a team as a backup?

There are shades of gray,

but if you fall into the little or no white muted hue, a preponderance of the evidence tenant would win academic scoring debates - and vice versa
 

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Radio guy reported Durant and Parnell also cut ...saves 4 million

So we are only 13 million over .

Crap. Don't like cutting the swing tackle without a replacement, and I think Durant played pretty well last season.
 

Alexander

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Radio guy reported Durant and Parnell also cut ...saves 4 million

So we are only 13 million over .

Radio guy is wrong.

For now.

Most of these cuts are not that shocking.

There is some dead weight on this roster.

That kind of happens when everyone gets a million dollars as soon as their pen hits the page.
 

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There was a few posters that took the wait and see approach on Costa. I was not one if them. He was never a NFL starting quality center. It is funny to see these same posters so down on him now.
 

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can argue nuance. If he is brought in as a camp body and doesn't make a team? If he makes a team as a backup?

There are shades of gray,

but if you fall into the little or no white muted hue, a preponderance of the evidence tenant would win academic scoring debates - and vice versa

If you want an objective standard of whether or not he belongs in the NFL then I would say making a 53 man roster is fair.
 

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That's silly. He's a cap casualty because he's an expensive one position backup. No other reason.

Had Cooper been there for us last draft, Costa would have been our starting Center, and we might be extending him.

I guess he just couldn't overcome other teams 'exploiting his tendency to set up slowly'.
 

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I guess he just couldn't overcome other teams 'exploiting his tendency to set up slowly'.

The issue that I always saw with him was that he would be impatient and lunge at guys in pass protection rather than wait. When you are t rex reaching is a good way of getting out of balance and ending up on the turf. He did quite a bit of that.
 

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Who is the backup center now?

Good question. Right now, I guess Bernadeau is the backup center. But, he is also the starting RG. So, if Frederick gets hurt, Bernadeau slides to center. Who takes Bernadeau's place at RG? And if Bernadeau gets hurt playing RG, who is the replacement for RG and who is the backup center then?

Just because Costa gets cut doesn't mean he won't come back. Maybe, he comes back to the Cowboys at half the salary if he can't find anyone else to pay him more. Although, if no one else is willing to pay him more, would we really want him back?:)

I think Costa will get picked up by another team and will play decent as a backup.
 
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