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]
