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

[Supercowboy1986]

I'm confused didn't a few weeks ago posters wanted us to keep him because he magically was labeled as a "quality back up" and now that we are keeping him those same posters are upset that we did? Who understands you people

 

[Beast_from_East]

Costa is back at center?

Romo just called his agent and told him to add an extra million to the deal.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

HE dominated someone? Maybe a backup to Ngata

So one backup dominates another and you annoint him a Pro Bowler?

and you DO REMEMBER that the previous week the Chiefs- with NO PASSING GAME AT ALL- ran very well vs the Ravens.

At that time the only guy on the Raven's front playing well at all was Ngata and he got injured early on in our game.

So making anything out of ONE GAME OF THE YEAR is pretty THIN.

Hey, I'm not proclaiming great things for Costa... and I never have.

But consider this, we never saw the guy practice like the Cowboy's brain trust.

In addition Costa is at the low end of the Cowboys pay scale. And they could have easily let his rights expire.

However it didn't happen.

They obviously think there's something there.

I'm willing to go with that.

 

[gimmesix]

I would much rather he be gone but that is pretty cheap. Probably the best we could hope for with Jerruh slobbering all over him

Based on the evidence we have (which was not much last season), he appears to be better than Cook at center, but we really don't know if he's better than Kowalski.

The contract doesn't force Dallas to start him, which means a quality center could still be brought in, and it doesn't even assure his spot on the roster because the signing bonus is small enough to absorb.

Doing this simply means Dallas signed him for less than it would have had to tender him AND the Cowboys have him wrapped up for next year, too, if he proves to be one of the top nine or 10 linemen on the team.

I'm very happy with this signing and its implications.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

not my fault you suck at evaluating players

Obviously.

When you have to resort to ad hominem in place of analysis it speaks volumes.

What was you take on Spencer last offseason? Shall we revisit that?

 

[Woods]

Based on the evidence we have (which was not much last season), he appears to be better than Cook at center, but we really don't know if he's better than Kowalski.

The contract doesn't force Dallas to start him, which means a quality center could still be brought in, and it doesn't even assure his spot on the roster because the signing bonus is small enough to absorb.

Doing this simply means Dallas signed him for less than it would have had to tender him AND the Cowboys have him wrapped up for next year, too, if he proves to be one of the top nine or 10 linemen on the team.

I'm very happy with this signing and its implications.

That's the correct way to look at the situation, imo.

This doesn't prohibit the Cowboys from doing anything, whether he's quality depth or even if they want to cut him.

 

[Shiloht88]

Hey, I'm not proclaiming great things for Costa... and I never have.

But consider this, we never saw the guy practice like the Cowboy's brain trust.

In addition Costa is at the low end of the Cowboys pay scale. And they could have easily let his rights expire.

However it didn't happen.

They obviously think there's something there.

I'm willing to go with that.

I assume you've been a fan for a long time. What makes you so comfortable with decisions made by that brain trust. They are inept, unable to evaluate talent, have no plan or clear direction on how to build a team. I don't have a whole lot of confidence in them.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I assume you've been a fan for a long time. What makes you so comfortable with decisions made by that brain trust. They are inept, unable to evaluate talent, have no plan or clear direction on how to build a team. I don't have a whole lot of confidence in them.

So they're all inept.


Gotcha.

 

[Alexander]

Between Costa and Barry Church, I have never seen any NFL team allow what amounts to less than 20 total quarters of real play in the previous season affect their decision making to this kind of degree.

They are not being viewed as nice young players to bring back cheaply to continue to develop.

Make no mistake, they are being viewed as long term starters and cornerstones going forward.

 

[Alexander]

But consider this, we never saw the guy practice like the Cowboy's brain trust.

In today's NFL, teams get to practice in full pads a handful of times each season.

Are we really judging players not off of what they do, consistently, in real games and basing it off of what amounts to mostly walk-through pace practices?

Do not answer, because I know what we are doing. We still have Matt Johnson on the roster and based off his whopping four practices, the braintrust is still "excited".

 

[jjktkk]

Awesome, we re-signed an injury prone, T-Rex armed center who has a chronic back issue.

The Cowboys just know when to lock players up.

Lol, chronic. This is your idea of "keepin it real"?

 

[newlander]

Between Costa and Barry Church, I have never seen any NFL team allow what amounts to less than 20 total quarters of real play in the previous season affect their decision making to this kind of degree.

They are not being viewed as nice young players to bring back cheaply to continue to develop.

Make no mistake, they are being viewed as long term starters and cornerstones going forward.

...their lack of talent evaluation is LAUGHABLE. The guy is avg. at best but worse than that CAN'T STAY ON THE FIELD....and they re-sign him? BRUTAL.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

In today's NFL, teams get to practice in full pads a handful of times each season.

Are we really judging players not off of what they do, consistently, in real games and basing it off of what amounts to mostly walk-through pace practices?

Do not answer, because I know what we are doing. We still have Matt Johnson on the roster and based off his whopping four practices, the braintrust is still "excited".

The fact is they more invested in Johnson (draft pick) than they do Costa.

If Costa was as bad as perceived by some, it would have been incredibly easy to let him go.

In addition there's Cook, Kowalski and Bern who also play the position... Again, another good reason to not extend Costa... But they did.

Why?

Because Callahan and Red are morons.

Oh-kay.

 

[Alexander]

The fact is they more invested in Johnson (draft pick) than they do Costa.

If Costa was as bad as perceived by some, it would have been incredibly easy to let him go.

In addition there's Cook, Kowalski and Bern who also play the position... Again, another good reason to not extend Costa... But they did.

Why?

Because Callahan and Red are morons.

Oh-kay.

Callahan and Garrett are not the individuals in charge of the purse strings or the the contracts.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Callahan and Garrett are not the individuals in charge of the purse strings or the the contracts.

But Garrett is in charge of who's on the team.

 

[Woods]

In today's NFL, teams get to practice in full pads a handful of times each season.

Are we really judging players not off of what they do, consistently, in real games and basing it off of what amounts to mostly walk-through pace practices?

Do not answer, because I know what we are doing. We still have Matt Johnson on the roster and based off his whopping four practices, the braintrust is still "excited".

The fact remains, we don't get to see these guys on a regular basis. The coaching staff does.

Now, perhaps the coaching staff has misjudged these guys. Definite possibility. Or, it could be due to the salary cap, we have to "settle" for 2nd/3rd tier guys to fill out the roster because we haven't consistently drafted well, and the staff is just giving the corporate line. Perhaps.

But, when you look at Costa's extension, we're not likely talking about a lot of guaranteed money. In fact, even for a reserve, it's not like the Cowboys are paying through their nose. Costa's deal doesn't prevent us from drafting a OC/OG type either. In fact, JJ has stated they are specifically looking for that type of OL, whether in FA or the Draft.

Even with Church's package, I don't think the guaranteed portion was significant (going on memory). And, reading the Valley Ranch tea leaves, it appears that adding a quality Safety is still high on the priority list.

 

[Alexander]

But Garrett is in charge of who's on the team.

You go on and believe that.

Finances define far more who is on the team and who is not.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

You go on and believe that.

Finances define far more who is on the team and who is not.

Do I think finances figure into it?

You bet.

But it's not like any of the center candidates is a big-salary guy and if Costa was crap he'd be gone. You've already got 3 other guys on the roster who can play the spot.

 

[Woods]

Do I think finances figure into it?

You bet.

But it's not like any of the center candidates is a big-salary guy and if Costa was crap he'd be gone. You've already got 3 other guys on the roster who can play the spot.

With Costa, if we really disliked him, he would be allowed to walk. It's not like he was holding us hostage with a bad contract. In fact, we can likely cut him later on without meaningful financial ramifications if we wanted to.

I don't really see the big deal over this extension.

 

[LatinMind]

It's scary how bad we are at evaluating talent.

I'd literally take a cap hit just to get him off the roster.

are u really complaining about 2 yrs 2.7 mil?