Genuine outrage

[burmafrd]

The biggest "failure" in this entire argument is your post, which is par for the course. Forgive many of us if we would rather believe the coaching staff knows a little more than you do regarding Costa. Neither I, nor anyone else on this board, know whether Costa is the best option on the roster right now. However, I'm pretty sure those in charge know much better than any of us. If you disagree, why don't you submit your application as an oline coach to the front office of one of the NFL teams. Just a thought. You're obviously wasting your great abilities to scout NFL talent by posting on this board.

yeah the same people that thought Alan Ball was a NFL safety thought Phil Costa was an NFL center.

Both stank it up

Yeah the coaches should never be questioned

 

[InmanRoshi]

You really only have to watch the first skins game to know that's not true, or does he mean Costa does them 4-5 times? Coach speak, it's so confusing :laugh1:

Frankly this kind of argument is ********. If you take the worst half or the worst handful of plays for any player, they would look bad. You don't judge Tony Romo entirely by the second half of the Lions gam,. When you step away from the internet messageboards, get a Game Rewind on NFL.com subscription for $30, and rewatch Costa's season in it's entirety away from emotion he was a middle of the road center by the end of the year. I'll take that from a first year starter who's being paid peanuts. Even if he's never a dominator, he allows us to allocate draft picks and money to more premium positions.

No one is saying Costa is all world, but the dogpiling going on is typical emotional fans needing scapegoats and easy fixes for more intricate issues. If you want a scapegoat, put your emotion and anger towards Doug Free. He was as bad, if not worse, than Costa, and much more exorbitantly paid to suck. I'll patiently await the 75 Doug Free Sucks daily threads.

 

[Angus]

This is stupid. Go back and watch the second have of last year. He was a pretty good center. This is a litmus test like Romo is a litmus test. People that think Costa can't play center are just pointing out that they don't know what the hell they're talking about.

Look out! You're going to get hate mail from the no-nothings who seem to have a personal vendetta against the man and who refuse to see what another year of training camp can produce before spouting off.

 

[BourbonBalz]

yeah the same people that thought Alan Ball was a NFL safety thought Phil Costa was an NFL center.

Both stank it up

Yeah the coaches should never be questioned

The same ones that saw something in Romo, Austin, etc. It goes both ways smart guy.

 

[BourbonBalz]

I'm shocked that so many of our posters are wasting their time on an internet message board. We obviously have so many that should be making their living with NFL teams. :laugh1:

 

[xwalker]

You should stage a hunger strike.

If you're really committed to the cause, you could go the Tibetan Monk route of Self-Immolation.

:laugh1:

I make myself laugh.

 

[Idgit]

That is my feeling towards the mindset that it is in any way acceptable to have Phil Costa snapping the ball to Tony Romo. Costa is to the center position what Tyler Perry is to comedy, a waste of space who is atrocious at his chosen craft yet for some unknown reason is beloved and defended by large groups of people.

We have championship aspirations and yet our front office and coaching staff are still considering starting Costa at center? Costa has no right to even be on the team much less starting, and continuing to risk the health of a great player like Romo over this stiff is appalling amost beyond comprehension.

Whether it be Bernadeau, Arkin, ANYBODY ELSE...this staff has to find a way to find someone better. It is a necessity. No longer should Romo be forced to jump up and catch his horrible snaps, no longer should he have to scramble the moment he gets the ball because a defensive tackle tossed Costa aside like a fifth grader and no longer should our backs be forced to bounce it outside because t-rex arms couldn't hold a block for longer than half a second.

It's cool that you've got so much faith in your own powers of observation that you're comfortable getting outraged over the fact that the Cowboys' staff clearly disagrees with you. I personally don't know what you were seeing that you think Costa doesn't belong on the roster. He's looked like a border-line starter most of last season. So did Kowalski.

Though, it'd have been nice to see the team bring in another interior player with experience who was capable of starting.

Overall, we're better off along the OL than we've been in some years. We've at least got our OTs sorted, and we've got a very good position coaching staff and a mix of starters from other teams and young players the organization obviously likes at OG and OC. It's still an area of obvious weakness, but I don't see what all the new angst is about. We've been playing for years with weak tackles and aging interior linemen who couldn't pickup simple stunts or get to the second level adequately in the running game. At least we're spending resources to address the problem.

 

[jnday]

yeah the same people that thought Alan Ball was a NFL safety thought Phil Costa was an NFL center.

Both stank it up

Yeah the coaches should never be questioned

A 8-8 record should lead to lots of questioning. Some folks can't take off the homer glasses and admit it. If not the coaches and Jerry, who should take the blame for this mess? Several of us seen it coming.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

A 8-8 record should lead to lots of questioning. Some folks can't take off the homer glasses and admit it. If not the coaches and Jerry, who should take the blame for this mess? Several of us seen it coming.

I've been cryin for a Center BEFORE every draft since Stepnoski, you're like a squirrel trying to get a nut.

 

[Bluestang]

Frankly this kind of argument is ********. If you take the worst half or the worst handful of plays for any player, they would look bad. You don't judge Tony Romo entirely by the second half of the Lions gam,. When you step away from the internet messageboards, get a Game Rewind on NFL.com subscription for $30, and rewatch Costa's season in it's entirety away from emotion he was a middle of the road center by the end of the year. I'll take that from a first year starter who's being paid peanuts. Even if he's never a dominator, he allows us to allocate draft picks and money to more premium positions.

No one is saying Costa is all world, but the dogpiling going on is typical emotional fans needing scapegoats and easy fixes for larger issues. If you want a scapegoat, put your emotion towards Doug Free. He was worse than Costa, and much more exorbitantly paid to suck. I'll patiently await the 75 Doug Free Sucks daily threads.

I'll save people the fee.

#dougfreeneedstogetittogether

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[ScipioCowboy]

I can't help but wonder (I am not predicting this) if by season's end people will be praising Costa for a solid season turned in?

Then I would've been so wrong, and being wrong never would've been more awesome.

 

[jnday]

I've been cryin for a Center BEFORE every draft since Stepnoski, you're like a squirrel trying to get a nut.

The crying will continue for a long time if the team continues the current path. The line is just not a priority for the organization and I don't see that changing.

 

[Ren]

******** stuff

Taking quotes out of context is ******** so are people who do

The post you quoted was a reply to Callahan saying Costa doesn't repeat his mistakes, first skins games say other wise, yes or no?

Could have saved your self that long reply i didn't read

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Taking quotes out of context is ******** so are people who do

The post you quoted was a reply to Callahan saying Costa doesn't repeat his mistakes, first skins games say other wise, yes or no?

Could have saved your self that long reply i didn't read

Bet you read the part about personel issues, I agree.

 

[jimmy40]

so we found our whipping boy for 2012-2013. Freaking awesome.

 

[InmanRoshi]

I'll save people the fee.

#dougfreeneedstogetittogether

[youtube]loxI5BVZS7A[/youtube]

It really is hilarious how the ones who are most likely to just regurgitate groupthink believe they're the outside the box freethinkers who are "tellin' it like it is". The same people writing post after post after post acting like Phil Costa alone was the biggest problem on the OL is utterly ridiculous. Gawd, it would so easy to live in this simplistic world where just replacing Costa would have magically solved all our problems.

We're not laughing at you because you're "not a homer", we're laughing at you because your opinion is ill founded and dumb.

 

[The30YardSlant]

I can't help but wonder (I am not predicting this) if by season's end people will be praising Costa for a solid season turned in?

One can hope, but based on last year, his play thus far in camp and this staff's obvious desire to find someone else who can play center makes this extremely unlikely. It is far more likely that Costa will be out of the NFL within two years.

I know it happened to me once before with Kyle Kosier when we first got him. Maybe Costa can be the one to surprise people this time? I am too cautious to say he can or can't. Just wondering aloud.

Kyle Kosier turned in 4 very good years in Dallas before he started declining. He NEVER played as poorly as Costa, even as bad as he was in 2011. I don't think they are comparable.

 

[The30YardSlant]

It's cool that you've got so much faith in your own powers of observation that you're comfortable getting outraged over the fact that the Cowboys' staff clearly disagrees with you. I personally don't know what you were seeing that you think Costa doesn't belong on the roster. He's looked like a border-line starter most of last season. So did Kowalski.

Though, it'd have been nice to see the team bring in another interior player with experience who was capable of starting.

Overall, we're better off along the OL than we've been in some years. We've at least got our OTs sorted, and we've got a very good position coaching staff and a mix of starters from other teams and young players the organization obviously likes at OG and OC. It's still an area of obvious weakness, but I don't see what all the new angst is about. We've been playing for years with weak tackles and aging interior linemen who couldn't pickup simple stunts or get to the second level adequately in the running game. At least we're spending resources to address the problem.

So the staff is desperately shuffling centers in an attempt to find an answer and yet they disagree?

Aside from coachspeak, none of their actions indicate they have any confidence in him.

 

[Ren]

Bet you read the part about personel issues, I agree.

Doesn't matter, it doesn't make his statement anymore true

"Costa doesn't make the same mistake twice"

 

[Bluestang]

Don't be lazy watch the video.