newnationcb;3524605 said:
Pundit Brian Broadus yeah! Again show me for the coaches. I'm an avid follower of Cowboys news and I never once saw where they insinuated that.
It's not just Broadus. Mosely has reported the same assessment from a variety of scouts.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/tag/_/name/kyle-kosier
You may be an avid follower, but you seem to be a selective follower.
He played very well in the Sandiego game. His play hasn't been all that different from Kosier's in the first couple of games.
And Austin will be. He's a must sign. He will be making more than Roy soon. Kosier on the other end is expendable and might not even be on the team next year. You think we won't be trying hard to extend our best interior lineman? Especially when his contract demands won't be more than half of what we're paying to the 2 other interior bums he plays with?
But he's not. Again, this is your logic we're following. Not mine. You're the one who suggested that a player's salary is necessarily indicative of their worth to the team. And, currently Williams makes far more than Austin, and Barber makes far more than Jones.
I would also argue that Jerry Jones is taking a wait-and-see approach with Austin's situation, hence the lack of a new contract. Jones took precisely the same tact with Romo in 2007. Romo didn't sign a new contract until November, only after the Cowboys were certain he could maintain his level of play.
He's also an average player. There was a reason he didn't mention Gurode and Bigg in those conversations. His contract was almost up has nothing to do with that. Flo had a lot left on his. Him having lil time on his contract left is more reason to let it play out and keep him for depth purposes.
Kosier may be an average player; however, the bottom line is this: he's the most consistent player on the interior of the line, hence the deficiencies in pass protection when he's absent.
Now, let's consider your "best O-line":
LT: Free LG: Holland C: Gurode RG: Davis RT:Baron
This is essentially the same line that started the game Saturday night. The results were thus:
-- Multiple sacks on Tony Romo in a half.
-- Less than a hundred yards of total offense in a half.
-- Less than 15 yards rushing for the entire game.
Dude. Seriously?