La'el Collins signs with Cowboys

[Fidel Cashflow]

No need to tell me to move one. Tell that to the guys who think it's so easy to sign such highly sought after player.

 

Yes, of course, I was referring to those individuals.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

this was a very weird situation

[shreddingdefense]

just because he was good in college doesn't make him a certafied all pro in the nfl. I wish people got this. You can be paper champions and still fold like paper soaked in water once the season starts.

[Cookie Lyon]

Oh well. LT is the biggest need on the team. I have no doubt that will be the first pick in next year's draft....or DE

 

My guess would be that they will pick a DE. LOL!

[TylerVagyler]

Possibly.  But again, no indications that we even made an effort.

 

Pretty stunning that the guy went to the team where he'll have the most competition to get on the field and a team where he'll have zero chance to play LT. Gotta think they're either looking at RT or OG for him.  I would've definitely thought he would've wanted to go to a team that at least offered him a shot at competing for the LT position.  Marginal starting LTs get PAID.  Other than QB, it's probably the safest position in the NFL in terms of landing big money deals.

 

Yeah, surprised me too and I somewhat agree with that view.

 

But maybe he wanted to join an already had a great OL rather than get tossed into a rough situation where he expected to be the guy to turn everything around.

[LinvilleGorge]

That means nothing. How many time have our writers missed something? Countless. 

 

I'm not saying we DEFINITELY pursued him, but to sit back and bash the organization for not signing a guy that nearly the entire league was after, with no knowledge of what we did in attempt to get him, is stupid.

 

Collins was on the national radar.  We weren't relying on our terrible local beat writers on this one.

 

I'm not "bashing" the organization.  I'm simply stating that it would be in accordance with our recent history if we didn't even inquire about Collins.  We had James Hurst here in our backyard for the taking last year and showed zero interest.  He went on to start at OT for the Ravens last year as a UDFA while we fielded the worst OT tandem in the NFL in Byron Bell and Nate Chandler.

[tondi]

Fug that Emperor Palpatine mother fugger and fug anybody who voluntarily goes to play there when they could have gone anywhere.

[London Loves Luke]

Fug all the guys that don't want to be with our Panthers. Their fugging loss.

[CPF4LIFE]

lol come on guys Mike oher is gonna light it up this year. Believe!!

[LinvilleGorge]

just because he was good in college doesn't make him a certafied all pro in the nfl. I wish people got this. You can be paper champions and still fold like paper soaked in water once the season starts.

 

Good lord, man.  I think literally EVERYONE understands that.  What I'm saying is that when you have a guy who is considered a 1st or 2nd round prospect who is available for dirt cheap at a position of need, you'd think we'd be ALL OVER HIM.

[Mr. Scot]

If the Panthers didn't see him as a left tackle, then honestly there wasn't really a good place for him.

The guards are set and they have Remmers and Williams for the right tackle spot.

[Jakob]

Almost dropped my phone into the tub when the news broke. Collins still had meetings lined up, what the fug did Jerry Jones offer him? Coke? hookers? What the actual fug.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

oh please are we doing the james hurst poo again

 

the guy barely graded higher than byron bell and would have let cam get decapitated just the same.  he gave up three sacks in one game last year and had a cumulative PFF grade of close to -40.

 

nobody here would know or care who he was if he played for iowa state

[joeyxfresco]

Oh well. This isn't gonna break our season. Even more reason to give it to Dallas on Thanksgiving