La'el Collins signs with Cowboys

[Carolina Cajun]

Collins makes a huge mistake here. Unless they are gonna start using 6 lineman at one time, this is a complete waste because he'll never see the field. Oh well.

[SCP]

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.

I don't know man. This was a low risk opportunity.

[LinvilleGorge]

Gets cut and paid again. He will be labeled as pinned behind depth. Boom, more money

 

He ain't getting cut.  He's signed on a dirt cheap fully guaranteed contract.  If he shows any promise at all, he's going to stick on the roster.

[HamBone]

[ChampD1012]

Well...I wanted him...if he wants to go to Dallas...so be it...if they put him at Guard...i'm laughing though...

[Nate Dogg]

Cowboys basically got 3 first round draft picks. And signed Greg Hardy.... fug

 

It is going to be extremely tough to get the 1 seed in the NFC this year. We have to take advantage of our weak schedule. No room for error.

[gettlemanjack]

ESPN beat reporter for the Cowboys

Todd Archer @ toddarcher

1m

Told La'el Collins deal with the Cowboys is fully guaranteed at

around $1.65 million and includes $21k signing bonus.

Todd Archer@ toddarcher

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In 2012 Cowboys gave Ronald Leary $214,000 guaranteed as

undrafted free agent. Now gave La'el Collins more and Collins

could take his job

[t96]

He'll be their starting LG and their o-line will amazingly be better than it was last year. Wow.

[Mr. Scot]

I don't know man. This was a low risk opportunity.

Understood, but I don't buy that it's as big a loss as people think.

If he's not an LT, who do you replace?

[gettlemanjack]

Eagles fans:

[nctarheel0619]

[LinvilleGorge]

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

 

Key word here is "higher".

 

We had David fuging Foucault taking meaningful snaps for us at OT last year.  Think about that.  I'm not saying that James Hurst would've solved our OT issues by a long shot, I'm simply saying that he was better than guys we had on the roster last year.  Hell, I'd say he was better than all but Remmers.

[gettlemanjack]

Jerry Jones is cackling:

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

if some other team signed him that means the panthers didn't try i guess