Signed by Cowboys G Jonathan Cooper re-signs for 1-year

[Risen Star]

Collins is not a RT

Nonsense.

 

[waldoputty]

In your eyes, not theirs

now you are saying free is better than leary or collins?

 

[waldoputty]

That only could happen if Cooper actually can play. We can't assume he's capable of starting just because he's a former first-round pick. Right now, he joins Green on the can't stay healthy list.

Don't get me wrong, I like the signing because he has some talent, but I don't go into this expecting much.

i dont think collins's injury rap sheet is anything like green.
green is the worst i have ever seen except matt johnson

 

[CWR]

This could well end up as a great signing for us. He was a stud coming out of college. I believe his pro career has been derailed by injuries. Hopefully that and coaching/scheme have held him back. I love getting this type of potential talent for free.

 

[waldoputty]

Yes, it is because Collins is much better at guard... or at least the team thinks so.

They practiced him at tackle some as a rookie and apparently didn't like what they saw.

right, now collins is the savior at rt?

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

now you are saying free is better than leary or collins?

What I believe doesn't matter, the team thought Free was a better tackle than Collins and that's all that matters since I don't get to make that decision for them.

 

[AsthmaField]

right, now collins is the savior at rt?

Who said that?

 

[phildadon86]

And I laugh @ fans that buy into the Cowboys smoke screens

You mean like the smoke screen that they were comfortable with Kellen Moore as a backup and then drafted a qb who then took the league by storm?

 

[phildadon86]

It also amazes me that they are relying on a player who was traded and then cut twice by 2 Oline needy teams in the same year to take a starting spot on the line.

They aren't. He's depth. Hence why I said Collins won't be at RT

 

[waldoputty]

Who said that?

i think that is what some are saying...

 

[superonyx]

It always amazes me how little some here actually listen. Collins is not and I repeat NOT a RT. This much had already been said by our own coaching staff. The draft guys when he was drafted etc. I don't know why people refuse to listen lol

Who are you?

I just read an article on ESPN a few days ago that says otherwise.

Executive vice president Stephen Jones was asked Tuesday about the possibility of La'el Collins playing tackle, a question many fans have posed over the last few months.

"We've visited about that," Jones said. "Obviously right now we feel good about Doug coming back and being able to do that. But if Doug were to retire or not be around or if something happened to him, than yeah, we've visited about who would have the best chance to go outside of our inside guys. I think [Collins] would certainly be an option."

 

[baltcowboy]

i dont think collins's injury rap sheet is anything like green.
green is the worst i have ever seen except matt johnson

Green's injury history is worse the Mo's?

 

[AsthmaField]

i think that is what some are saying...

Okay thanks.

 

[waldoputty]

Okay thanks.

look at what superonyx just posted.

 

[RandyOh]

They aren't. He's depth. Hence why I said Collins won't be at RT

i was talking about the posters that keep saying start Cooper at LG and move Collins to RT.

 

[robjay04]

That only could happen if Cooper actually can play. We can't assume he's capable of starting just because he's a former first-round pick. Right now, he joins Green on the can't stay healthy list.

Don't get me wrong, I like the signing because he has some talent, but I don't go into this expecting much.

I would rather have a liability at left guard between two all pros than right tackle.

If the team really feels Collins is much better at guard, leave him there but I hope he gets plenty of RT reps so he can have a chance.

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

There are a lot of possibilities at RT. I think you'll see the Cowboys give some work to Collins and Martin at RT in training camp to see how they fair. Both players are best at guard, but it doesn't mean they can't be good tackles. Its all about getting the best players on the field and Cooper does give the Cowboys some experience at guard to see what lineup is the best. Nothing is set in stone at this point

 

[Denim Chicken]

There are a lot of possibilities at RT. I think you'll see the Cowboys give some work to Collins and Martin at RT in training camp to see how they fair. Both players are best at guard, but it doesn't mean they can't be good tackles. Its all about getting the best players on the field and Cooper does give the Cowboys some experience at guard to see what lineup is the best. Nothing is set in stone at this point

Ugh. Now you people are trying to move Martin?

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Nothing like playing between two all pros in Smith and Frederick to get you at your best. I'd have preferred two years at a semi low hit since I don't want both him and Collins as free agents if both have solid years.

 

[Plankton]

BC Collins strength is his power and athleticism, but he has slower feet and short arms--he's a guard.

His arm length isn't an issue - 33 1/4 inches. His arm length is longer than Joe Thomas'.