La'el Collins excited for first NFL game

JohnsKey19 · Sep 19, 2015

I think Collins starts tomorrow. Won't be announced until close to gametime. I can't see why Garrett would not have already made the declaration if Berny was the starter. However I can see why you would delay declaring a rookie as a starter.

rcaldw · Sep 19, 2015

I'm the furthest thing in the world from being a Jerry Jones fan (as a GM). I think he's a fraud as a GM too. But I do trust Garrett and company. I'll be happy when Collins is ready, because I think Collins paired with the rest of the OL makes ours one of the best in history before it's all said and done. But Garrett and the other coaches will know when he is ready. And the shot at Hostile is uncalled for. I've seen him take positions that are not "homer" positions. Just because he believes that the way the Cowboys are organized can work long term doesn't make him a homer.

xwalker · Sep 19, 2015

darthseinfeld said:
Thats what I'm wondering. This is a guy who was a liability as a full time starter for us and had a solid run for 8 games as a reserve. We could do much worse on the bench, but Berny isnt a starting quality player

Bernadeau was solid (not a liability) in 11 starts in 2013.

He was terrible in 2012 but he had multiple injuries that season including surgery before and after the season.

xwalker · Sep 19, 2015

JohnsKey19 said:
He nearly cost us the game last Sunday. On the final drive, the DL hit him with a quick swim move and was by him in 1/2 second. If not for Romo looking at Dunbar for a quick dump off, we lose the 20-25 yards gained by Dunbar and 20 seconds. Game over.

Overall Berny is ok. I can't imagine Collins not being able to match that. Cox is going to be in issue regardless of who plays LG.

That was the 2nd play of the drive. Dunbar gained 24 on the first play and 16 on this play.

I don't know what Bern was doing on that play. He moved towards the rusher instead of backing up as in a normal pass block.

Bern's guy did jump into the backfield but he fell down. If Romo didn't step up the 1st guy that would have hit Romo was likely the guy that Free was blocking.

Dunbar is the man. Not only was he terrific as a receiver but he had several good pass blocks.

WPBCowboysFan · Sep 19, 2015

Risen Star said:
Very good. You can recite from the homer handbook.

I have the same amount of information I had during the Switzer, Gailey and Campo eras.

How does this work exactly? I'll play along with this idiocy for a moment. There are 32 teams in the league. They all have a coaching staff. These staffs all have more "information and expertise" than the fans of their teams. Does this mean all 32 teams are run well and don't make mistakes?

Now you go. If you're lost, check the table of content. It's one page after the foreword from Hostile.

Is Hostile still around?

ufcrules1 · Sep 19, 2015

WPBCowboysFan said:
Is Hostile still around?

Check your ignore list. If you have him on ignore you won't see his posts.

WPBCowboysFan · Sep 20, 2015

ufcrules1 said:
Check your ignore list. If you have him on ignore you won't see his posts.

I dont have an ignore list.

I hadnt see Hostile post in a long time and thot it was odd that somebody would bring him up since he doesnt seem to be around. I thot maybe he had posted but I had missed it maybe. Seems like a lot of the quality posters are gone, so he's prob part of that gone group.

burmafrd · Sep 20, 2015

darthseinfeld said:
Its not like Berny is a quality starter. Starting Berny over Collins just because of experience is a Wade Phillips move. Garrett doesnt think like that

you and some others here really do not understand much about O line play the way you just throw away game experience as nothing.

mattjames2010 · Sep 20, 2015

burmafrd said:
you and some others here really do not understand much about O line play the way you just throw away game experience as nothing.

He had "game experience" over other players as well and was still beat out. Berny is simply just not a great player, he's hardly even "good".

rpntex · Sep 20, 2015

darthseinfeld said:
Its not like Berny is a quality starter. Starting Berny over Collins just because of experience is a Wade Phillips move. Garrett doesnt think like that

I guess Garrett DOES think like that, after all.

La'el Collins excited for first NFL game

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