La'el Collins Thread - Cleared post 767; visited Cowboys - 05/06/15

[Alexander]

Who is next, Ray Rice?

After a few weeks of McFadden and Randle, we might be begging for him.

 

[Risen Star]

It is not happening, but if someone is going turn up their nose on him, that is just insane.

He could probably replace Leary or Free, right now, sight unseen.

We are becoming a team of misfit toys. He is not even the train with square wheels if innocent.

I don't know about Free, because this coaching staff will covet his experience rather than risk starting a rookie, but I have no doubt in a true open competition Collins walks in superior to both Free and Leary. He's blue chip.

 

[Risen Star]

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Who is next, Ray Rice?

You're not making any sense. These other people you mention are guilty of things. You said even if Collins isn't guilty, we don't want him here. Why? That makes no sense to me. Especially considering the characters we have welcomed on this team.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

i don't think we need this on this team - even if he is clean

What in the world does this even mean?

We don't need a 1st round talent at an UDFA price?

 

[DallasBlockersClub]

PLEASE GET COLLINS.

 

[links18]

Can we move Collins to tailback?

 

[jrumann59]

Get Collins and go with the best 5 OL, I will put money on it that Collins would beat Free 6 days a weeks and twice on Sunday. Two LT makes drafting the next QB easier left or right handed you do not need to move guys around.

 

[big dog cowboy]

This will be one of those moves the Cowboys don't even consider and I'll never understand why.

Not sure I will either.

 

[RS12]

It is not happening, but if someone is going turn up their nose on him, that is just insane.

He could probably replace Leary or Free, right now, sight unseen.

We are becoming a team of misfit toys. He is not even the train with square wheels if innocent.

Yeah, who needs the inconvenience of having your OL set for the better part of a decade.

 

[EST_1986]

I suspect GM's did him a solid by not drafting him.
He can go to the highest bidder if he is in fact totally cleared with all questions answered in the next few weeks.

He isn't going to sign a minimum contract.

He kind of has to sign pretty much a minimum contract based on rules

 

[tyke1doe]

FWIW
Florida does not have a state income tax

Hhm. When I google state income tax, it lists seven states that don't have income taxes and lists Florida as one of them.

 

[fishspill]

He's going to miss out on his first payday. Why would he come to this team, a team that has one big contract on its line and two others due around the time his contract will be up? It'd be nice but I don't see how it'd be smart on his part.

 

[AZ_Cowboys_Fan]

They just announced on NFL Network that Collins had dinner with Rex Ryan however they also stated the Cowboys and Dolphins are interested in him.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ael-collins-meeting-with-bills-coach-rex-ryan

 

[Questfor6]

Would fully guarantee the entire amount of his deal especially since its less than 700K. He's a day 1 starter and upgrade over Leary who's on the last yr of his deal. Leary could probably garner a decent pick if they decided to part ways

 

[speedkilz88]

Hhm. When I google state income tax, it lists seven states that don't have income taxes and lists Florida as one of them.

That would be correct, but your previous statement that they did have a state income tax would be incorrect.

 

[tyke1doe]

That would be correct, but your previous statement that they did have a state income tax would be incorrect.

I see what I did wrong. Thanks for the correction.

 

[RS12]

 

[CyberB0b]

Man, if we got him, we could start Jerry Jones at running back and still be OK.

 

[Nightman]

Would fully guarantee the entire amount of his deal especially since its less than 700K. He's a day 1 starter and upgrade over Leary who's on the last yr of his deal. Leary could probably garner a decent pick if they decided to part ways

Everyone keeps saying he's a Day One starter over Leary or Free. I think he has some work to do before he cracks that rotation.

 

[Bluefin]

Jerry Jones touched on the situation during draft weekend.

“I have not one iota of information, but if he’s exonerated, it’s one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said, “with that happening, with the timing it happened and the way it was so difficult because of the timing to really put some meat on the bones to clear him up.”

“This situation has never come up,” Jones said. “I don’t know if we’ll analyze this thing and say, ‘Now we have to have a hardship deal for a situation like this.’”

Hardship deal?

Like a special supplemental draft in order for La'el Collins to recoup, if completely exonerated, the millions he just lost?

IRVING – The Dallas Cowboys were interested in drafting LSU offensive tackle La’el Collins. He was projected to be a first round pick. But like every other NFL team, the Cowboys decided it wasn’t worth the risk.

According to DMN's Jon Machota, the team had interest in Collins.

If true, they should be among the bidders for the OL's services, if he's cleared and allowed to chase his NFL dream in whatever manner gets decided upon.