Sell high, buy low. Collins’ price is maybe the highest it will be right now. There are teams desperate for starting OT talent right now.
The team is at a crossroad with the starting OT position. Steele’s arrow is pointing up, Collins down. Who starts? Do you reward Collins for his abhorrent behavior these past two years and gift him the starting position? Or do you reward Steele for his hard work and improvement? Do you stop the progress of Steele for a lying drug addict who quit on the team last year and who last played well in 2019?
What is the message you want to send to your team? What is the culture of the team? These questions are much more important to the team than depth right now. We are talking about the heart and soul of a team.
Steele or Collins? Which one starts. This question must be answered soon and not swept under the carpet with some BS explanation.
Reward Steele or allow Collins to continue his BS shenanigans? The team is watching.
Collins quit on the team, he quit on his teammates, he quit on his friends, he quit on the fans. He put drugs above football. You want to reward that? You want to keep that? You want more of that from Collins? You want similar behavior from other stars down the line?
When is enough enough?
Gallup is a different story. He is a good player who does all the right things and just got injured. He is the type of player you want to keep. So is Wilson. Might not be able to keep both after this year. Tough decision.
Stealers got rid of Antonio Brown. Similar situation with Collins.
This is an excellent good intention and as you said send the message post. It would also follow up on a potential culture change decision made earlier in cutting Jaylon regardless of eating salary.
It's just that all of CowboysFaninHouston's rebuttals are as equally important if not more so for THIS year.
Both sides have merit but in this year to year NFL in which the team actually looks to have a shot if this o line can maintain its health, I think the move to stand pat and keep these valuable starter or depth pieces outweighs the high draft pick option.
If it were any other year Ninja, and Moore had the offense throwing it 50 times a game and there was no Coach Quinn and Parsons on dee with reinforcements on standby, I would be all in on your side.
Me, the total skeptic and eternal pessimist, thinks THIS YEARs team just may have a chance IF THIS coach doesn't flock it up, and this o line remains healthy. And that's only with Steele AND Collins staying put.
Not to say your side has no merit, just NOT this year with THIS team.
Haven't felt this way since 2007. And that 2007 defense was wayyyyy more talented than this one.
But I sure hope this year's eventual outcome improves upon that years one and done result.
But yeah, injuries are bound to happen so I'd keep everybody for this year's run at a trophy.
jmo
