Werder: Collins may be on the trade block ***CONFIRMED NOT TRUE***

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ESPN's Ed Werder reports general managers around the league "heard a rumor" the Cowboys would trade second-year LG La'El Collins for defensive end help.

Werder asked a Cowboys source about the rumor, and he replied, "That's stupid." It's not all that far-fetched, however. The Cowboys have OG Ronald Leary as depth, and he's been an above-average 35-game starter for Dallas in the past. He made 31 starts from 2013-2014. Collins was a first-round talent who went undrafted last year, but took over as the starter Week 3. Collins was Pro Football Focus' No. 53 guard out of 82 qualifiers, struggling both as a run and pass blocker.
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Cowboys are denying it.

The only way I could see this happening is if they aren't convinced that they'll be able to keep Collins, Frederick, and Martin, since all are going to be up for a contract in yhe next couple of years.

Edit: I would lose my **** if they did this, unless we're getting back a young star like Ziggy Ansah, or someone of that caliber and age. But who the hell would trade away a young pass rushing star for an OG who's still trying to figure it out...
 
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Would be stupid to trade him. He's another key piece to that oline
 
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Pointless. Why trade Collins when Learys contract is up next season?

So you lose two dominant LGs in one season. Brilliant!!!
 
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Bowdown27 said:
Would be stupid to trade him. He's another key piece to that oline
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Is he?

He is a fantastic young player, however, how much better is the whole OL with Collins (vs Leary) vs the potentially huge impact of bringing a good pass rusher in.

I love Collins and don't want to lose him, however, I wonder if having Collins in over Leary is really a case of diminishing returns and/or an embarrassment of riches.

Superbowls are won typically based on teams being good across the board, and if the Cowboys give up a good OL to get a good pass-rusher, I suspect the upside <could> outweigh the downside.

BTW, I may not believe anything I wrote above, however, I am attempting to work out whether there is a valid justification for trading Collins. I think there may be.
 
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IF ( and that is a big IF) a trade happens, what DE would we trade for or be a fair even trade?
 
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perrykemp said:
Is he?

He is a fantastic young player, however, how much better is the whole OL with Collins (vs Leary) vs the potentially huge impact of bringing a good pass rusher in.

I love Collins and don't want to lose him, however, I wonder if having Collins in over Leary is really a case of diminishing returns and/or an embarrassment of riches.

Superbowls are won typically based on teams being good across the board, and if the Cowboys give up a good OL to get a good pass-rusher, I suspect the upside <could> outweigh the downside.

BTW, I may not believe anything I wrote above, however, I am attempting to work out whether there is a valid justification for trading Collins. I think there may be.
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I agree to some extent, but you dont trade a guy who showed flashes of brilliance last season. You trade Leary, the guy with the knee that could go any day, and who teams covet. Also the one who is a FA next year. Only way i give up Collins is if someone is giving me a young stud Pass Rusher. Im not trading Collins for for anything less than that, and a pick.
 
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Bowdown27 said:
Would be stupid to trade him. He's another key piece to that oline
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No, it wouldn't. He's a guard, the most replaceable player on a team.

To a team with a bad offensive line, he's more than just a guard, and if you could turn that into a significant defensive player, you ABSOLUTELY do it. But it would have to be a significant player with a contract that allows Dallas control.
 
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The only way I could dream of supporting this fabricated pos of a story is if we could get a DL player of equal value. Good look figuring out who is in position to lose a player like that.
 
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