g-dawg Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 TEN THINGS I THINK I THINK1. I think the candor of the representatives of La’el Collins—now—is to be applauded in the wake of Collins going undrafted and then signing as a free agent with Dallas. Robert Klemko of The MMQB had terrific, detailed work about one of the strangest stories in recent draft history. Most of us in the media business, I think, believed it was a bluff when agent Mike McCartney warned teams not to draft Collins, who was wanted for questioning in a murder case the week of the draft, and later questioned without being detained by police in Louisiana. Had he been drafted, McCartney told teams, Collins would have sat out the year and re-entered the draft in 2016. So no team drafted Collins, and McCartney and his agency, Priority Sports, got their way. By not being drafted, Collins got to pick where he wanted to play, and he chose Dallas, where he could be a luxury piece on what could be the best line in football. “We can put it on the record now,” McCartney told Klemko. “We were never going back in the draft. If someone had drafted him, we would’ve had a long, long discussion about it, but at the end of the day you can’t go back in the draft. He could get injured, gain weight, or 10 great tackles could come out. Too many risks.” 2. I think for those who say: Not necessarily. McCartney’s most important job was protecting his client, and putting Collins in the best place possible for 2015, 2016 and beyond after an unprecedented event before a draft. And there was no guarantee that McCartney, in the end, wouldn’t do what he said. If Collins got picked by a cold-weather team, maybe he’d have told McCartney to just forget it, and he’d go back in the draft pool next year.COLLINS: HOW IT ALL WENT DOWN A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 dammit. Jake Rogers better be an all-pro Right Tackle or Left Guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoYouSeeWhatHappensLarry Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Should have drafted him. Could have worked with him. Worst case scenario is you prevent teams you're competing with from getting an undervalued asset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconidae Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Doesn't 2 contradict 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Doktor Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Smart of them to do this. Collins gets to go where he wants after being sprayed with the stank of a murder investigation which ultimately he seems to be separating himself from. Good for him.Way too much money on the libel for a team with needs to take a crack at him. Im kind of surprised that the Patriots or Green Bay didn't take a poke at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownorg Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 no use cryin over spilt milk.Dude's a cowboy now and I don't hear him cryin over the millions he lost cuz of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MD-FalconFan13 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) But, but, but, he said he wouldn't sign. Told you folks we should have called his bluff and drafted him. We just missed out on a potential Pro-Bowl Lineman because of what? Rumors? Folks talking about using a 2nd on OL should be furious about not using ANY pick on one of the best players in the draft that went Undrafted. Edited May 18, 2015 by MD-FalconFan13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 I really don't get why no team drafted him.It is not like the NFL team that drafted Collins would have encountered anything more than a 1-2 day media barrage - i mean, it would not be Arthur Blank, Dan Quinn or Thomas Dimitroff that committed murder. Before the draft concluded it was already widely rumored that La'el Collins was not associated and would not be charged.If you draft a guy like this in 7th round and cut him - so what?sometimes, these owners, GMs and coaches overthink this crap - taking La'el Collins in the 6th or 7th round was a no-brainer. It could have changed our draft from an "A-" to a "one-for-the-ages" - Pittsburgh Steeler 1974 type of a draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconidae Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I really don't get why no team drafted him.It is not like the NFL team that drafted Collins would have encountered anything more than a 1-2 day media barrage - i mean, it would not be Arthur Blank, Dan Quinn or Thomas Dimitroff that committed murder. Before the draft concluded it was already widely rumored that La'el Collins was not associated and would not be charged.If you draft a guy like this in 7th round and cut him - so what?sometimes, these owners, GMs and coaches overthink this crap - taking La'el Collins in the 6th or 7th round was a no-brainer. It could have changed our draft from an "A-" to a "one-for-the-ages" - Pittsburgh Steeler 1974 type of a draft.Or, maybe they just didn't like him that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold4425 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I felt we could have had him too- think what this Draft would have looked like if we took him in the 7th! OMG, I felt he would have warmed to playing in the ATL where many professional athletes make there home and it is very accessible to his home. Oh well his agents did a great job bluffing 32 pro guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Revisionist History Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLFalcons11 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Oh well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Could have had Gregory in the 2nd and Jor'el in the 7th. I'm butthurt on both cheeks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rwhite84 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 La'el doesn't have a mullet like Jake Rodgers. No regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTFalcon25 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Im kind of surprised that the Patriots or Green Bay didn't take a poke at him.The Patriots? They would be the absolute last team in line to pick up a player who has had any kind of involvement in a murder investigation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Lo_Touchdowns Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yea still didn't understand why we didn't use one of our 7ths on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDaLuvMaker Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I guess every team chose not to draft him until he was cleared even though the police only wanted to speak to him and take a paternity test. Can't really blame them coming fresh off Aaron Hernandez.Even Jerry and the Cowboys didn't draft him.Would have been nice to have Collins as a Falcon, but now he is a Cowboy so time to move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis York Morgan Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 31 other teams didn't draft him during the draft either, I don't get why fans think this is something our team specifically messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-dawg Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 31 other teams didn't draft him during the draft either, I don't get why fans think this is something our team specifically messed up.I stated in one of my follow-up posts that I believe all 32 teams screwed this one up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugger8 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Oh well.Shoot.Maybe, since he was a UDFA, Dallas will put him on their practice squad and we can poach him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDaLuvMaker Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 31 other teams didn't draft him during the draft either, I don't get why fans think this is something our team specifically messed up.Yep, even the Cowboys screwed up as well. The only reason why they look good in all of this is because they were able to sign him after the fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlfanstckndenver Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Meh...it is what it is. I've moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElbowDrop Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm sure every gm knew he was possibly bluffing and losing a 7th rounder would be no big deal but what Noone considers is he's already showing signs of being a problem case by threatening to no show if he's drafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigglypuff Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 What you don't get... Rodgers grows a mean mullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcanuck Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Meh. He said he wouldn't sign if he was drafted, so teams obliged. I see nothing wrong with all 32 teams passing on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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