La'El Collins Plans To Sign With A Team When He's Cleared ... Whenever That May Be

[redskinsfan]

Collins plans to sign, once hes cleared | ProFootballTalk

I'm not sure who's advising Collins, but his continuing game of chicken is backfiring on him. After he threatened not to sign if he wasn't drafted after the third round, no one took him, potentially costing him millions of dollars. Now, after going undrafted, he's saying he'll sign after getting cleared. But what if he doesn't? Even if he does, how long will that take. What if he's cleared right around training camp when rosters are set and cap money is spent? Not only will he miss out on a lot of important offseason activities, the team signing him will have far less money to offer him.

He's got to realize that the sooner he signs, the better off he'll be. He will start getting paid, training with his team, and getting prepared for his future. What happens if that criminal investigation goes sideways? The team that signs him takes that risk.

 

[countryroads316]

I heard he may sign as early as Monday

 

[Sharkinva]

Some one is going to get a top 15 talent for pennies on the dollar. The question now becomes WHO will he sign with.

 

[redskinsfan]

That can and should be us though I'm not sure how concerned Scotty will be of the DV issues, much less the other criminal charges irrespective of whether he's cleared.

 

[martinez]

Well if he wants to go to a team with a good o line coach then we should be high on his list

 

[skinsdad62]

geez , how many o/lineman do we need ? we drafted 3 he would be the 4th , so is he the swing tackle ?

 

[countryroads316]

geez , how many o/lineman do we need ? we drafted 3 he would be the 4th , so is he the swing tackle ?

keep the best get rid of the rest lol

 

[redskinsfan]

geez , how many o/lineman do we need ? we drafted 3 he would be the 4th , so is he the swing tackle ?

With our oline, you can never have too many. If we get Collins, we have three first round (caliber) olinemen. With Moses, Long, Kouandjio, and even Rib Eye, you build up depth. Can you imagine a line like that blocking for skill position people like Morris, Garçon, D-Jax and Jordan Reed?

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

I understand SM's no risk strategy during the draft. But signing Collins now is, as Shark says, getting a top 15 talent for pennies on the dollar. If he is not cleared you lose basically nothing.

 

[j_y19]

It is a very low risk to sign him now. But I don't see him coming here. I could see a team like the patriots or Dallas as probable fits. They have a history of taking chances on troubled players. It also appears that his first, and maybe only, motivation is money. So having Callahan as a top OL coach probably doesn't factor into his decision process, although it should.

I hope we are actively pursuing him, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that we are not.

 

[Davis_Mike]

It will be interesting to see who he signs with. I would guess it would be a team that he has a realistic chance to start start for.

He lost $5-10 mil because of his situation & how he chose to deal with it.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

That can and should be us though I'm not sure how concerned Scotty will be of the DV issues, much less the other criminal charges irrespective of whether he's cleared.

Uh.... Yeah, no. He's definitely going to sign with a contender.that needs Oline help (Seahawks maybe?) That means he won't be going to Washington.

 

[skinsdad62]

Uh.... Yeah, no. He's definitely going to sign with a contender.that needs Oline help (Seahawks maybe?) That means he won't be going to Washington.

unfortunately i think you are right , go play for a winner

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

unfortunately i think you are right , go play for a winner

Well, I feel your pain. He won't be going to the Bears either.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

 

[redskinsfan]

Uh.... Yeah, no. He's definitely going to sign with a contender.that needs Oline help (Seahawks maybe?) That means he won't be going to Washington.

I don't doubt that's a factor, but there are plenty more to consider. For instance, Seattle has some contracts that are either coming up (e.g,. Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner after this year, Jimmy Graham in 2018) or others that will escalate by the time he'll be looking for a lucrative second contract. Also, while UDFAs are locked in to three year contracts that contain specified paragraph 5 salary amounts (which total $1.575M), nothing in the CBA prevents a team from guaranteeing all of that salary. If you're a team willing to do that, you can weed yourself out from a number of other teams.

Remember too that UDFAs are eligible for contract extensions after the second year. I don't see anything in the CBA that prevents a team from having a contract extension in place should Collins play like the first round talent he was supposed to be.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

I don't doubt that's a factor, but there are plenty more to consider. For instance, Seattle has some contracts that are either coming up (e.g,. Russell Wilson, Bobby Wagner after this year, Jimmy Graham in 2018) or others that will escalate by the time he'll be looking for a lucrative second contract. Also, while UDFAs are locked in to three year contracts that contain specified paragraph 5 salary amounts (which total $1.575M), nothing in the CBA prevents a team from guaranteeing all of that salary. If you're a team willing to do that, you can weed yourself out from a number of other teams.

Remember too that UDFAs are eligible for contract extensions after the second year. I don't see anything in the CBA that prevents a team from having a contract extension in place should Collins play like the first round talent he was supposed to be.

Perhaps your right about offering a extension in year two, but for the initial contract everything will be even. Okung I contract is done after this year I think, talk about a great situation.
Got a thread going on the general board, you should all join because all active team boards are talking about this. He's the golden egg and the courtship will sure be interesting.

 

[gkekoa]

geez , how many o/lineman do we need ? we drafted 3 he would be the 4th , so is he the swing tackle ?

Just because we draft them, doesn't mean they are talented. We need to go for steals when we can. First round talent and nobody knows the facts in the investigation.

 

[j_y19]

geez , how many o/lineman do we need ? we drafted 3 he would be the 4th , so is he the swing tackle ?

I think the better question is how many good o/linemen do we need? As many as we can get, especially young, cheap ones. He could be the swing tackle, or we could move Scherff to G and he start at right tackle. How about a right side of Scherff and Collins for the next 8 years or so?

 

[Darrell Green Fan]

I'm confused on the rule. If he is cleared can he not enter next year's draft? Would not that be a better move, now he's back to a first round pick and the guaranteed millions right?