Cowboys sign OT La'el Collins

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Hard to fully grasp this. We drafted at number 27, and somehow ended up with 3 players rated top 20.

Unbelievable.
Careful. You're gonna start to help ole Jer's rep.
 

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Even though the second half of our draft was dog shit, landing three top picks is huge. This immediately makes our draft go from a C- to a B+/A-.
God I hope you're not a teacher. Your student would be screwed with your grading.

3 first round talents but dammit we missed on that seventh round pick.
 

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Hard to fully grasp this. We drafted at number 27, and somehow ended up with 3 players rated top 20.

Unbelievable.
So some folks are gonna have to get their knee pads on and swallow hard. This shit just happened.
 

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Get out here Ravi!

You told me he would sign somewhere to be a LT! You have some explaining to do!
 

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If it was me i'm all in on Peterson definitley a 2nd and would not be upset with a 1, I mean you are talking about the end of the 1st, you got that type of player with the signing of Collins.
 

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If it was me i'm all in on Peterson definitley a 2nd and would not be upset with a 1, I mean you are talking about the end of the 1st, you got that type of player with the signing of Collins.
Getting a free first doesn't make the value of your other first round pick any less. I'm not using a first round pick to acquire a player who may have 1 or 2 good years left in him if even that.

By the way Collins may even be better then a free first round pick. A first round pick gets paid. Collins is getting paid like shit for 3 years. It's like a free first round pick who also is nearly free against the salary cap.
 

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Unreal how we had one of the league's worst OL's a few years and now potentially one of the best in league history.
 

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Unreal how we had one of the league's worst OL's a few years and now potentially one of the best in league history.
You better change your sig. But....Collins fo' free!!!
 

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By the way Collins may even be better then a free first round pick. A first round pick gets paid. Collins is getting paid like shit for 3 years. It's like a free first round pick who also is nearly free against the salary cap.
Exactly. I'm guessing that if he takes over for Free as starting RT in a couple of years they'll do whatever they can to extend him prior to the season he'll become a starter though. Your point still stands, I'm just not sure he'll back that cheap for all 3 years of the contract. Whatever the case, it is a ridiculous deal for the Cowboys. Holy shit I can not believe this fell into their lap.
 

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Exactly. I'm guessing that if he takes over for Free as starting RT in a couple of years they'll do whatever they can to extend him prior to the season he'll become a starter though. Your point still stands, I'm just not sure he'll back that cheap for all 3 years of the contract. Whatever the case, it is a ridiculous deal for the Cowboys. Holy shit I can not believe this fell into their lap.
Yeah I'm not really sure how that works honestly. You never really see guys get extensions until after their third year. So a year from now can we give him a contract extension? I just don't know if we are allowed to.
 

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Yeah I'm not really sure how that works honestly. You never really see guys get extensions until after their third year. So a year from now can we give him a contract extension? I just don't know if we are allowed to.
Oh, OK. Whatever the case, it's a hell of a deal right now.
 

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I never thought I'd be going full homer for a Jerry Jones meme. This is some dynasty level offseasoning.
 

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Getting a free first doesn't make the value of your other first round pick any less. I'm not using a first round pick to acquire a player who may have 1 or 2 good years left in him if even that.

By the way Collins may even be better then a free first round pick. A first round pick gets paid. Collins is getting paid like shit for 3 years. It's like a free first round pick who also is nearly free against the salary cap.
Look at the type of players who usually get drafted after 20 there is a high factor for a average guy, I would trade that for 2 years of high level Peterson especially while we have the o-line for cheap.

And I think Peterson will play at a high level for at least 3 years, would you do it for that type of production?
 

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I'm absolutely stunned. Forget DeMarco Murray, fricking Bill Murray could put up a Pro Bowl season behind this offensive line at this point.
 
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