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Cowboys' signing analysis: Jed Collins
March, 17, 2015
By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com
IRVING, Texas -- Here's an All-22 look at newly-signed fullback Jed Collins.
Games watched: Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins.
Contract: One year, $810,000, including $65,000 signing bonus.
What I saw: He played 52 snaps in the three games, so to a large degree he played the same role as the man he replaced: Tyler Clutts.
There is nothing special about his game, but he is effective. In the three contests, there were only three plays by my count in which he would have received a minus. He is more athletic than Clutts with his ability to adjust and sift through the garbage up front -- as evidenced when his right tackle got in his way to pick off George Selvie in the playoff game.
He is effective as a pass protector, mostly helping chip on the defensive ends. He was able to buy Matthew Stafford a tick of time after moving to his left to pick up a Miami pass rusher on a long touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson. It wasn't his responsibility but he showed the awareness of a blocker in trouble to move.
A lot of his protection help went to the backside with the line sliding to the right. He was able to do just enough to help out. He is big enough to get in the way of defensive linemen and agile enough to help out on safeties, especially late-arriving ones in the run game.
A lot of times fullbacks will just stalemate a guy, but he does a good job of creating some space. Atlanta's Joplu Bartu did not want any of him by the end of the meeting in London.
How he fits: The days of the Cowboys being a predominant 12 personnel team are through, but he can give them a bit of an upgrade over what they had in Clutts. He has a good feel for the short-yardage runs with his vision and is light enough on his feet to find some room. He is also a decent athlete out of the backfield.
He can also help on special teams a little bit more than Clutts.
Good move: For the money -- he counts only $650,000 against the cap -- he is. Again, the Cowboys will not ask him to be Daryl Johnston, but he can bring enough as a blocker, pass-catcher and special teamer to make his time worthwhile.
March, 17, 2015
IRVING, Texas -- Here's an All-22 look at newly-signed fullback Jed Collins.
Games watched: Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins.
Contract: One year, $810,000, including $65,000 signing bonus.
What I saw: He played 52 snaps in the three games, so to a large degree he played the same role as the man he replaced: Tyler Clutts.
There is nothing special about his game, but he is effective. In the three contests, there were only three plays by my count in which he would have received a minus. He is more athletic than Clutts with his ability to adjust and sift through the garbage up front -- as evidenced when his right tackle got in his way to pick off George Selvie in the playoff game.
He is effective as a pass protector, mostly helping chip on the defensive ends. He was able to buy Matthew Stafford a tick of time after moving to his left to pick up a Miami pass rusher on a long touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson. It wasn't his responsibility but he showed the awareness of a blocker in trouble to move.
A lot of his protection help went to the backside with the line sliding to the right. He was able to do just enough to help out. He is big enough to get in the way of defensive linemen and agile enough to help out on safeties, especially late-arriving ones in the run game.
A lot of times fullbacks will just stalemate a guy, but he does a good job of creating some space. Atlanta's Joplu Bartu did not want any of him by the end of the meeting in London.
How he fits: The days of the Cowboys being a predominant 12 personnel team are through, but he can give them a bit of an upgrade over what they had in Clutts. He has a good feel for the short-yardage runs with his vision and is light enough on his feet to find some room. He is also a decent athlete out of the backfield.
He can also help on special teams a little bit more than Clutts.
Good move: For the money -- he counts only $650,000 against the cap -- he is. Again, the Cowboys will not ask him to be Daryl Johnston, but he can bring enough as a blocker, pass-catcher and special teamer to make his time worthwhile.
