La'al Collins signs for the Bills

[bill8164]

 

[SoonerBillsFan]

Well...that's interesting. 

[PromoTheRobot]

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:22 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

Well...that's interesting. 

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The Bills pursued him when he was a college FA in 2015. Chose Dallas. But they all end up here eventually.

Edited April 4, 2024 by PromoTheRobot

[GunnerBill]

He's totally washed.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

He slimmed down and is now a WR.

[The Jokeman]

Could be a Darryl Williams type signing. Yet going to be hard to break into our starting 5 if ask me. 

[TheBrownBear]

Seems like a camp body/future PS kind of signing.  Appears completely washed up, but if he could get back into shape, could be a nice reserve lineman given his flexibility at the OG/OT positions.

[Royale with Cheese]

I have heard he's terrible now.

[Green Lightning]

Well, he tore up his knee pretty badly and was still coming back from it last year. Could be a solid depth piece. 

[mushypeaches]

It's all part of Beane's yearly cycle of having more reserve experienced OL than we can reasonably keep.

 

Then trade the guys on the fringe for future draft picks

[MJS]

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:26 PM, The Jokeman said:

Could be a Darryl Williams type signing. Yet going to be hard to break into our starting 5 if ask me. 

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He surely isn't seen as a starter. Just a backup to compete for a roster spot, I guess.

[Beck Water]

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:22 PM, SoonerBillsFan said:

Well...that's interesting. 

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Eh.  It was one of our remaining holes or positions that lack depth: backup OT.  He'll get to show if his back is healthy and if he's returned from the ACL/MCL he suffered late in the 2022 season.  He hasn't played a regular season snap since.  Spent last season on the PS.

 

I wouldn't have thought he was a "process guy", but maybe they think he's learned something since 2021 

Edited April 4, 2024 by Beck Water

[Logic]

Camp competition for the swing tackle role, methinks.

I really liked the way Ryan VanDemark looked, but what the hell do I know?

[SCBills]

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:31 PM, Logic said:

Camp competition for the swing tackle role, methinks.

I really liked the way Ryan VanDemark looked, but what the hell do I know?

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We still had Ifedi on the active roster.  Could compete for that role as I think they do like Van Demark as the swing tackle. 

[Motorin']

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:26 PM, The Jokeman said:

Could be a Darryl Williams type signing. Yet going to be hard to break into our starting 5 if ask me. 

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More like this year's Brandon Shell/ Ifedi... A vet RT that hopefully never has to see the field. 

Edited April 4, 2024 by Motorin'

[Beck Water]

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:31 PM, Logic said:

Camp competition for the swing tackle role, methinks.

I really liked the way Ryan VanDemark looked, but what the hell do I know?

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I personally would have thought Van Demark >> apparently washed up La'al Collins, but we'll see.

[Motorin']

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:31 PM, Logic said:

Camp competition for the swing tackle role, methinks.

I really liked the way Ryan VanDemark looked, but what the hell do I know?

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I think Van Demark looked bad on the right side. 

[Donuts and Doritos]

  On 4/4/2024 at 8:29 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

I have heard he's terrible now.

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Shhh! I was kidding.

[MPL]

I'd say trading Dawkins to move up in the draft is all but done now 🙃

[Logic]

This was the dude that was expected to go in the first round, but then had the legal issue pop up RIGHT before the draft, right? And after the first round came and went without him being drafted, his agent told/asked every NFL team NOT to draft him, as he wanted Collins to be able to pick his own team? Then every team obliged, and he signed a UDFA deal with Dallas?

I remember being so mad at the Bills that year for not calling his agent's bluff and just drafting him in the 7th round. What could he have really done about it? 

Oh well. That's milk that was spilled a looooong time ago. And now, 9 years too late, he's a Bill. 

He'll be an interesting bit of trivia, along with former Bills Vince Young, Matt Leinart, and Reggie Bush.