Jamie Collins vs the Chargers

Froob said:

Tavon Wilson's pick six in garbage time vs the Ravens justified his pick in my book. So our 2nd round draft picks last few years aren't looking too bad aside from Dobson.

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mikey m said:

At this point I can't say I'd rather have a healthy jerod mayo on the field over Collins or hightower. If this were even just 5 years ago where our base defense was actually a base defense then absolutely we get mayo resigned. But in this day and age two's a company, three's a crowd as far as star linebackers go. If we can get casillas and Ayers signed for less or similar money than mayo will accept, I'd prefer to say goodbye to mayo. This could just be me being a prisoner of the moment and looking at how the D (specifically casillas and ayers) looked in one game without Mayo or even HT. Also I have no idea what the cap implications are of cutting Mayo.

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Batman said:

Collins is a great athlete he brings a lot to the team, however I feel his tackling is a big let down and his taking on blocks so it may be a physicality thing. That is something that he can improve on though as well as getting away with it by simply being able to read the game well, this allows him to get to the spot faster stuff like using the RB out of bounds I'd much prefer to see him wrap up and take the RB down. Hit with the shoulder at that speed not just push a guy. It seems like I'm getting on his case but I really like Collins it's the only gripe I have with him though.

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TriplecHamp said:

funny, while he isn't the most consistent tackler, him, McCourty and Revis are the best open field tacklers on the team IMO. One of these is not like the other. Collins will only continue to improve though. We're talking about an athlete that has played on all 3 levels of defense and none of them long enough for him to become an instinctual player at the position. He still has to think a lot which is why I was shocked he played so well with the added responsibilities. The guy will be a top 10 defensive player in the league in a couple of years.

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