Good NYDN Article on Safety Landon Collins

and Killer Kinnard. Thought I had him in Kenny Phillips. Seems if Collins stays healthy, my wait is over. That was a joy to read, thanks

in the video where he announced he was going to Alabama is priceless

I'm believing with health we have a bona fide difference maker that will make going over the middle a terrible idea for a TE or WR

but the guy looks like a Defensive Lineman.

...yet he has to play the over the top ball better. No reason he can't but to date he has been susceptible in that area. Rookies learn the hard way in the NFL that biting on play action or getting looked off results in big plays. I expect some growing pains for Landon as he's extremely aggressive. He'll learn fast and be a stud soon enough.

is unlike anyone coming out of Alabama as long as he has been Coach.

I think he's going to be a good one for us.

But I'm not as sold on him as some of you. There are things about him that don't add up for me. I worry that he's going to give up more big plays than he makes.

could you be more vague?

he made a really nice play on the Punt following the opening 3 and out. Came from back at the punter to cut the returner down. He was a beast on special teams at Alabama and it immediately showed up that 1st play.

Love it

You're having a rough night

Is can be match up with NFL talent and cover. It's a legit question that hasn't been answered yet. Playing in space in the NFL is a lot different than college.

Will his movement be able to matchup in the NFL? That's what I want to see.

He's a big guy. Maybe too big for what you want at S today. This is what I was worried about and haven't seen anything yet to drop that concern.

but knocking out 3 guys in a row even though they were your own teammates does show you do like to hit

if he would play WIL and he said he would ask to be traded. He is a Safety

NFL safety yet. He may be better at LB. we'll see.

Panthers know a little about moving guys from S to LB. it worked for Thomas Davis. They thought he should play LB and not S in the NFL? At this point we don't know if they were right or wrong.

in Eric's article he posted, if asked to play LB he would ask to be traded

well written.

And KWALL2 is asking the operative question, as did Carolina. Collins and the Giants think they know the answer, and it will be interesting to follow as the returns begin to come in. He will make mistakes in reads and judgment of speed; that's to be expected, but after five games and assuming he's healthy, we'll have a good sense.

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could you be more vague?

It's just little things. They say he dropped in the draft because he was looked upon as strictly a box safety, but the Giants seem to have him playing centerfield, which is the part of his game that was most criticized coming out of college. And his whole "chip on his shoulder" routine rubs me the wrong way. And it bothered me that he showed up at the combine overweight.

Here's a blurb written by his mother and published by The Bleacher Report last April...

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Landon’s been training with Wyatt Harris at the Sonic Boom facility in New Orleans for over a year now. Wyatt’s trained guys like Odell Beckham Jr., Jarvis Landry, Marques Colston, Tracy Porter and Robert Meachem, who’s taken Landon under his wing. I didn’t know Landon had gotten that big, though. I called Wyatt and told him Landon needed to knock off five to 10 pounds. His trainer said he was 217 when he left for the combine. Landon said he was drinking too much water and ate before the competition, but I don’t think water weight was the culprit there. Landon is a sweets eater.

Obviously the Giants scouts and coaches think a lot of him. I'm not predicting a bust, I'm just saying I'm not sold on the hype. I'd like to be more excited about a prospect who cost the team their 2nd and 4th round picks in the draft. Right now I'm more excited about Owa--and what I've been reading about him--than I am by what I've read about Collins. Hopefully we'll get a good look at both of them tonight!

blows smoke up people's asses. I believe like all coaches he hypes his players to a degree, but he is over the moon when he talked about Landon Collins. We shall see

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blows smoke up people's asses. I believe like all coaches he hypes his players to a degree, but he is over the moon when he talked about Landon Collins. We shall see

I took note of that, too. And nothing is more telling than the fact that the Giants spent both their 2nd and 4th round picks on him. The Giants don't make a move like that unless both their scouting and coaching staffs are pretty sure of the prospect.

article. Thanks. Good stuff.

I am hopeful on all of them that come in and more often disappointed after the reality of the games burst my bubble. But, I feel really good about Collins. Antrel was great but added no intimidation factor. I hope that Collins can cover and make players coming over the middle have their heads on a swivel. We shall see

he cannot be any worse than the trash we have been fielding the last several years. We can't stop anybody, especially on 3rd down