Jalen Collins signed to practice squad
 

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/...878361600?s=19

Talented kid. Hope he doesn't screw up anymore. I guess they are going to keep him on PS until he's in game shape? He could actually improve our secondary by a good margin!

He's a good player, but I'm keeping my expectations low.

Agreed.

We need help at CB and he is talented enough to provide that help but only if he is in game shape and has his head on straight.

We will see.



Walk Worthy,

He’s been suspended FOUR times already! Hope he can stay off the weed this time :cool:

I thought it was PEDs? Or was it all of the above?

Substance abuse and PEDS both. :cool: I believe

As the tweet describes, low risk, high reward signing of it pays off. Not counting on the payoff, though.

A double winner

We didn't take a chance with Gordon, so let's hope this kid can keep his shit together and produce. Need CB help, obviously.

He’s gonna get scooped off practice squad. Better get him active

There is an order of magnitude in the difference of the risk in Gordon vs this kid who signed to the practice squad.

Not holding my breath on this one. But yeah, low risk signing. He got a second chance, see what he does with it.

Believe he has been suspended by the league twice, and then twice by the Falcons for other reasons.

He is a highly talented guy, so hopefully he is all sorted and ready to get his career on track.

I'm not sure that's a worry, any team could have signed him, we actually took the chance/risk.

After the “building the culture” mantra about free agency it seems like an odd signing. Have to think Ballard really believes Collins can get his shit together. That it’s not just based on a gamble on talent. Either way, I like low risk, high reward type moves.

He also believes in second chances. He's not completely sold on this kid, other wise, I believe he would be on the roster.

Further, if someone scoops him up, they have to keep him on the 53 for the rest of the year, IIRC.

Is this a second chance? Or a 5th chance? Either way Ballard thinks he’s worth the minimal risk and it’s hard to disagree. He hasn’t played at all this year and there is probably little danger of him being signed by another team so PS seems the perfect place for him right now regardless of how much Ballard believes he can turn it around.

Not the whole year, they just have to sign him directly to their 53 man roster. They can later waive the player and if he clears waivers, sign to their PS. But most teams aren't gonna poach someone from another team's PS if they don't have plans for them long term.

Let Quincy Wilson ride the pine and give this kid a shot if he's ready.

That's true, but I'm just getting tired of Quincy Wilson.

Perhaps this indicates that Ballard is happy with how the team's leadership is shaping up.

Could be. I can’t find it right now, but I believe there was a quote from Ballard about the team being further along than he anticipated. This could be an indication of that. If so I hope it extends to free agency this offseason as well.

This isn't about his talent, it's about his commitment. He's on double secret probation. He pops another positive, he is DONE. Two years. No one will give a thin dime to sign him. THIS IS IT.

So let him bust his ass in practice and make it to his meetings and see if he cares. Its a second chance that most people never get. Let him prove he's committed. Even if he doesnt play until next years preseason. It's a draft pick, and if he bombs out, then they did the right thing.

I'm sure Ballard has probably said similar things in different interviews - but recently, VeveJones007 posted a snippet from a Holder podcast which stated that the team was ahead of his initial schedule. I linked the post below:

http://coltfreaks.com/forum/showpost...&postcount=184

In a strange way I’m disappointed with this signing.