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Coach Miles tried to vouch for La'el to NFL commish
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:32 pm
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:32 pm
@ProFootballTalk: Les Miles: I called Roger Goodell to vouch for La'el Collins, but couldn't get through LINK
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 6:32 pm
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Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:39 pm to Chad504boy
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@ProFootballTalk: Les Miles: I called Roger Goodell to vouch for La'el Collins, but couldn't get through LINK
Why would you even mention that? I am sure Les has enough contacts in the NFL to get a message through somehow. Did he just call the main office line?Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:41 pm to mmcgrath
Or he got the message through but Roger didn't want to discuss it on the phone
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:47 pm to mmcgrath
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Why would you even mention that?
To let recruits know he had Collins' back.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 6:52 pm to saintsfan22
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To let recruits know he had Collins' back.
And take a well deserved shot at Goodell.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 8:52 pm to Jim Rockford
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And take a well deserved shot at Goodell.
Why?
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 9:03 pm
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:11 pm to mmcgrath
quote:couldn't get through as in couldn't get through Rogers thick arse skull
Why would you even mention that? I am sure Les has enough contacts in the NFL to get a message through somehow. Did he just call the main office line?
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:18 pm to Coastal Tiger
Why? Because it's obvious that frickstick of a commissioner told every NFL team "I dare you to draft him."
That mother fricker is as corrupt as it gets and it pisses me off. I guess he just thinks we the public are a bunch of idiots.
at ZERO teams even attempting to take him as a flyer in the 7th round.
That mother fricker is as corrupt as it gets and it pisses me off. I guess he just thinks we the public are a bunch of idiots.
at ZERO teams even attempting to take him as a flyer in the 7th round. Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:24 pm to LSUzealot
Goodell obviously told no one to draft him as it would have been too easy for a team to draft him late and use the excuse of too little information to convict someone who wasn't even declared a suspect before the draft.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 9:58 pm to LSUzealot
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Why? Because it's obvious that frickstick of a commissioner told every NFL team "I dare you to draft him." That mother fricker is as corrupt as it gets and it pisses me off. I guess he just thinks we the public are a bunch of idiots. at ZERO teams even attempting to take him as a flyer in the 7th round.
While I understand the love for LSU here and I can appreciate and understand what Miles did ( I have the love for LSU too, I am a graduate of the school), Roger Goodell has ONE job and ONE job only.
That job is to answer to 32 billionaires and make them money. Period.
If that job entails telling owners to stay away from a certain player for whatever reason, it's going to happen.
It's business.
This post was edited on 5/7/15 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:10 pm to Coastal Tiger
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quote: Why? Because it's obvious that frickstick of a commissioner told every NFL team "I dare you to draft him." That mother fricker is as corrupt as it gets and it pisses me off. I guess he just thinks we the public are a bunch of idiots. at ZERO teams even attempting to take him as a flyer in the 7th round. While I understand the love for LSU here and I can appreciate and understand what Miles did ( I have the love for LSU too, I am a graduate of the school), Roger Goodell has ONE job and ONE job only. That job is to answer to 32 billionaires and make them money. Period. If that job entails telling owners to stay away from a certain player for whatever reason, it's going to happen. It's business. This post was edited on 5/7 at 10:01 pm
So signing him a week later is cool? All the police wanted was to talk to him, NFL freaks, he talks to police, signs with Dallas.......all the while never being named a suspect.
Meanwhile the #1 pick in draft has a pending Civil Suit for rape
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:12 pm to Chad504boy
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An emotional LSU coach Les Miles says former lineman La’el Collins should be placed in the supplemental draft and that Miles has been rebuffed in attempts to contact NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
(Bill Feig)
(Bill Feig)
Miles made the comments in a brief meeting Thursday before Collins signed with the Dallas Cowboys.
The coach broke his silence on the on-going saga with his former All-Southeastern Conference left tackle. He lobbied for the NFL to allow Collins to enter the supplemental draft, meant for players who did not enter the regular draft.
more to read via link!
An emotional LSU coach Les Miles says former lineman La’el Collins should be placed in the supplemental draft and that Miles has been rebuffed in attempts to contact NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
(Bill Feig)
(Bill Feig)
Miles made the comments in a brief meeting Thursday before Collins signed with the Dallas Cowboys.
The coach broke his silence on the on-going saga with his former All-Southeastern Conference left tackle. He lobbied for the NFL to allow Collins to enter the supplemental draft, meant for players who did not enter the regular draft.
more to read via link!
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:34 pm to mmcgrath
Doesn't he have strong ties to the Cowboys? Maybe had something to do with his ending up there for as good a deal he could have hoped to get.
Posted on 5/7/15 at 10:48 pm to Chad504boy
Les is full of shite imo
Posted on 5/8/15 at 12:22 am to Coastal Tiger
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Why?
I think they should have made an exception in La'el's case to let him go in the supplemental draft. Something like this has never happened before in the history of the NFL during draft time.
What I think and what many others believe as well, is that all the GMs were told to not draft La'el at all. It might possibly have been a PR nightmare with all the recent decisions Goodell has made on the criminal matters of NFL players. At least that's what they believed. I think they wanted to use Collins as an example, which is some bullshite.
Think about it, no team wanted to draft this guy at all? The rewards FAR outweighed the risks, so why was he not taken in 256 picks?
Posted on 5/8/15 at 12:40 am to Datbayoubengal
I agree, and I'll add that I honestly wouldn't piss on Goodell if he were on fire.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 7:51 am to Chad504boy
quote:Can anyone in this world read a quote and post it accurately?
@ProFootballTalk: Les Miles: I called Roger Goodell to vouch for La'el Collins, but couldn't get through LINK
Here is the quote:
“I called him and I was told, ‘It’s damn near impossible for me to get through,'” Miles said.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:01 am to Mr.Perfect
Goodell's failure to speak with Miles about Collins can be evidence that the NFL was not interested in anything to mitigate the damage to Collins' draft prospects, even though Goodell knew they were damaged without any evidence of wrongdoing by Collins. The willful indifference to, or downright disregard for, Collins sure is at odds with the image Goodell tries to portray at the draft where its all hugs and handshakes for the draftees, even those with real character issues that Collins has never displayed.
Posted on 5/8/15 at 8:27 am to The Mick
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Les is full of shite imo
You should piss off imo
Posted on 5/8/15 at 9:18 am to saintsfan22
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To let recruits know he had Collins' back.
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