Packers release S Nick Collins· Page 3

shield4life
Veteran Member

13 years ago

I guess Ted Thompson has a hidden gem in the draft at the safety position like he picked up Morgan Burnett. He has his hopes on the third year safety Burnett and the experienced Peprah. I guess he will be looking in adding a safety in the second or third after picking up a LB or DE. He might even go for a safety with the first pick but I could care less cause now we have 3 spots in need of upgrade. S - DE - LB !!!

Glad To Be A Packers Fan.

PackerTraxx
Senior Member

13 years ago

#22

We've really been snakebit with neck injuries or conditions over the years. Three probable HOFers and a couple of young players with potential who had their careers cut short. Seems like more than normal. Not much to do but move on. We need some good karma back, like in this draft.

Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?

El3ment12
Registered

13 years ago

#23

This sucks. Nick was such a great player and great guy. Now who the hell do we have at safety. Burnett and Peprah? Dear lord in heaven. How in the hell are we going to be a top ranked Defense without our pro bowl safety? Here we go again with trying to outscore our opponents every game. I hope I'm wrong.

Cheesey
Preferred Member

13 years ago

#24

I was saddened to hear this.....but not surprised.
I was hoping he could come back. But who knows if he would still be the same on the field as before the injury?
I wish him well in anything he does. (As long as it's not against the Packers!)

nerdmann
Premier Member

13 years ago

#25

You are still missing the point. If 100 drs lined up and gave Collins their ok that was not going to be good enough for Ted and Mike. They are about the man a lot more than they care about the player. They simply did not want to see him crippled for the rest of his life if they had a say in the matter. And they do. Nick may play again for another team. They can not stop him. But they made sure it didn't happen while he was in green and gold.
Obviously THEY know how much risk is involved in playing in the NFL. It is their opinion that the neck injury unnecessarily added risk. There is a huge difference between someone injuring their arm/leg and having to deal with it for the rest of their life and Nick being paralyzed forever.

We all know you disagree with their decision that is your right. Many of us feel it was the right call.

Originally Posted by: wpr

I admit I am shocked. First of all, this didn't require surgery IMHO. Second of all, he's just such a great player. Always been one of my favorites. Third, players who HAVE reinjured this type of injury have not been "crippled for the rest of their lives." That's a fallacy.

As a matter of fact, I'd say most people don't have full range of motion in their necks.

I also suspect there may be more to this story than is being released in the press. It just doesn't seem plausible the way it's being reported. I'm not gonna get into a bitchy slap fight over it though.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

macbob
Veteran Member

13 years ago

#26

One of my favorite football pictures of all time: the photo with Nick stretched out horizontal over the goal line, with Pittsburgh Steelers players grabbing his legs trying to stop him short, and the official in the background, who you know is about to signal a TD...

That score made it 14-0, and ultimately became the winning margin when we won by 6 pts.

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