Jon Gruden invested a great deal of time throughout training school talking up free-agent addition Maliek Collins. But the defensive tackle has left a to disappointing start to the 2020 season, and the Las Vegas Raiders head coach had a talk with Collins about it on Monday.
Collins has not been active at all in the first three games– hes not being disruptive and is not getting any interior penetration. Protective deal with is not a position where statistics are a big offer, however, Collins has simply two takes on in 3 games. That is not good enough, particularly thinking about the high hopes the Raiders had for him when they signed him to 1 year deal as a totally free agent from Dallas, where he bet brand-new Las Vegas defensive line coach Rod Marinelli.
But so far, Collins hasnt had the ability to make an impact and he belongs to the reason that the Las Vegas defense– which is enabling an average of 30 points a video game– has been a disappointment. Maybe Grudens heart-to-heart with Collins will spark him,
In his follow-up press briefing after the Raiders 36-20 defeat at New England on Sunday, Gruden informed reporters that he fulfilled with Collins to try to get him out of his funk.
Throughout training camp, Gruden stated Collins was the essential to the Raiders defense. Las Vegas defensive tackle Paul Guenther compared Collins to Cincinnati Bengals defensive take on Geno Atkins, who has actually been an elite player. Guenther coached Atkins with the Bengals.
