When the Seahawks drafted defensive tackle L.J. Collier with their top pick in the draft, there were more than a few 12s scratching their heads. I was onboard with the selection, expecting him to be very similar to Michael Bennett – minus the penalties, of course. As it turned out, his production hasn’t been remotely close to Bennett’s. Two tackles on 140 snaps is no one’s definition of solid production.
And yet, there are reasons for this. Collier had a nasty ankle injury in camp and missed virtually all of his most valuable development time.