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The first gif of his run stopping ability and his "ability to handle blockers" is him overpowering a (seemingly disinterested) WR in the run game. This isn't him taking on a OT or OG headup or stalking a TE.
The second gif is fucking stupid and they don't even know what they are watching. He actually has pass coverage responsibility there on Ertz(or whoever the TE is on that side to the formation) He's reading that key. As soon as Ertz blocks down he has run responsibility and attacks downhill. Again, he doesn't hold up the point of the attack here or even plays this discipline correctly. He uses safety skills getting a 10 yard running head start at a pulling OL and jukes him inside and somehwat gets lucky he makes the play because the discipline is actually to force that play back inside to help and try and hold up the blockers. He's just uber athletic and makes it work...but this isn't a play he'd use as a LB in run defense because he'd be playing 3 yards off the ball and having to deal with taking on blockers head on...not getting to run at them for 7 yards and juke them.
The third gif is hilarious. His "instincts"? He's dropping into a zone and simple reading the QB's eyes the entire way. The man in the flat is covered by the CB in zone to the underneath, and the RB out of the backfield breaks to the inside where the LB has him, so Collins only has one real concern and it's the WR in his blind spot and he's just following the QB to the ball. The play is designed to try and get Collins to bite on the RB to the inside and open a window for the comeback route in behind him but Collins just plays his discipline perfectly. There's no "instinct" here. He's simply reading his keys and doing his job.
The 4th gif they match him up on a slot WR/RB and the slot WR/RB(I'm assuming this is McCaffery) runs a slant into the middle of the field where Collins has help. Newton is actually late on the throw here and throws into double coverage.
These gifs don't do anything to prove PFF"s point. They show a really great safety doing safety things in coverage and making two tackles in the run game when his job is to crash down when his pass game key stays into block. WOW.
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