The Patriots brought back Jamie Collins this week, the linebacker’s fourth stint with the team. He won Super Bowls in 2014 and 2018 with the Patriots and brought a high degree of athleticism to the group. His signing now, however, is not about a return to the glory days of an elite Patriots linebacking corps that featured Collins, Dont’a Hightower and Kyle Van Noy. It is about a group that…
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Patriots: Collins’ versatility and experience are the reasons he’s back
The Patriots signed veteran linebacker Jaime Collins for a fourth time yesterday. Collins was not re-signed this past off-season after the team opted to get younger and faster on defense. The younger and faster experiment is in a holding pattern however after Collins was signed to the practice squad. The Patriots drafted in the second round of the 2013 draft. A former strong safety out of Southern Miss, Collins went…
Patriots: Scrappy Zappe gives the Patriots a fighting chance in loss to Packers
It is never easy to come into a game as a back up quarterback let alone the third string quarterback but Bailey Zappe proved in yesterday’s loss to the Packers that a young quarterback could enter that environment and compete. https://twitter.com/nfloncbs/status/1576715390268616704?s=46&t=UVyMZuFMcQlEimI6f4sRYw Zappe had to enter the game after veteran quarterback Brian Hoyer was knocked out with a concussion in the first quarter. You can tell early on that the Texas…
Patriots Rewind: 7 Points on the Patriots 27-24 loss to the Packers
The Patriots lost a heartbreaker to the Green Bay Packers in overtime, 27-24. The Patriots lost starting quarterback Brian Hoyer to a concussion in the first quarter, forcing rookie third string quarterback Bailey Zappe to come into the game. Zappe played admirably all things considered but it wasn’t enough. Here are seven points from today’s game. 1. Zappe plays: Kudos to you if you had Bailey Zappe playing today. Zappe…