Huh?
New England looked as dominant as ever in Sunday’s blowout win over Buffalo (ironically, the Bills are the only team they’ve lost to this year), but the latest news out of Foxboro makes no sense. Sending Jamie Collins, PFF’s No. 1 4-3 outside linebacker this year, to the Browns for a compensatory third-rounder is a head-scratcher if there ever was one.
Yes, Collins is headed for free agency and the Patriots weren’t going to overpay for his services. But New England was going to get a compensatory pick if Collins left anyway. Why would the Patriots willingly part ways with arguably the league’s most versatile outside linebacker?