LAS VEGAS – Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Marcus Jones emerges: The rookie's emerging triple-threat role -- in which he is making game-altering plays at wide receiver, cornerback and returning kickoffs and punts -- puts him in a class by himself in the NFL this season.
How Jones is preparing for it, and how the coaching staff is dividing Jones’ workload, is an evolving and intriguing development behind the scenes.
“The main thing is that we meet at different times. I meet with the defense.