Once upon a time, TV analyst Cris Collinsworth had this to say about the New England Patriots‘ Jamie Collins: “I think (he) can be as good a player as there is in this league.” That’s certainly lofty praise from one of the premier NFL studio analysts, an expert who has literally spent decades of his life watching hours upon hours of game film featuring thousands of players at this point.
And yet, just as soon as Collins seemed poised to break out on the national scene as one of the brightest young stars in the league, the Patriots exiled him to Cleveland for what amounted to be a third-round pick.