Can Jamie Collins Continue Breakout Postseason, Carry Patriots D to Super Bowl?

January 13, 2015   ·   Ty Schalter   ·   Jump to comments

You can almost forgive Pro Bowl voters for missing the boat on Jamie Collins. After all, he didn't really take over until after fan balloting had opened.
It's hard to blame The Associated Press or Pro Football Writers of America (of which, full disclosure, I'm a member) for voting Bobby Wagner, Luke Kuechly and C.J. Mosley onto their All-Pro, All-NFL and All-AFC squads.  
Yet, over the second half of the season and into the playoffs, the New England Patriots middle linebacker has metamorphosed. He was once just Jerod Mayo's understudy; now, he's the centerpiece of the Patriots defense. Pro Football Focus (subscription required) graded Collins as the third-best inside linebacker in football—and if the Patriots are going to win the Super Bowl this year, he'll need to play even better than that.
Collins has ideal size at 6'3", 250 pounds. The 2013 second-round pick put up eye-popping explosion numbers at the NFL Scouting Combine, per NFL....

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