Trade: [NE/CLE] Jamie Collins traded to Cleveland for a 3rd rounder

[Marc the Habs Fan]

BB is a cold blooded assassin.

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[Tuggy]

Patriots trade Jamie Collins to Browns

Wut...

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000731353/article/patriots-trade-jamie-collins-to-browns

 

[Crossfire Hurricane]

Goddamn it. I'd rather lose him for nothing at the end of the year than trade him now for a third round pick.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

From a guy who knows BB really well:



Not even Cleveland's high 3rd rounder.

 

[What the Faulk]

Well damn, this was unexpected. Belichick is ruthless in getting rid of players sometimes, but it always seems to work out well for them.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

 

[ShootIt]

What the?

Good trade Browns.

 

[Tuggy]

I get that he's not having the best season but I still thinking they're better off with him.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

Bill: Play better or i'll trade you to the Browns.

Patriots win Super Bowl.

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

From a Super Bowl contender to the worst team in the league. Ouch.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

At least he traded Chandler Jones to the Cardinals.

 

[sjsharks92]

Is there any reason the Pats would do this besides his contract expiring? Has Collins had any issues on/off the field recently? Declining play?

This doesn't seem smart for the Pats but who the heck am I to question anything that organization/BB does.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Wouldn't the Pats have gotten a 2018 3rd round compensatory pick had they just kept him and let him walk? Now they move that up a year, big whoop.

Seems like a very bizarre trade for the SB fave to make.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

finally some context.

 

[N o o d l e s]

This makes me nauseous

Goddamnit Bill. Hey at least we got Kyle Van Noy!!!!!

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots/2016/10/jamie_collins_plays_his_game_not_what_others_want

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Too much freelancing like Clay Matthews.

 

[TNT87]

Very surprising. I would love to have him in Pittsburgh.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

He was struggling this year but Lombardi and others are doing usual spin in pro BB way

Reality is Collins wanted to be paid longterm and BB didn't want to pay him. What always happens in these situations in which guy asks for significant raise is that BB lowballs them and trades them

Sometimes it has worked out and other times it hasn't. In this case the rush by some of BB fanboys in media to defend him and put all the struggles of Pats D on Collins says enough

Collins was not playing well but several players on Pats D aren't playing well currently and dumping Collins and laying blame on him is much better PR spin for Pats then admitting they are dumping him because of the stalled contract talks

I like this deal a lot for Browns if they extend him

 

[Hire Sather]

I feel like no teams in the NFL make trades other than NE and CLE with each other

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I feel like no teams in the NFL make trades other than NE and CLE with each other

Not true.

 

[Terry Yake]

it's really not that shocking. he hasn't been that great and has been demanding ridiculous money

but my god, just imagine going from the pats to the browns. wow

 

[Big McLargehuge]

As per usual I have no friggin' clue what the Browns are thinking.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

What... the... hell?

 

[N o o d l e s]

He was struggling this year but Lombardi and others are doing usual spin in pro BB way

Reality is Collins wanted to be paid longterm and BB didn't want to pay him. What always happens in these situations in which guy asks for significant raise is that BB lowballs them and trades them

Sometimes it has worked out and other times it hasn't. In this case the rush by some of BB fanboys in media to defend him and put all the struggles of Pats D on Collins says enough

Collins was not playing well but several players on Pats D aren't playing well currently and dumping Collins and laying blame on him is much better PR spin for Pats then admitting they are dumping him because of the stalled contract talks

I like this deal a lot for Browns if they extend him

Collins only played 45 snaps yesterday. Snap count's been down all year. He hasn't stuck out to me in any of the games this year, but do you know who has? Elandon Roberts. It's a classic BB move to trade a high valued, more veteran player before they get paid (and Collins will be paid massively, rumors are he asked for a Von Miller deal), especially when he has a young guy he feels he can plug in on a rookie deal for 3-5 years.