Jamie Collins: Not Injured

[JerBear]

 
Since returning from an early-season thigh injury, Jamie Collins has played nearly every available defensive snap (save those near the ends of games with the outcomes already decided). With Jerod Mayo lost for the year to a torn patellar tendon, Collins and fellow linebacker Dont’a Hightower have taken over all the middle linebacking duties and have solidly filled the defensive captain’s shoes. While Hightower has assumed primary play-calling duties, Collins’s responsibilities have him bouncing between run support, pass coverage, and pass rush. He’s done an excellent job in most respects, though with a few areas in which he could improve.

 

 
Football Central

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

Collins now featured as a "Rising Star" by SI:
 
http://www.si.com/nfl/video/2015/01/07/rising-stars-jamie-collins-new-england-patriots
 
What are the odds on him making the Pro Bowl next year barring injuries -- 3:1?

 

[GeorgeCostanza]

My immediate thought once seeing this thread updated was injury. Don't scare me like that!

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

I said it when he got injured and I'll say it again. Mayo's injury sucks for LB depth, but it results in better players (Hightower and Collins) seeing the field more often.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

My immediate thought once seeing this thread updated was injury. Don't scare me like that!

 
Well, we don't want any of our members or lurkers in a hospital. Thread title appropriately changed.

 

[soxfan121]

A piece on Collins from a few weeks back: http://soshcentral.com/nfl/film-study-nfl/defense-film-study-nfl/2014/12/10/jamie-collins-in-the-a-gap/

 

[Saints Rest]

But will Richard Seymour be active?