New England Patriots links 5/16/19 - Jamie Collins latest boomerang Patriot to make his return

TEAM TALK

• Paul Perillo hears from Arizona State coach Herm Edwards on how N’Keal Harry’s skill-sets works with Tom Brady.
• Interview: Julian Edelman graduates from Kent State University. (2.34 min. video)

LOCAL LINKS

• Mike D’Abate (FullPressCoverage) History repeating: Collins agrees to rejoin Patriots.
• Tom E. Curran points out that while the defense has gotten a whole lot better since Jamie Collins was shipped out, bringing him back may be a win-win scenario for both sides.
• Jim Hackett thinks the Patriots defense looks stacked and could even be better than last year’s Super Bowl winning unit. /No one’s crying for the bend-but-don’t-break system.
• Kevin Duffy believes this time around, Jamie Collins may be looking at a specialized role, adding that he certainly possesses the athletic ability to excel with multiple assignments.
• Steve Balestrieri (PatsFans) Patriots are bringing back Jamie Collins… a surprise move that ‘should be tempered against the reasons why he was traded in the first place.’
• Andrew Callahan reviews the film to see what Jamie Collins can bring to the Patriots in his return.
• Evan Lazar explains why he believes Jamie Collins will need a new approach in his return to New England.
• Ryan Hannable offers his take on how Jamie Collins’ second stint will be different than his first.
• Doug Kyed makes the case that any Jamie Collins-Patrick Chung reclamation comparisons are flawed.
• Alex Barth calls the Jamie Collins signing a classic Bill Belichick move and reminds us that he’s far from guaranteed a spot in the final 53.
• Nick Goss notes Dont’a Hightower was pretty pumped to hear about Collins’ return.
• Doug Kyed resets the Patriots roster at Cornerback: Tough decisions looming at this position.
• Andrew Callahan jumps into the Patriots 53-man roster projections with Demaryius Thomas on PUP, Nate Ebner a surprise cut (surpassed by Terrence Brooks) and yet another undrafted rookie making it in.
• Adam London highlights Tom Brady’s Instagram video showing his next goal, after reaching a long-awaited milestone with 1,000 career rushing yards in 2018: TB2K. /Pretty funny.
• Michael Hurley recaps the Jets-Adam Gase-Le’Veon Bell situation: Bell sat out for an entire season because he did not feel as though the Steelers properly valued his contributions on the field. Bell is now playing for a head coach who, according to reports, does not think he’s worth the money he’s being paid. That may not provide Bell with the warm fuzzies he was looking for as a free agent.
• Darren Hartwell does the math: Adam Gase is now the AFC East’s 20th GM since Belichick joined the Patriots.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Albert Breer (SI) Game Plan: Who wants to take on the chaos and be the next GM of the New York Jets? MMQB Mailbag.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Kyle Rudolph won’t take pay cut: ‘Too young for that’.
• Chart (OverTheCap) Positional spending. /Football Perspective (@fbgchase) Tweets “There are only 6 teams in the NFL who are using over $12M in 2019 salary cap space to the running back position. They include three of the worst franchises in the NFL, a media darling, and the two Super Bowl teams.” Interesting.
• Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Best NFL offseasons of 2019. Patriots don’t make this list.
• Dan Parr (NFL.com) Top 25 NFL rookies in best position for Year 1 success. No. 21: N’Keal Harry in the ‘Don’t sleep on ‘em’ category.
• Robert Mays (The Ringer) How should NFL teams build around the $30 million quarterback?
• Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) NFL’s official draft account on Twitter clamors for a lottery.
• Albert Breer, Jenny Vrentas, Conor Orr (SI) MMQB Podcast: What would the NFL draft look like with a lottery? (40 min. audio)

EXTRACURRICULAR

• Alex Reimer’s Media Column: With tapes ruled improper, hysterical coverage of Robert Kraft case now looks downright foolish. /Patriots Derangement Syndrome is real.
• Conor Orr (SI) Jets tumbling in a downward spiral after firing GM Mike Maccagnan.
• Judy Battista (NFL.com) Mike Maccagnan’s firing brings ‘Same Old Jets’ moniker to focus.
• Danny Heifetz (The Ringer) The Jets gave their GM just enough power to get himself fired: New York relieved Mike Maccagnan of his duties Wednesday after an apparent power struggle with new head coach Adam Gase.
• NY Post: New York Jets headlines and stories. /For your reading enjoyment and amusement.
• NY Daily News: New York Jets headlines and stories. /Same as above.