On the field, one of the biggest surprises involved Jamie Collins. The linebacker, at one point, switched his blue defensive t-shirt for a gray offensive one and lined up with the offense. Tom Brady event through one pass his way.
“I asked if he felt a little smarter when he got in the offensive huddle,” Brady said. “And Vince [Wilfork] heard me and said, ‘Well, he’s definitely not as tough.’”
Interesting. Normally we don’t get much insight into unique personnel packages like this but Brady commented on it so it became fair game. Collins has great size and athleticism, though depth at tight end is razor-thin right now and this could just be a move to build emergency depth which we hopefully won’t need.
Still, we saw what Vrabel did as a goalline tight end. If Gronk is limited in the season we could see Collins grab a touchdown pass.
I still say Nate Solder will get at least one touchdown grab before he’s done.