Saw it as a potential shift this offseason, and it sounds like it’s definitely the route they’re taking when they want more speed on the field in their base. Greg Bedard surmised the Pats would go full time to a Collins-Hightower-Mayo LB corps next season, we’ll see what happens this year. I really like Hightower, he might not be as crazy downhill aggressive as Spikes but I find him slightly more reliable from play to play. Excited to see how much of a jump he makes in year two.