Patriots Linebacker Heading To Browns

When the New England Patriots feel like they don't need a player anymore, they get rid of them. Well, for one Patriots linebacker, it's bye bye to the Patriots and hello to the terrible Cleveland Browns.

Todays, the Patriots traded away linebacker Jamie Collins to the Cleveland Browns for a draft pick. The pick is a compensatory third-round pick if the Browns are awarded one in the upcoming draft in 2017. While this may come as a surprise to the other 31 teams in the league, the fact of the matter is when the Patriots decided they have had enough of a single player that isn't Gronkowski or Brady, they will get rid of you. And it seems Jamie Collins learned that lesson.

Collins' four-year rookie contract is expected to expire after this season and he was asking for "Von Miller money," according to a source that told ESPN's Adam Scheffer, and it seems that when you ask for money that somebody else is making, the Patriots will be quick to get rid of you.

Let me tell Jamie Collins and the rest of the Patriots player that aren't Brady or Gronkowski: The Patriots WILL get rid of you if you ask for too much. Jamie Collins is not Von Miller. He's just not. He's not as fast, as tough, or as physical as Von Miller is. Collins is a great player and an even better one for the Patriots, but he's not Von Miller-like. The Patriots don't win on defense, anyway. They win when the Golden Boy and Spike Man Gronk are out there, marching down the field and getting it into the end zone.

Jamie Collins can get Von Miller money somewhere else. Maybe it's with the Browns,
maybe not. But there's a hard lesson to be learned when it comes to the New England Patriots: They don't listen to any of their players for any reason. I don't know if this trade was about that, but when there was something up in the front office involving them and the player, you can bet that it was about money.

Jamie Collins is going to a team that's 0-8. He might not help them that much, but the Browns do need some defensive help and Jamie Collins can provide that. He's going to have to prove he's worth Von Miller money and whether or not it's with the Browns, who knows. But what you see is what you get, and Jamie Collins seemed to get too greedy with the Patriots and now he's packing his bags for Cleveland. Hey, at least he can go to the World Series or Cavaliers games now.

Chargers Falter Again In Loss To Broncos

The San Diego Chargers seem to look really good one week after being down by 17 points. But this week against a divisional rival, they seemed to return to their old offense-faltering ways.

The Chargers made many errors, specifically on offense and special teams, in a 27-19 loss to the Denver Broncos in Denver. There was a missed Josh Lambo field goal and a blocked extra point. Then there's issues on offense in terms of their offensive line and their quarterback Philip Rivers.

You know, back in 2007, after a terrific 14-2 campaign the season before, the Chargers had a whole bunch of talent and it was easy for Philip Rivers to find the players that could help him and the Chargers succeed. Now, there's not a whole bunch of it and Sunday's game explained why the Chargers need to find some better talent or get better on their special teams and their offense. I mean, this is also a team that scored a 98-yard touchdown against the number one defense in the league, and then after that, nothing. It was the Bolts' longest touchdown since the 2011 season, and that feels like a decade away at this point.

Rivers said after the game, "Our defense kept us in the game and our defense deserves a heck of a lot of credit...Our offense just couldn't ever get over the hump. We had two really good drives, the first drive of the game and the 98-yard drive. Other than that, we couldn't sustain anything."

Yeah, unfortunately, the rest of the game belonged to the Denver Broncos, despite the Chargers playing terrific defense for most of the game. Look, I know running back is a harder position now than ever, especially for a team that tends to utilize a running back a lot, in San Diego. Melvin Gordon needs to get the ball a little more. It's understandable if he gets stopped a lot, but he still pushes for every inch and makes a big play every once in a while. So get the ball to him, and also, try to get Antonio Gates open. He's by far their best receiver and is a terrific threat when he is open. So get the ball to him too.

The Chargers went into Denver but I didn't expect them to walk out with a win, because not only is Denver a tough place to play, but I knew that the Chargers are still trying to figure out how to move on offense. They had two really good drives and I thought that would help them play better for the rest of the game, but it didn't, and Denver's defense showed why it still has the power in this league.

The Chargers have the Titans up next week in San Diego. Although the Titans are not the Broncos, they are still a deep threat, especially in the AFC South, and Marcus Mariota is really becoming a nice quarterback in the NFL. If the Chargers have any chance of winning that game, two things need to happen: Get better on special teams, and try to give the ball to either Melvin Gordon or Antonio Gates.

A lot of positives can be taken out of this game, but the Chargers still have a lot of work to do and hopefully they can regroup and recover from this loss, and take advantage of the Tennessee Titans next Sunday.

Kings Face The Hawks On Halloween Night

The Sacramento Kings got a big win at home on Saturday against a tough and young Timberwolves team and are now 2-1. Tonight, they head out on a five-game East Coast trip starting on Halloween night with the Atlanta Hawks.

The come-from-behind victory on Saturday is one of many reasons to be interested in the next game. The Kings have not won in Atlanta since the 2005-06 season, just about 10 years ago. The Atlanta Hawks are right now at 2-0, after beating the terrible Wizards and the slightly more terrible 76ers. Saturday's 32-point victory for the Hawks shows you how good the Hawks are against bad teams, and although the Kings are now considered bad yet, they still have yet to show they can beat a really good team. They couldn't do it against San Antonio, despite how well they played and how well Cousins played.

DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay are leading the way for this team, and they'll probably do the same tonight, but reserves Ben McLemore and Matt Barnes have also stepped up as key contributors. The Saturday night game showed you that example. McLemore had 13 points in that game, while Barnes added 12 points, nine assists, and five rebounds.

What's going to be interesting tonight is how the Kings will go up against the great front court that is Atlanta. Dwight Howard is the center and he has already put up effort-worthy numbers for the Hawks, and Millsap is also doing wonders so far at the power forward position for the Hawks. Tonight, if the Kings are going to play tough, they must limit the contributions of both of them by applying pressure and limiting the interior space for Howard and Millsap to do their work. Although the Hawks won big in their game against the Sixers, they only scored 5-of-20 from the arc in that game. So keep limiting the interior game and don't let them get inside. Get them to shoot threes in bunches and perhaps the Kings can be in this game.

It's very tough to pick who wins this game, because the Kings have played so well so far but the Hawks are just blowing people away, like in that Sixers game. I don't know if the Kings can limit the Hawks' interior play forever in this game, and I don't know how well Rudy Gay, Ben McLemore, and Matt Barnes are going to do in Atlanta. Atlanta is a very tough place to play and like I said, the Kings haven't won there in 10 years. Therefore, I think the Hawks will end up getting the victory tonight.

Seahawks Struggle On Offense Again

Last week against the Arizona Cardinals, the Seahawks struggled on offense and ultimately ended up tying the Cardinals at 9. Well, the offense struggled again in New Orleans and this time it resulted in a loss, a 25-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints.

Russell Wilson and the rest of the offense was again a problem for this team. They couldn't keep pressure off of Wilson, so Wilson had to show off his leg in order to find an open receiver and that complicated matters because he got hit a lot in that game.

Right now, Wilson is not the fantasy quarterback everybody was hoping him to be. Instead, he's having trouble even getting open receivers. He threw for 253 yards and one interception in the loss, but only three carries on 11 yards, showing that he doesn't have enough protection or enough room to run.

Although Seattle has a 4-2-1 record, everybody is growing concerned about how well this team is playing right now. Everybody is saying they should have an offense that's equal to their defense and the fact of the matter is that's not the case right now. The Saints are not a great team and have been struggling at home as of late and the Seahawks just gave them another reason to stay alive in the NFL these days.

The Seahawks have got to find a way to overcome their struggling offensive line, whether it's through a trade or a line shuffle, or something else, because right now, it's not looking good. The Bills come into Seattle for a Week 9 Monday Night matchup next week and Buffalo has proven to play tough at times, although for this week, New England ran all over them for a big win. So Seattle's got to find their offensive groove. They almost lost it against Atlanta and Arizona and finally lost it at New Orleans.

The Seahawks are still a good team and a great team at home, but an offensive line must get better, no matter where it is, because the longer Wilson is getting hit and having to run a whole lot, the more likely he could be out because of injury or something else, and we already saw him leave the game injured a couple of times.

Kings Win In A Comeback Against Wolves

This post was originally meant for SPORTalk, but due to the issues surrounding the SPORTalk blogging icons, this post will be made here.

Looks like the Kings find a way to win their first game at the Golden 1 Center in the most dramatic way possible.

On Saturday night, the Kings showed their resilience and their determination to win when they came back from being behind by 18 points to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-103 in the second game at the Golden 1 Center.

Kings head Dave Joerger said of this win, "We just keep battling and battling. The crowd got into it as we came back and made some big plays and got some big loose balls at the end."

This was the first contest this season that the Kings had been trailing after the opening quarter, as Minnesota scored on 67 percent from the field, while Andrew Wiggins had 13 points in that first quarter alone, showing the promise and the youthfulness that he has on this team.

But the Kings wanted to show the Golden 1 Center crowd they're not to be messed with. They hit 11-of-21 from the field in the next frame, but the Timberwolves managed to hang on to an 11-point lead by halftime.

The Kings' defense ultimately came through, too, as the Kings defense held Minnesota to just 3-of-12 in the third, while DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay had 20 of the 31 points for the Kings in that quarter, while holding the Wolves to just 12.

Minnesota and the Kings battled neck-and-neck in the final minutes of the contest, which seemed like forever, watching all the flopping and the fouls that were taken by both sides, but it was clutch shots by both Rudy Gay and Ty Lawson that helped the Kings win their second game of the season and their second game at the Golden 1 Center.

Cousins finished with 29 points, seven rebounds, and four assists, while Rudy Gay helped out with 28 points, five rebounds, and two assists. Ben McLemore scored a game-high nine points and was one of the main driving forces behind the win, and hometown hero Matt Barnes chipped in with 12 points, nine assists, and five rebounds.

This was a big win for the Kings for two reasons, one is that they came back from 18 down to win and it marks the first time in 112 games for this team that they secured a comeback wen trailing by that many points. Second, it shows the power and determination when players work together. It wasn't all about Cousins on this night, it was about a team effort. Rudy Gay, Ben McLemore, and Matt Barnes were all key contributors in this victory, and that's what Sacramento needs to rely on: teamwork, effort, and contributing to the success of this team. And I'm glad to see that all of them made huge contributions that allowed the Kings to come back from this deficit and win.

Well, it's been a great two home games for the Kings. Now they head out on the road trip for a five-game trip that begins on Halloween night in Atlanta. Now that the Kings have had their success at home so far, can they take what they learned in Saturday's game and keep building on it? We'll find out on this road trip.