I think the attitude the Pats want to see from a player is the willingness to be coached and sometimes coached hard. Do they want to improve and get better? That is what makes Brady such a good leader. He has NOTHING to prove anymore, yet he STILL wants to get coached and sometimes coached hard.
I THINK what happened with Collins is that it became clear to them, that Jamie had turned off his coaches (Patricia and Flores) He might have had words with them or not. I have no idea what led them to that conclusion, but I AM sure that is a big part in why they made the decision not to resign him.
I THINK why they decided to do it in the middle of season was to protect the locker room. Either Collins was already being openly dismissive of the staff in the room, or BB felt if he didn't get rid of him, the situation would fester until he did start to be openly dismissive.
By all reports Jamie was a good guy. He was quiet and well liked by his teammates, and best friends with your defensive captain/leader. Unfortunately THAT is why it was so critical to get him out of the locker room. BECAUSE he was a good guy and well liked, any discord would spread more quickly.
