Free Agency!

Good Afternoon.  We are marching right along with this super condensed NFL and NCL period of free agency.  The NFL has been on full tilt for over a week now.  Teams resigning key players, stealing free agents out of the clutches of other teams, and players generally leaving the Minneapolis / St Paul  area.  And good news again!  The Texans actually did something in the off season and THEY HAVE NOT LOST A GAME YET!  I am so glad we locked up Matt Leinart for 2 more years.

On the other hand, the NCL off season has been slow.  Hopefully, it will ramp up in the next few weeks.  Here is a breakdown of the Unrestricted and Restricted Free Agents hitting the open marke in the NCL

Unrestricted Free Agents

• Adrian Peterson - RB - Vikings
• Steven Jackson - RB - Rams
• Peyton Manning - QB - Colts
• Tom Brady - QB - Pats
• Drew Brees - QB - Saints

This is the best class of UFAs in our short little history with the franchise tags.  If I am not mistaken, three of these players (Brady - 07, Brees - 08, Peterson - 09) have helped their manager win NCL gold.  Yes, I know.  Mendo was good for a season and it was only because of Drew Brees.  Don't worry, everything went back to normal after that year.  I imagine all five of these players will find a team by the middle of the second round.  Shoot..or even the end of the first round.

Restricted Free Agents (owner can use one year tag)

• Tony Romo
• Maurice Jones-Drew
• Clinton Portis
• Ladainian Tomlinson
• Braylon Edwards
• Kellen Winslow
• Randy Moss
• Andre Johnson
• TJ Hoosh  (not going to look it up)

It appears that only MJD will be hit with the one year tag.  None of the other players are worth a first rounder except for Andre Johnson.  However, Tibs has 3rd best odds to land the first pick of the draft....and I am sorry.....AJ isn't worth that.  I find it amazing how much a player can change in 3 years.  Randy is retired for now.  LT, who took a pay decrease to stay with the Jets, is a shell of his former self.  Does Clinton or TJ have a team right now?

And as I am writing this....Tom is starting the Favre Watch in the NCL.  Some things never change.  To be honest, I would rather hear speculation about Brett Favre coming back than listen to the Ryan Brothers make asses out of themselves.  Hey LOOK AT ME!  I AM FAT AND LOUD!  ME AND QUENTIN TARANTINO HAVE THE SAME SEXUAL FETISHES!!  LOOK AT ME!

I will post another entry in the next few days regarding trade rumors and my predictions of the soon to be tagged players.