Mar 04 2008
Free agent extravaganza
The NFL is exciting. Like, all year round. Even when no one’s playing you got free agent signings, draft picks…I can’t wait till next year’s Lawyer Bowl.
Today, Randy Moss signed a 3 year deal with the Pats for $27 million. Not bad for a guy who caught 23 TDs last year and helped the Pats go 16-0 in the regular season. Too bad he dropped off the map in the playoffs though.
Big Ben also signed a HUGE deal today worth $102 million over 8 years, making the 26 year old one of the highest paid players in the league. I’m not really sure with such a long term investment in Roethlisberger though…he has a pretty bad history with injuries, although he did improve significantly last year.
One of the top RB free agent prospects this year, Michael Turner, signed with the Falcons last week. Turner backed up LT in San Diego last year and the back had some pretty good moments. But he moves to a time-sharing role in Atlanta in what is likely to be a rebuilding year.
One team that’s gonnna have a rough season next year is the Bears. They went from the Super Bowl to a 7 and 9 season. Then, they resigned Rex Grossman for another year while losing top receivers Berrian and Muhammad. This pretty much ensures that any QB taking snaps for the Bears will have no one to throw to. Unless Grossman is the starter…he’ll have 11 defensemen to target.
I’m really excited for the draft too…and I’m particularly interested in the fate of Colt Brennan. Although he lead Hawaii to a perfect regular season Brennan has likely dropped to the second round this year…kind of sad considering he turned down an almost certain first round selection last year.
So who’s in the market for a QB? Well, the Dolphins have the first pick, and they could sure use a QB. Then you have the Rams, Falcons and Jets that have lots of questions to answer in the QB position. The Bears and Bucs could use a QB as well.
Lots to watch this off season. Can’t wait for the Feral Cats to make another strong showing in the Lawyer Bowl.
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Sigh. My Bears are going to be in for a particularly rough season. I was hoping that they’d use their first round pick on a QB, but if they signed Grossman for another year… Goddamnit. Good thing they’ve still got Cedric Benson to score all of those yards. Sigh.