Josh McDaniels to Trade Jay Cutler

Mark my words.

Jay Cutler will not be the long term answer for the Denver Broncos. He may last a year, maybe two, but I ultimately see him leaving. Everyone here agrees the kid is a stud on the field, but time after time he has shown immaturity and a real lack of professionalism off. And who cares about the trade..I'm referencing back to Shanahan days.

Mike Shanahan left Josh McDaniels with a Quarterback that basically can do whatever he pleased without consquence. Bret Farve no. 2 in every since of the word. McDaniels has already shown he is not playing after cutting Dre Bly and 5 defensive starters along with him.

And to those that say "fire the coach!" it won't happen. Too much dead money is tied up in Travis Henry and Mike Shanahan right now. On top of that Pat Bowlen is a guy that in the past has let "masterminds" work independently and judged by the results.

So ask yourself this:

Can the stern, by the book coach and the unorthodox gunslinger Quarterback co-exist?

Personally, I dont think this marriage isn't going to last long.

Free Agency Has Started

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Here is the list of players available:



OFFENSE

QB
1. Kurt Warner (Arizona)
2. Matt Cassel (New England) - FRANCHISED
3. Kerry Collins (Tennessee)
4. Jeff Garcia (Tampa Bay)
5. Byron Leftwich (Pittsburgh)
6. David Carr (NY Giants) - Resigned, 1 year, 2 million, by NY Giants
7. Luke McCown (Tampa Bay) - Resigned, 2 years, 4 millon, by Tampa Bay
8. Kyle Boller (Baltimore)
9. Chris Simms (Tennessee)
10. JP Losman (Buffalo)
11. Dan Orlovsky (Detroit)
12. Joey Harrington (Atlanta)
13. Rex Grossman (Chicago)
14. JT O'Sullivan (San Francisco)
15. Patrick Ramsey (Denver)

RB
1. Brandon Jacobs (NY Giants) - Resigned, 4 years, 25 million, by Giants
2. Derrick Ward (NY Giants)
3. Darren Sproles (San Diego) - FRANCHISED
4. Cedric Benson (Cincinnati)
5. LaMont Jordan (New England)
6. Fred Taylor (Cut)
7. Correll Buckhalter (Philly)
8. Dominic Rhodes (Indy)
9. Maurice Morris (Seattle)
10. JJ Arrington (Arizona)
11. DeShaun Foster (San Francisco)
12. Deuce McAlister (Cut)
13. Ahman Greene (Cut)

FB
1. Terrelle Smith (Arizona)
2. Heath Evans (New England)
3. Leonard Weaver (Seattle)
4. Moran Norris (San Francisco)
5. Tony Richardson (NY Jets)

WR
1. TJ Houshmandzadeh (Cincinnati)
2. Antonio Bryant (Tampa Bay) - FRANCHISED
3. Lance Moore (RFA) (New Orleans)
4. Nate Washington (Pittsburgh)
5. Devery Henderson (New Orleans)
6. Malcolm Floyd (RFA) (San Diego)
7. Hank Baskett (RFA) (Philly)
8. Michael Clayton (Tampa Bay)
9. Reggie Williams (Jacksonville)
10. Bryant Johnson (San Francisco)
11. Bobby Engram (Seattle)
12. Jerry Porter (Cut)
13. Demetrius Williams (RFA) (Baltimore)
14. Brandon Jones (Tennessee)
15. Ronald Curry (Cut)
16. Jabar Gaffney (New England)
17. David Patten (Cut)
18. Marty Booker (Cut)
19. Amani Toomer (NY Giants)
20. Mike Furrey (Cut)
21. Justin McCareins - Resigned, 1 year, 730k, by Tennessee - Maybe

TE
1. Owen Daniels (RFA) (Houston)
2. Bo Scaife (Tennessee) - FRANCHISED
3. Chris Baker (Cut)
4. LJ Smith (Philadelphia)
5. Jerramy Stevens (Tampa Bay)
6. Leonard Pope (RFA) (Arizona)

OT
1. Jordan Gross (Carolina) - Resigned, 6 years, 60 Million, by Carolina
2. Vernon Carey (Miami) - Resigned, 6 years, 42 Million, by Miami
3. Stacy Andrews (Cincinnati)
4. Tra Thomas (Philly)
5. Mark Tauscher (Green Bay)
6. Marvel Smith (Pittsburgh)
7. Khalif Barnes (Jacksonville)
8. Max Starks (Pittsburgh) - FRANCHISED
9. Marc Columbo (Dallas) - Resigned, 4 years, 22 Million by Dallas
10. Jon Runyan (Philly)

OG
1. Jahri Evans (RFA) (New Orleans)
2. Brandon Moore (Cut)
3. Derrick Dockery (Cut)
4. Willie Colon (RFA) (Pittsburgh)
5. Chris Kemoeatu (Pittsburgh)
6. Cooper Carlisle (Oakland)
7. Stephen Peterman (Detroit) - Resigned, 5 years, 15 million, by Detroit
8. Harvey Dahl (RFA) (Atlanta)
9. Ray Willis (Seattle)
10. Russ Hochstein (New England)
11. Elton Brown (Arizona)
12. Pete Kendall (Washington)
13. Edwin Mulitalo (Cut)

OC
1. Jason Brown (Baltimore)
2. Matt Birk (Minnesota)
3. Jeff Saturday (Indy)
4. Brad Meester (Jacksonville)
5. Duke Preston (Buffalo)
6. Richie Incognito (St. Louis)
7. Eric Ghiaciuc (Cincinnati)
8. Melvin Fowler (Buffalo)
9. Nick Cole (RFA) (Philly)
10. Rudy Niswanger (RFA) (Kansas City)



DEFENSE

DT
1. Albert Haynesworth (Tennessee)
2. Rocky Bernard (Seattle)
3. Jonathan Babineaux (Atlanta) - Resigned, 5 years, 25 million by Atlanta
4. Jovan Haye (Tampa Bay)
5. Gabe Watson (RFA) (Arizona)
6. Dewayne Robertson (Cut)
7. Shaun Cody (Detroit)
8. Mike Wright (New England)
9. Tank Johnson (Dallas)
10. John Thornton (Cincinnati)
11. Marcus Tubbs (Seattle)
12. Colin Cole (Green Bay)
13. Ryan Sims (Tampa Bay) - Resigned, 4 years, value unknown, by Tampa Bay
14. Grady Jackson (Atlanta)
15. La' Roi Glover (St. Louis)
16. Darwin Walker (Carolina)

DE
1. Julius Peppers (Carolina) - FRANCHISED
2. Terrell Suggs (Baltimore) - FRANCHISED
3. Chris Canty (Dallas)
4. Antonio Smith (Arizona)
5. Kalimba Edwards (Cut)
6. Igor Olshansky (San Diego)
7. Dwan Edwards (Baltimore) - Resigned, 1 year, 1 million, by Baltimore
8. Ebenezor Ekuban (Denver)
9. Bertrand Berry (Arizona)
10. Tully Banta-Cain (Cut) - Signed by New England, Terms Undisclosed
11. Kevin Carter (Tampa Bay)
12. Chauncey Davis (Atlanta)
13. David Bowens (Cut)
14. John Engleberger (Cut)

MLB
1. Ray Lewis (Baltimore)
2. Karlos Dansby (Arizona) - FRANCHISED
3. Bart Scott (Baltimore)
4. Jonathan Vilma (New Orleans)
5. Mike Peterson (Jacksonville)
6. Channing Crowder (Miami) - Resigned, 3 years, value undisclosed, by Miami
7. Eric Barton (NY Jets)
8. Andra Davis (Cleveland)
9. Takeo Spikes (San Francisco)
10. Zach Thomas (Dallas)
11. Nate Webster (Denver)
12. Niko Koutividies (Cut)
Notable Resigning - John DiGiorgio, terms undisclosed, by Buffalo Bills

OLB
1. Michael Boley (Atlanta)
2. Leroy Hill (Seattle) - FRANCHISED
3. Angelo Crowell (Buffalo)
4. Freddy Keiaho (RFA) (Indy)
5. Keith Brooking (Atlanta)
6. Marcus Washington (Cut)
7. Rashad Jeanty (RFA) (Cincinnati)
8. Pierre Woods (RFA) (New England)
9. Tyjuan Hagler (Indy)
10. Marques Harris (San Diego)
11. Dontarrious Thomas (Minnesota)
12. Morlon Greenwood (Cut)
13. Jamie Winborn (Cut)
14. Antwan Peek (Cut)

CB
1. Nnamdi Asomugha (Oakland) - Resigned, 3 years, 45 million, by Oakland
2. Chris Gamble (Carolina) - Resigned, 6 years, 53 million, by Carolina
3. Dunta Robinson (Houston) - FRANCHISED
4. Phillip Buchanon (Tampa Bay)
5. Domonique Foxworth (Atlanta)
6. Kelvin Hayden (Indy) - Resigned, 5 years, 43 million, by Indianapolis
7. Jabari Greer (Buffalo)
8. Bryant McFadden (Pittsburgh)
9. Ronald Bartell Jr (St. Louis)
10. Chris Johnson (Oakland) - Resigned, 4 Years, 15 million, by Oakland
11. Leigh Bodden (Cut)
12. Dre Bly (Cut)
13. Chris McAlister (Cut)
14. Adam Jones (Cut)
15. Andre Goodman (Miami)
16. Joselio Hanson (Philidelphia) - Resigned, 5 years, 21 million, by Philidelphia
17. DeMarcus Faggins (Houston)
18. Eric Green (Arizona)
19. David Barrett (Cut)
20. Daven Holly (Cleveland)
21. Ricky Manning Jr (St. Louis)
22. Karl Paymah (Denver)
23. Drayton Florence (Cut)
24. Sam Madison (Cut)
25. Terry Cousin (Cut)
Noteable Extension: Corey Webster (Giants) - Extended 5 years, 43 million, by Giants

S
1. Sean Jones (Cleveland)
2. Jermaine Phillips (Tampa Bay)
3. Oshiomogho Atogwe (St. Louis) - FRANCHISED
4. Yeremiah Bell (Miami) - Resigned, 4 years, 20 million, by Miami
5. Gibril Wilson (Cut) - Signed, 5 years, 27 million, by Miami
6. Dawan Landry (RFA) (Baltimore)
7. Jarrad Page (RFA) (Kansas City)
8. Eugene Wilson (Houston) - Resigned, 3 years, by Houston
9. Brian Dawkins (Philly)
10. Josh Bullocks (New Orleans)
11. Mike Brown (Chicago)
12. Atari Bigby (RFA) (Green Bay)
13. James Sanders (New England)
14. James Butler (NY Giants)
15. Jim Leonhard (Baltimore)
16. Keith Lewis (Cut)
17. Gerald Sensabaugh (Jacksonville)
18. Marquand Manuel (Cut)
19. Marlon McCree (Denver)
20. Corey Chavous (Cut)
21. Dwight Smith (Cut)
22. Sammy Knight (Cut)

Mel Kiper and Todd McShay's Top 10's

Mel Kiper's top 10 from ESPN.

Todd McShay's top 10 via ESPN.

Chase Daniel is Offically 6 Feet Tall

Chase hit that magical 6' mark in his combine measurements. Some team will take him in the 6th round this April and get a serviceable backup. (New Orleans?)

Andre Smith Walks Out NFL Combine

Andre Smith, are you serious? You don't walk out the biggest job interview of your life. The reports say that he walked out due to wanting to get a jump on training. I don't understand this. For the last two months you knew the combine was coming up, and you wait until AFTER it starts to get in shape? Smart one 'Dre. Real Smart.

First Mock of 09!

Couple of days before the combine:



1. Detroit - Matthew Stafford QB, Georgia

2. St. Louis - Eugene Monroe OT, Virgina

3. Kansas City - Michael Crabtree WR, Texas Tech

4. Seattle - Andre Smith OT, Alabama

5. Cleveland - Beanie Wells RB, Ohio State

6. Cincinnati - Knowshon Moreno RB, Georgia

7. Oakland - Jeremy Maclin WR, Missouri

8. Jacksonville - Aaron Curry LB, Wake Forest

9. Green Bay - BJ Raji DT, Boston College

10. San Francisco - Mark Sanchez QB, USC

11. Buffalo - Brian Orakpo DE, Texas

12. Denver - Rey Maualuga LB, USC

13. Washington - Jason Smith OT, Baylor

14. New Orleans - Everette Brown LB/DE, Florida State

15. Houston - Sean Smith S, Utah

16. San Diego - Tyson Jackson DE, LSU

17. NY Jets - Vontae Davis CB, Illinois

18. Chicago - Darrius Heyward-Bey WR, Maryland

19. Tampa Bay - Peria Jerry DT, Ole Miss

20. Detroit (Dallas) - Michael Oher OT, Ole Miss

21. Philadelphia - Brandon Pettigrew TE, Oklahoma State

22. Minnesota - Josh Freeman QB, Kansas State

23. New England - Aaron Maybin LB/DE, Penn State

24. Atlanta - Ron Brace DT, Boston College

25. Miami - James Laurinaitis LB, Ohio State

26. Baltimore - Clay Matthews LB, USC

27. Indianapolis - Hakeem Nicks WR, UNC

28. Philadelphia (Carolina) - Eben Britton OT, Arizona

29. NY Giants - Larry English LB/DE, Northern Illinois

30. Tennessee - Percy Harvin WR, Florida

31. Arizona - Max Unger OL, Oregon

32. Pittsburgh - Alex Mack C/OG, Cal

Notes:

Sean Smith the top rated safety over Delmas right now.

I won't have SF picking a QB next mock, they seem bent to try a free agent.

I personally would take Brown over Rey, but I have no idea if Denver wants a OLB or a ILB. Free agency should fill some gaps and make it clearer.

Current Draft Order

1	Detroit
2	St. Louis
3	Kansas City
4	Seattle
5	Cleveland
6	Cincinnati
7	Oakland
8	Jacksonville
9	Green Bay
10	San Francisco
11	Buffalo
12	Denver
13	Washington
14	New Orleans
15	Houston
16	San Diego
17	New York Jets
18	Chicago
19	Tampa Bay
20	Detroit (from Dallas)
21	Philadelphia
22	Minnesota
23	New England
24	Atlanta
25	Miami
26	Baltimore
27	Indianapolis
28	Philadelphia (from Carolina)
29	New York Giants
30	Tennessee
31	Arizona
32	Pittsburgh

Matt Cassel Will Be the Lions Starting QB in 2009

I'm calling this now.

The Lions will send the #20 overall (their 2nd first rounder) and a fourth rounder to New England for Matt Cassel.

With the #1 overall they will select Eugene Monroe or Andre Smith to protect him. They can then grab an offensive player to spice it up with Kevin Smith, Calvin Johnson, and Cassel and focus on drafting new defensive players.

You heard it here first... Cassel to the Lions.