Same Faces, New Places: Offense

With NFL Free Agency starting this month, we are going to see some perennial pro-bowlers moving to a new location via free agency, or a trade. Here is a list of premiere players that either are free agents or also may possibly be traded from the team that they are under contract from. This entry will be focused entirely on the offensive side of the ball, primarily the specialty positions (QB,RB,FB,WR,TE)

Quarterbacks

Arizona Cardinals QB Kurt Warner (Free Agency)

Possible Destinations: Arizona, New York Jets, Retirement

Projected Destination: Arizona

New England Patriots QB Matt Cassel (Free Agency)

Possible Destinations: New England, Minnesota, Kansas City, St. Louis

Projected Destination: New England (Franchise Tag)

Tennessee Titans QB Kerry Collins (Free Agency)

Possible Destinations: Tennessee, Minnesota, San Francisco

Projected Destination: Tennessee 

Cleveland Browns QB Derek Anderson (Restricted Free Agent)

Possible Destinations: Cleveland, Detroit, Minnesota, Kansas City, New York Jets

Projected Destination: Detroit

Other Quarterbacks: Jeff Garcia (Free Agency), Jon Kitna (Release/Trade), Marc Bulger (Release/Trade), Byron Leftwich (Free Agency)

Running Back

New York Giants RB Brandon Jacobs (Free Agency)

Possible Destinations: New York, Denver, Cleveland, Tampa Bay

Projected Destination: New York (Franchise Tag)

San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson (Trade/Release)

Possible Destinations: San Diego, Tampa Bay, New England

Projected Destination: San Diego

San Diego RB/Kick Returner Darren Sproles (Free Agency)

Possible Destinations: San Diego, Seattle, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay

Projected Destination: Tampa Bay

Other Running Backs: Larry Johnson (Trade/Release), Edgerrin James (Trade/Release), Derrick Ward (Free Agency), Rudi Johnson (Trade/Release)

Wide Receiver/Tight End

Dallas Cowboys WR Terrell Owens (Trade/Release)

Possible Destinations: Oakland, Jets, Chicago, Dallas

Projected Destination: Oakland

Arizona Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin (Trade/Release)

Possible Destinations: Philadelphia, New York Giants, Chicago, Baltimore

Projected Destination: Chicago

Cincinnati Bengals WR TJ Houshmanzadeh (Free Agency)

Possible Destinations: Philadelphia, Dallas, Chicago, Cincinnati

Projected Destination: Philadelphia

New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress (Trade/Release)

Possible Destination: New York Giants, Dallas, Baltimore, Seattle, Minnesota

Projected Destination: New York

Other Receivers: Owen Daniels (Free Agent), Antonio Bryant (Trade/Release), Bobby Engram (Free Agency), Brandon Jones (Free Agency), Reggie Brown (Trade/Release)

Catching Up

Sorry readers, this is my first entry in about 2 weeks or so. The super bowl came and went, and that other team in Pennsylvania came out victorious. Got to hand it to the Steelers, they played the most consistent football this year out of any team in the NFL, although the Eagles did beat them 15-6 in a week 3 barnburner. A big reason why the Steelers won is because of their team chemistry. They were a team without superstars. No, I'm not saying they didn't have stud players, like defensive player of the year James Harrison, or all-world S Troy Polomalu, they obviously did. But neither of them, or QB Ben Rothliesburger, fit the "superstar" personality that us viewers have become accustomed to through a portrayal from the media. No "Pacman" Jones or Chad Johnson antics, no Terrell Owens verbal squabbles with the offensive coordinator, quarterback, or anyone else who stands in his way, none of that. The Steelers were a classy team, who played hard, worked harder, and lastly were coached better, than any team in the league over the course of the season. They won, they deserved it, let's move on.

Some offseason news to get to. "Pacman" Jones got released. Looks like the Cowboys made there first correct personnel decision in the last decade. If they want to continue on the right track, they must release Terrell Owens.

The Pro-bowl took place last Sunday, like anyone cares. Larry Fitzgerald capped off probably the best month that any WR in the NFL has ever had, finishing with 88 yards and 2 Touchdowns. So, in a month span (5 games), Fitzgerald had over 700 yards receiving, and 9 TD's. Wow.

Speaking of Fitzgerald, his partner in crime and good friend, Anquan Boldin, is making quiet a ruckus trying to get out of Arizona. I understand Boldin, he feels he's getting overshadowed by Fitzgerald, so I really don't blame him. He's getting paid and treated like a second wide receiver, which in some ways is not fair because in my opinion Boldin is among the top 10-12 best wide receivers in the league, he's just playing along side the best player in his position (Fitzgerald). Look for Boldin to be traded or released, and here are some possible destinations to look for. Chicago, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Miami.

Last but not least, Brett Favre has announced his retirement..again. #4 called it quits today in an e-mail to Jets personnel. I believe, this time, he's really gone. He cited "level of play" as the reason for his retirement, and I have to agree with him. Sure, if Favre played this year, he'd be a top 15 quarterback in the NFL, maybe top 12. But that's not Brett Favre, that's not the level that we have been accustomed to seeing, or he has been accustomed to playing. If Brett bows out now, which he should, here are some of the career statistics we should comprehend. Favre is the current NFL career leader in Wins (169), Starts (269), Passing Yards (65,127), Passing Touchdowns (464), Completions (5,720), and lastly Interceptions (310) by a QB. Can't forget about his 3 MVP's, and 1 Super Bowl ring. Let it take time to set in, but in about 5 years when he is voted into the hall-of-fame on the first ballot, it'll be hard to argue that he was not the best ever at his position, with only the names Marino and Elway being mentioned in the same discussion.

Even though this is my first off-season entry, after the NFL combine, I am going to start going through all 32 teams in the NFL, and predicting what they are going to do come draft time. Until then, I'll be posting twice a week.