#10: Tampa signs Kellen Winslow Jr. and adds a real weapon to their ultra vanilla offense. He is a game changer and has a ton of baggage. However, they gave up a 2nd round pick and a 5th next year. Pretty fair price.
#9: The Cleveland Browns wheel and deal on day one of the draft. In true Belichik form Mangini made a bunch of moves including #10 on this list to acquire 4 of the first 52 picks in this years draft including 3 in the second round. He picked a Nick Mangold clone in the late 1st round, 2 interesting WR's and CB Alphonso Smith from Wake forest who has been described as Pac Man Jones without the baggage. I hate Eric Man-Gi-nah, but great teams are built through the draft.
#8: Dallas drops the hammer on T.O. He is a cancer and Jerry Jones was quite aware of this before he made him a Cowboy. But, in true 'what have you done for me lately' form, the Cowboys owner dumped the diva wide out after a considerable drop in production in 08'.
#7: Chiefs trade for Matt Cassel. A franchise QB for a second round pick? Must be nice to be buddys with Kraft and Belichik from the evil empire. Oh and we will throw in Vrabel for the hell of it! What a bargain.
#6: Jets trade for Lito Sheppard. We gave up a 3rd rounder for a player who can compliment one of our best players. We went from a C plus secondary to an A minus secondary with this move and the acquisition of Leonhard.
#5: Bears trade for Jay Cutler. Again, a ready made franchise QB available via trade... in his prime. You don't see that everyday. The Bears paid a hefty price but they finally have the big arm, big name signal caller who can sell some jerseys. Be careful what you wish for.
#4: Giants dump Plax... #17 needed to go. After the way the G-men's offense tanked late season it took real brass ones to pull the trigger on him. Kudos to them for sending a message to the whole team.
#3: Cardinals re-sign Kurt Warner. If you break down the contract in great detail he could end up with almost 20 million for one season if he retires at the end of 09'. Is he worth it? He is to the Cardinals. They were one of the worst franchises in professional sports, and they had the lead in the Superbowl with less than a minute left. If he would have walked to the 49ers, that would have been unacceptable. I must admit that I was a little shocked at how the ultra-religious Warner took the Cards for every penny they had.
#2: Chargers hang on to L.T. This underachieving group has one or two years left with the Tomlinson/Gates era players. They have a very interesting mix of veterans and youngsters, and even though the former 'best overall player in the NFL' has hit the wall he is still the face of that franchise. I don't expect huge numbers but he could be a factor down the stretch. His carries need to be limited in the regular season so he can be fresh for a playoff run.
#1: The Lions draft Mathew Stafford. They resisted the pressure to take the better value offensive tackle and swung for the fences. That team needs a major league face lift and the #1 overall pick should provide that. They had a very solid overall draft and are on their way to maybe getting a win this season.
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