2007 NFL Offseason Stuff Thread

[SunMo]

Deion Branch is their top WR, they probably figure Jackson is expendable

[Feva]

Not statistically he wasn't... and yes, I know Branch missed a few games.  Jackson was 50 yards short of 1,000 yards and had 10 TD's in 1 less game than Branch (14 to 13).  That's expendable?

[SunMo]

they just gave up a #1 pick for Branch, he's their #1.  you don't give up your first pick for a #2 receiver.  i'm not saying i agree, but i was coming up with the most reasonable justification for making such a move.

[PhillyPhreak54]

If thats for real; great deal by the 49ers. Jackson drops balls but for a 4th he's more than worth it.

[SunMo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2851912

[Feva]

they just gave up a #1 pick for Branch, he's their #1.  you don't give up your first pick for a #2 receiver.  i'm not saying i agree, but i was coming up with the most reasonable justification for making such a move.

I feel you and I agree... but I would think that if the Seahawks are going to send that type of production to a division rival... regardless of if he's their #1 or #2... they would be able to get more than the 124th pick.  They're getting raped.


I wish the Eagles played in a division where everybody played nice like that...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The Seahawks want to secks D.J. Hackett too.  They like him muchly.

[The BIGSTUD]

I figured it was because he is always hurt.

[PhillyPhreak54]

POSTED 11:54 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2007

MYSTERY TEAM IN THE MIX FOR MOSS

Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal reports that, in addition to the Packers and the Patriots, a third team is in the mix for the veteran wideout.

But the third team isn't identified.

In the past, the Jaguars have been linked to Moss.  We also think that taterskins owner Daniel Snyder, who has yet to make a splash in the offseason, might be interested in adding Moss to his team.

Wilde also confirms that the Packers have offered a fourth-round pick for Moss, and that the Raiders want a first-day pick.  An industry source tells us that the Pats have offered a conditional fourth-rounder.

In 2005, the Raiders gave up a first-round pick (No. 7 overall), linebacker Napoleon Harris, and a seventh-round pick to acquire Moss from the Vikings.

And before any Minnesota fans get too excited about a possible return by Randy to the Metrodome, a league source tells us that the Vikings are not the mystery team.  They haven't been contacted, we're told, and they don't want him back. 


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POSTED 11:40 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2007

JACKSON GOING TO FRISCO

Michael Smith of ESPN.com reports that the Seattle Seahawks are close to a deal that would send receiver Darrell Jackson to the San Francisco 49ers.

In return, the Niners would send a fourth-round draft pick to Seattle.

The trade is contingent on Jackson passing a physical.

It's a somewhat unusual intra-division swap, and the 'Hawks will now have to face the guy they dumped twice per year.  In San Fran, Jackson joins Ashely Lelie and Arnaz Battle.  Jackson and Lelie likely will compete for the role of No. 1 wideout.


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POSTED 11:35 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2007

FINAL ANSWER -- LIONS WILL TAKE JOHNSON

A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that if receiver Calvin Johnson is on the board at No. 2, the Lions will take him.  Period.

Adam Schefter of NFL Network initially reported on this plan earlier tonight.  We're told that owner William Clay Ford, Sr. recently signed off on it.

We're also told that the Lions would trade the pick, or the player, to the Bucs in exchange for the No. 4 overall pick, both of Tampa Bay's second-round selections, and cornerback Brian Kelly.  Under the trade chart, that would tip the deal decidedly in favor of the Lions.

A similar blockbuster would be required from another team to get the Lions not to take, and keep, Johnson.


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POSTED 11:28 p.m. EDT, April 27, 2007

MEL GETTING PUT OUT TO PASTURE?

There's talk in league circles that the 2007 draft could be the swan song on ESPN for Mel Kiper, Jr.

If true, it's ironic.  Kiper helped make the draft into the event that it is.  Now that the draft is bigger than Kiper ever could be, ESPN has plenty of other human assets who can do the job.

They've been gradually working Todd McShay of Scouts, Inc. into the mix, and we've sensed some non-contrived tension between the old guard and the young turk when Bristol puts the pair in a split screen.

A couple of years ago, Kiper and ESPN almost parted ways after Kiper's contract expired.  We suspect that whatever occurred behind the scenes got both sides to the mindset that this contract would be the last one in a long relationship.

[SunMo]

MEL GETTING PUT OUT TO PASTURE?

There's talk in league circles that the 2007 draft could be the swan song on ESPN for Mel Kiper, Jr.

If true, it's ironic.  Kiper helped make the draft into the event that it is.  Now that the draft is bigger than Kiper ever could be, ESPN has plenty of other human assets who can do the job.

They've been gradually working Todd McShay of Scouts, Inc. into the mix, and we've sensed some non-contrived tension between the old guard and the young turk when Bristol puts the pair in a split screen.

A couple of years ago, Kiper and ESPN almost parted ways after Kiper's contract expired.  We suspect that whatever occurred behind the scenes got both sides to the mindset that this contract would be the last one in a long relationship.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Kiper will land on his feet.  You and IGY don't need to worry.

[SunMo]

It just won't be the same without him

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It just won't be the same without him

I hear you, man.  I hear you.

[BigEd76]

The Steelers' 75th anniversary throwbacks:

[QB Eagles]

Those are sweet.