NFL Free Agency

[Lord Avalon]

I think the point is Millen is a moron, so first you have to see what moronic thing he'll do, before you see if Cleveland is also going to be moronic.

[-Jrabbit]

Reuben Droughns is due a $1.75MM roster bonus next week. Whether Cleveland cuts him or not will pretty much tell us if they will be drafting a RB in the first round.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon
I think the point is Millen is a moron, so first you have to see what moronic thing he'll do, before you see if Cleveland is also going to be moronic.

Yeah, I saw it the same way. If the Lions act intelligently (and took Joe Thomas or traded down for more picks), I'd be shocked.

[SlowwHand]

They need a QB.

[Zopperoni]

Baltimore traded three draft picks to Buffalo for Willis McGahee.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Wow... upgrade for Baltimore... well, depending on which picks were dealt.

[Lord Avalon]

3rd & 7th, plus 3rd next year.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2791831

[Lord Avalon]

Feely, Dolphins agree to 3-yr deal, $6M, 2.5M guaranteed.

So Olindo Mare (wo-o-o-o) is available.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2791752

[Zopperoni]

Originally posted by Lord Avalon
3rd & 7th, plus 3rd next year.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2791831

Bargain! We just have to see what the effect will be of cutting Mulitalo, but other than that, the Ravens have a solid O-Line to run behind.

[SlowwHand]

Now Baltimore is a force.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Cause their 13-3 record last year indicated that they weren't a force, Sloww?

[Lord Avalon]

Colts' Super Bowl hero Rhodes chooses Raiders

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Running back Dominic Rhodes, one of the heroes of the Indianapolis Colts' Super Bowl XLI championship less than two months ago, is headed to the team that finished the 2006 season with the league's worst record.

Rhodes on Friday morning agreed with the Oakland Raiders on a two-year deal, which was announced later in the day, that can be worth as much as $7.5 million. Rhodes had generated considerable interest as an unrestricted free agent and made several visits, but met with Oakland officials earlier this week and was sold on the opportunity there.


"I just want to come in and help this team win," Rhodes said, according to The Associated Press. "It's an honor to be here and an awesome experience to play for the Raiders. The whole history of the Raiders, I love it."

The sixth-year veteran will serve as an insurance policy for the Raiders, in the event incumbent starter LaMont Jordan does not bounce back from the medial collateral ligament injury that limited him to nine games in 2006. More likely, however, the two will split the ball-carrying duties in the Oakland backfield.

Jordan earlier this week reworked his contract, reducing a roster bonus that was due him, to remain with the Raiders. After rushing for 1,025 yards in 2005, his first season in Oakland after four years with the New York Jets, Jordan slumped to 434 yards in 2006.

He carried 550 times for 2,274 yards and 19 touchdowns in six seasons and added 90 receptions for 649 yards and one touchdown.

"Dominic will be a dynamic presence that can diversify our offense both as a runner and pass catcher," new coach Lane Kiffin said, according to AP. "He is focused and determined to come here and compete immediately with our other running backs."

Last year, in the Colts' Super Bowl season, Rhodes started all 16 regular-season games before rookie Joseph Addai replaced him in the lineup at the outset of the playoffs. But Rhodes still played a significant role in the postseason and, in the Super Bowl victory over the Chicago Bears, he rushed for a game-high 113 yards.

Rhodes still faces a drunken-driving charge in Indiana, where police said he was pulled over early the morning of Feb. 20 driving a truck 81 mph in a 55-mph zone on an Indianapolis-area interstate.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2792972

Also Giants trade WR Tim Carter to Browns for RB Reuben Droughns.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2793305

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Cause their 13-3 record last year indicated that they weren't a force, Sloww?

I don't think their offense frightened anyone.

[Imran Siddiqui]

That's nice, but Baltimore has a defense as well. And the team was a force. Upgrade on offense, but downgrade on defense so far.

[SlowwHand]

They weren't going to win it all with just defense. Ask Da Bears.