Notes from the Mountain Time Zone

More free agents are on the move. A couple of important notes:

Hats off to the Cleveland Browns and Romeo Crennel. The acquisition of RB Jamal Lewis and OL Eric Steinbach will greatly improve this team. Every time Jamal sets foot in Cleveland with a football in his hands he freaking destroys the place, let's see if he can make that happen for 8 home games next year. OL LeCharles Bentley will be returning from a bizarre injury that occurred on the first play of the first practice at training camp last year. The Browns also have OL's Joe Andruzzi and Hank Fraley to add some quality depth.
Plus, the Browns own the #3 pick in the draft that many believe they will select Adrian Peterson with. If QB Charlie Frye steps up to just manage games and utilize his possession receivers in Kellen Winslow Jr. and Braylon Edwards. Then that Offense would chew some clock, wear on some defenses and the Browns would sneak into respectability. They have a Defense that is young and nasty with MLB Andra Davis and LB Kamerion Wimbley playing opposite the veteran Willie McGinist. Romeo is playing this year great so far, and unless he gives up that #3 spot for some more picks, will get another playmaker. Browns are over .500 next year, 9-7 or even 10-6 provided they stay healthy.

Randy Moss to the Packers for the Retirement Tour? I hoping that happens, Green Bay has a promising young defense and Favre is excited about his offensive line. They would snatch the NFC North from the Bears and possibly represent the weak NFC in Super Bowl 42. I'm hoping this happens just to see #4 have fun while playing. He will own almost every meaningful passing record by next season and can temporarily enjoy it for a few years, that is until Peyton Manning finishes up and will be almost untouchable. Who doesn' t love Favre the Gunslinger though, he plays like it's us on the Gazebo, forcing all kinds of crazy darts and bombs. Randy would have 15 TD's, if not more. Say what you want about his production at Oakland, I think this pairing would work and revitalize the careers of both future Hall of Famers.

Rueben Droughns to the G-men. I like it because I know Droughns from his Denver days, I liked him. He can be a real positive locker room force, doesn't demand carries and whatnot, likes special teams. Droughns is a physical guy at 5-11, 220. Jacobs is 6-4, 260 but needs to not stand so straight up and not to try and deliver a big hit every time, he will knock himself out and shorten his seasons and career. He looked good between the tackles and around the edge in relief of the irreplacable Tiki Barber last year, and we all know he is a good goal line guy. Defenses are going to really feel it after playing the Giants. If they can get some help in the god-awful secondary and at linebacker (hello Lance Briggs) and actually get some sensible fucking playcalling and less mental mistakes, the Giants could be the Under the Radar Team next year. Which is fine by me, get to the playoffs and jell goddammit!

Willis McGahee to the Baltimore Ravens is big, but the Ravens are totally loaded anyway. Looking back, I don't know how they didn't beat the Colts in the Divisional Round. You would think that if you limited the vaunted Colts Offense to 5 Vinatieri field goals that you would definitely win. But man, the Ravens didn't even play bad, the Colts just wanted it more.
But McGahee will do awesome next year behind that thunderous offensive line, the Ravens are still a primary back team and that will mean McGahee as a fantasy bonanza next year.

What the hell is up with Chicago LB Lance Briggs? He is going to sit out the year if the Bears don't trade him (hello Giants)? Crazy. Good for the rest of the NFC though, we gotta break up that Defense. But peyton showed how to beat them in the Super Bowl - stay underneath, run the ball, tire 'em out with no huddle.

Seahawks TE Jeremy Stevens stopped for being PLOWED in Arizona. Drunk as hell and blazed. Almost fell over taking his sobriety test for the cops, probably looking like those funny episodes of cops from the dashboard cam that show drunk people all retarded. He is on thin ice and will be lucky if Holmgrem doesn't cut his ass. Stevens is a punk and it would serve him right, his shit-talk during games is annoying as hell.

And more news from Arizona....Jets Great Fullback Richie Anderson was fired from his assistant coaching position with the Cardinals for a citation of soliciting a prostitute. Doh! But the Cardinals loss should be the Jets gain, come on home Richie and coach with Mangini and Co. Fuck it, he's a New York legend in Arizona, does he have the time to go out and meet women regular-like and date them and go through all that shit? He probably works 90 hours a week and just really, really needed to get his pipes cleaned. I say the Jets overlook that mishap and get him back to NY helping out with Jet running backs, then they get him a slush fund for a classy, New York escort service or whatever.