The Jets hope Kellen Clemens breaks the trend of recent Oregon quarterbacks who have struggled in the NFL. John Iacono/SI

• We're not trying to put the hex on Jets rookie Kellen Clemens, but the last few Oregon quarterbacks to hit the NFL haven't exactly worked out as planned. A.J. Feeley was released by San Diego this week and is back in Philadelphia about 2½ years after Miami traded a second-round pick to the Eagles for him.

Ironically, former Duck Joey Harrington is now in Miami, where he'll back up Daunte Culpepper this season and try to get his own flagging NFL fortunes turned around. And who can forget Oregon superstar Akili Smith, who flamed out in Cincinnati after going third overall in the celebrated quarterback class of 1999?

Like Florida receivers and Penn State running backs, maybe we should add Oregon quarterbacks to the list of players you draft at your own risk. After all, Dan Fouts and Norm Van Brocklin were a very long time ago.

• There have been a flurry of personnel moves made this week, but the one I like the most from an impact standpoint was Philadelphia acquiring Saints receiver Donte Stallworth for a fourth-round pick and spare linebacker Mark Simoneau. Stallworth has underachieved in New Orleans given that he was the first receiver selected in 2002 (13th overall), but he adds the vertical passing element that the Eagles were sorely lacking, and he's only 25 years old.

Stallworth had a career-best and team-high 70 catches for 945 yards last season, and those numbers would look pretty darn flashy by Eagles receiving standards. When Stallworth does make plays, they're often big plays. Of his 195 career receptions, 45 have gone for 20 yards or more, including 12 of his 23 touchdowns coming on plays of at least 25 yards.

Now if he can manage to not rip Donovan McNabb, the Eagles will at last have themselves the right kind of receiving threat.

• So far it's the worst-case scenario for Gary Kubiak and the rest of the decision-makers in the Houston Texans organization. No. 1 overall pick Mario Williams -- the guy they chose instead of Heisman winner Reggie Bush -- has been virtually invisible this preseason, and starting running Domanick Davis looks like a possibility for injured reserve with a lingering knee injury. That particular combination isn't likely to stem the talk-show lynch mob.

• Who knew the Cowboys were merely shoring up the No. 3 receiver slot on their depth chart when they signed Terrell Owens this offseason? You probably don't know the names, but the likes of Jamaica Rector, Sam Hurd, Patrick Crayton and Terrance Copper have all had their productive moments playing opposite lead receiver Terry Glenn this preseason. If Owens is ready for the Cowboys' opener against Jacksonville, he's likely to be used initially only on passing downs.

• We all understand the thinking behind Rod Marinelli's get-tough approach in Detroit, a team that has been lacking in the discipline department at least since Bobby Ross left town. But Marinelli had best have some early success to validate his way of doing things, otherwise he'll have an increasingly tougher time getting and holding the attention and respect of his players. I say the Lions need some September wins more than any other team in the NFL, and that won't be easy given that they draw Seattle, at Chicago and Green Bay in the first three weeks.

• If they were going to sign one of their former starting quarterbacks to give themselves another late-preseason veteran option at the game's most critical position, you would have thought the Raiders would have doled out the second chance to Kerry Collins rather than 38-year-old Jeff George, the league's first overall pick 16 years ago. George had a heck of a year in Oakland in 1997, throwing for more than 3,900 yards with 29 touchdowns. But that was so long ago it predates Rich Gannon's starting stint with the Raiders, and Gannon has been out of the league since injuring his neck in Week 3 of 2004.

• Is it time to play Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay yet? Just checking.

• No offense, Billy Volek, but you don't really have a lot of ground for indignation over the Kerry Collins acquisition in Tennessee. We know you re-signed with the Titans in 2004 when you could have moved on, but it isn't like you were promised to inherit the starting job once Steve McNair was gone. Look for the Titans to try to deal the disgruntled Volek sooner than later, because his value might decrease on a weekly basis if he plays and plays poorly early in the season. San Diego, which needs a veteran backup behind first-time starter Philip Rivers, is one destination to keep an eye on.

• And speaking of McNair, wouldn't it be an interesting turn of events if Collins winds up having more success in Tennessee than McNair does in Baltimore? We're not saying it's likely, but Collins has always been capable of rolling up some gaudy statistics as a starter, and he might just thrive in Norm Chow's offense in Tennessee.

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