| Offseason Movement Rankings |
Sports Illustrated's Peter King weighs in on each team's changes. For a complete summary, check out Monday Morning Quarterback.
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| 1 |
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Jon Gruden will get this team to score. WRs Keenan McCardell and Keyshawn Johnson could both make the Pro Bowl. |
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| 2 |
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Rick Spielman is not just Chris' unknown brother. He's a darned good personnel man who will make one heck of a GM. |
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| 3 |
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Added a starting safety and center in the draft, two front-seven players and a tight end in free agency. |
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| 4 |
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Tom Coughlin has taken a horrible cap situation and has made the Jags competitive, capped by signing DE Marco Coleman. |
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| 5 |
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Signing of DE Joe Johnson is one of the top two or three free-agent acquisitions of this offseason. |
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| 6 |
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Drew Bledsoe replaces Alex Van Pelt. Mike Williams and Trey Teague upgrade the Bills at tackle. |
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| 7 |
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William Green should be the back the Browns have needed. Tim Couch prays Andre Davis is the WR he has needed. |
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| 8 |
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With the revenue from Heinz Field providing an influx of money, the Steelers have done a superb job with roster management. |
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| 9 |
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Stole a good fourth WR and excellent returner, Terrence Wilkins, for a sixth-round pick from Indy. |
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| 10 |
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Steve Spurrier. Marvin Lewis. Throw all the other refuse away, and those two make the Skins two wins better right now. |
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| 11 |
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Vastly better at TE (Daniel Graham, Christian Fauria), and signed the most underrated free agent of the year, WR Donald Hayes. |
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| 12 |
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Qadry Ismail should catch 75 balls, score 10 TDs and be a late-round fantasy-picker's delight. |
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| 13 |
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They should win six games. Come see me in three years and tell me if they made the right decisions. |
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| 14 |
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For eight or 10 games, QB Chris Chandler can be a big-timer at a position that, on this team, sorely needs a big-timer. |
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| 15 |
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They needed a physical DB and picked big corner Mike Rumph in the draft. I like him going against Isaac Bruce and David Boston. |
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| 16 |
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Whether this team rebounds is solely dependent on Brian Griese, and he hasn't exactly had an exemplary offseason. |
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| 17 |
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Their improvement on the defensive line with John Parrella was snuffed out when Regan Upshaw tore his ACL. |
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| 18 |
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The loss of G Dave Szott to an ACL injury is a killer. Donnie Abraham is an excellent import at CB, ditto DT Larry Webster. |
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| 19 |
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I think they should have paid to keep Jason Fisk, an underrated D-line force, from flying off to San Diego. |
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| 20 |
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Drafted half of college football's eligible defensive backs. Maybe one can run the ball. |
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| 21 |
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Mike Holmgren had the guts to re-sign Trent Dilfer and say he's better as a starter for this team right now than Matt Hasselbeck. |
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| 22 |
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Good: Getting Johnnie Morton. A wash: Trading Victor Riley for Willie Roaf. Bad: Losing Donnie Edwards. |
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| 23 |
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I'll be surprised if the defense is markedly better than the one that doomed Dennis Green. |
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| 24 |
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Marty Schottenheimer is a good coach for this mix, and he'll be even better once he gives the ball to Drew Brees permanently. |
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| 25 |
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Not exactly dumb and dumber, but why do you sign Warrick Dunn if there's any chance you'll take a RB in the first round? |
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| 26 |
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Overpaid Az Hakim, and are $8.75 million lighter on the cap next year by cutting Herman Moore and Charlie Batch. |
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| 27 |
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The only difference-maker, even potentially, is Julius Peppers. Excited about DeRon Jenkins? Lamar Smith? Didn't think so. |
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| 28 |
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You can't give Duane Starks a five-year, $23M contract. He's an above-average corner, not a great one. |
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| 29 |
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Another offseason goes by without fixing the front office. Another sub-.500 year on the horizon. |
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| 30 |
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Ricky Williams, Joe Johnson, Willie Roaf and La'Roi Glover were four of the 10 best Saints in recent years, and they're gone. |
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| 31 |
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Festering Michael Strahan-Tiki Barber feud threatens team chemistry. Not much to be positive about here, folks. |
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| 32 |
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Fourteen starters gone. Megastars grousing about contracts. Ravens have the makings of a team going in the toilet. |
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