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With the one year investment in Warner, the Cardinals could take a loss with Warner and not have it affect them. McCown may get another shot if Warner subsides and fails. The philosophy the Cardinals did in signing both to one-year deals is brilliant. If either performs and excels than the obvious long term deal will be offered. If the Cardinals season flops than they can go after a young quarterback with a high draft pick.

Jamal Lewis’s time in prison, has allowed him to re-find himself, and remember his roots. All the hard work he did to get where he is at was almost lost because of a stupid mindless mistake. Every human makes mistakes, but a mistake can propel into several or guide into perseverance. Word out of Baltimore camp is that Lewis has taken the time to his best use, and is mentally right and physically fit even more.

Stats don’t lie either, as in the past three years Rice’s numbers all around for receptions and yardage have dropped 1/3 every season. From his shocking season in 2002 with the Raiders in which he had ninety two catches for 1,211 yards; 2003, sixty three catches for 861 yards, and last season thirty catches for 429 yards.

The third and last stage that Henry can and will likely be traded is during the important summer months of June, July, and maybe even August. Coaches are always on the hot seat, and maybe a running back drafted or coming back isn’t setting a solid approval expectation for the 2005 season. That or a serious injury happens to a team’s star running back, and all of the sudden it’s time for the emergency backup plan. It’s not a matter of when that’ll happen to one of the thirty one teams in the NFL, it’s a question of when.

A dynamic duo running back field has been the key to any successful team. Just look at the four teams in that made it to their respective championship games. Atlanta has Duckett-Dunn, Pittsburgh Staley-Bettis, Philadelphia Westbrook-Buckhalter (even though injured most of last season), and New England with Dillon and Kevin Faulk. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams together would automatically be a top five duo, and alleviate a high percentage of stress on Frerotte or Feeley. Still, if the offensive line is dismal, than 3.0 yards per carry isn’t going to cut it.

If I was in Edgerrin James shoes I’d kick back in Hawaii until late June. Throw an extra $30,000 dollars on my tab of fines, what type of percentage loss is that on an $8 million dollar contract. While, I’m in Hawaii, I’d send a special thank you to my agent Drew Rosenhaus for increasing my price value to remain a top ten back. Which is what I was worth three years ago and amazingly was still able to demand. Aw, the life of an NFL star running back.

For some reason people with money have the tendency to think that they’re above the law. A simple wrong move here or there, and it’s easy to put off on one of their friends that they roll in mobs with. Still, there comes a time when an athlete has to think before their actions. We’ve heard of Damon Stoudemire getting busted for pot trying to board an airplane, but nothing was as insane as Onterrio Smith.

Okay, you’re an All-Pro wide receiver, who is entering his third year in the league, and your team still hasn’t proposed a long term extension or new deal and it’s your contract year. There are numerous stupefying head twisting questions that can quickly be brought up on this. One this player’s agent sucks, or two the organization is willing to jeopardize their future with this athlete. It can be either or, but one things for sure, an official holdout in Arizona has already started before mini camp.