NFL Players Changing Teams All Over The Place

New acquisitions, so far...

New England Patriots
OLB/DE Jabaal Sheard
WR Brandon Gibson

TE Scott Chandler
RB Travaris Cadet
CB Bradley Fletcher

Buffalo Bills
RB LeSean McCoy
QB Matt Cassel

G Richie Incognito 

WR Percy Harvin

New York Jets
CB Darrelle Revis
WR Brandon Marshall
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
G James Carpenter
CB Buster Skrine
CB Antonio Cromartie

Miami Dolphins
DT Ndamukong Suh
TE Jordan Cameron
WR Kenny Stills


Pittsburgh Steelers
RB DeAngelo Williams

Baltimore Ravens

Cincinnati Bengals
LB A.J. Hawk

DE Michael Johnson

Cleveland Browns
QB Josh McCown
WR Brian Hartline

CB Tramon Williams


Indianapolis Colts
WR Andre Johnson
RB Frank Gore
LB Trent Cole
OT Todd Herremans

Houston Texans
QB Brian Hoyer
S Rahim Moore

DT Vince Wilfork
WR Cecil Shorts

Tennessee Titans
WR Harry Douglas

LB Brian Orakpo

Jacksonville Jaguars
TE Julius Thomas
DT Jared Odrick
OT Jermy Parnell


Denver Broncos
TE Owen Daniels

Kansas City Chiefs
WR Jeremy Maclin
S Tyvon Branch
G Ben Grubbs

San Diego Chargers
G Orlando Franklin
WR Jacoby Jones

WR Stevie Johnson

Oakland Raiders
RB Roy Helu
C Rodney Hudson
LB Malcolm Smith
TE Lee Smith

RB Trent Richardson


New York Giants
RB Shane Vereen

Philadelphia Eagles
QB Sam Bradford
RB Ryan Mathews
LB Kiko Alonso
CB Byron Maxwell
LB Brad Jones
CB Walter Thurmond III
RB DeMarco Murray

Dallas Cowboys
LB Keith Rivers

RB Darren McFadden

DE Greg Hardy

Washington Redskins
DE Ricky Jean-Francois
DT Stephen Paea
DT Terrance "Pot Roast" Knighton
CB Chris Culliver


Green Bay Packers

Detroit Lions
DT Haloti Ngata

Chicago Bears
LB Pernell McPhee
S Antrel Rolle

Minnesota Vikings
QB Shaun Hill
WR Mike Wallace


New Orleans Saints
C Max Unger
CB Brandon Browner

RB C.J. Spiller
LB Dannell Ellerbe

Atlanta Falcons
LB Justin Durant
WR Leonard Hankerson
LB Brooks Reed

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
LB Bruce Carter

Carolina Panthers
WR Ted Ginn
OT Michael Oher


Seattle Seahawks
TE Jimmy Graham
DB Will Blackmon
CB Cary Williams

San Francisco 49ers
WR Torrey Smith
DT Darnell Dockett

RB Reggie Bush

Arizona Cardinals
G Mike Iupati
LB Sean Witherspoon
LB LaMarr Woodley

St. Louis Rams
QB Nick Foles

LB Akeem Ayers

DL Nick Fairley


(I'll continue to update this post.)

40 Best NBA Free Agents

Quick list of the best free agents in the league by position.

POINT GUARD:

1. Chris Paul - (agreed Clippers, 5 years $107 million)
2. Brandon Jennings (restricted)
3. Jarrett Jack
4. Jeff Teague
5. Mo Williams
6. Jose Calderon
7. Darren Collison
8. Devin Harris
9. C.J. Watson

SHOOTING GUARD:

1. Monta Ellis
2. O.J. Mayo
3. Tyreke Evans (restricted)
4. J.R. Smith
5. Kevin Martin
6. Tony Allen
7. Nate Robinson
8. Manu Ginobili
9. J.J. Redick
10. Kyle Korver
11. Gary Neal (restricted)

SMALL FORWARD:

1. Andre Iguodala
2. Andrei Kirilenko
3. Martell Webster
4. Matt Barnes
5. Al-Farouq Aminu
6. Chase Budinger

POWER FORWARD:

1. Josh Smith
2. David West
3. Paul Millsap
4. Elton Brand
5. Carl Landry
6. J.J. Hickson

CENTER:

1. Dwight Howard
2. Al Jefferson
3. Nikola Pekovic (restricted)
4. Andrew Bynum
5. Tiago Splitter
6. Chris Kamen
7. Chris "Birdman" Andersen
8. Samuel Dalembert

Thoughts on Giants, Rangers and what lies ahead

So the San Francisco Giants clinched the first World Series title in city history on Monday night. Although I'm living in San Fran now, I was rooting for Texas for a couple reasons: a) I wanted the series to come back here for games 6 and 7; b) I wanted Josh Hamilton to single handedly bring himself and the Rangers back from the dead. It would have been a great story, even better than the one that has unfolded over this past week.

I get it: The Giants are a bunch of good guys, although we should use that term loosely. We don't know them, they just come off that way. They don't have superstars outside of Tim Lincecum and the emergence of young, unassuming catcher Buster Posey, and the roster is littered with youth - Lincecum, Posey, Madison Bumgarner, Andres Torres to name a few - and castaways/journeymen - Cody Ross, Juan Uribe, Series' MVP Edgar Renteria, Pat "The Machine" Burrell, etc. Throw in the extraordinary personality and talent of Brian Wilson and you have quite a cast. But I don't think this team will do it again next year.

There are too many questions to be answered. First off, can Buster Posey replicate his efforts in 2011? After teams have an off-season to address video and exploit whatever weaknesses they find? And can he handle an entire season managing that staff behind the plate while still holding up his offensive numbers ala 2010?

Also, the Giants just bought out Renteria. Assuming he retires, which he should, who is their shortstop? Renteria was injury plagued and playing with a torn biceps in the World Series. It's remarkable he did what he did. Much like Cody Ross, who I bet leaves for big money in free agency, I think he just caught fire at the right time. But it's still a hole to fill.

Juan Uribe and Aubrey Huff will also need to be addressed. As will The Machine. In total, the Giants have eight players heading to arbitration: Torres, Ross, Jonathan Sanchez, Javy Lopez, Santiago Casilla, Chris Ray, Ramon Ramirez and Mike Fontenot.

Bottom line, I think the Giants next season will be as competitive as any team in the league. You look at that staff with Lincecum, Matt Cain, Bumgarner, and Sanchez and you have to be confident those guys win you at least 65 games if they stay healthy. With Wilson as your closer, if they can retain guys like Lopez and Casilla, the bullpen should do its job in holding the fort. But I think the Giants will face the same problems offensively as they did this year over the course of the regular season. The offense got hot at the right in the postseason. It happens. That's why a playoff system is so intriguing, especially with Wild Cards lumped in there. Make the tournament, anyone has a chance.

But unless the Giants make a move for a consistent big bat in that lineup, especially one to protect the young Posey, they might be leaning on that staff more than they'd like. Which could lead to another arms race with the Padres which comes down the final day. Obviously the Wild Card is out there, but with teams like Cincinnati and St. Louis in the Central, and the Braves and Phillies in the East, that spot may not necessarily come out of the West.

Personally, I think the Giants should make a push for a guy like Adam Dunn or Carlos Pena. Big power with high strikeout totals and low average, sure, but they would both provide massive protection and run production in the middle of that lineup. Toss a guy like Jayson Werth into the outfield, and the 5-spot, and you have some additional athleticism that GM Brian Sabean alluded to at the press conference today. It will be interesting to see how things unfold.

In regards to the Rangers, they're screwed to a certain degree. Cliff Lee is gone, I don't care what anyone says. And without him stabilizing that rotation, they'll be good but not great. The offense will still be a nightmare to face, but that pitching staff will have questions if it'd by CJ Wilson and Tommy Hunter. I'm just not convinced. Although, playing in the AL West they could still win the division if the A's don't spend some money on a bat. I think the Angels have more holes to fill than both teams, and I won't mention the Mariners other than acknowledging they have a team.

That's all I have for now. I'll be checking in as free agency moves along with thoughts on the various moves and signings.


-Bess