O NO

Or rather, no O.

What will become of next year's offense?

First, we hear that Chad Jackson has torn his ACL. That's about a 10 month re-hab, so the kid will miss another entire off season and training camp, so don't expect him to play at all next year. Add that to the fact that Troy Brown is a free agent and that leaves Jabar Gaffeny, Reche Caldwell, Bam Childress and Kelvin Kight as your WR's. Then we find out that Dillon wants out, "to retire". I can't be the only one disappointed with the way Maroney was running at the end of the season. In addition to Maroney, Kevin Faulk is the only other back under contract for next season. Daniel Graham and the Pats aren't even on the same page with their negotiations and it is a very good possibility they lose him to free agency. Compounding it all is the unknown reaction of Brady to fatherhood. The kid should be born sometime in the middle of training camp. Where do you think Brady's focus will be? He may be just fine, or he may not be as focused as he's always been. There IS that rumor out there that the Raiders may be willing to trade Randy Moss for a second round pick.....

I posted previously about some other WR's I think would be a good fit, so I did a little research on free agent RB's. I was looking for some thunder to go with Maroney and I found Chris Brown from Tennessee, Ledel Betts from Washington, Stephen Davis of the Rams and Anthony Thomas of the Bills. None of which would cost big bucks, but they would probably all be pretty effective as the change of pace back getting 5-6 carries a game.

As for the Defense, things might just round into shape. First, Samuel will probably be back for at least next season so that's a start. Second, Belichick was buddy buddy with Adelius Thomas at the pro bowl and Baltimore did not franchise him so he's free to go where he wants. Third, most mock drafts have the best available MLB in the draft, Patrick Willis, falling to the Pats at #28. Look for another update after the combine. If you have NFL network, you can watch most of the combine's physical tests, it's great fun!