“Neglect Among the Action” - NFL Edition

So I’ve been neglecting this blog while busily re-establishing my career as the best fifth-rate computer programmer in Northern Virginia.  I’m sure my sporadic readers arriving by search engine and the many spam bots linking back to my posts have missed my commentary on the many things that have happened in the NFL since my last post, weeks ago.  Off the top of my head:

• The Dolphins reached an agreement with University of Michigan OT Jake Long, making him the 1st overall pick in the 2008 draft.  The next team, the St. Louis Rams, are forbidden from similar early contract negotiations with whomever it is they want to draft.
• The Titans reach a trade agreement to send CB Adam “Pac-Man” Jones to the Cowboys pending his reinstatement by the NFL.  Terms are a conditional fourth-round pick.
• The alleged gunman in the Las Vegas strip club fight that got Jones in the most trouble has been arrested.
• Surly, but not in court nearly as much CB DeAngelo Hall is dealt by Atlanta to the most logical place for NFL malcontents, Oakland.
• DE Jared Allen and his DUI problems are traded from Kansas City to Minnesota.  The Vikings, despite changes in management since the Herschel Walker trade, still send a pile of draft picks (1 and pair of 3’s) to Kansas City for Allen and his many, many sacks.
• Golf pro and former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh reaches an indemnity agreement with the NFL, which will result in him meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell as Belichik Spygate continues.
• The Redskins are the most public of several suitors trying to trade for Bengals WR Chad Johnson.  The published offer was a 1 and a conditional 3 that becomes a 1 if Johnson plays well.  The Bengals would take a $8 million dollar cap hit if Johnson is traded, so declined the offer and saved Vinnie Cerrato from himself.  Washington has also had a trade offer for the more useful Anquan Blodin rejected by Arizona.
• Once not so long ago all-purpose super RB Shaun Alexander is cut by the Seahawks.  He’s a usable RB2 somewhere.  If Washington hadn’t gone ahead and re-signed Rock Cartwright, I could see them being bored enough to trade Ladell Betts and bring in Alexander to back-up Clinton Portis.
• Once very good Panthers DE Mike Rucker retires.
• Bengals LB Odell Thurman’s drug rehabilitation has gone well enough that he has been reinstated by the NFL.
• Bengals problem child WR Chris Henry was cut after another arrest.  I can’t remember for what.
• The Steelers cut so-so scrub WR Cedrick Wilson after an arrest for domestic battery.
• Latest rumor I saw on NFL Network has Daunte Culpepper being considered as the veteran relief QB in Green Bay for Aaron Rodgers.  Culpepper still has useful mobility and his game loosely matches what I imagine Rodgers skills are.

Perhaps more blogging once I got more stable.