Adrienne Lucas is getting that lonely feeling, and only T.O. can help get rid of it!

Oh sure, there is the little morsels of news here and there, nothing worth going crazy about though.  Mr X is spouting off about his manliness (or lack thereof) and his idea of a dream date.  Greg is feverishly posting all kinds of things but very few (if any) are about football.  So, in an attempt to jumpstart the football season for myself (and hopefully a few others), it’s time to Ramble on about something! 

When will the T.O. Press Extravaganza begin?  He sure has been awfully quiet.  Could it be that Wade Phillips and Company work for him and his ego?  Heard rumors that Jason Garrett has been installing more vertical routes in the passing game for him.  As long as he’s quiet and working hard, I can see a big season in store for him and Tony Romo.  Hopefully the O-Line holds up and provides time for the vertical passing to work.

Speaking of T.O., how about Baby T.O.?  Will Brandon Marshall develop into the perfect compliment to Javon Walker or will Jay Cutler have to depend on Rod Smith again?  Nothing against Rod, he’s a fine WR, he’s just getting a little long in the tooth.  Denver had a good signing of Travis Henry but, then again, anyone can run for 1,200 in that offense.  If the running game keeps defenses honest, Cutler and his WR corps should have decent seasons. 

What was the Patriots brain trust thinking?  Randy Moss?  Donte Stallworth?  One’s an attitude waiting to happen and the other is an injury waiting to happen.  Maybe New England is the place for both of them.  They will have a consistent QB throwing to them, they already know how to win and both have the talent to do great things.  Adalius Thomas was a great signing though.  Vrabel and Bruschi aren’t getting any younger and did I read somewhere that Junior Seau was coming back for another go around?  I think that if Vrabel, Bruschi and Harrison don’t break down and with the additions of Thomas and Meriweather (via the draft) that this unit will be pretty damned good.  They just have to fix the CB spots (yes, injuries were a problem there) and they will regain their perch on top of the AFC (and everyone wants to be on top).

Jake Plummer gets traded to the Bucs and promptly retires.  The Bucs then sign Jeff Garcia.  Or was that vice versa?  I don’t remember but Ol’ Jake didn’t get his way, took his toys and went home.  Is Garcia the answer?  I thought Simms was supposed to be the answer.  I know he had that spleen injury last year and took a beating in the process.  The O-Line needed revamping in my eyes.  Caddy couldn’t get rolling and the QBs got pounded.  Galloway and Clayton’s livelihood are tied to keeping the QB upright and that all goes to the O-Line.  Whoever ends up winning the QB job (Garcia) had best hope that he has some protection or he’ll be running for his life.

Hey Mr. Vick?  I hear that Clinton Portis is setting up a dog fight in rural Alabama.  Dumbass.  How do you get your name connected to stuff like that?  Oh simple, you buy a big spread in rural Virginia and… never mind.  Oh, by the way, you have a phone call.  They say they are calling from New York and that you have possibly won a league-imposed vacation.  Granted, that hasn’t happened yet but…

Pacman Jones is another dumbass.  How do you toss away your future like that?  Oh, you like strippers.  Do yourself a favor and build yourself a little “fun” room in your home.  This way you control the riff-raff that enters the place. 

All NCAA seniors and juniors, take note: if you are drafted by the Bengals, DON’T GO!!  They have serious discipline issues (see Chris Henry, amongst others).  If you want a decent length career without suspensions, go somewhere else.  Hell, go to Detroit!!  Granted, you won’t make the playoffs but at least they’re not getting into all kinds of trouble. 

Speaking of which, did anyone see where Jon Kitna stated that he’s going to throw 50 TDs this year?  Are the Lions playing high school teams this year?  Yes, they have the pieces in place to do something but what that something is remains to be seen.  If they can get a decent running game from Kevin Jones (foot), Tatum Bell (fumblitis) and T.J. Duckett (Spartan), maybe that sieve known as an offensive line will get Kitna the time he needs to make some accurate throws.  Oh, that’s right, we are still talking about the Lions.

Sports Grumblings held their first Staff Mock Draft of the season and what did that do for me?  Simple, it reaffirmed my belief that Snake Drafts are not my thing.  I don’t think I did all that bad but I don’t think that it will be a team that seriously contends unless the plethora of rookies I took a chance on perform.  It seemed that every time I had a player targeted, someone else took him just before me.  Give me an auction!! 

Speaking of which, the first Staff Mock Auction Draft is scheduled for this Wednesday.  Stand by for further word on that one on the site.  It should be interesting.