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  With all the injuries the Panthers had at linebacker last year, Anderson was forced into a larger role. He responded with 130 tackles, 101 of which were solo tackles. And yet the Panthers were able to resign him for 7 million over 5 years less than the 29 million…

  McClain is a solid player who plays inside when the Ravens run a 3-4 and outside when the Ravens run a 4-3. On ProFootballFocus, he ranked 22nd on ProFootballFocus’ outside linebacker rankings. This seems like a pretty reasonable deal for a player who is the definition of average. He…

  JaMarcus Russell was released today. For Raiders fans, this is a great day. The only feeling better for a fan of a team than the day your first overall pick bust finally gets cut is actually having your first overall pick pan out. However, for me, this is a…

Good to see the Broncos are actually focusing on needs this offseason. They were awful against the run last year and their lack of a true nose tackle had a lot to do with that. Williams has his flaws; that’s why the Chargers cut him. He’s 34 and coming off…

  This deal is a bit complicated so before I give grades, I’m going to break it down for you. Washington already owes Philadelphia either their 4th or 3rd round pick in 2011, based on Donovan McNabb’s performance, as a result of the McNabb deal a few months back. If…

  Quarterback  Washington 6-3 231 Draft Board Overall Quarterback Rank: #4 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #80 Rating: 72 (mid 3rd round)  40 time: 4.52 4/16/11: You’re probably thinking, Locker went 39 of 41, why are you knocking him? He had what was called a “deliberately easy” work out. Do I…

  I don’t know what happened to Jake Delhomme last year. He literally imploded in on himself and destroyed the Panthers’ chances at the playoffs just a mere few months after they signed him to a massive extension. He completed 56% of his passes, which isn’t awful, but a 6.3…

  Running Back  California 5-10 199 40 time: 4.35 Draft board overall prospect rank: #15 Draft board running back rank: #1 Overall rating: 87* 1/17/10: He could fall below CJ Spiller in the draft because of his concussion late in the season, but he’s a more complete player than Spiller.…

Week 15, this team sat at 8-5 needing just a win in Indianapolis to eliminate the Colts from the divisional race and clinch the team’s first playoff berth since 2007. However, they lost that game and then went on to drop their next two, Washington and Houston, to finish 8-8…

  9/6/11: The Jacksonville Jaguars have cut David Garrard 5 games before the season starter, further proving they have no plan. If they had decided to get rid of him a month ago, they could have at least gotten a mid rounder for him (Seattle, Miami, etc.) and they would have…