NFL.com's Pat Kirwan considers some teams with depth that might be interested in dealing players prior to or during training camp. There are some interesting kernel's in there but as usual football trades close to the season (or during) are far and few between because of the complexity in learning the respective new system in a short period of time.
1. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (RB) -- The depth at running back is intriguing. The addition of first-round selection Adrian Peterson to go along with Chester Taylor gives them a great one-two punch, but how much can Mewelde Moore or Ciatrick Fason or even Artose Pinner
figure into their plans? Barring injury, one or even two of these backs
could be available. That means any team looking for a back will be at
Minnesota's preseason games.
2. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (QB) -- If Donovan McNabb
is ready to go -- and all signs point toward that being the case --
then the Eagles could have one too many signal callers when August
rolls around. There's no doubt teams will inquire about Kelly Holcomb
after they finish up breaking down all the film they have from his
Buffalo days and this preseason.
3. TAMPA BAY (QB) -- A bit of a long shot here, but if Jake Plummer, who is on the Bucs' salary-cap books, ever decides to show up, then QB is a stocked position with Jeff Garcia, Chris Simms, Bruce Gradkowski and Luke McCown.
4. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (WR) -- The Pats went from a team entering 2006
looking for wide receivers to being stockpiled in 2007. There's no
chance they can keep all of them on the roster after the offseason
acquisitions of Wes Welker and Randy Moss.
I would think GM Scott Pioli has already had a few inquiries about
which receivers could come free near the end of camp. There are a few
teams around the NFL that will look at guys like Reche Caldwell and know they are an upgrade over their own No. 4 or No. 5 receivers.
5. OAKLAND RAIDERS (S) -- With the addition of Donovan Darius to the safety
group, there is a chance a young safety will come free at the end of
camp. Darnell Bing and Jarod Cooper sit behind three veterans and draft
pick Eric Frampton, so it is important to watch their play during the
summer.
I find it interesting that three of these teams struggled at their respective positions of strength last year (Tamba Bay, NE & Phily) but after an off-season of focus, they enter 2007 deep there.
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