"When Loomis was asked why it was taking so long for the Saints and Brees to reach an agreement on a long-term contract extension, Loomis described Brees as "very good" when others called called him 'great'"

Hey Drew -- I guarantee that Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert think you are great.

Good news. Hope we can reach a deal first, but I am happy for DQ and for the team.

In case anyone wants to bang their head against the wall a few times. The trade down here is one of the worst I have ever seen to move down 10 spots from the top of the draft -- it makes Mangini's trade down from 5 to 17 look like a fleecing of the Jets. At these prices, we can trade our 22 pick to the Colts for their 1st overall!

Love Fujita, but I fear for his safety after this tweet:

"Everyone follow my boy @Willie_Roaf...definitely the best O-Lineman I've ever played with or against"

Seriously, this made me feel a little more optimistic. And I am not joking.

I think he could make sense for us while Brandon Jackson is recovering. Not sure if he will get a lot of looks, but he may want more security than that.

From Adam Schefter:

"Filed to ESPN: Browns reached agreement with OT Joe Thomas on a 7-year, $84 million extension with roughly $44 million guaranteed."

Underpaid in my opinion.

On to the Eighth Circuit, where the owners probably have a better chance. . . . Surprising that the Judge did not stay the injunction with her order, but I expect her to do so or the Eighth Circuit to do so if she declines a stay motion.

I don't agree with everything in the linked article, but it does a pretty good job of explaining the players' position in this dispute. And I think most of the linking on this site has been pro-owner (which is fine) but I think the other side deserves to be heard. Obviously, I am partial to the players in this dispute.

"I remember the comments," Edwards told Newsday. "I remember the writers, I remember the fans, I remember the coaches, I remember the people in the organization. I remember everything and everybody there that had something to say when 17 exited the doors."

I mean I know Jake Delhomme, No. 17, has gotten a lot of flack from people in Cleveland but I think he can handle this himself -- he doesn't need Braylon to handle this for him. He should call Braylon and let him know. But I will say it is nice of Braylon to care so much.

"They didn't just beat Coach Einstein's New England Patriots. They dictated the terms of the capitulation: a complete and total unconditional surrender — the backup quarterback taking a knee at their own 1-yard line as time ran out."

The symbolism of the final play was lost on me at the time but this guy nailed it. OK, enough celebrating -- hope we get to work for next week right away. The Jets are no joke and I think our offense is going to have a tough, tough, tough time putting up points on them.

"When Pool hit free agency, the Jets medical staff checked him out and found almost all of his so-called concussions were misdiagnosed migraine headaches, which he'd suffered since high school. A followup visit with independent sports concussion specialists in Pittsburgh confirmed the Jets' opinion that hard hits or dehydration would trigger migraines that were misinterpreted."

Definitely have mixed thoughts about this, but if Holmgren thought he was the man, I'd be pretty excited about him. Also, even if I were positive this was the right move, I am not sure he would fall to us either. Maybe we could trade BQ and a late around pick to get up two or three spots to grab him.