More NFL free agency

Back with another blog post, as a couple of big pro football signings have happened plus I will make a correction on something.

First thing's first, the correction. I said last night the Texans still have Garrett Graham; I guess that may end up being true, but I would like to point out he is an unrestricted free agent. So, with them cutting Owen Daniels, and Garrett Graham being a free agent, the Texans depth chart has thinned out at that position considerably. Ryan Griffin is probably the leader of that group at this point.

As far as other pro football news, the big free agent signing since I last posted is Aqib Talib becoming a Denver Bronco. Obviously, the Patriots still have Brady and Belichick but that is a crushing blow. And it's a crushing blow to the Patriots because they not only lost a key player to the team they are competing with to get to the Super Bowl for the second straight year. No, this was crucial also because Talib, much like Ware was in Dallas, was a leader for that defensive unit.

The other big signing since I last posted is Jairus Byrd going from Buffalo to New Orleans. What strikes me about this one is that the Saints really, really needed that free agent signing and not just because the NFL is q quarterback/passing driven league now. No, more than that to me it's that the Saints have been losing key players, especially on defense. Will Smith, Jabari Greer, Roman Harper, Malcolm Jenkins...all gone and that doesn't include Lance Moore and Darren Sproles on offense.

They seem to be looking for a younger, faster group and Byrd is only 27. Now the one thing I will say; he's only 5'10 which will make it interesting when he goes up against some of the bigger wide receivers in that division like Julio Jones, for example who is 6'3. Granted, it's not like it will be the first time he's giving up a height advantage, but still to me it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Until next time....

Erich