As we drift deeper and deeper into free agency, teams priorities have started to shift. And things are changing in FanHouse's latest Mock Draft, too.
The top seven picks were identical in our first two drafts: Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Eric Berry, Russell Okung, Anthony Davis, Sam Bradford and Joe Haden, in that order. But no longer. There's a new No. 1 headed to St. Louis this time around, and the ripple effect is felt across the board.
In fact, just two of the top-10 picks in Mock Draft 3.0 mirror the 2.0 results. Check out all the latest picks below.
The Washington Redskins haven't had much success with University of Florida products recently -- is a list of failed Gators in burgundy and gold really necessary? -- but there they were Wednesday signing former Chicago quarterback Rex Grossman.
And there they'll be Saturday in Gainesville for an extended visit with Tim Tebow.
A three-man evaluation team of coach Mike Shanahan, general manager Bruce Allen and director of player personnel Scott Campbell are scheduled to put the Heisman Trophy winner and two-time national champion through a private workout on the UF campus.
So the gurus of the NFL competition committee wish to change the league's overtime rules for the postseason?
Yeah, well.
Leave it alone.
Under this proposal that smacks of needless panic, the Greatest Game Ever Played would have been known as The Colts Beat The Giants In Overtime During the 1958 NFL Championship Game.
And, yes, I know. If this proposal was law back then, Baltimore still would have won during the only NFL championship game ever to reach overtime. Not only that, Johnny Unitas and Alan Ameche still would have remained golden for the ages.
It's just that all of those things would have been significantly less golden, and such also will be the case for future winners of NFL championship games (now called Super Bowls, by the way) if the owners do the wrong thing next week. That's when they can approve this silliness by having 24 out of the 32 guys in their midst vote yes when they gather in Orlando for meetings.
Unrestricted free agent linebacker Joey Porter agreed to a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals Friday. No financial details were immediately available.
"It is exciting on many levels," head coach Ken Whisenhunt told the team's official Web site. "Two areas that come to mind are his productivity on the field, [because] getting 26½ sacks over the last two years is pretty impressive, especially considering last year with not even playing a full season. Also the mentality he brings, it's something we have made great progress with as a team.
"Having another veteran player, who has had great success in this league, to contribute to that will only help us in an area defensively where we want to improve."
Arizona found itself desperately in need of help at outside linebacker with Chike Okeafor and playoff hero Bertrand Berry both unrestricted free agents.
Sometimes things are not what they seem, even when they seem ... different.
Consider the case of the Buffalo Bills and a photograph they sent to season-ticket holders this past week. The photo featured Brian Moorman, punting from his end zone.
At first glance, a punter kicking from his end zone seems a little ... shall we say ... uninspiring. Especially since the kick came in a 6-3 loss to the Cleveland Browns, a game in which both teams set high marks for ineptitude. This reality prompted some internet snickers -- even though the photo itself is pretty dramatic, with some interesting angles and lighting.
But talk to the Bills and there is more logic than might meet the holy-smokes-they-sent-a-picture-of-a-punter eye.