Geno Smith is the best quarterback in this draft, but he's not the best player from West Virginia in this draft. Wide receiver Tavon Austin is. He won't go ahead of Smith, but he should go high in the first round. The question is: Who makes the first move? ...more

The Dallas Cowboys just sank a lot of money in quarterback Tony Romo. Now they should think about protecting that investment, and the draft is the perfect place to start. ...more

I put that question to a former Raider who was with Palmer last season, and he was surprisingly optimistic. Of course, Palmer is going from one of the worst teams in the AFC West to the worst team in the NFC West, so the odds are against him succeeding. ...more

While the Chiefs stand pat with Luke Joeckel, the Eagles make a big splash in Clark Judge's latest NFL mock draft. Chip Kelly tabs Geno Smith to be the heir to Mike Vick under center. ...more

The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers keep subtracting starters, and that won't help their chances of reaching this year's playoffs. But it could be good news for others. Will Tom Brady and the Cincinnati Bengals please step forward? ...more

Houston signs free-agent safety Ed Reed, and, yes, that's a big deal. Ed Reed is a decorated player who will be in the Hall of Fame some day. But the guy turns 35 this year and is a descending player. Moreover, it's not top-end safeties who take clubs to the next level. It's top-end quarterbacks, and Houston doesn't have one. ...more

Luke Joeckel remains Kansas City's pick to open the NFL Draft. But Clark Judge now sees 'explosive' pass rusher Dion Jordan going No. 2 to the Jaguars. ...more

The Darrelle Revis speculation won't go away, and now it's hotter than ever ... mostly because Jets' owner Woody Johnson wouldn't rule out a trade of his All-Pro cornerback. ...more

The NFL and players have discussed changing the offseason calendar to include a move of the annual league draft from April to May, and while the subject will be addressed briefly at next week's NFL owners meetings, don't expect anything to happen before 2015 ... if, in fact, anything happens at all. ...more

Victor Cruz is a restricted free agent, and while he isn't expected to leave the Giants, it's always a possibility until he signs the tender he was offered. Team president John Mara on Monday said he's hopeful the club will retain Cruz, but acknowledged he rebuffed an offer that could make him "a very wealthy young man." ...more