Hold The Line ~ As the Kansas City Chiefs go camping it is without two bookends, tackles John Welbourne and Willie Roaf are both hanging up their cleats.  Look for one of the leagues most solid O-Lines to be a little porous as replacements grow into those size 18 shoes.

Titan(ic) Dollars ~ They just signed the state of Tennessee over to QB Vince Young.  With a contract that can rise to nearly $60 million dollars, look for Vince to rise from bench to playing field over vet Billy Volek (who?) because of dollars and cents, long before he gives the Titans the best chance to win.

Purring Like A Kitten? ~ In the Motor City, the keys to the Lions’ 2006 jalopy were handed to journeyman Jon Kitna.  With Mike Martz tutoring Jon, and Jon’s competitive grit, look for the Lions to have a tremendous QB upgrade over last year and Joey Harrington.  Joey? He’s in Miami now arranging evening cruises on Biscayne Bay for Daunte Culpepper and friends.

Medical Center ~ The Cleveland Browns suffered a tremendous blow as C LeCharles Bentley was lost to a knee injury, literally on the first play of his homecoming to Ohio after four years in New Orleans.  What is it about draft picks and free agents and serious injuries in Cleveland?  Reminders: Courtney Brown; Kellen Winslow Jr.; Braylon Edwards; and who could forget Tim Couch?

Where Are They Now? ~ Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins RB and pot smoking aficionado, recovering from a broken arm suffered just a few games into his CFL season.  At least they won’t ask him to tinkle in a cup north of the border!  Eric Crouch, Heisman Trophy winner and NFL washout, surfaced in Toronto as a 3rd string signal caller.  Consider this: the last Heisman winning QB who was told by NFL genius that he would never make it as a pro QB… spent time in Toronto, became a CFL Hall of Famer and eventually made his way back to the NFL.  Hmmm.  Flutie Flakes!  Could it be?  Then there is Maurice Clarett.  Remember him?  Such a great RB that he sued to get into the NFL before puberty?  Remember?  Well, seems Maurice fired both his attorneys this week, just 2 weeks before his trial on aggravated robbery charges.  Look for Maurice to be chilling for a couple of years… then maybe to surface in a Bengals uniform.