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AFC East
Miami - Gain: Josh McCown (QB), Chad Henne (QB) Ernest Wilford (WR), Anthony Fasano (TE); Lose: Trent Green (QB),  Jesse Chatman (RB), Lorenzo Booker (RB), Marty Booker (WR)
Buffalo - Gain: James Hardy (RB); Lose: Anthony Thomas (RB), Peerless Price (WR)
New England - Gain: Lamont Jordan (RB), Marcus Pollard (TE); Lose: Donte Stallworth (WR), Reche Caldwell (WR)
NY Jets - Gain: Jesse Chatman (RB), Musa Smith (RB), Bubba Franks (TE); Lose: Justin McCareins (WR)

AFC North
Baltimore - Gain: Joe Flacco (QB), Ray Rice (RB); Lose: Steve McNair (QB), Mike Anderson (RB), Musa Smith (RB)
Cleveland - Gain: Donte Stallworth (WR)
Cincinnati - Gain: Ben Utecht (TE); Lose: Chris Henry (WR)
Pittsburgh - Gain: Mewelde Moore (RB); Lose: Najeh Davenport (RB)

AFC South
Houston - Gain: Chris Brown (RB); Lose: Jerome Mathis (WR)
Indianapolis - Gain: Dominic Rhodes; Lose: Ben Utecht (TE)
Jacksonville - Gain: Jerry Porter (WR), Troy Williamson (WR); Lose: LaBrandon Toefield (RB), Ernest Wilford (WR)
Tennesse -  Gain: Justin McCareins (WR), Alge Crumpler (TE); Lose: Chris Brown (RB), David Givens (WR), Ben Troupe (TE)

AFC West
Denver - Gain: Michael Pittman (RB), Darrell Jackson (WR), Keary Colbert (WR); Lose: Travis Henry (RB), Javon Walker (WR), Rod Smith (WR)
Kansas City - Lose: Eddie Kennison (WR)
Oakland - Gain: Darren McFadden (RB), Javon Walker (WR); Lose: Dominic Rhodes (RB), Lamont Jordan (RB), Jerry Porter (WR), Doug Gabriel (WR)
San Diego - Lose: Lorenzo Neal(RB), Michael Turner (RB)

As a Dolphin fan and a Ronnie Brown owner in a couple of my leagues…. well this really sucks.   Here’s a link to the ESPN article.

Most respectable fantasy football combatants knew Randy Moss was on the Patriots before Tom Brady did. But if you’re getting a late start planning for the 2007 season here’s a quick summary of the key offensive players who will be playing their first down with a new team this September.

AFC-East: Miami - Trent Green (QB); Buffalo - Josh Scobey (K); New York - Thomas Jones (RB); New England - Randy Moss (WR), Dante Stallworth (WR), Wes Welker (WR), Sammy Morris (RB)

AFC-Central: Pittsburgh - Kevan Barlow (RB); Cleveland - Jamal Lewis (RB), Cincinnati - None; Baltimore - Willis McGahee (RB)

AFC-South: Houston - Matt Schaub (QB), Ahman Green (RB), Keenan McCardell (WR); Andre Davis (WR); Indianapolis - None; Jacksonville - Dennis Northcutt (WR); Jermaine Wiggins (TE); Tennesse - Eric Moulds (WR):

AFC-West: Denver - Patrick Ramsey (QB), Travis Henry (RB), Brandon Stokley (WR); Daniel Graham (TE); San Diego - None; Oakland - Josh McCown (QB), Dominic Rhodes (RB), Travis Taylor (WR), Mike Williams (WR)

My money is on Travis Henry in Denver to make the biggest splash out of this crew. I’ll post NFC roster changes tomorrow.

NFC-East: New York - Reuben Droughns (RB); Dallas - Brad Johnson (QB); Philadelphia - Kevin Curtis (WR); Washington - Derrick Blaylock (RB); Corey Bradford (WR)

NFC-North: Chicago - None; Detroit - Tatum Bell (RB), TJ Duckett (RB), Marcus Robinson (WR); Green Bay - None; Minnesota - None;

NFC-South: Atlanta - Joey Harrington (QB), Joe Horn (WR); Carolina - David Carr (QB), Tampa Bay - Jeff Garcia (QB), Jerramy Stevens (TE); New Orleans - David Patten (WR), Eric Johnson (TE);

NFC-West: Arizona - None; San Francisco - Ashley Lelie (WR), Darrell Jackson (WR); St. Louis - Drew Bennett (WR), Dante Hall (WR), Randy McMichael (TE); Seattle - Marcus Pollard (TE)

None of these roster moves really blow my mind. Bell in Detroit has potential but that comes with a couple big disclaimers since a) he’s injury prone and b) there’s a crowded backfield in the Motor City this year.

Eric Johnson has great hands and could put up solid numbers in New Orleans. With McNabb back in action someone else besides Reggie Brown has to catch some balls in Philly - why not Kevin Curtis.

Interesting article on runningbacks on Sportsline today. The idea that Ronnie Brown is going to step it up a level this season seems to be one of the more hyped stories of this offseason.

I’m not arguing that Cam Cameron, Miami’s new head coach, doesn’t have an impressive offensive track record. But let’s keep in mind that the Dolphin’s had a terrible line last year. I don’t think they did enough to patch the holes. Drafting rookie Samson Satele, who is projected to start at center, was the most noteworthy attempt at improving the line this offseason. A number of the other O-line vets will be at new positions in 07.

Plus, I have questions at how effective “Old Man Trent” will be at keeping defenses honest. This is all coming from a Phins fan by the way - sorry, I just threw up in my mouth again thinking about passing on Brady Quinn so we could momentarily hand the reigns over to a salt-and-peppered, concussion-prone 36-year old who got sent packing by his previous employer because they preferred Damon Huard.