Michael Koenen

Trent Cole and Greg Jennings might be on the outs in the best interest of the Eagles' and Vikings' salary caps. Who else could be cut loose in the NFC? Chris Wesseling takes a closer look.

The Buccaneers were looking for a new start when coach Greg Schiano was hired, which also coincided with the usually frugal team opening up its pocket book during the free-agency period.

New Bucs coach Greg Schiano has a good young QB and a high-priced new No. 1 receiver. That doesn't mean he's going to air it out in Tampa. Schiano likes punts. And scoring drives that last more than one series.

The Browns, Jets and Packers each received four more draft picks as a total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2011 NFL Draft were awarded to 15 different teams.

The division had three teams with 10 or more wins last season, so besting the competition could come down to making the right personnel decisions.

Running back Steven Jackson has completely bought in to what coach Steve Spagnuolo is trying to build with the 1-7 Rams. Why? Steve Wyche tackles that topic and more in his weekly notebook.

With an uncapped year looming for 2010, everyone will be playing under an entirely different set of rules.

A lot has changed in the four years since Atlanta went to the NFC title game in '04. Not many predicted the Falcons would be here, and that's why they want to make it count.