As The Favre Turns
 

Our last cliffhanger episode left us wondering whether our leading man was ever going to play football again, and with whom.  The latest episode of our national soap opera had it all.  Accusations of covert player tampering by men dressed in purple.  Secret cell phone calls placed on an organizational issued phone, only to find that the organization doesn't issue cell phones to players.  Face-to-face meetings about who Mr. Sexy will accept a trade to; finally, "The Commit" making an appearance by wielding his substantial power and telling the two sides to figure something out immediately.  At the end of this episode, the man every man wants to be like, and women want to be with, announced that he would show up at Training Camp, thereby forcing the organization's hand.  What will "The Org" do?  Cue the theme music.
 

Fantasy Take:  Although Favre has said he'd report to camp, he has yet to file (as of this writing) the necessary paperwork with the commissioner's office to be reinstated.  Reports are that the Packers have been talking with the J-E-T-S and the Buccaneers about trading Favre.  If Favre ends up in either of those places (especially the Jets), the WR's on each of those teams should get a significant bump up your draft board. 
 

Judge's Order
 

Question:  What is the best way to get your self thrown in jail, and end your NFL career at the same time?  Answer:  Ignore the judge's order to do your community service.  Suspended Bills DL, Anthony Hargrove, ignored his sentence of performing 200 hours of community service at the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester.  Ironically enough, that sentence was for a fight with a cop that Hargrove got into, where he broke the officer's glasses.  Talk about your run-in with the law!
 

Fantasy Take:  Not much.  Hargrove recorded a weak 28 tackles, and an even weaker 2 sacks.  He is a free agent currently, and as mentioned before, he was already suspended.  At this point, you can permanently delete him from your IDP board.  He won't be playing in the league again for a very long time.
 

Got Problems?  Throw Money at Them
 

Raiders' owner Al Davis, in all his senile wisdom, has decided to borrow the government's time honored theory of dealing with problems:  throw as much money at them as possible.  The season before last, it was the quarterback position that was the issue.  So last offseason they drafted Amerces Russell, and after a lengthy holdout, signed him to a rookie record contract (six-year, $61 million with $32 million guaranteed). 

 

This offseason, the problem was the free agency of DE Tommy Kelly.  If Kelly went elsewhere, it would leave a giant-size hole to fill on the defensive line.  So Davis showed Kelly the money, to the tune of seven years and $51.5 million.  It is incredibly ridiculous to throw that much scratch around recklessly, especially when you consider that Kelly was an undrafted free agent who is coming off of reconstructive knee surgery!  

 

But then again, Davis will probably die in the next five years, and as the old saying goes, "you can't take it with you when you go."
 

 

Fantasy Take:  Money aside, Kelly is not a bad late-round flier in IDP drafts.  He went down last November with the knee injury that took the rest of his season.  But in 2006, his last full one, he recorded 68 tackles and 4 sacks.  He's versatile enough that he can play all the defensive line positions, and he's expected to take over for the retired Warren Sapp, guaranteeing him plenty of plays on the field.