Afternoon Camp news

We'll get right into it this afternoon -

New York Jets
As expected, the Jets cut Chad Pennington. As much as he wasn't the long term answer there, he had been trying to cope with the questioning for a long time and seemed to handle it with class. Miami is a destination being tossed around - Parcells drafted Pennington after all and wouldn't it be interesting if the QB who changed teams and went on to punk his old team in this whole mess ended up being The Chad?

Or they could get stomped by Favre and the Jets too.

Cincinnati Bengals
Rudi Johnson, who started camp like a house of fire, is now going to miss Monday's preseason opener due to a sore hammy. Ordinarily I would write that off as veteran privileged expect for 2 things - 1) He took all season last year for a hamstring recovery and 2) he's starting to miss a lot of Training Camp work. Chalk it up to more question marks for the back who used to be a solid and consistent top 10 pick every Fantasy season. I still think he will have a big season, but I am beginning to be concerned.

Detroit Lions
Kevin Smith is slated to get around 10 carries in the Lions game against the Giants. This will be a tough test for the 3rd rounder and we'll get a real sense of what he can and can't do - and whether he will blaze past Tatum Bell - very quickly over the next few weeks. Even if he doesn't win the job outright, we all know Bell's propensity for choking in the RB 1 spot. So Smith will get his chance by mid-season. Bank on it.


Miami Dolphins
Ronnie Brown may not play in Saturday's preseason opener as he is still healing from his ACL injury. He is practicing twice a day, so more than likely they just want to be careful, more than he's not ready. He'll be back in it soon, as HC Tony Sparano says 'it's mostly mental'. With ACL injuries for any player - but especially running backs - trusting that limb again to support your weight can be tough. Brown should be good to go by Week 1 and is great as a RB2 with the upside of a #1. Remember, this cat was on fire the beginning of last year until his injury. We know he could play at a high level before - now he just needs to prove he still can. High upside on the guy whose ADP is the end of the third.

More later - and don't forget to drop on by the Drive Block tonight - 7pm PST/10pm EST.

See ya then!