TA's Take

American League AL East - 1. Boston Red Sox 89-73 2. Tampa Bay Rays 88-74 3. Toronto Blue Jays 85-77 4. New York Yankees 81-81 5. Baltimore Orioles 77-85 AL Central - 1. Detroit Tigers 95-67 2. Cleveland Indians 85-77 3. Kansas City Royals 82-80 4. Chicago White Sox 72-90 5. Minnesota Twins 60-102 AL West - 1. Anaheim Angels 93-69 2. Oakland A's 89-73 3. Texas Rangers 84-78 4. Seattle Mariners 81-81 5. Houston Astros 65-97 AL MVP - Mike Trout, CF, Anaheim AL Cy Young - Justin Verlander, SP, Detroit AL Wildcard - Tampa Bay Rays over Oakland A's ALDS - Anaheim Angels over Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers over Tampa Bay Rays ALCS - Detroit Tigers over Anaheim Angels National League NL East - 1. Washington Nationals 101-61 2. Atlanta Braves 94-68 3. Philadelphia Phillies 85-77 4. New York Mets 67-95 5. Miami Marlins 59-103 NL Central - 1. St. Louis Cardinals 89-73 2. Cincinnati Reds 88-74 3. Milwaukee Brewers 82-80 4. Pittsburgh Pira...

1. Sign Safety Ed Reed - Reed would do wonders for the Patriots Defense. He would bring this Defense together. He is a smart leader that Belichick loves. The Patriots need an upgrade at Safety next to McCourty. He could be the second coming of Rodney Harrison. 2. Resign Cornerback Aqib Talib - The Patriots Defense changed when Talib arrived in mid-season last year. He made them significantly better and is a must keep for the Patriots. His market is up in the air but if the Patriots think they won't be able to work out a deal they should franchise him. 3. Sign Wide Receiver Greg Jennings - Dwayne Bowe was the Receiver I wanted most but since he resigned with the Chiefs I'll go to my second option. I think the Patriots offense needs a change, they need to become more explosive and Jennings can provide that. If I had to choose between keeping Welker and signing Jennings, I'd pick Jennings. 4. Sign Defensive End Dwight Freeney - Freeney would be a great Defensive End oppo...

Here is a list of 10 NFL Free Agents that I think the Patriots could realistically be interested in and sign in Free Agency this year. As we all know the Patriots are always looking for value and I think these Free Agents would provide just that. 1. John Abraham, DE, Atlanta - Abraham is still a quality pass rusher and would be a nice rotation guy on the Patriots defensive line. He's not a full time player anymore but in sub packages he can provide an upgrade over what Trevor Scott and Jermaine Cunningham provided last season. 2. Connor Barwin, DE/OLB, Houston - Barwin is a versatile player, he can play DE or OLB. In the Patriots 4-3 Defense he would likely be a DE. He can get after the Passer and is solid against the run. He had a down year in 2012 so his stock is not that high right now but he's only 26 and has big potential. 3. Julian Edelman, WR, New England - This is one of their own guys I think they need to bring back. I'm a big fan of Edelman. I think he is a ...

Round 1  1. Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M 2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M 3. Oakland Raiders - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia 4. Philadelphia Eagles - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan 5. Detroit Lions - Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State 6. Cleveland Browns - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah 7. Arizona Cardinals - Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU 8. Buffalo Bills - Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse 9. New York Jets - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee 10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack, G, Alabama 11. San Diego Chargers - Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon 12. Miami Dolphins - DeMarcus Milliner, CB, Alabama 13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jonathan Banks, CB, Mississippi State 14. Carolina Panthers - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas 15. New Orleans Saints - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU 16. St. Louis Rams - Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina 17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jarvis Jones, DE/OLB, Georgia 18. Dallas Cowboys - Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida...

1. Dion Jordan, DE/OLB, Oregon - Freak athlete. He is expected to test extremely well at the Combine. I'm looking forward to seeing him in pass coverage drills as an OLB. 2. Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU - He has been described as a workout warrior. He has excellent speed. He'll have a great 40 and should impress in pass rushing drills. 3. Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama - He is expected to put on a show in the bench press. I'm curious to see if he has the speed to match the strength. 4. Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU - Great athlete who was a little under the radar during the season. He'll emerge as a potential top 10 pick at the Combine. 5. Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame - I'm most interested in seeing his interview/press conference with the media. His interviews with teams will be critical for him. 6. Shariff Floyd, DT, Florida - Strong and fast. He should excel in all aspects of the Combine. His stock is on the rise and will continue to be after his Combine performanc...

1. Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia - Tremendous athlete. Should test out extremely well. I wanna see if he can make all the throws in the passing drills. The interview process will be big for him as well. 2. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson - I'm not sure if he has great speed, that's something I'll be watching for. He can make nice catches and should impress in receiving drills. 3. Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia - Quick receiver. I anticipate he'll do well in cone drills. Seems like a fluent receiver and should be solid in receiving drills as well. 4. Denard Robinson, WR, Michigan - What is this kid, is he a quarterback or a receiver? He's working out at the Combine as a receiver and he better have a good showing or his career might be over before it begins. 5. Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan - He had a great showing at the Senior Bowl and his stock is on the rise. Everyone is looking forward to seeing if his Combine performance can match his Senior Bowl perfo...

Here's my list of the Top 10 NFL Free Agents I would like to see the Patriots Target this Offseason. 1. Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City - I'm ready to move on from Wes Welker. I feel like the Patriots offense needs to go in a different direction. I think the place to start is to find a big physical outside receiver. The Patriots have enough weapons in the middle of the field with Gronkowski and Hernandez. They need to spread it out, have the ability to go deep, and give Brady a receiver who he can just throw it up to and let him go get it. To me the player that fits all those needs is Kansas City Wide Receiver Dwayne Bowe. He is a physical outside receiver who has speed and can bring an element to the Patriots offense they haven't had during the Brady era. Also note recently added offensive assistant Brian Daboll was Bowe's offensive coordinator in Kansas City last season. 2. Aqib Talib, CB, New England - When Aqib Talib arrived in New England back in November the Pat...