The first day of the NFL Free Agency period has been filled with "interesting" moves. Here are a couple that have caught my eye.

Asante Samuel signs with the Eagles - I loathe the Iggles, but if the rumor I'm hearing is true, that with Samuel in the fold they are now going to deal Lito Sheppard and a pick or two to Arizona for Larry Fitzgerald, then I will be the first to admit that they will not be the lone NFC East team to not make the playoffs in 2008. That is of course provided they get anything out of Donovan McNabb.

The Bengals trade a 3 and 5 to the Lions for Shaun Rogers - So it turns out Matt Millen is not the worst GM in football - the GM who just did this deal for Cincy is obviously much dumber. Rogers is a lazy player, if you're going to trade for him, you have to make sure that you have a team with good veteran leadership and a strong coach who will not allow Rogers to eat his way out of the league. Does that sound like the Bengals to you?

The Browns sign Derek Anderson for 3 years $21 million - Sorry to burst the bubble of Browns fans but you're about to get a very rude awakening. Ask the Jets or Saints what happens when an average team gets the benefit of a friendly schedule and a few breaks. The result is a tougher schedule the next year that inevitably leads to a bad season. Normally this isn't too terrible, but now the Browns have gone and saddled themselves with an "average" QB who had a very strong season - until he proves otherwise the Browns just signed Scott Mitchell and the question is - what does that mean for Brady Quinn? Additionally, Cleveland sent its second round pick to Green Bay for Corey Williams. Coupled with the Quinn trade that means the Browns have given up both of their first two draft picks.

And one move that hasn't happened, and really shouldn't for any reason happen, would be the rumored one that would have Randy Moss going to Dallas. I don't think any of us really believe this is possible, but then again we also didn't believe it was possible for intelligent people to blame Dallas' playoff loss on Jessica Simpson - and yet here we are. Anyway, if you're wondering why this shouldn't happen let me put it as plainly as possible. Unless you are planning to create a reality tv show based around the season, there is no way having Randy Moss and TO on a team with only one football is a good idea. And while it might be fun for non Dallas fans to watch, as well as fun for people to cover, the inevitable implosion that would result between Owens and Moss would absolutely destroy Tony Romo in a way Jessica Simpson never could. And if he's not getting the ball on a regular basis you can bet that just like Owens was brought to tears defending Romo after the Giants beat them, he will not hesitate to throw him under the bus like his name was McNabb or Garcia.

For the record, I'm betting Moss goes back to New England, but I would be amused if Hoodie's stubborn attitude towards free agents costs the Pats Samuel and Moss (and probably Welker too if he decides that he wants a fatter paycheck coming off of last season)

From a Giants standpoint, losing Kawika Mitchell isn't a terrible loss. The team was split on whether to keep him or plug Gerris Wilkerson in to that spot for next season anyway. Also the Giants will not match the rumored deal that Gibril Wilson is looking at from the Raiders, one that will pay him around $7 mil per year for 5 years. Instead the Giants are focused on internal signing issues:
1. They want to lock up Chris Snee to a long term deal before he makes a pro-bowl
2. David Dhiel was paid as a starting Guard. Now that he is the team's starting Left Tackle there is sentiment that he is going to want a new deal sooner rather than later and the Giants would be smart to get it done now.
3. There are rumblings, though ever so soft, that Plaxico is going to want a new deal before the 2009 season