Yet amazingly, even though two players of that caliber were acquired in such a manner, there has not been another poison pill acquisition. Is that some type of gentlemen's agreement is in place. With the job turnover for coaches and executives and the everpresent insecurity that entails, how can it possibly be that not one of these 32 teams has had a desire to do what it takes to sign any of these tagged or tendered players?.3. Go Potluck: Make it easy and ask everyone to bring a side item. Tell them to check out Pinterest and get creative.

Then Smith starts on Sunday against the Rams. As long as "we've got something special going on here," as Smith puts it, he keeps the job. But Kaepernick is the ultimate relief pitcher, easily the NFL's best possible sparkplug off the bench.Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers. Two years ago, faced with a new head coach and young players, Brett Favre didn't know if he'd wanted to continue to play football. Thankfully for most footbal