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Posted by: Gregory Broome 1/31/2008 2:49 PM


I'll post my Super Bowl pick later, finishing off a 7-0 run of playoff picks over the last four weeks. Turns out I know what I'm talking about sometimes.

But this article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution got me to thinking about the offseason, and where your favorite overpaid vets might be drawing their outsized paychecks next season. The story posits that former Florida State and Tampa Bay Bucs star Warrick Dunn will likely be cut loose by the Falcons, and quotes Dunn thusly:

"If I wasn't a Falcon, and I went back to Tampa or played for (Indianapolis) coach (Tony) Dungy, it would be something that's full circle," said Dunn, who played for the Buccaneers from 1997 to 2001 under Dungy. "It's not what I'm hoping for and wishing for, but you never know."

I wish I could tell you why athletes are so fascinated with the idea of returning home, but they totally are.

Anyway, I can't see the Bucs signing Dunn with the return of Cadillac Williams and the emergence of Earnest Graham, and the Colts look set with Addai and Keith in the backfield. So I'm predicting that Dunn signs with the Dallas Cowboys, a contending team that could use an experienced guy like Dunn to eat up a handful of carries a game.

As for our four local guys, I predict all but Chargers safety Clinton Hart will be on the move this summer. Here are my not un-educated guesses as to where they'll land.

QB Daunte Culpepper still has some life left, but he's got to know he's a veteran backup at this point in his career. I predict Culpepper will sign with the Houston Texans in support of starter Matt Schaub.

Vanguard grad Drayton Florence is on the outs in San Diego, owing more to superior competition rather than his own play. I predict Florence will land with the Bucs, who could use some secondary help and have money to spend.

And unfortunately, it's hard to see Tony Beckham catching on with anyone. The Forest grad struggled to find a niche in the Lions' secondary, and the Lions were rather awful defensively. I predict Beckham will be out of the NFL.
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