It's My Birthday And I'll Blog If I Want To

So not much happening on the eve of the eve of draft day (two days to go).
-> The biggest news of the day is the Dallas Cowboys acquiring troubled CB Adam "Pac Man" Jones in a trade from the Tennessee Titans. They get Jones in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the upcoming draft. Now, for those of you who don't know, a conditional trade usually applies to the number of games played by the player in question. In this case, it pretty much depends on whether or not Jones gets reinstated into the NFL after serving a one-year suspension for conduct problems.
This is a good move for the Cowboys, who are incredibly short when it comes of secondary depth. The fact that they pick up this former sixth overall pick for a fourth rounder has to be considered a steal for the organization. Along with his solid CB play, Jones also brings strength to a return game that has been pretty much non-existant for a long time now. The Cowboys have said that this trade will not affect their draft strategy, so don't be suprised if they draft a corner as high as the first round.
-> The New England Patriots made three signings today that go the opposite direction of their goal to get younger. They signed 13-year-pro TE Marcus Pollard, who has spent his career being a solid TE for the Colts, Lions and Seahawks. The Pats lacked a good blocking TE last year after the departure of Kyle Brady, and Pollard is a solid complement to Ben Watson. While he won't provide much in the way of offence, this is still a solid pick up.
They also added punter Scott Player, but really, what does it matter? They picked up Chris Hansen last season, and he had the fewest punts in the NFL, by far. The Pats punter position has kind of become the Colt's back up QB slot, just never plays. So a good job by the Pats to sign a punter who is tried and proven, and perhaps now they will draft a punter to groom behind Player.
And if these signings weren't enough, they went out and signed 30-year old CB Keith Smith. Now, this wouldn't be that bad of a signing if it were, say, 2004. Smith has not played in an NFL since 2003, so there is a good chance he won't be on the roster come September.
-> A curious free agent visit yesterday, as Daunte Culpepper visited the Green Bay Packers. Culpepper would provide a nice veteran back up for Aaron Rodgers, and could fill in as a starter if needed. While nothing is final yet, expect the Packers to lock him up if they don't draft a QB.
TOMORROW: final updated mock draft!