Moore didn’t look much better in Miami, but he’s had a long reputation of being a poor practice player for whatever reason, that plays his best in actual games. He went 6-3 as the starter in Miami’s last 9 games last season. Recall, the team went 7-9 for the whole season so a .667 winning percentage on that team is a real accomplishment.

Moore could garner as high as a 4th-round pick to the right team, plus a 6th- or 7th-round conditional pick that will probably hinge on playing time or starts. He doesn’t have the upside to warrant much more, but he was surprisingly right in the middle of the pack of NFL starters last season in most categories.

Today, the news is that Tampa Bay RB Legarrette Blount is also on the trading block. If nothing else, this should be good news for fantasy owners of RB Doug Martin. He looks to be “the guy” in Tampa as a rookie or they wouldn’t be trying to trade Blount. The Bucs signed FA RB D.J. Ware yesterday and want to move Blount – a slow, fumble-prone but powerful runner. Bucs’ OC Mike Sullivan and Ware have history from time spent together with the New York Giants.

Who would want Blount, and at what price?

Good questions. The most obvious team with immediate need for a veteran RB is the Pittsburgh Steelers. With Mendenhall’s slow but steady recovery from a leg injury in January, the other Steelers’ RBs have pretty much all suffered injuries in camp and the preseason. They’re razor-thin at the position and had planned to return to the ground game more this season, but those injuries could force Big Ben to the air more than they want.

So…to restore “balance to The Force,” look for the Steelers to show some interest in Blount. They’ve got great coaches and could teach the veteran better ball security that Ryheem Morris era in Tampa never did with the ex-coach’s disorganzied style of “leadership.”

A host of other teams could use an upgrade at the #2 RB position, and I’m thinking the Bucs would reasonably want a 5th-rounder for Blount. I think the most they could get is a 4th and a 7th but that’s stretching things.

Indeed, Kevin “Cornless” Kolb and Red John Skelton are battling things out in Arizona to see just who can undercut the other and play worse. Kolb is beginning to remind me of Blaine Gabbert without the poise, and Skelton looks like the job will fall into his lap because he bites it the least. Its been reported that Raiders DT Tommy Kelly came off the field saying “That boy’s scared!” – referring to Cornless.

Hardly a ringing endorsement for the guy, even if it IS jabberjawing from the opposing team. But that’s not even the worst news for Cardinals fans.

Pro-bowler and star left tackle Levi Brown injured his arm (Triceps) in the Oakland game and early indications are that it could end his season. It’s horrible news for any team to lose your starting LT, but with the poor play Cardinals QBs have demonstrated thus far, it’s just going from bad to worse in Glendale. Add to that the fact a man was shot in the parking lot after an argument after the contest and the whole evening qualifies as a disaster for the Cardinals on and off the field.

The Raiders didn’t escape unscathed themselves. Backup QB Matt Leinart left the game after a late hit from Ricky Lumpkin. WR Jacoby Ford injured his foot and we await details on that.

In other games, veteran RB LeGarrette Blount of the Bucs injured his groin, but it doesn’t appear to be too serious, according to Head Coach Greg Schiano. Panthers’ RB Jonathan Stewart, who just days ago signed a lucrative long-term contract, left the Miami game with a calf injury but walked off the field under his own power.

The Baltimore Ravens seem to be a hard-luck team this year. After losing reigning Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs for most if not all of the season in a pickup basketball game during the summer, DT Ryan McBean had surgery to repair a broken ankle suffered last week and will be lost for the year. The defending champion New York Giants have multiple interior defenders either injured or unable to play for medical reasons.

This, after only two preseason games?

Owie.

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