With the lockout-shortened offseason condensed down to a just a few weeks, football fans were treated to a flurry of trades and free agent signings that promised to shift the balance of power in the NFL. While much of the attention went to the Eagles, teams all over the league made moves that had their fans beating their chests and taking to the message boards. Click the link to see Tri-State Sports Guys’ co-host Mike DePalma’s picks for the ones that haven’t lived up to the expectations.

A new identity is starting to form for some teams with the conclusion of the NFL draft. Many teams drafted very well, filling many of the holes they had; others have been active in the trade department. Either way there are a handful of teams that have been either skirting the edge of success or have not seen it in sometime that may be in a good position to make a run for the Super Bowl in Dallas.

Let PETA do their usual song and dance; let them come to every game and spray blood like it’s a 1970s Gallagher concert, but don’t buy into this crap. We have a justice system for a reason. For every crime, there is a debt owed to society. Michael Vick has paid it according to the American judicial system.