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The Green Bay Packers are loaded with many options to carry the ball this season, with names like Vernand Morency, Brandon Miree and Brandon Jackson joining holdover Noah Herron at RB. That could make Green Bay the latest team to use a running-back-by-committee approach. HC Mike McCarthy, though, emphasized that he'd like to see someone emerge. "You'd always like to see someone jump up and grab a position, because I think when that happens, obviously productivity increases," he said. "But once again, you want as much competition...So I'm very comfortable if it takes three, if it takes two, if it takes one." Morency and Jackson are both sleeper candidates for the '07 season.

The Bucs have left the light on for QB Jake Plummer but for how long? Word is, Bucs coach Jon Gruden and his trusty tracker, GM Bruce Allen, have ditched their own vacation plans to expand the search for the missing quarterback. Allen and Plummer had been in contact, but, well, who knows with flighty Jake. Jeff Garcia is the starter in Tampa and that is our only worry.

Packers cornerback Charles Woodson, an ex-teammate of tight end David Martin, has a message for Dolphins fans: ''You're not losing anything going from Randy McMichael to David Martin. David would be a starter on a lot of teams. He's got great hands, good speed and he's a good blocker.'' Martin is not high in many rankings but you should keep an eye on him.

New England Patriots wide receiver Chad Jackson is likely to begin the 2007 regular season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, according to John Tomase at the Boston Herald. Jackson has yet to perform for the Patriots and with all the WRs in New England, he won't be doing it this year either.