Four Downs

If you are an unemployed NFL defensive back, consider sending a resume to Washington, California, and Arizona, where the four teams in the National Football Conference all need cornerbacks, and some need safeties too.

Below the Mason-Dixon Line, we find the Falcons and Panthers needing defensive backs, the Saints (probably?) needing to find a new quarterback, and the reigning Super Bowl champions needing a running back who can catch.

As the world saw in the NFC Championship Game, the Green Bay Packers might have won the Super Bowl with better cornerback play. Elsewhere, the Lions need wide receivers, the Bears need offensive linemen, and the Vikings need defensive help up front.

As you might imagine, the rosters in the league's worst division have holes all over the place. High on the long list of weaknesses are the Giants' pass rush and the Cowboys' and Eagles' offensive lines. And if you can throw or catch a football, you should send your resume to Ashburn, Virginia.

Kansas City's offensive line problems go beyond one Super Bowl loss. Elsewhere out west, the Chargers also need offensive line help, while the Broncos and Raiders are looking to boost their defenses.

The Jaguars and Titans need to add names on defense. The Colts have already added a name at quarterback, but they should keep adding names until they find the answer. As for the Texans, they need to get rid of the name at the very top of their organization.

Offense is the order of the day here, as the Ravens need wide receivers and the Bengals and Steelers both need offensive linemen. The Browns, on the other hand, could use a boost to their defensive front.

Our pre-free agency look at NFL rosters examines the AFC East, where the Dolphins need to protect their quarterback, the Pats and Jets need to find a quarterback, and the Bills ... well, the Bills don't need very much.

In what could be the NFL's most unpredictable division, the Bills need pass-blockers, while the Jets and Dolphins need pass-rushers. The Patriots? They need pass-catchers ... assuming they know what they're doing with the man passing the ball.

The Ravens and Bengals need blockers, while the Browns need help in the secondary. As for the Steelers, it's time to accept that they'll probably never get 16 games of a healthy Ben Roethlisberger again.