Nets finish up Raptors in 6 games.

I didn't watch the whole game, in fact I only caught the last ten minutes or so of the fourth quarter because I was live blogging the Braves game, but it was still a very exciting ten minutes that I watched. The Raptors held in there throughout the fourth quarter and with a little over 3 minutes the took their first lead of the game since there was 2:44 left in the third quarter. They took the lead on a pair of made free throws and pulled ahead 93-92. The teams went back and forth and finally with 12 seconds left, Lawrence Frank called the Nets final timeout with Toronto leading 97-96.

I don't know what play Frank called during the 60 second timeout, but it was perfect. It seemed sort of like a backdoor screen to Jefferson, but Jefferson took the pass on the baseline from Kidd and did a spin move and layed it in for the go ahead points. And then after a Toronto timeout the Raptors showed their unexperience and threw the ball away to non other than Jefferson to end the game. Jefferson led the team with 21 points, Vince was next with 20 and Kidd was very close to another triple-double 18 points, 15 assists and 8 rebounds.

The Nets face the the Cleveland Cav's in the 2nd round. The Cav's swept the Washington Wizards who were without both Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler.

Breaking News: Moss is a Patriot; Jackson is a niner

According to ESPN and NFL.com's Adam Schefter, the Oakland Raiders have agreed to send Pro-Bowl receiver, Randy Moss to the New England Patriots in exchange for their 4th round pick today. There are still details that will need to be completed, including Moss taking a physical and restructuring his contract. Moss' current contract calls for him to be owed $21 million over the next two years, and he has agreed to re-do it for the Patriots. I mentioned that the two teams resumed trade talks yesterday and I speculated that the deal was done last night when they Patriots sent their 3rd pick to the Raiders but that was proven to be just for a Raiders' draft pick next season.

"The Raiders have resumed trade talks with the New England Patriots over disgruntled receiver, Randy Moss. The Patriots offered the Raiders a second-day pick in this years draft, which Al Davis immediately shot down, but now he may be reconsidering it. The Raiders do NOT want Moss on their team no longer and it seems like the only team Moss wants to play for is the Patriots. The Raiders asked Moss to restructure his contract in order to make it easier to trade the Pro-Bowler, but he quickly declined. He did say that he will be more than happy to restructure his contract which calls for him to make $9.75 million this season, for the Pat's, he said the only thing he wants to do right now is win a Super Bowl and he believes the best place for him to succeed in that journey is in New England."

This latest move caps off an already stunning offseason for the Pats and in my opinion has vaulted them to the number one choice for the Super Bowl this season.

Jackson to the Niners

This is also news, the Seattle Seahawks have agreed to send receiver Darrell Jackson to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their 4th round pick.

Jackson, 28, caught 63 passes in 2006 for 956 yards and 10 touchdowns -- all team-leading totals. At the time of his toe injury, Jackson was leading the league in touchdown catches. He's exceeded 1,000 receiving yards three times in seven seasons.

However, Jackson and Seahawks management reportedly have been at odds following negotiation of the six-year, $25 million contract extension Jackson signed in March 2004, his decision to skip voluntary workouts in 2005, and the manner in which the team handled his knee injury last season.

Ladies and Gents, I present to you, The 2007-08 Super Bowl Champion...

The NFL Fanhouse is reporting that the New England Patriots and Donte' Stallworth have agreed to a 6-year $32 million deal that would give the 25-year old wide receiver almost $12 million guaranteed. Although they did update with reports that the deal is premature.

I had mentioned earlier that the Patriots were still desperately searching for the elusive "#1 receiver" and if this deal has legs, they may have just found him. Although Stallworth only played in 12 games last season, he racked up 725 yards on just 38 receptions, 5 touchdowns and an impressive average of 19.1 per catch. Meaning he is a HUGE big play threat and if he can stay healthy he can be an All-Pro wide out and then add Tom Brady in the mix, the Patriots are going to be awfully hard to beat, no matter what Davey says.

The New England Patriots have been very busy during the past week, here's their moves.

Added:

1. Adalius Thomas- Outside Linebacker(BAL)
2. Wes Welker- Wide Receiver(MIA)
3. Sammy Morris- Runningback(MIA)
4. Kyle Brady- Tight End(Jacksonville)

Lossed:

1. Corey Dillion- Runningback
2. Daniel Graham- Tight End

The Patriots and Wes Welker agree to a deal.

Newly acquired widereceiver, Wes Welker has agreed to a 5-year $18.1 million deal that includes a $9 million signing bonus with New England. Welker was acquired via trade yesterday from the Miami Dolphins for the Patriots 2007 2nd round and 7th round picks.

Welker is a fantastic return man, one of the best in the NFL in fact and last year he emerged as a viable pass catching threat as he caught 67 balls for 687 yards and 1 touchdown. Welker also added 1,064 kick return yards and another 378 on punt returns.

He will add depth to a depleted receiving core in New England that had to rely on guys such as Jabar Gaffney and Reche Caldwell to make their playoff run. Welker isn't the #1 option that the Patriots still seek but he is someone that can stretch the field, provide a deep threat that the Patriots don't currently have and take over returning duties for rookie Laurence Maroney so he can focus on becoming the premiere runningback in New England.

Are the Patritots intrested in dealing with the Seahawks again?

According to the Boston Globe the Patriots are reportedly very interested in acquiring the services of Seattle wide receiver, Darrell Jackson. Last year, the Patriots sent disgruntled wide receiver, Deon Branch to the Seahawks in exchange for Seattle's 2007 first round draft pick.

Despite missing the final three games of the season last year, Darrell Jackson still made 63 catches for 956 yards and 10 touchdowns. Just for a little comparison, the leading receiver for the Patriots last season was Reche Caldwell, who had 61 receptions for 760 yards and 4 touchdowns. Jackson would be a huge upgrade over the pass catchers that are currently in Boston right now. New England went the entire season without a #1 receiver and still made it to the AFC Championship game, which they lost for among other reasons because their WR kept dropping balls. With possibly adding Darrell Jackson and them already signing Adalius Thomas this offseason and not to mention their two 1st round picks in this year's NFL Draft the Patriots are going to be looking might difficult to beat next year.