"We kept some cards in our back pocket throughout the preseason," Wake said. "But when we started this offseason, we looked at our room and we knew we had a lot of guys that can do a lot of things pretty well, not just always line up and do the same thing. We have guys who can stand up, drop, rush the middle, rush the outside..Briefly: The NFL and its onfield referees' union again failed to reach an agreement and the league said it was moving forward with its plan to open the season with replacement refs. The Vikings acquired cornerback from the Cardinals for a conditional draft pick in 2013.

NFL scouts talk to people studying the draft, and they have opinions, and they understand that the analysts are going to put the opinions in their own words. Now, is Smith a bad student, or not focused? Not from what I have heard. But I probably haven't spoken to the same people Nawrocki has..3. REELING REDSKINS: The only positive for the Redskins is that the entire NFC