But the league should take another shot. With a new collective bargaining agreement on the horizon it's the perfect time to expand the NFL's playoff horizons. After all those years of stockpiling picks the way a survivalist does nonperishables the Patriots have just five picks in this year's draft, thanks to Bandaid trades for Albert Haynesworth, Chad Ochocinco and Aqib Talib.The Chargers have already been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but coach Norv Turner thinks his team will still come out fully charged and ready to go against the Raiders. Last time we played the Raiders we did not play very well, Turner said. We did not play very well on Saturday.

The dust has finally settled, at least temporarily, in what was a wild Black Monday. Teams already began the process of securing interviews with possible head coaches and general managers, and there will surely be a second wave yet to come, which could include more changes in Jacksonville, Carolina and Detroit.