The interminable NFL offseason -- 221 days long this year for those of you keeping score at home -- is about to end.
With its conclusion comes a long list of statistical and historical storylines that we'll be watching throughout the 2009 season -- from Jay Cutler's chances to rewrite Bears history, to the effort of underappreciated Darren Sharper to give the Saints a fighting chance at the playoffs......
Sharper was a long-time fixture in the NFC North, where he played for the Packers and Vikings. The 13-year safety moves on to New Orleans this year as perhaps the most underappreciated defender of our time....