Can Clayton stop his decline?

Enough with the David Boston stories already. We read the same articles this time a year ago and he didn't even make the Bucs. Perhaps he could be a fourth receiver this season, but this is a guy with four catches in the last four years. It's hard to imagine him dominating like the old days.

The Bucs receiver to watch is Maurice Stovall. Judging by Jon Gruden's comment's, old Rotoworld favorite Michael Clayton is in trouble. Stovall and Clayton are both big, physical receivers who will play the crucial flanker spot in Tampa's offense. Watching Stovall's brief appearances last year, the kid almost looked too big, too upright running down the field.

But he's reportedly a hard worker, has great hands, and Clayton seems to have lost his mojo. Stovall would make a great red zone target for Jeff Garcia. I'm not giving up on Clayton yet - we've been through too much. His 2004 rookie season is right there with Anquan Boldin and Marques Colston as the most impressive first year receiver seasons of the decade. Whoever wins the Tampa starting job is going to be one of my favorite late-round receiver picks. Stovall looks like even money at this point.

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* Watch out Hashmarks, competition is on the way. ESPN hired Mike Sando of the News Tribune and Seahawks Insider to join the Worldwide Leader. Great, great, hire. Assuming they let him blog, Sando is going to provide the newsblog that the NFL is sorely lacking. Unless you count our news page.

* Look, Kyle Orton won a competition!

* Heading back home. Taped a Fantasy Fix that will be posted shortly. See ya Friday.