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Throughout the 2012 season, some Packer fans bemoaned the team's lack of a true lead back, and as the offseason began, some wondered whether they'd add a player that could fill that role for 2013. Instead, the team invested two draft picks on the position, picking up Eddie Lacy in Round 2 and Johnathan Franklin in Round 4. In essence, instead of finding themselves a lead back, they've gone all-in with the idea of running a committee backfield for the near future.

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The pursuit of free agent DB Charles Woodson intensified last week, with reports that the Broncos, Raiders, Panthers and Giants were all interested. But some wonder if the team that plays its home games in the same state where Woodson played his home games in college would make sense as his next destination.

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During the course of the 2012 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers never really had an answer at the RB position, so when former lead RB Rashard Mendenhall elected to leave in free agency, it only amplified the speculation that the team would be using a high draft pick on a player at the position. They passed on everyone in Round 1, but Round 2 brought them Le'Veon Bell. With Bell, Jonathan Dwyer and Isaac Redman in the stable, how will the workload be distributed?

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Though the Tennessee Titans failed to re-sign FA TE Jared Cook this offseason, they were able to sign Delanie Walker at the position. Walker is built differently than Cook, and plays the game differently as well. So it makes sense that they'd have a different plan for him than they have with Cook in recent seasons.

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With their signing of Brian Hoyer last week, the Cleveland Browns are returning the Michigan St. product to the area in which he was raised, and they've given themselves another option at the QB position. Unfortunately, of the four passers now on the roster -- Hoyer joins Brandon Weeden, Jason Campbell and Thad Lewis -- none of them stick out as a definite answer at the position.

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The WR position for the Minnesota Vikings has gotten a lot of attention over the past few months: the team traded Percy Harvin, then signed Greg Jennings, traded up to draft Cordarrelle Patterson and has officially moved QB Joe Webb to wideout as well. But there have been significant developments at CB this offseason, too.

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The New York Giants and wide receiver Victor Cruz continue to remain tight-lipped about contract-extension talks, but Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com gave the following update on the matter Saturday.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Mike Glennon in the third round in case things don't work out with incumbent starter Josh Freeman this season or beyond. According to Dan Pompei of the National Football Post, coach Greg Schiano thought that Glennon was the best quaterback in the draft and believes that the rookie "can play quickly" if needed.

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On the heels of the Seattle Seahawks' latest suspension of a player for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy -- Bruce Irvin, reportedly for using Adderal -- the News Tribune's John McGrath wrote a piece in which he said coach Pete Carroll has a responsibility to address drug issues with his players.

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New York Jets officials have kept mum about the status of running back Mike Goodson with the team after he was busted on marijuana and gun charges Friday. However, one of his teammates, who also joined the Jets as a free agent this offseason, thinks Goodson won't be on the roster much longer, according to the New York Daily News' Seth Wadler.

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The next few weeks are going to be critical to determining whether Rob Gronkowski will be ready to take part in games when the 2013 regular season gets underway and in what shape he may be at that point. Per Karen Gugerian of the Boston Herald, Grokowski is set to have his fourth surgery -- to remove the surgically placed plate from his forearm -- on Monday.

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The NFL has suspended another Seattle Seahawks player for a violation of the league's PED policy. This time, the four-game ban will hit defensive lineman Bruce Irvin, who had eight sacks last season as a rookie.

Irvin offered up the following apology, "I am extremely disappointed in the poor judgment I showed and take full responsibility for my actions. I will not appeal the discipline and instead will focus my energy on preparing for the season so I can begin earning your trust and respect again. I look forward to contributing to the team the moment I return."

Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett did sign with the team in the off-season, but it was Irvin who was expected to start in place of Chris Clemons, who is still recovering from knee surgery.

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The San Francisco 49ers are expected to use the legs of Colin Kaepernick a lot in 2013, but not exclusively so. Part of his appeal is that while he's always a threat to take off for the corner, he also can throw the ball to his receivers. That's where the question marks truly lie, though.

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Sometimes, you can tell how confident a team is with their starting quarterback by the way they handle the news that their backups are not quite at full strength.

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