herzog82: It seems that Fuentes to the Cards may not happen and I honestly don't think it's a bad thing. How much money do the Cards have remaining to work with? Any word on the Cards looking into Hoffman for a year and signing a couple of starters like Wolfe and/or Perez. I think 2 out of those 3 would cost the Cards about 18million (6-8 mil for Hoffman and 10-12 mil for Perez/Wolfe)

Jeff Gordon: Those prices may come way down. Hoffman, for instance, shouldn't command nearly that much. One or both starters could hit eight digits with the salary . . . or they may not. The agents and GMs are really shadowboxing right now.

Here is what is scary about the Cards: The team may not spend $100 million on players this year after all, due to the economic downturn. Their budget may be more fluid, with Mozeliak having to consider FAs on a case by case basis.

Griff21: Is Murry losing it? I'm not a Murry hater, I appreciate the fact he has a young injury-riddled team. I dont agree with the dump-&-chase system we run . never understand his line combos. his comments leave many of us scratching our heads. is he cracking up or just getting frustrated or what?

Jeff Gordon: Murray has a half NHL, half AHL team right now. So the pieces don't fit easily together. This team had terrific offensive flow when everybody was healthy. When you don't have puck-moving "D" or three skilled offensive line, it's tough to skate the puck into the zone under control.

Petey123: Jeff, your guess on if the Rams are in St. Louis past the 2014 season?

Jeff Gordon: The economy is tough locally and that is a big concern. St. Louis could lose either the Rams or Blues if things don't turn around. Now, if the right ownership steps up, commits to this region and puts up some dough for a new stadium for the next decade -- that's different. The NFL could survive the local downturn in that scenario.

bfulton: Now that Zygmunt has officially retired, the team can admit their plans for new leadership. I know there's skepticism that they'll hire a new president. Has their been official confirmation of that now? Also, have they announced plans for the head coach search, which has to happen because of the Rooney rule? When can we expect to hear about such plans?

Jeff Gordon: Devaney is assembling his list of prospective coaches. He will satisfy the Rooney Rule and then make his recommendation.

I'm not excited about the Rams trying to operate without new leadership at the very top of the franchise. The Rams have an interim owner getting consultation from an absentee executive.

Josh: I'm guessing you saw this yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPczgF7m9U8. Its Kenneth Darby getting tackled by the ref. The refs name was Garth DiFelice. Think we should offer him a LB gig next year? The guy got Darby down pretty well.

Jeff Gordon: Garth sent him sprawling. Good stuff. Why can't Atogwe take such good tackling angle.