Vic: You take the PSS approach, of course. Why would you draft the next Peyton Manning, John Elway or Joe Montana when you already have a David Garrard or Carson Palmer? Maybe you have a need at wide receiver and you could get a Ted Ginn or a Dwayne Bowe. You gotta take one of those guys so you can go to the Super Bowl next season.

Vic: No, it is not possible. No player can enter the NFL without a year of having been eligible to be drafted.

Vic: You’re right, I don’t.

Vic: I have them sixth right now, but that could change, depending on whether or not the Jaguars are able to trade up to draft a defensive end.

Vic: Mini-camp will be open to the public. The dates for mini-camp aren’t ready to be announced, yet, but mini-camp will occur later in the spring this year than it has in past years.

Vic: Thank you for that startling piece of information, John. It takes years and years to develop the habit of attending sporting events to be able to support that kind of schedule.

Vic: It’s not a rumor, it’s a fact that Bob Hayes changed the game. His speed changed the way defenses played. Hayes made football a speed game and, in my opinion, he would be in the Hall of Fame today if he hadn’t made one terrible mistake: In the biggest game of his life, the “Ice Bowl,” he stuck his hands in his pants and didn’t come off the line of scrimmage on running plays. That embittered the old-guard writers on the Hall of Fame selection committee. Hayes’ “Ice Bowl” performance, combined with his off-the-field problems and his lack of a defining postseason game or moment conspired to keep him out of the Hall of Fame.

Vic: First of all, he was the star of the most important game ever played, the 1958 NFL title game, but if you’re looking for a great stat, try this: Unitas threw at least one touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games. No one has even come close to tying that record. Beyond all of that, Unitas was a great leader. He was in complete control of the huddle and anyone watching the game in the stands or on television knew it. It was his offense and his huddle and no one dared speak in it but him. His coach, Don Shula, once sent a play into the game with a messenger player. Unitas called time out, went to the sideline and told Shula to get that player out of the game because they weren’t gonna run that play. You didn’t need to look at the stats to know what made Unitas great. All you had to do was watch the game. He invented the two-minute drill. Everything the game is today is because of Johnny Unitas. He gave every breath of his life to the game and he died crippled by it. Every crew cut belongs to him. Every pair of high-top black shoes were his. Growing up, Joe Namath intentionally made himself stoop-shouldered so he could look more like Unitas. What Unitas didn’t earn in the way of financial reward from playing football, he achieved in fame. He is the father of the modern era of professional football.

Vic: And every yard Fred gains makes it even better.

Vic: So he’s saying the Jaguars might trade for Taylor if they can agree with the Dolphins on what picks are to be given to the Dolphins in exchange. Wow! That’s a great story. That’s what I call inside information.

Vic: I don’t know about joining the two-headed monster because then it would have to have three heads, but I can tell you the Jaguars are very high on Terry. He made great progress on the practice squad last season and they think he can be an outstanding special teams player for them this year and they also believe that down the road he can develop into a top third-down back. He’s a player we should watch closely this spring. I expect him to make a move.

Vic: I wouldn’t compare McElhenny to Sanders. McElhenny, known as “The King,” was a big back. At 6-1, 200, there weren’t many defensive backs in his day who could tackle him. McElhenny was at the end of his career when I was a kid and old enough to watch football, but I can still remember some of his wild romps through the secondary. He could do it all; run with power, speed, elusiveness and catch the ball, too. He was a five-time All-Pro and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1970. As I look back on him, I see some Fred in him. He had that wild power and cutback ability Fred has. Tommy McDonald was the last of the no-facemask guys. He was a little guy (5-9, 178) with fantastic hands, short-area speed and quickness and the courage to go over the middle face-first against linebackers who dreamed about ripping his nose off. I don’t think I ever watched McDonald play that he didn’t have a bloody nose. I remember once watching a game in which McDonald and Bobby Layne were playing against each other – neither one wore a facemask – and they each had a bloody nose. The first time I saw Wes Welker play, I thought to myself, “That’s Tommy McDonald.” McDonald was a four-time All-Pro and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998. McElhenny and McDonald would’ve been stars in today’s game, too.

Vic: That’s a popular train of thought this year. A lot of teams want to either trade up or trade picks for a veteran player, such as Jason Taylor.