iTunes 8211 or subscribe by pasting this into your favorite RSS reader httpdameshek.libsyn.comrssAnd be sure to check out Rank8217s latest Pick Six, inspired by The Hangover Part II.View This PollThere8217s no shortage of opinions during this lockedout NFL offseason as to where Nnamdi Asomugha, the consensus top player available when free agency begins, will eventually land. Asomugha8217sformer team 8212 the Raiders 8211are seldom part of the speculation.Asomugha will no doubt command a high price, andmost observers viewthe recent contracts given to DE Richard Seymour 22 million guaranteed and CB Stanford Routt  31.5 million maximum as deals that would exclude the Raiders from giving the twotime firstteam All Pro another big deal.NFL.com8217s Gil Brandt explored the Raiders8217 ability to resign Asomugha during his weekly live chat, and what could factor in to his return.8220Asomughahas a very close relationship with Willie Brown, who is now in the front office as the director of squad development,8221 Brandt said. 8220Asomugha is from the area, went to school at Cal, and it8217s a strong possibility that he could return, provided they reach an agreement monetarily. But after the last big contract, I don8217t think the Raiders will want to go that route again. I think they want him, but don8217t want to use all of their resources that Asomugha is looking for. The Raiders also signed Routt tothe big contract, and drafted Demarcus Van Dyke in the third round.8221After backtoback seasons in which he missed 19 games because of injuries, Clinton Portis believes he has a lot left in the tank. The latest from Portis is that he would like to take what8217s left to the Giants and exact revenge on his former team, the Redskins.Portis didn8217t stop at the Giants when mulling his future, revealing a starstudded wish list of quarterbacks he would like to play with, noting he has regained the speed that 8220was once dominating and scared so many other opposing teams.8221It8217s easy to get Portis8217 enthusiasm, but
they can get from Ryan Fitzpatrick.8221If you want to see more of Carucci8217s thoughts, click here to check out the full chat transcript.Some people might be jumping off the Da8217Quan Bowers bandwagon after a proday workout that could be viewed as subpar and the Clemson defensive end himself described as just 8220decent.8221 But NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock isn8217t one of them.Bowers chose to work out for 20 NFL teams Friday, three monthsafter having surgery on his right knee, and he claimed it8217s 8220100 percent.8221 Mayock doesn8217t view Bowers8217 pro day as something that should alter teams8217 opinions on him. For Mayock and many others, it8217s all about the tape.8220It8217s a process, and in this process, medical is a big deal,8221 Mayock told NFL Network. 8220There are still questions about his knee. He fatigued during the position drills, and his measurables were not what Bowers wanted to see. 8230 However, let8217s be fair. On tape, the kid is an explosive defensive end.8220If you liked him before, you8217re still going to like him.8221Any lingering questions about Bowers8217 knee will force teams to do medical rechecks during their private workouts leading up to the April 2830 NFL draft. Bowers also will undergo his own medical reevaluation, which NFL.com8217s Steve Wyche reports will happen April 9 in in Indianapolis.Only Bowers knows the true readiness of his knee after Friday8217s workout. But NFL Network8217s Charley Casserly doesn8217t believe prospects should work out unless they8217re completely healthy.8220Don8217t put yourself in a position where you give a bad performance,8221 Casserly said. 8220That8217s what Bowers did today. I don8217t think this workout served him any purpose because it was not good and he wasn8217t in shape. He8217s entered more doubt in people8217s minds than maybe he should have allowed himself to do.8221The state of Bowers8217 knee will dominate the conversation over the next four weeks. His private workouts with teams, who will be forced to do their