The pressure increases
on the front
office, from both the fan
base and the media, to 1) sign ANYONE to at least give the appearance of being «active», and 2) make a «name» signing... which explains why the signings of a practice - squad LB (Marcus Dowtin),
rotational DT (Alan Branch), and a LB whose own team made no effort to resign despite his supposed versatility (Manny Lawson) were spun as «fantastic» — and why the signing of an oft - injured QB who flamed out
on two teams (Kevin Kolb) was hailed.