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Peter King weighs in this week with the news that Alex Smith is going to be the first overall pick, Tampa Bay swapping picks with Miami, Matt Lauer and Brett Favre and Terrell Owens.

Peter thinks that Alex Smith will be the first overall pick. He states:

But mark my word: Alex Smith will be the first pick in this draft. If someone wants to pay the 49ers a ransom, they can probably have him, but I don't see that happening for the athletic kid from San Diego.

After this Peter King talks about how many teams will be looking to move their picks down in the draft and add more picks overall. He specifically mentions the Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Tampa Bay (from Miami): We all know Saban wants to move down more than Jimmy Johnson wants a Heineken. And whether you think it's valid, Jon Gruden has no desire to go with Brian Griese or  Chris Simms as his long-term quarterback, and Gruden is making the call.

While the news that Tampa Bay wants to move up is important, the striking thing is that Chris Simms has no future in Tampa Bay.

Peter then brings this bit of news in the Factoid that Might Only Interest Me:

Today Show host Matt Lauer was in the middle of the show's customary crowd outside the NBC studios on Friday when he came across a pretty lass who asked him, "Are you a football fan?" He said he was, and she replied, "My father's Brett Favre." To prove it, Brittany Favre called home to Mississippi and got her famous father on the phone with Lauer.

Where does he get this stuff? That's awesome!

The last piece of great information from Peter King's latest column are his thoughts on the Terrell Owens situation:

He cares about himself far more than he cares about his team. Final thought: The Eagle might do something cosmetic to his contract. But they won't do anything that adds real value to it.

Excellent summation.