McGahee to Ravens

I think the price is right, and the contract makes sense. The way I see it, it's basically a 1 year, $8m contract for 2007 (with cap implications of $2m this year, and a $6m hit next year if he's cut), and then it effectively becomes a 4 year, $20m contract, with a $5m cap hit if he's cut at the end of that part. The last two years have something close to $6m salaries with $8m cap numbers, so he's almost certain to never see those paychecks. It makes sense for the Ravens because they're getting a virtual bargain for 2007, with the cap implications being almost nothing and the draft picks combined being the equivalent of a late second. If Ray Lewis, Ed Reed, Steve McNair, Derrick Mason, etc. all start to (really) show their age, and the Ravens don't like McGahee, they can blow the whole ship up in one felt swoop still.

They aren't going to be as good. Both Pittsburg and Cincy are Better than them. The Steelers were a Big Ben motorcycle accident away from an attempt to defend their title, and I'm not convinced they would be easily stopped. It's a good move, but I don't think its enough to keep them in the mix

Just fill the whole team with players from Da U and sit back and wait until there's an onfield brawl with the Bengals or somebody