[Senator Clay Davis]

Perhaps the Cardinals can roll the dice and give the Ravens two firsts for Flacco if the Ravens non-exclusive tag him, which is apparently what they are leaning to. Smart call if true, if someone wants to give up two first round picks, especially when they mean a lot more than they used to with the rookie cap in place, and it also avoids you paying Flacco $20 million a season, then you gotta do it. Aaron Rodgers is pulling for Flacco though, if Flacco is worth $20 million than Rodgers has to be worth at least $30 million.

And this is where I hope the Ravens don't cave to Flacco and give him $20 million. Quarterbacks are just becoming too big a part of the cap equation. Is Joe Flacco really worth 1/6 of the Ravens entire cap space? I really don't think so. Joe is in the top 8-12 QBs in the league, but that means he should be in the $12-15 million dollar range. The Ravens should be happy with the thought of two more first round picks. With those you can send a second rounder to San Francisco for Alex Smith and still be a contender but with much bigger assets going forward and more cap relief in the future (Smith only has two years left at $8 million per).