I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that the Ravens don't do that thing where they set the market on a middle-of-the-road free agent far too high, sober up to realize the error of their ways, and fabricate a failed physical to avoid a foolish financial commitment. That seems like something you count yourself as lucky to get away with once per offseason, so this offer sheet should be a lot less likely to get revoked than Ryan Grant's contract in the following five days...
Therefore, given that I doubt his inexplicable down year is worth (at least) 3.5 million/season to the team that can't blindly bank on the return of a skillset that - in theory - they've already replaced, Willie Snead will most likely be going from the offense that's most likely to efficiently utilize his talents to the offense that's least likely to efficiently utilize his talents. Truth be told, I'm glad that he's getting the money he earned prior to his DUI-ignited disappearance. I'm just a little disappointed that we won't be able to fully tell the extent to which he bounces back while he's playing in Baltimore. Not that I wanted the Saints to reward a recently unreliable slot receiver with $440,000+ per catch that he had last season, but I was hoping he'd either sign a prove-it deal in New Orleans or get a payday from a team that has something that could be described as a proficient passing attack. I'm not sure we'll ever know exactly what plagued him following his suspension, but prior to that he was a trustworthy kid that beat the odds of going undrafted to become a safety net for Drew Brees. Hopefully he's able to get back to doing just that for the Ravens. I have my doubts that he will, because Joe Flacco requires a safety net big enough to trap a humpback whale, but I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong. Maybe Sean Payton has a surprise in store, but - considering the addition of Cameron Meredith - I'd imagine the 'Need IV Snead' is currently less than the price tag. If that's the case then a "goodbye" and a "good luck" are certainly in order, for we'll always have 4th-and-12.
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