Ravens Will Not Re-Sign Jason Brown

The Sporting News has reported that Jason Brown will not be retained by the Baltimore Ravens. The team has cut off contact with him. Talk about a terrible decision. Brown will hit the market along with Derrick Dockery, and *possibly* Brandon Moore as the top interior linemen in free agency. Brown is looking to be paid like a guard, so he may be on the market for a while, but the Dolphins are supposed to be seriously interested in him, and could complete their offensive line with the addition of Brown.

Now it seems that Baltimore's priorities have moved to retaining both Ray Lewis AND Bart Scott. Right now, chances are they're only going to retain one of them. Lewis could wind up in Dallas or New York if he's not retained, and Bart Scott in New York or Miami.

I'm a little puzzled by the Ravens decision to let the youngest player of these three crucial free agents hit the open market, as well as a guy who plays a crucial position along the offensive line. He's arguably worth more then either ILB Scott or Lewis when you consider how the Ravens have churned linebackers out in recent years.

Oh yeah, and there's that guy named Joe Flacco. The Ravens wanted to protect him I thought?

And it doesn't even make sense as far as the cash goes. Brown, even if he's paid like a guard will still get less then Lewis will get, and about equal or a little more then what Scott will get. I don't think this is the right move for Baltimore, and if Miami signs Jason Brown, you can chalk them up right away as having one of the best off-seasons of any team in the NFL.