Fabian Washington is the man

As Fabian Washington walked around the Raven's facilities, he "had a smile on his face." Who could blame him given the tremendous extravagance that the facility offers.

Washington isn't the only person in Baltimore that should be smiling though. Every Raven's fan should be grinning ear to ear with the arrival of Washington. He cost a mere 125th draft pick, and the payoff should be much better. Washington brings with him much needed depth at the cornerback position.

In his three season in the NFL, Washington has racked up 123 total tackles and 5 interceptions. More importantly he brings youth and experience. Washington is only 24 years old, yet has played in or started 45 NFL games. He can learn the finer points of the position (that he doesn't already know) from Chris McAllister and Samari Rolle. He will be an integral part of the defense immediately and hopefully for a long time to come.

What do the Ravens need? Chad Johnson?

Over 1800 fans voted on the Raven’s website to decide the team’s greatest needs by position during this off-season. 46.85% side with QB, 25.58% think CB, and 12.27% claim OL.

Obviously there are needs and wants at almost every position, but it is clear that a small sample of active Raven’s fans think quarterback is at the top of this list. I personally side with the group that thinks cornerback is most important. I look at Samari Rolle and just think he is going to cost the team touchdown after touchdown because he can’t keep up anymore. I would like to see us go after a cornerback with the first pick in the draft and a quarterback second.

Either way, I am excited to see what happens on that fated day in April under the new coaching regime. Johnny Hard Balls will be looking to make an offensive impact immediately to prove his doubters wrong. One such way of doing that is to pick up the highly controversial, but talented, Chad Johnson. The Ravens have recently been rumored to be in the Ocho Cinco sweepstakes, and I’m okay with that. Defenses with stuggled a little bit more with Willis McGahee and Chad Johnson on the same team.

Raven's are in the market for a 6'6 QB with a laser rocket arm

"As usual, Baltimore has issues at quarterback, but this offseason the situation is as dire as at any point in recent memory. Steve McNair's illustrious career appears to be over and that leaves Kyle Boller and Troy Smith to lead the Ravens' offense. On a veteran team like this, the Ravens could ideally add an established QB, but finding one in the present market is going to be a very difficult chore. In the draft, Boston College's Matt Ryan will surely be gone by the time Baltimore makes its first selection and waiting until Round 2 could end up the smart move. However, that isn't the instant fix that the Ravens need. The new coaching staff will probably want to bring in their guy to lead the offense." -Scouts Inc.

I couldn't agree more. McNair shouldn't even be a question at this point. He deserves respect, but not the Joe Paterno like respect that would keep him around a decade past his prime. The franchise tried time and again with Boller. I still think he could be a quality QB in the league, but the team can't wait that long. Troy Smith is an enigma. At this point I think he should be resigned to the backup role until Boller throws his first 3-interception game. The team should absolutely take a cornerback with the first pick to replace Samari Rolle, and select a QB in the second round. My humble suggest would be to select either John David BOOOOTY or Chad Henne. Both played for big programs, have the athletic tools, are relatively intelligent, and have questions because of injuries. With great risk come great reward. Take a chance on either of these guys and it could pay off huge in the long run.