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The Ravens and Bills agreed to a trade Thursday that will send running back Willis McGahee to Baltimore in exchange for the team's third and seventh-round picks in this year's draft, along with the Ravens' third-round pick in 2008, league sources tell ESPN.com's Michael Smith.

Is this the next back to run all over us for a record-breaking day?
Actually, McGahee doesn't scare me.

Not sure what's left on McGahee's contract, but this is not a bad deal for the Ravens at all. Assuming he has 2-3 years left.

They just got younger at a vital position.

Oh...crap...

I heard on ESPN that the Bills were very upset at McGahee for a long time. He never knew the plays, didn't know his assingments, and didn't work out with the team. They had the players explaining the plays in the huddle even. That's why his playing time dropped. Oh well....good for the Ravens (and maybe good for us).

Two 3rds and a 7th and a LOT of cash ? I like our deal better.. much.

He's a good back but I'm glad the Browns didn't give all that up for him..

Bring it, beotches.

I heard that also, good point.

I'm drawing a blank, who is Buffalo's #1 back right now?

That Raven's 3rd rounder for Reuben???

pretty good trade for the Bills...they get rid of an annoyingly overrated player, and get some good picks for him. Ravens may have got younger at RB...but they are garbage at other vital positions.

Actually I am not too impressed with McGahee so far....He is an above average back when healthy but he is NOT the Jamal Lewis of 2003...(Boy that was bad year)

I say we contact Tampa Bay and pick up Will Allen.

I think that should take care of McGahee.

They are gonna have to re-sign him.....that sucks

you don't give up two 3rd and a 7th with cash, to get a back for one year. I hope he holds out.

Anthony Thomas...the A-Train

I never understood Anthony Thomas, sometimes he looks like Jamal Lewis, and sometimes he looks like fricking Tommy Vardell.

Thomas is a FA and he will probably re-sign with Buffalo. As of right now, the #1 RB on the Bills' roster is Shaud Williams.

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That Raven's 3rd rounder for Reuben???

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Hmmmm,,, Tasty,,,,,


Dman likey!

McGahee doesnt scare me as much.. He will probably mess up their locker room. he doesnt seem like a team player.

Without a quality OL, McGahee won't be super-effective for the Rats. Their OL isn't horrible, but it ain't what it used to be. We'll teach him a thing or three twice a year.

The Bills Oline was even worse then Ravens and yet McGahee put up some decent numbers.

We can only hope that Ogden's age and Mulitalo's absence will take its toll on the Ratbirds this year.

I'm not saying McGahee isn't good. He is. I'm just saying that it isn't the doomsday that some might believe.

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So they send 2 first-day selections off for a RB with very questionable character.

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It was a 3rd and a 7th, wasn't it? Late day one and last rounder.

they also gave up a 3rd in 08

All in all, a steep price to pay. I think the attitude negatives far outweigh the on field positives.

You got it, Hack

POSTED 2:14 p.m. EST, March 8, 2007

McGAHEE TRADE HINGES ON NEW DEAL

We were caught up in some day-job stuff earlier today, and we're catching up on the flow of the NFL info.

Here's what we know about the McGahee deal, plenty of which is already reported elsewhere. The Ravens sent a third-round pick and a seventh-round pick in 2007 and a third round pick in 2008. The deal hinges on the Ravens working out a long-term extension with McGahee, and the deadline is March 13.

Stay tuned.

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You know Toad,, you paint an ugly picture of what's left of the Ravens,, Now add in that thier Defensive leader is another year older and probably losing a another step and they lost Thomas,,, what it looks like is a fire sale in an effort make room to do a major overhaul.....

I get the feeling that they are gonna be bad for a couple of years as part of a master plan..

I like Ozzie,, I think he's a smart executive and I can't believe he would do all of these, seemingly insane moves without a master plan in place.. Either that or could it be that the real brains of the Ravens player selection and moves now resides in Cleveland? Hmmm Interesting!

PFT

POSTED 3:13 p.m. EST, March 8, 2007

McGAHEE DEAL: SEVEN YEARS, $40.12 MILLION

We're told that the Ravens and running back Willis McGahee are very close to agreeing on a seven-year deal worth $40.12 million.

As we previously explained, McGahee will receive $7.5 million to sign, an initial option bonus of $6 million, and a second option bonus of $1.5 million. The salaries are $595,000 in 2007, $605,000 in 2008, $620,000 in 2009, $3.6 million in 2010, $6.0 million in 2011, $6.5 million in 2012, and $7.2 million in 2013.

Since McGahee was due to earn $2.155 million in 2007, the deal is essentially a six-year extension worth $37.965 million.

If the Ravens cut McGahee before the back-end salaries kick in, he will earn a total of $20.42 million over four years.

Face value of $9 mil less than our guard, who's not even a Pro-Bowler.

I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.