"Let me begin by saying I have no problem with the Donte' Stallworth signing, which undoubtedly comes as a tremendous relief to the Ravens.

I'm sure that just before the signing went down, Ozzie Newsome sat in his office at The Castle thinking: Gee I hope the fat guy at The Sun is OK with this.

Well, I am. Now if the Ravens' GM really wants to impress me, he should trade for another veteran wide-out (Malcom Floyd?) or draft a big, strong receiver to add more depth - even with Derrick Mason now saying he wants to return.

But let's get back to the Stallworth signing and why it's not a bad move.

Look, a couple of weeks ago, everyone was hammering Newsome to go out and get a wide receiver.

Mason was making noise about retiring. Mark Clayton disappeared in too many games. Kelley Washington was considered a third receiver at best. Demetrius Williams was a bust.

Well, guess what?

Newsome went out and got a wide receiver.

Sure, it might not be the wide receiver everyone wants. Stallworth comes with so much heavy baggage you'd need a crane to lift it.

He killed a pedestrian while driving drunk last year and sat out the entire season on a league suspension. He's injury-prone. He's had an up-and-down NFL career, mostly down, and caught just 17 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown in 2008."