The Facts: The Ravens' brass sounds resigned to the fact that Smith could command too much on the open market to retain the wideout. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday general manager Ozzie Newsome said the team wants to keep their speedy playmaker, but won't break the bank. "We have a history of retaining our players, especially players that have been productive," he said. "But also, we have a history of allowing our players to go out and maximize themselves in the market and go and play for other teams."

Diehards Line: Owner Steve Bisciotti was more open about the realistic attitude the Ravens take when evaluating the contract figure that they set on specific players. "The difference between what we can pay Torrey and what he gets on the open market, umm, Mike Wallace got $10 million," Bisciotti said. "I don't think anyone thinks that was a good deal. And so there is always a team that has lots of money that wants to bring in playmakers and those guys are going to get those deals. ..." As NFL.com's Kevin Patra notes, It's surprising to hear an owner criticize another team's deal, but it's understandable that the Ravens won't overpay to keep Smith at a cap figure that could damage the team's flexibility in future years.