Mike Florio

I remember a few years ago, Jimmy Garoppolo signed with the Raiders, and the reporters were in the press room waiting for the press conference, and it was delayed, and they basically said, Allah, the Wizard of Oz, go home and come back tomorrow, because they found something in the physical that required the deal to be reworked.

So none of these deals that have been negotiated since 2008

Noon Eastern, 11 Central on Monday are done until they're done and they can't be done until the teams get a chance to look at the guys.

These deals are done sight unseen for the most part.

You got to bring the guy in and make sure that everything's fine.

For trades, it's the same thing.

Before the Ravens, we're going to commit a couple of first round picks and presumably

adjust max crosby's contract because his average of 35.5 million per year was well below the going rate at the high end of the market of 46.5 million for michael parsons you want to make sure that you're comfortable and you know in hindsight now we raised the flag that hey hey none of these deals are done until they're done both teams have to communicate the terms independently and identically to the league office anyone can back out for any reason and it violates no rules

I wish I had been more clear on the reality that you've got a guy who just had a meniscus repair in January.

So you're not assessing whether or not he can pass a physical and play today.

You're making a projection that he's going to be able to pass and play later.

So it's a big gray area.

And for the Ravens, who had never before traded a first round pick for a player in franchise history,

They got to be damn sure that they're making the right move here and it's not going to blow up in their faces.

And Adam Schefter reported last night this wasn't just one doctor going rogue or getting a wink and a nod from somebody in the front office who had cold feet about this transaction.

They consulted with multiple doctors and they decided they weren't comfortable moving forward.

Yeah, you're taking on a significant risk that you're not going to get a return on your investment of two first-round picks.

And it never got to this point, but I believe his contract would have been renegotiated on the way through the door because the Ravens were inheriting four years at a total average payout of $29 million.

Why wouldn't you expect something more that puts you better in line with the market, especially if the Ravens think enough of you to give up two first-round picks?

And that's always...