The Safety Dance

The lack of action in the free agent market leaves me playing GM, narrating a series of fantastical scenarios for my own amusement. Here is one:

If Chris Hope leaves, the Steelers will need a free safety. One place they will certainly look is the draft: Ko Simpson, from South Carolina, if available at #32, would make sense, as would Jason Allen of Tennessee in the second round (a possible trade-up), or FSU's Pat Watkins later on the first day. But Simpson and Allen are inexperienced: the former is a sophomore, and the latter sat out his senior season with a dislocated hip after playing corner for some of his college career. Watkins is skinny, and would likely need some time to bulk up.

All of which means this: if Hope doesn't stay, the draft won't offer an immediate replacement. Free agency will be a necessity. Possibilities include Marcus Coleman of the Texans, Lance Schulters of the Dolphins, and Dexter Jackson of the Bucs. But here's the name that stands out to me: Will Demps. Why? To see a hated Raven defect, that's why. I can't help but fantasize about Demps, as a Steeler, wanting to stick it in his old teams' eye each time he plays them.

PS: What are the chances that the newly-released Tommy Maddox dons a Ravens uni this fall?