Ty Law : Turdeus Gigantus

Take it for what it's worth, but the Beaver County Times & Alleghany Times is reporting that Ty Law is close to signing a contract. (With an NFL team that has uniforms and everything!)

The article states that Law cancelled an appearance at a golf course, which has fueled speculation that a contract is imminent. And the teams mentioned in that article are none other than the New England Patriots...and the Arizona Cardinals?

New England, on the surface, appears to make the most sense. They're a good team with some question marks in the secondary. They have ample cap room. Law has a son who lives in nearby Lincoln, RI. Oh, and Law spent all but 1 season of his NFL career in New England. The fans love him, don't care about his off-field issues and don't have an issue paying the man serious coin.

So why would Law be interested in playing for the Arizona Cardinals? Sure, they're moving into a gorgeous new stadium, and Dennis Green seems like a nice enough guy, but the Cardinals? The same Arizona Cardinals, who would be better off using cardboard cutouts of Conrad Dobler instead of the 300-pound turnstiles they currently call an offensive line? Those Arizona Cardinals??

What possible reason would there be for a guy like Ty Law to sign in Arizona?

Money.

Arizona has a plenty of room under the salary cap and, like an Alzheimer's patient, believes that the easiest way to fix flaws on the defensive side of the ball is to throw a lot of money at the problem.

As a Seahawks fan, nothing would delight me more than to see Ty Law cashing checks with a Cardinals logo on them next season. He's 32, has been slowed by the Lisfranc injury to his foot, and while he did have 10 interceptions in 2005 and made the Pro Bowl, he also never adjusted to the new illegal contact rules and was flagged many times for illegal contact.

He provides nothing in terms of leadership, has had various off-field incidents (ranging from smuggling ecstasy into the US to resisting arrest in Miami) and even called the best coach in the NFL over the last 5 years, Bill Belichick, a liar.

So why would Arizona want to sign this guy? After listing all the "cons" to it, why wouldn't they? They'd better hurry up about it, too, since Cincinnati is likely to come calling at some point.