There were some excuses for the numbers: he focused primarily on blocking because of Baltimore's young tackles and Joe Flacco brought down the entire passing game.

Watching Heap, I couldn't shake the feeling that he looked very old for 28 years old. The bad signs piled up around him. Cam Cameron knows how to maximize tight ends, yet Heap was an afterthought. There was an October Baltimore Sun report that Ravens coaches thought Heap was soft for milking a preseason injury. A February report that Baltimore wanted to upgrade at tight end added more concern.

Baltimore's agreement in principle with L.J. Smith is another very bad sign for Heap. In theory, Smith is an all-hands, no-block tight end. (Eagles fans would argue that he's a no-hands, no-block tight end). When Smith is on the field, he's only going to steal targets and allow Heap to block.

While Joe Flacco's improvement will help, Heap and Smith will likely cancel each other out for fantasy leaguers. Once an annual top-five player, Heap might get comfortable on the top of the waiver wire. Right next to David Martin.