JDG - You make some excellent points, and I can absolutely see where you are coming from. I'm nervous about losing EM, I'm still not sold on Evans being a true #1 or the second coming of Peerless Price.
However, what if the choice is, say, Givens at 3 mil and Ted Washington at 2.5? Fills two holes with EM's money. Still leaves us about 7-8 mil to address the OL. Not a bad deal.
EM would be more valuable if this team was playoff-calibur, but its far from it.