AFC north.(NFL)

BALTIMORE RAVENS

MOVING ON: The Ravens will lose two starters on the offensive line: LG Bennie Anderson and C Casey Rabach. Rabach played well last season, and the Ravens will miss his versatility and blocking ability. With the team already investing heavily at linebacker in Ray Lewis, Peter Boulware and Terrell Suggs, ILB Ed Hartwell likely will be the odd man out. T.J. Slaughter will replace him. The team might bring back WR Travis Taylor, but given his tendency to drop passes, letting him go might be best. ACTION PLAN: The Ravens want to find a legitimate deep scoring threat and are in the trade sweepstakes for Vikings WR Randy Moss. But G.M. Ozzie Newsome doesn't want to part with first-round draft picks, so the team covets free-agent WR Plaxico Burress. Burress towers over most corners and has good speed. WRs Jerry Porter and T.J. Houshmandzadeh also are options. Other needs are right guard and tackle. Aaron Gibson (Bears), Rich Tylski (Panthers) and Tom Nutten (Rams) are guard candidates. The available tackles aren't great, but Victor Riley (Saints) and Kenyatta Jones (Redskins) are competitors. The team might sign one tackle, draft another and still keep RT Orlando Brown as a backup. On defense, the Ravens could use help in the secondary. If RCB Gary Baxter re-signs--keeping him is a priority--a physical safety such as Donovin Darius (Jaguars) will be needed. If Baxter leaves, the team will go after a cornerback, possibly Andre Dyson (Titans). The team also will try to keep RE Marques Douglas; backup Jarret Johnson is more of a stopgap than a starter.--Mike Preston

CINCINNATI BENGALS

MOVING ON: Losing DT Tony Williams won't hurt. Langston More blossomed after Williams was injured in October, and Matthias Askew, part of the tackle rotation, is expected to make an impact as well. LE Carl Powell, C Jerry Fontenot and P Kyle Richardson likely won't return. The combination of Duane Clemons and Robert Geathers makes Powell expendable. Fontenot was an emergency addition last season after starter Rich Braham was injured. Richardson is headed to the open market because Kyle Larson has secured the punting job. ACTION PLAN: The Bengals' goal is to re-sign their most important free agents, Braham and WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh. A lack of cap room will limit their ability to sign other teams' free agents. Cincinnati is trying to get cap relief by signing RB Rudi Johnson, its franchise player, to a long-term deal. Trading Johnson could be dangerous because injury-riddled backup Chris Perry hasn't proved durable enough to pound the ball between the tackles the way Johnson can. If Johnson somehow doesn't return, free-agent RB LaMont Jordan (Jets) would be an economical replacement. Jordan's speed and power would fit well in the Bengals' inside running game. Losing Houshmandzadeh could lead to a pursuit of free-agent receivers such as Travis Taylor (Ravens) and David Patten (Patriots). Restricted free agent David Givens (Patriots) also could interest the team. Any of those players would take heat off Pro Bowl WR Chad Johnson, who continues to excel against frequent double- and triple-teams. Braham is one of the smartest and toughest centers in the league, and his return would aid QB Carson Palmer's development.--Chick Ludwig

CLEVELAND BROWNS

MOVING ON: All eyes are on QB Kelly Holcomb. He could fit into new coach Romeo Crennel's vision for a run-oriented, quick-pass offense for the time being, but the team might draft a quarterback with the third overall pick, and Holcomb wants to be a long-term starter somewhere. ...