We are not in Baltimore right now. If we were, we'd probably be visiting every square inch of territory covered in The Wire like some sort of sick TV tourist (or, you know, visiting with our friend Holly).

Third choice, though, would be standing in line with a throng of Ravens fans who have congregated en masse for the team's jersey exchange program. The Ravens told fans that they could trade in officially licensed Ray Rice jerseys for new Baltimore jerseys.

Based on the tweeted pictures we're seeing (one below), a lot of fans are taking them up on it.

Whether fans are motivated by a distaste for Rice, the opportunity to trade in an old jersey for a new one at no cost or just the chance to stand in line (probably not that one), these jersey exchanges are an interesting dynamic.

They seem like an act of good will on the part of the team, which in a sense they are. But they are also shameless attempts by the NFL teams to keep their hooks in fans. The amount of time that has passed since the Ravens vehemently defended Rice and supported him can be measured, reasonably, in days. And now the line is cut just like that — but please, come support everyone else on the team!

Will it ever get to that point with the Vikings and Adrian Peterson? It's hard to say, though the Vikings have no plans to do one as of now. But we do know that those who have been close to the Ravens over the years are just as stunned by Rice's negative turn in the spotlight as we are here with Peterson's.