Takeo Spikes as McCarthy insurance?

Since he left the Bills in '06, he was on the Eagles, then the 49ers (they dumped him before last year when Bowman took his spot), then the Chargers.

It isn't like he is choosing terrible teams.

True. They just get bad after he joins them.

If we were looking for a vet MLBer then I would prefer Urlacher.

I would also prefer Vilma over Spikes. Vilma certainly knows the style of defense we will be playing. Just don't know if he could put aside the personal stuff from bountygate