James was never elite for us, but he was a fair right tackle for us over the past handful of seasons. At the price he's signed for I'm glad we passed. Ok the cap has gone up and so has pay, but if we are going to pay someone the highest amount for their position I'm expecting a pro bowler/all pro calibre player and James simply isn't that kind of player. Like I said, he's a fair right tackle not an elite one, and so I'm not worried about him leaving.
Good luck to him in Denver. It will be interesting to see how he gets on, though looking at their OL, I'm not sure how upright Flacco is going to stay.