The Jared Gaither Thread **Merged**

[Silverstar]

The Ravens LT Jared Gaither 6-9 340, turns 24 this month and has already played in 5 postseason games. The Ravens decided to give Gaither, a 1st round tender and not the higher 1st and 3rd round tender for a RFA. If any team decides to go after his services, they will not only fork up their 1st round pick this year, but also a hefty contract and signing bonus as well.

Bottom line...do you think Gaither is worth it?

 

[Karon Williams]

don't know. I don't watch many Ravens games and when I do I never pay much attention to their lt. He is young and plays a position that we do need to address don't know much about him beside that

 

[LatinMind]

gaither for the 27th pick? sign me up. sure hed cost some money but not anything close to what flo contract is

 

[UnoDallas]

Jerry should have jumped on him when he was drafted

now I don't think I do it

rather have my first round pick

get Iupati

and use Free as our LT

and draft a LT or a swing T

 

[LatinMind]

Jerry should have jumped on him when he was drafted

now I don't think I do it

rather have my first round pick

get Iupati

and use Free as our LT

and draft a LT or a swing T

iupati will be gone before dallas is fully set up draftday

 

[gmoney112]

iupati will be gone before dallas is fully set up draftday

to whom?

 

[LatinMind]

to whom?

he wont get past the steelers

 

[gmoney112]

he wont get past the steelers

Possibly. Their secondary is in shambles however, and if they want to make the playoffs this year they need to get some help there. There are some decent OL prospects in the 2-3 rounds so i'd expect them to take a legit 1st round CB/S prospect before a guard.

 

[montgod]

tough call... the one thing he does have is good pro experience vs. a rookie unknown.

 

[Sarge]

he wont get past the steelers

:signmast:

 

[Galian Beast]

People are a little overly obsessed with the draft.

They see draft picks as way higher in value than they really are. I'd much rather use a pick for a player that I know can play, and play now.

Gaither is a top rated tackle.

We're at the point where we need to replace Flozell Adams immediately.

 

[casmith07]

Not for a first round pick when we have a shot at drafting Mike Iupati.

 

[JBell]

According to Ravens fans, he's worth it: http://boards.baltimoreravens.com/topic/20105-teams-showing-interest-in-jared-gaither/page__st__40

For the lazy, here's cliff notes:

-Most want a high 1st rounder if a team signs him
-Gaither is a stud
-Some wouldn't mind losing him because they have a lot of upcoming FA's that are gonna command huge contracts (Ngata) and Gaither is gonna get that cake
-Trading him only to draft an OT in the first round would be dumb considering you already know what you have in Gaither.



Since Ravens fans actually watch Gaither and know how good he is, I would definitely not mind pulling the trigger on this now.

 

[dbair1967]

Not for a first round pick when we have a shot at drafting Mike Iupati.

I'll second this.

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

Abseloutely without a doubt I'd do it. We're most likely targeting oline in the first anyway, so why not spend it on someone who has ready proven himself, has playoff experience, and is basically the same age as a rookie would be, rather then spending it on a rookie unknown. The fact is we have no shot at iupati, if we did I would feel differently about this.

 

[Hailmary]

Not for a first round pick when we have a shot at drafting Mike Iupati.

I would normally agree with this line of thinking when it comes to RFAs and giving up draft picks, but in this case, I would be very tempted to pull the trigger.

Gaither's still very young (less than a year older than Iupati actually) but has already logged in a couple of seasons as a starter. Iupati may need half a year to a full year before he can contribute (especially considering the level of competition he's faced during his time at Idaho).

My only concern about Gaither is that he's a MASSIVE guy. His weight might be an issue in a few years, imo.

 

[burmafrd]

LTs certainly do not grow on trees so I ask why Baltimore is willing to let him go?

 

[JBell]

LTs certainly do not grow on trees so I ask why Baltimore is willing to let him go?

Gaither is gonna get a ton of $$$ and they have other guys due for big paychecks as well (Rice, Ngata).

I'm assuming they feel confident in Oher's ability to play LT.

 

[Sandman]

Its not a matter of should we do it,the question is WHY HAVEN'T WE DONE IT YET. This is a no brainer.:starspin

 

[Eskimo]

I wouldn't consider until Miles has been inked up as I don't want any retaliation.