The Jared Gaither Thread **Merged**

[SLATEmosphere]

I personally think he's better than any of the bottom of the barrel trash LT's that will be left when we pick at 27.

Campell is a walking bust.

Gaither is going to be 24. Just beginning to tap into his potential.

 

[CATCH17]

Fuel to the fire...

After assigning him just a first-round tender, the Ravens are believed to be willing to move restricted free agent LT Jared Gaither.
Gaither would've gotten the first- and third-round tender if the Ravens were truly intent on keeping him. The Ravens want to move Michael Oher to left tackle. The Baltimore Sun suggests four possible destinations for Gaither: San Francisco, Indianapolis, Dallas, and Seattle. Teams targeting Gaither could probably work out a deal for less than the first-round pick.Source: Baltimore Sun

Interesting... Muahahaaa

 

[SLATEmosphere]

I doubt the Ravens work out a deal for Gaither for anything less than a 1st rounder.

Martellus and a 2nd perhaps?

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

I have a feeling Jerry is going to go after this guy. Who cares if you give up the 1st anyway, were more then likely targeting O line in the 1st and he's the best option we'll have by far. Gaither-Brewster-Gurode-Davis-Free looks LEGIT to me. Then sign Atogwe, one of the best Zone coverage FS in the league and theres 2 needs you don't have to worry about in the draft. Take John Jerry in the 2nd in case Brewester doesn't work out, and Jacoby ford in the 3rd, and we're contenders for the next 10+ years.

 

[StarMan2112]

I doubt the Ravens work out a deal for Gaither for anything less than a 1st rounder.

Martellus and a 2nd perhaps?

Interesting...the Ravens need a TE.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

I have a feeling Jerry is going to go after this guy. Who cares if you give up the 1st anyway, were more then likely targeting O line in the 1st and he's the best option we'll have by far. Gaither-Brewster-Gurode-Davis-Free looks LEGIT to me. Then sign Atogwe, one of the best Zone coverage FS in the league and theres 2 needs you don't have to worry about in the draft. Take John Jerry in the 2nd in case Brewester doesn't work out, and Jacoby ford in the 3rd, and we're contenders for the next 10+ years.

John Jerry in the 2nd? No.

I do however think that trading for Gaither and signing Atogwe would immediatly make this team better.

 

[Teague31]

If he is really this good, why are the ravens going to get rid of him?

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

John Jerry in the 2nd? No.

I do however think that trading for Gaither and signing Atogwe would immediatly make this team better.

yeah well Jerry's my pet cat so I might be a little bias but whatever. But yeah Gaither+Atogwe is ideal.

 

[CATCH17]

John Jerry in the 2nd? No.

I do however think that trading for Gaither and signing Atogwe would immediatly make this team better.

And we could dump 2 of our 3 worst contracts.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I personally think he's better than any of the bottom of the barrel trash LT's that will be left when we pick at 27.

Campell is a walking bust.

Gaither is going to be 24. Just beginning to tap into his potential.

I am stunned SLATE you never want to sign FAs and give up draft picks.

Free at $400k a year or whatever pittance he makes off his fourth round pick contract is infinitely better than the $8+ million contract that Gaither is going to demand.

Free is strong, quick and just starting to come on. Give him an offseason to break down every snap and review film, get with Juraszek to strengthen where he needs improvement and refine his technique he is going to be even better next year.

We have Flo and Free. We don't need to waste 5+ years of top talent locked up at a discount price that is a first round draft pick for Gaither at 4 times that cost when hes not even needed.

Is there any even halfway decent OT or FS out there that you're not willing to give up the farm for?

 

[Cowboy Brian]

He is 24. He is a dominant LT and can be one for the next decade.


YES!

 

[CATCH17]

I am stunned SLATE you never want to sign FAs and give up draft picks.

Free at $400k a year or whatever pittance he makes off his fourth round pick contract is infinitely better than the $8+ million contract that Gaither is going to demand.

Free is strong, quick and just starting to come on. Give him an offseason to break down every snap and review film, get with Juraszek to strengthen where he needs improvement and refine his technique he is going to be even better next year.

We have Flo and Free. We don't need to waste 5+ years of top talent locked up at a discount price that is a first round draft pick for Gaither at 4 times that cost when hes not even needed.

Is there any even halfway decent OT or FS out there that you're not willing to give up the farm for?

Gaither 8 mill a year > Free for 400k

Its worth it for that position.


Also Flo is gone if we get Gaither. Its an uncapped year so now is our chance to dump his contract. Hamlins too.

 

[SLATEmosphere]

I am stunned SLATE you never want to sign FAs and give up draft picks.

Free at $400k a year or whatever pittance he makes off his fourth round pick contract is infinitely better than the $8+ million contract that Gaither is going to demand.

Free is strong, quick and just starting to come on. Give him an offseason to break down every snap and review film, get with Juraszek to strengthen where he needs improvement and refine his technique he is going to be even better next year.

We have Flo and Free. We don't need to waste 5+ years of top talent locked up at a discount price that is a first round draft pick for Gaither at 4 times that cost when hes not even needed.

Is there any even halfway decent OT or FS out there that you're not willing to give up the farm for?

I see you don't want to a have a civil discussion.

You'd rather be a ***** but okay.

Flozell is on his last legs. Gaither is 24 and could take over that LT spot. Free can move to swing tackle.

It isn't that hard to understand genius

 

[SLATEmosphere]

Interesting...the Ravens need a TE.

I'd use Martellus as a starting point and work from there.

They just aquired Boldin and maybe they feel they need a young TE to compliment that.

 

[gmoney112]

Well, ignoring the line has really come back to bite us. I really don't know. Flo and Colombo probably have 1 more decent year ahead of them and then what? Colombo could be done for all we know. We haven't developed anyone that could add any depth to our line outside of Free. We can piece together a line for 2010 and Free could potentially be our future LT but we are lacking serious depth and it'll only take an injury or two to completely expose that. What about 2011? We have what, 3 tackles on the roster right now? We're playing with fire and I really don't see any potential prospects we could grab that could be quality depth in their rookie season.

If it was me, would I do it? Probably. I don't have the tape our staff does though. I haven't seen his bad moments. I just know what I've read. If he has the potential to be a long term starter and potential Pro Bowler then I think you absolutely pull the trigger on this deal.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

I'd use Martellus as a starting point and work from there.

They just aquired Boldin and maybe they feel they need a young TE to compliment that.

Martellus Bennett 3rd round pick 2010, 5th round pick 2011.
If that is not enough, i'd throw in Flozell Adams if they want him.
Hell I would even do:

Martellus Bennett, Doug Free and 5th round pick 2011 for Jared Gaither.

Get'er done Jerry

 

[Teague31]

He is 24. He is a dominant LT and can be one for the next decade.


YES!

and why would a team dump a dominant 24 yr old LT??? the answer is they wouldn't.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I see you don't want to a have a civil discussion.

You'd rather be a ***** but okay.

Flozell is on his last legs. Gaither is 24 and could take over that LT spot. Free can move to swing tackle.

It isn't that hard to understand genius

Dude every single safety or tackle free agent thread has you in it pimping the signing. Its the truth if youre going to get all feelings about it then so be it.

Its not like the guy is an allpro or even a probowler. He is pretty good but not worth giving all that up for. At least hes better than Bushrod.

We can only offer him 5 million anyway so you might as well get used to the idea that we are not going for expensive FA. Its not that hard to understand genius.

This ain't Madden either. You would run a team exactly like Dan Snyder.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I'd use Martellus as a starting point and work from there.

They just aquired Boldin and maybe they feel they need a young TE to compliment that.

:madden:

 

[Thatkidbob]

Martellus Bennett 3rd round pick 2010, 5th round pick 2011.
If that is not enough, i'd throw in Flozell Adams if they want him.
Hell I would even do:

Martellus Bennett, Doug Free and 5th round pick 2011 for Jared Gaither.

Get'er done Jerry

You probably think Minnesota got a good deal on the Herschel Walker trade.