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03-29-2013, 08:26 AM #109Hall Of Fame Poster
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03-29-2013, 08:32 AM #110Steve Flacco, Apparently
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03-29-2013, 08:45 AM #111Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: New LT on the market - Gaither's available!
I really hope this is the last Gaither thread we see. He really is a lightning rod for our fanbase.
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03-29-2013, 08:47 AM #112
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Re: New LT on the market - Gaither's available!
Here's the thing...
You KNOW what you are getting with Oher. You know he might not play well, but you can gauge about how he'll play each time. You can GAMEPLAN around that to an extent.
You have NO idea which Gaither you will get. If you bring him in and suddenly "oop, the back is acting up again guys...", you're basically back where you started anyway, but now, you have to decide if you carry him on the 53? Cut him? IR him? And let's say he does play...if he doesn't give the effort, he'll play as well as Oher. Do you immediately game plan that you are getting Oher 2.0? Do you expect him to do well, then watch with horror as he lets a guy get around him and strip sack Joe?
On the radio yesterday, Scott Garceau was remembering the end of a Chargers/Saints game where Collinsworth noticed Gaither practically limping on the field, and actually CALLED the play to end the game...he said "I think the Saints DE (can't recall name) is going to blow past Gaither and sack Rivers". And sure enough, that's exactly what happened, strip sack, game over. And the next day, Norv Turner claimed he didn't see any sign of injury to Gaither when he was out there. But Collinsworth from the announcer's booth could pretty easily see it....
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“When I think of a Baltimore Raven - we go in there, we take your lunch box, we take your sandwich, we take your juice box, we take your applesauce, and we take your spork and we break it. And we leave you with an empty lunch. That’s the Baltimore Raven way.” - Steve Smith Sr.
Call me a Special Teams coach again. I dare you! I double dare you, MFer!
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03-29-2013, 01:45 PM #113
Re: New LT on the market - Gaither's available!
That's the game... I forgot which one it was. I knew it was a primetime game...
Being a Gaither "fan" still at that point, I very closely watched Jared's play all game. Before that last play(in which he was VERY obviously hobbled) Gaither was playing at a level I have not seen another LT play in a few years. A few years ago, Joe Thomas and Jake Long were regularly turning in superb efforts, but since their decline, not so much. During that game Gaither was DOMINATING his man in both the run game and pass game and made some great plays at the second level as well.
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03-29-2013, 01:47 PM #114
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03-29-2013, 03:09 PM #116Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: New LT on the market - Gaither's available!
Even IF the Ravens were to sign Gaither he'd injure his back signing the contract.
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