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11-24-2012, 11:44 PM #73
Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
Good God, even his own teammates don't think he's that hurt -
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Jared Gaither was brilliant vs. former team last year. As Chargers prepare to play Baltimore again, he has progressed from training room to side field. Will he play Sunday or keep stealing money? I'd never say something that strong re: guy's health w/o knowing exactly how many of his teammates feel.Last edited by B-more Ravor; 11-25-2012 at 11:03 AM.
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Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
Ive been trying to stay out of these gaither threads but ill only chime in to say neither side has proof of anything besides gaither being lazy. Stating anything more than that despite "evidence" conjured up by either side is merely opinion. I usually only take up argument when people say he faked an injury vs being lazy and not preventing/returning from it. Theres evidence to support that, taking that evidence of laziness and then claiming it proves hes a liar and cheat is a stretch to say the least.
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Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
Wow, Elvis Presley's last shit in the toilet didn't get this much consideration. The cops just flushed it, which is what should happen with Gaither.
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11-25-2012, 09:34 AM #77Legendary RSR Poster
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I'd hardly say the "faking an injury" side is giving "merely opinion". Yes, it's an an opinion but its an opinion rooted in a awful lot of evidence.
The circumstantial evidence has stacked up quite a bit since his departure here. Now, as Ravor points out, even his own teammates don't believe him.
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11-25-2012, 11:43 AM #78
Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
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11-25-2012, 12:20 PM #79Veteran Poster
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Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
Friedgen had it nailed over 5 years ago:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/200...r-scott-burley
By the way, I am not criticizing the Ravens for drafting Gaither. He obviously had the potential to be great; no harm in the Ravens taking a chance on him. It is too bad, for all sides, that it didn't work out.
"I told them (Newsome and Bisciotti) what I felt," Friedgen said. "If he (Gaither) would just get away from some of the people he hangs around with, get his mind right, dedicate himself ... they got a steal."
In his first public comments since Gaither rose from a struggling student to a supplemental draft pick for the Ravens, Friedgen tempered his high praise for the lineman by questioning Gaither's work ethic - a shortcoming that eventually cost him his starting job.
"Sometimes he wouldn't work," Friedgen said. "I think I have to have some credibility there with my players. ... There were some days he didn't feel like practicing and Dane Randolph was practicing very hard."
Gaither struggled...and was declared academically ineligible for the 2007 season. He hired an agent, though, and was selected by the Ravens in the fifth round of this month's supplemental draft. Asked at yesterday's ACC Football Kickoff whether Gaither has what it takes to survive with the Ravens, Friedgen said, "I hope he does."
"Sometimes money is a great motivator," Friedgen said. "I think he's the most athletic big guy - college or pro - that I've ever been around. ... But he's only played essentially four years of football. His learning curve is tremendous. Now what he's got to do is have the work ethic to do that. I'm pulling for him to do that."Last edited by JohnBKistler; 11-25-2012 at 12:26 PM.
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11-25-2012, 12:29 PM #80Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
Sorry, but learning how to motivate men making millions of dollars shouldn't even be in the equation here.
That's more like baby sitting.
Dude was handed an opportunity to man up and take one of the most coveted high paying jobs in the world and you're saying the Ravens should figure out a better way to motivate him to do it?
There's a whole lot I'd do with more then enough self motivation to earn that kind of jack and be admired by the public that can only dream of having that opportunity.Will Die A Ravens Fan!!
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01-05-2013, 10:21 PM #82
Re: Chargers place Jared Gaither on IR
Yeah, it was all Harbaugh's fault :
Even if the Chargers brass had some wildly naïve/ignorant notion that Gaither would remain healthy -- or not pretend he was more hurt than he was, as virtually everyone in the organization believes was the case in 2012 – Gaither would not be welcome in the locker room.
“I can’t even look him in the eye,” one veteran told me earlier in the season, after Gaither had sat out the first three games with a back issue that no one could clearly diagnose.
On Dec. 23, here is what another veteran said, unsolicited, when ruminating on the ruins of the season: “----ing Gaither. He ----ing cost us big-time.”
Several other players voiced similar sentiments. Some suspected within a couple weeks that Gaither was milking his back injury. Others didn’t get frustrated until September. Many held out until the end of the season. But by then, there were no dissenters.Asked if Gaither could ever return and be accepted by teammates, safety Eric Weddle was as gracious as he could be: “He could. It would take a lot of work to earn back the respect. And that’s not going to happen.”
Ouch!Last edited by B-more Ravor; 01-05-2013 at 10:34 PM.
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01-05-2013, 10:25 PM #83Legendary RSR Poster
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01-05-2013, 10:27 PM #84
Rofl
“I can’t even look him in the eye,” one veteran told me earlier in the season, after Gaither had sat out the first three games with a back issue that no one could clearly diagnose.
On Dec. 23, here is what another veteran said, unsolicited, when ruminating on the ruins of the season: “----ing Gaither. He ----ing cost us big-time.”
Several other players voiced similar sentiments. Some suspected within a couple weeks that Gaither was milking his back injury. Others didn’t get frustrated until September. Many held out until the end of the season. But by then, there were no dissenters.
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