What's Going On In Baltimore?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... step up in the spot of "hybrid" defensive player. Kruger has shown glimpses of flash during his time in the position, but it has been said that he is having a rough time trying to get by left tackle, Jared Gaither. ...

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
Mile High Report — ... Smart Personnel Moves - I like virtually their entire draft, which is typical for them.  Michael Oher is a big-time talent, and I think he will eventually move Jared Gaither to RT, where he really belongs.  Paul Kruger is a high-motor pass rusher, and a favorite of mine.  I expect him to compete for snaps right away.  Jason Phillips was an undervalued ILB from Texas Christian, and represented good value in the 5th round.  I expect him to help make up for the loss of Bart Scott.  On the ...

The Mixed Bag of the Supplemental Draft
Arrowhead Pride — ... Kosar has been well-documented and led to several rules changes in the Supplemental Draft. However, that didn't stop other high-level performers like Vikings WR Cris Carter, Seahawks LB Brian Bosworth, Jets WR Rob Moore, Chargers NT Jamal Williams and OG Mike Wahle from surfacing. Still the recent trend is that only six players have been chosen this decade and none are particularly impressive. Most interesting is Ravens LT Jared Gaither, selected in the 5th round in 2007, but it's also the same ...

Baltimore Ravens Mini-Camp (OTA/Passing Camp) Notes
Baltimore Beatdown — ... First round draft pick OT Michael Oher is tall and fit, especially for an offensive lineman, with no belly! Jared Gaither is just a massive human being, listed at 6’9" and 334 pounds! Having those two as bookends on our offensive line, with veteran ...

Baltimore Raven Jared Gaither Blogs
Baltimore Beatdown — ... mamoth left tackle, Jared Gaither has his own blog and has invited me to join his "community." Now I am extending that same invitation to all readers of The Beatdown to join as well by clicking ...

Ravens Comment on McNair's Death
Baltimore Beatdown — ... the internet and blogs such as Baltimore Beatdown and Music City Miracles (SB Nation Titans' blog). I decided to post a listing of a bunch of sites that have put comments made by current or former players who stepped on the field alongside of McNair as they went into battle with this consummate NFL warrior. Click here to read what some of the Ravens players had to say on BaltimoreRavens.com. Click here to read what Ravens' LT Jared Gaither says on his blog. Click here to see ESPN ...

T. Sizzle's Time Fizzles: Just In - Suggs Re-signed!
Baltimore Beatdown — ... and Jared Gaither. There is no way the team will keep Suggs at that price, so whatever they agree to sign him for today will be a bargain come the same time next season. Suggs is only 26 years old and will begin his 7th season this year, so he has a ton of quality playing time left in his young body. As a cornerstone of the defensive front seven, he will be a major factor in the teams success and has achieved All Pro status on a regular basis. ...

Arizona Cardinals News: Supplemental Draft Preview
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... selected two players, Timm Rosenbach (1989) and Willie Williams (1990), although neither player really made an impact. Interest in the draft has wained over time considering that 23 players were selected from 1977 to 1990 but just 14 players have been selected since 1990. Last year there wasn't even a player who declared for the draft. Some big name players have come from this process including Bernie Kosar, Brian Bosworth, Chris Carter, Rob Moore, Jamal Williams and Jared Gaither (Raven's starting LT). For those were aren't familiar ...

Is Suggs Worth $63 Million?
Baltimore Beatdown — ... play on Special Teams and even a few snaps at safety and corner while here. Unfortunately, Thomas' role has not received the same accolades since he left for greener pastures up in New England as a member of the Patriots. So while so many fans were shocked at the size of Terrell Suggs contract and thought that money might have been better spent on a wide receiver or some of the Ravens future free agents (Haloti Ngata, Jared Gaither, Ben Grubbs), I say that within a year this will ...

Baltimore Ravens' WR Tryouts - D.J. Hackett vs. Drew Bennett
Baltimore Beatdown — ... any legitimate opportunity to show the coaches (and fans) whether they have what it takes to be worthy of starting in the NFL. This would be a mistake, in my opinion, and the only way I'd support that philosophy was if they went out and got a true number one via the trade and we all know that's just not happening. Besides, as we've debated here on The Beatdown so often, the aquisition of an Anquan Boldin or Brandon Marshall would surely signal the future departure of a Jared Gaither or Haloti Ngata, based on the salary requirements it ...

Ravens Passing Attack Will Improve In 2009
Baltimore Beatdown — ... and Denver Broncos' Brandon Marshall apparently out there on the trading block. However, Ozzie relishes his team's #1 draft picks like the gold they are and will not relinquish them for anyone, much less two disgruntled players who would be demanding huge contracts to keep them happy as he was looking at the team's own players who would need to be rewarded with big contracts in the next year or so. The choice of retaining a Terrell Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Jared Gaither and/or Ben Grubbs versus bringing on an outisde WR ...

Ravens Training Camp: Saturday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... was removed from the PUP List (Physically Unable to Perform) which was good to see this early in camp. Once again, Jared Gaither is still a beast, although his belly is not nearly as big as last year. ...

Ravens Training Camp: Sunday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... . Mason was all smiles and hugs as he took the practice field for the first time this Training Camp after announcing yesterday afternoon that he had reconsidered his retirement and still had a lot of football left in his 35 year old body. He spoke at the podium after practice and one of the things that he said was that Jared Gaither called him and that meant the world to him when one of your offensive linemen call to say they want you back. I asked Derrick if he heard the fans calling him. He said, "Yeah, that more than anything is what I missed. They come ...

Ravens Training Camp: Wednesday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... In passing drills, the QB's are throwing long soft tosses to the WR's, while the OL is drilling one-on-one with the linebackers. LT Jared Gaither is going up against rookie LB ...

Ravens Training Camp: More Interviews
Baltimore Beatdown — I got a few more one-on-one interviews with Baltimore Ravens players as they came off the field after the Wednesday morning practice session. Here are excerpts from the ones with safety Tom Zbikowski and left tackle Jared Gaither: Tom Zbikowski: Baltimore Beatdown: I've spoken a bunch of times with Haruki (Nakamura), and whenever I talk about his confidence level and what's it like to be from a first year to a second year player, he always mentions your ...

Ravens Training Camp: Friday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown —   It's good to see previously injured Jared Gaither and Demetrius Williams in uniform, although Gaither is only walking through drills without any contact. In his absence, Michael Oher is playing left tackle. Willis McGahee is in front of me, getting prepared for the morning by taking out his diamond earrings. The wide receivers are running through the "gauntlet," complaining how much the tips hurt their arms As reported yesterday, Mark Clayton's injury to his hamstring is ...

Ravens Training Camp: Monday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... in motion over next to LT Jared Gaither. However, rather than running the ball, Flacco throws a quick hit to J. Harper with Oher rushing over to lead the blocking. Yes, Oher is as fast as they say he is! ...

Ravens Training Camp: Monday PM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... at left tackle and Jared Gaither at right guard and then they reverse positions. Either way, that's a massive force to run behind. ...

Ravens Training Camp: Thursday Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... fights off a pair of blockers, drawing loud praise from Defensive Coordinator Greg Mattison. Next it looks like the offensive line is having their way with blocking. However, newcomer defensive tackle Nader Abdullah fights off a double-team from Jared Gaither and ...

Ravens Training Camp: Friday AM Edition
Baltimore Beatdown — ... are open to the public, but Sunday is closed to both the fans and media as it is a walk-thru for the exhibition game against the New York Jets on Monday Night. Injury update: Guard Chris Chester is in shorts and his jersey but not practicing due to a right calf strain that is not serious but wrapped. Ed Reed is practicing and without the red (no contact) jersey. QB Joe Flacco sets up behind his starting offensive line (from left to right): Jared Gaither, Ben Grubbs, Matt Birk, Marshall Yanda and ...

The Final 53
Baltimore Beatdown — ... With an extra spot because Rolle is on the PUP list, the final roster should look something like this: QB: Joe Flacco, Troy Smith, John Beck RB: Willis McGahee, Ray Rice, Cedric Peerman FB: Le'Ron McClain WR: Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton, Demetrius Williams, Kelly Washington, Justin Harper, Yamon Figurs TE: Todd Heap, L.J. Smith, Davon Drew OT: Jared Gaither, Michael Oher, Oniel Cousins  OG: ...

Ravens 53 Man Roster: My Picks
Baltimore Beatdown — ... Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton, Demetrius Williams, Kelley Washington, Justin Harper RB: Ray Rice, Willis McGahee, Le'Ron McClain, Jalen Parmele TE: Todd Heap, L.J. Smith, Davon Drew, Edgar Jones OL: Matt Birk, Ben Grubbs, Jared Gaither, Chris Chester, Marshall Yanda, Michael Oher, ...

How the Chiefs Gave up 501 Yards of Offense to the Ravens
Arrowhead Pride — ... Drive #3: After another quick three and out by the Chiefs, the Ravens gained only 11 yards before punting the ball back to the Chiefs. It would be one of their shorter drives of the day made shorter by a Jared Gaither penalty. Yards gained: 11 (145 total) ...

New England Patriots Links 10/05/09 - Patriots over Ravens 27-21, A Cool Win Under Pressure
Pats Pulpit — ... Well, I think that our philosophy and [having not been] really executing, we put a point of emphasis just to go out there and execute because we've been shooting our own selves in the toes. I think Tommy Boy [Brady] started it off with that quarterback sneak on the first touchdown and that's what really got us started. We did some good things out there. I hope, what's his name, #71 [Jared Gaither], I hope he's alright. Anytime you see a guy get carried off the field, the stadium's quiet, guys weren't really into the game, so I hope he's all right. ...

Practice Report: Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) at Baltimore Ravens (3-1)
Cincy Jungle — ... RAVENS WED THUR FRI T Jared Gaither (neck) DNP     ...

Final Practice/Injury Report: Cincinnati Bengals (3-1) at Baltimore Ravens (3-1)
Cincy Jungle — ... RAVENS WED THUR FRI T Jared Gaither (neck) DNP DNP DNP LB ...

Time To Move On
Baltimore Beatdown — ... this look like a tough game to compete in. The Vikings offensive line opens huge holes for Adrian Peterson and Favre has cut down on the mistakes he has made from his gunslinger days and the result is a tough offense to game plan against. Defensively, their line is among the best in the league, from the two Williams' in the middle and pass rushing freak Jared Allen on the outside making life miserable for opposing QB's. It'll be interesting to see if Ravens LT Jared Gaither is playing and if not, how rookie Michael Oher will do ...

Purple, Purple Everywhere - Ravens @ Vikings
Daily Norseman — ... has performed extremely well this season, it's still only his second season in the NFL, and he can still get rattled by the atmosphere in the Metrodome, as well as the absence of his starting left tackle, Jared Gaither.  (Rookie OT ...

MHR Chalk Talk - Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens 2009
Mile High Report — ... Well, that's a tricky question.  In their last three games, Baltimore has given up seven sacks.  Jared Gaither (LT) will play this week, but fans of both teams will hold their breath because Jared suffered a scary neck injury earlier on, and this makes things dicey. ...

Ravens/Broncos: Friday Injury Report & Game Status
Baltimore Beatdown — ... left tackle Jared Gaither will play in Sunday's game until just before game time. I guess that Head Coach John Harbaugh is getting a little "Belichick" in him, refusing to disclose Gaither's status until absolutely necessary. So while Gaither remains questionable for the game, no one else on either the Ravens nor ...

Denver Broncos @ Baltimore Ravens; Friday Injury Report
Mile High Report — ... Joe Flacco (QB) Ankle Full Participation Full Participation Full Participation Probable Jared Gaither (T) Neck Full Participation Did Not Participate ...

Denver Broncos at Baltimore Ravens Pre-Game Discussion Thread
Mile High Report — ... 11/01/2009 Questionable Player Injury Type Injury Date Jared Gaither neck 11/01/2009 Out (IR / Out / Suspended / ...

Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
Mile High Report — ... c. The Broncos did a good job pressuring Flacco throughout the game, and were beaten by some great throws and poise.  These things happen.  Jared Gaither held Elvis Dumervil repeatedly, but he didn't get penalized, so kudos to him, if he likes granola bars.  ...

Week 10 NFL Rookie Review
Niners Nation — ... reserved temperament caused him to fall down the board to the Ravens at number 23. Since arriving in Baltimore, Oher has done nothing but impress. Despite his huge 6'5" 310 lb frame, Raven's beat writer Mike Preston has been quoted as saying, "He (Oher) has some of the quickest feet I've ever seen." Preston, who is regarded as an expert on offensive linemen, went on to say that he could envision Oher making the move over to left tackle if need be. That's exactly what happened when LT Jared Gaither went down with a neck injury against New England in Week 4. ...

Ravens/Browns Injury Report
Baltimore Beatdown — ... LIMITED PARTICIPATION QUESTIONABLE 19 T Jared Gaither (neck) DT Haloti Ngata (ankle)   ...

'The Blind Side' Opens Today
Baltimore Beatdown — ... make you understand why the Ravens traded up to grab the kid that had the internal makeup that Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome looks for when earning his reputation as a great judge of character when picking his players. You will also come out of the reading that it is obvious that the Ravens did not draft this guy to be a right tackle, as he has all the makings of a great left tackle for years to come, as we have seen a whiff of that in his stint at left tackle, filling in for the injured Jared Gaither earlier this season. More importantly, it will only make you ...