2010 NFL Off-Season Rumors and Reports (Week 5)

Where'd you find that?

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and his NM profile for those interested:

Three-year starter who was one of the premier offensive linemen in the Mountain West Conference and leader of the Lobos' outstanding offensive line group, dubbed The Hitmen, his final two years...first team all-MWC as senior and second team all-MWC selection as a junior...CollegeFootballNews.com rated him as the No. 4 senior center in the country entering the 2009 season...developed into a real leader up front as a junior, especially after starting QB Donovan Porterie suffered a season-ending injury in week 4...made all the line calls and blitz adjustments for the offensive line...an excellent athlete who could play any position on the line...manned the starting left tackle spot as a sophomore in 2007 and was extremely valuable as the top backup at every position up front...saw game action at tackle, guard, and center in `07 and played four of the five OL spots in a single game (vs. Sacramento State)...best position was center where he took over for `07 first team all-MWC honoree Vince Natali...39 career games with 33 starts (23 at C, 9 at OT, 1 at OG)...broke his right wrist during the final week of training camp in 2007 and taught himself to snap with his left hand the rest of the season when he played center...split time with an injured Natali late in the 2006 season...made tremendous progress on the field and in the weight room over his final two years...max of 348 in the power clean and 500 in the squat...selected to play in the Texas vs. The Nation all-star game and earned an invite to the NFL Combine.

The University of New Mexico Official Athletic Site (http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/cook_erik00.html)

sounds like a fucking workhorse

You guys want a Left Tackle?

Cowboys RELEASED Flozell Adams today.

Ken Hamlin was released too if you want an under-achieving Safety.

The Cowboys' trash is another man's trash.

The Cowboys' trash is another man's trash.

We need a good holder and with Iupati likely off the board when we're ready to pick him, I think he would be a great value. His ability to trip players should also come in handy.

We need a good holder and with Iupati likely off the board when we're ready to pick him, I think he would be a great value. His ability to trip players should also come in handy.

Would be ironic if he tried to trip Ware.

i think both would be decent to bring in as depth. Adams would instantly become the best OT on the team. If you consider Landry only as an SS, Hamlin would instantly become our best FS as well. Neither would be anything more than a temporary stopgap or depth signing though.

Would be ironic if he tried to trip Ware.

Ha ha, Ware would destroy him, or better yet split is ankle in half.

Crap I'm now really starting to want Gaither. He's a hell of a value for a second round pick even if he's not the "ideal" zone blocking Tackle. Plus I'm starting to like the idea of a Monster Zone Blocking Line (GAITHER, DOCKERY, rabach, BIG MIKE WILLIAMS, ARTIS HICKS)

Updating the Jared Gaither saga -- for some background, click here -- there was a report from Jason La Canfora of NFL.com this week that a trade could get done for the LT with just a high second-round pick coming back to the Ravens in return. As we know, Gaither was tendered at the first-round RFA level, so if a team signed him away with an offer sheet the Ravens didn't match, they'd send their first-round pick to Baltimore.

In essence, this now means that teams who were previously scared off because they picked so high in the first round are now back in the picture. Our speculation at the time was that the Redskins (No. 37 overall) could be in that cohort, and the Raiders (No. 39 overall, unless that pick is sent to Philly for Donovan McNabb) and Bills (No. 41 overall) are into the mix too.

In exchange for a late first-rounder or early second-rounder, Gaither is a great value, according to Football Scientist KC Joyner, and depending on what happens with the LT-needy teams in the first round, Gaither could be the big story of Day 2 of the draft, per ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter:

Adam Schefter
This could get interesting:
"Baltimore has a surplus of tackles, and for the right price, it will deal Gaither. Washington is one of many teams that need tackles, and what happens in the first round of the draft could dictate where Gaither is dealt in the second round. The teams that need tackles, and don't get them in Round 1, could wind up dealing a pick in Round 2 to Baltimore to get Gaither. Washington would be one of the options, but there are others. And it'll be a story to follow on Day 2 of the draft."

I would much rather deal my 2011 2nd rounder than my 2010 second rounder for Gaither.

I'd rather wait and see what the available pool is come pick #37. If the rumors about Gaither are true, that's too many red flags in my opinion.

I'd rather wait and see what the available pool is come pick #37. If the rumors about Gaither are true, that's too many red flags in my opinion.

Even with Shanahan looking over him? If Zorn was our coach I would agree in a heartbeat but we apparently now have a disciplinarian. I do think it would be smart though to get an idea of whos around at 37 like you said. I guess the other downside is he would immediately command a large contract unlike a second round rookie.