From nfl.com...

There are two teams with multiple first-round picks, the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. Both teams are looking for an offensive tackle in the draft as well as a safety. Do they look at the Baltimore Ravens' Jared Gaither, stack him up against this year's offensive line draft class and say, "Here's a 23-year-old kid with 28 NFL starts at 6-foot-9, 340 pounds who is proven and better than everyone in the draft except for Russell Okung, or maybe he is even better than him?"


From the Baltimore Sun...


The Ravens' best shot at gaining a pick in the first or second round would be to deal starting offensive tackle Jared Gaither, the team's most attractive trade bait.

No team official has said the Ravens would give up Gaither for a high pick, but the team seemed to signal it would listen to offers by giving Gaither a first-round tender as a restricted free agent instead of the high one (which would require teams to give up picks in the first and third rounds). The Denver Broncos chose the same tender for disgruntled wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who is shopping himself around now.

So, would the Ravens keep Gaither if offered a first- or second-round pick? It's a decision they might soon have to face.

Teams could be willing to give up a pick in the first or second round for Gaither because he's young (he'll turn 24 next week), experienced (already a two-year starter) and unique (a 6-foot-9, 340-pound lineman with skills). The Ravens, who could keep Gaither by matching any offer, might be willing to let him go because of his less-than-desirable work ethic and durability issues (he missed five games last season).

Four teams who could show interest are the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Dallas Cowboys and Indianapolis Colts.

It's hard to believe that Gaither could be better than Okung, but drafting an offensive lineman is a crapshoot. Other highly-regarded college linemen have been busts in the NFL. Gaither has played fairly well and he's still young, but he had a head injury last season, and he's not known as a hard worker. He is a friend of Vernon Davis, I believe, and Coach Sing might be able to adjust his attitude as he did with VD. So what do you think? I'd say if we can whittle it down to a second-round pick, or let them trade up in the first, it's a no-brainer, but I'm on the fence with this.

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