Packers exploring trade for DT

[Sparkey]

Dang, how about some props for Sparky for pulling out that sweet list of jumbo DTs sitting around in Bal'more.

Looks like some opportunity for dealing (unlikely) or waiting until the end of TC to see who gets cut.

I don't know. If those guys are all actually DTs (instead of DT/DE as HW pointed out) this is a similar situation to what the Giants had last year, an overabundance of players at one position, and they might well be willing to take a 6th or 7th rounder to get some value instead of releasing the player.

The list is per the NFL website roster listings.

[KYPack]

Dang, how about some props for Sparky for pulling out that sweet list of jumbo DTs sitting around in Bal'more.

Looks like some opportunity for dealing (unlikely) or waiting until the end of TC to see who gets cut.

I don't know. If those guys are all actually DTs (instead of DT/DE as HW pointed out) this is a similar situation to what the Giants had last year, an overabundance of players at one position, and they might well be willing to take a 6th or 7th rounder to get some value instead of releasing the player.

The list is per the NFL website roster listings.

Good job on digging that stuff up, Spark.

With our record last season, a decent DT would never get to us via waiver. We'd have to trade. We have a surplus of picks. A fifth for an actual DT would be well worth it.

Wonder if the Giants had any good kids in camp. They had a good DT group in addition to their crop of DE's With Uri out, they may have to add a DE and cut a good DT.

[retailguy]

Gilbert Brown has said over and over he still has some in the tank.. time for a tryout...

OJ Simpson said he "didn't do it too" I say we believe him...

[CaliforniaCheez]

that article is a couple days old. but I hope they do trade for a D-lineman. I hope the trade is for a draft pick, not an O-lineman as that article suggests.

Could they get a good enough DT for Coston, Moll or Thompson?

[jklowan]

NOT SURE BALTIMORE IS SO DEEP AT END

Ravens placed DT Dwan Edwards (back), ending his seasons.
A former second-round pick, Edwards was slated to be a backup after starting 13 games in place of Trevor Pryce last season.

Ravens DT Haloti Ngata is preparing for his preseason debut, a month after spraining an MCL.
"I would like to see how well my knee does by playing against the Falcons," he said. "I want to see if I’m rusty or not."

OH WELL....

[HarveyWallbangers]

The list is per the NFL website roster listings.

94 Bannan, Justin DT ACT 6'3" 310 4/18/1979 7 Colorado
96 Campbell, Darrell DT ACT 6'4" 295 7/6/1981 2 Notre Dame
93 Edwards, Dwan DT ACT 6'3" 295 5/16/1981 5 Oregon State
63 Gordon, Amon DT ACT 6'2" 305 10/13/1981 3 Stanford
92 Ngata, Haloti DT ACT 6'4" 345 1/21/1984 3 Oregon
69 Parker, J'Vonne DT ACT 6'4" 325 6/7/1982 2 Rutgers
62 Solano, Salomon DT ACT 6'3" 321 9/19/1985 1 No College
72 Williams, Lorenzo DT ACT 6'0" 310 10/23/1984 0 Missouri

Doesn't matter what's listed on the NFL.com website. Look at the Baltimore Ravens website:

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Player_Roster/Depth_Chart.aspx

Ngata, Bannan, Edwards, Gordon, and Williams are all listed as DEs on their own website's depth chart.

[mraynrand]

Doesn't matter what's listed on the NFL.com website. Look at the Baltimore Ravens website:

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/People/Player_Roster/Depth_Chart.aspx

Ngata, Bannan, Edwards, Gordon, and Williams are all listed as DEs on their own website's depth chart.

It would seem what really matters is where they actually line up. Ngata lines up a tackle all the time, I believe. But I could envision a Cullen Jenkins situation, where a guy is versatile, and the Ravens have a guy who plays both positions listed as end or vice versa. Thus, the point of this thread - Thompson may be able to get a tackle by scooping up a guy the Raven's don't necessarily need who may fit the Packers scheme regardless of where the Ravens see the guy playing. I gotta check the NFLN schedule to see when the Raven play...

[HarveyWallbangers]

Ngata plays DE in their 3-4 scheme, but they basically line up three DT types on the DL. My point is that they don't have a shortage of DEs and an abundance of DTs. Their DL are pretty much interchangeable.

[Harlan Huckleby]

that article is a couple days old. but I hope they do trade for a D-lineman. I hope the trade is for a draft pick, not an O-lineman as that article suggests.

Could they get a good enough DT for Coston, Moll or Thompson?

They could get a lousy DT for Moll, and nothing for the other two zeros.

You don't get something for nothing. I think the team is close to being complete, the big hole is the D-line. This is a situation where it is worth a high draft pick to patch a critical hole.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Honestly, I don't see a ton of teams with DT depth. Actually, none stood out. Most teams play a rotation now, so they usually need 4+ decent DTs.

[retailguy]

Quite honestly, I don't see a team willing to part with a high draft choice to trade anybody that would help better than what we have.

I agree that it's possible Ted will trade for someone we've never heard of, but in the beginning of the season at least, we've got what we got.

I just don't see a big trade out there for D/L. Or anyone that's worth a big trade that "might" be available.

[Zool]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/trainingcamp08/news/story?id=3555856

In need of defensive line help, the Baltimore Ravens remembered a face from long ago, trading for Buccaneers defensive end Marques Douglas.

Tampa Bay traded Douglas, 31, for a low draft choice in 2009 and a conditional draft choice in 2010.

The Ravens needed a lineman after losing defensive end Dwan Edwards for the season. Edwards, who has been struggling with a back injury, was put on injured reserve Tuesday.

Douglas entered the league with the Ravens as an undrafted player coming out of Howard University in 1999.

After spending the 2000 season in New Orleans, Douglas went back to Baltimore, where he played from 2001 to 2004. He joined former Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Nolan in San Francisco from 2005 to 2007 as a free agent.

Douglas started 47 of 48 games with the 49ers, and had 71 tackles last season.

The Buccaneers signed Douglas to a four-year, $10.1 million contract this offseason, but his playing time came into question when the team re-signed Kevin Carter.

The Bucs didn't take a cap hit in the trade to the Ravens because they gave Douglas a $1 million base salary and a $1.6 million roster bonus. The Ravens assume the $2.6 million obligation this season.

[Scott Campbell]

Campbell... I was kidding

I was too. Gilbert's old, but no where near 55.