September 6, 2009, at 1:11 pm
The past few days I’ve fallen asleep with the T.V. on. And without fail every morning I’ve woken up to a crazy NFL story. First Chan Gailey was fired, then Jeff Jago, then Turk Schonert. This morning I woke up to Adam Schefter’s comforting voice and the news that Richard Seymour was now an Oakland Raider. Richard Seymour was traded to Oakland for a 2011 first round pick. Yes, you read that right 2011.
At first glance this trade is shocking but the more you think about it you realize it’s highway robbery for the Patriots.
- Seymour is turning 30 this year and has been very injury prone. He’s played exactly one 16 game season since 2002.
- Seymour while still a very good player hasn’t been as dominant as he was early in his career.
- The big thing is that Seymour’s contract expires at years end. So while Oakland could have just waited to sign him in free agency they seemed to really want him for 2010, likely a lost year anyway. Needless to say it’s going to cost a boatload of money to resign Seymour.
- There’s a good chance the Raiders are going to terrible in 2010 and 2011 so the draft pick will likely be a very high one.
- Why 2011? Because Bill Bellichick is smarter then you and realizes that by 2011 there is a very good chance there will be a rookie pay scale in the NFL.
The Patriots are smarter then anyone else in the NFL. Looking down the road both Seymour and Wilfork are both due mammoth extensions at years end. They weren’t going to be able to resign both. So for 6 months of Seymour the Pats were able to steal a first round draft pick that might be #1 overall.
Someone make sure Al Davis is still alive.
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Hey man. How can you say that SEY has not been as dominant? JUST LAST YEAR WAS A CAREER HIGH. 12 SACKS! He has also only missed around 8 games over his whole career. I trained SEY. myself this summer, and our workouts beat the crap out of those pansy workouts the strength coaches sent him home with. No wonder he made soo much progress this year. Check for yourself! Richard showed up to camp smaller, but yet 5 lbs heavier, faster, and added 4 reps to his career high combine score in 2002. Just shows how much of a business it is. Seems that the Patriots may not be as smart as they think seeing as though they are giving up a pretty damn good sure thing for what MIGHT BE a replacement. IM ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS YEAR. It may only take Bellichick a couple of games for his BUYERS REMORSE TO SET IN.
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