too bad Oakland finished 17th worst. 2010 they were 8th worst. 2009 they were 7th worst. 2008 they were 4th worst.
Smart trade for Oakland. Seymour is a beast. I'd rather pay him to play on that DL then a guess at #17
Yeah, I think Belichick gambled a bit and lost on that one.
To his credit though, I have a feeling he had no interest in giving Seymour the extension he was going to want, so keeping him around beyond that one season wasn't really an option for them.
Your right, don't think they could of paid everybody. I think it was more or less a take your pick, Seymour or Wilfork. Davis took Seymour.
I'm just never a fan of giving up players for picks that are 2 years away. You don't get value til you make that pick, and the pick in itself is a gamble, when you already had a given (Seymour). Give me a proven body if I'm dumping him and can't pay him, instead of a pick that is 2 years down the road.
Those aren't smart trades. Thats not Bill's style right there. But I do see what he was going after, most likely a top 5 or top 10 Raider pick.
You haven't said it that often the past decade, but it was a smart move on Davis' part. He had no line to speak of, and Seymour changed that immediately. He also gave up a first round pick in a lockout year, where the player drafted might not even see his playbook til September if at all (judge ruling may have changed all that). Smart move by the 80 yr old jumpsuit.