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I used to respect your opinion Deus. I'm not so sure anymore.
1.) This trade clearly weakens the defensive line this season.
2.) The defensive line was the only part of the defense that wasn't a question mark going into the season.
3.) The team just drafted 12 players, including 4 in the second round. All of them have either made the team or the practice squad. Next season, the team has a first round pick and 3 more second round picks, along with a 4th, 6th and 7th. It already had all of its 2011 picks plus an additional 7th round pick from the Dave Thomas trade. Not having an extra #1 in 2011 was not going to be the end of the world or the end of BB's machinations.
4.) The pick is in 2011. Think about that. Everyone praising that pick seems to be missing something. Right after that draft, the CBA is over. That means that there's no contractual certainty for anyone taken in that draft. That means....
5.) 2010 is likely to see a huge influx of college players declaring early, which will likely leave 2011 as a very weak draft.
So, instead of:
Trading Seymour prior to this past draft and getting players from this draft
Keeping Seymour for one last run and then franchising and trading him this offseason
Keeping Seymour for one last run and then letting him walk
Keeping Seymour and then paying him next year in an uncapped year
the team worried about its pocket and pushed this whole thing out for 2 years.
For the sake of possible rookie contract savings in a CBA that could well be something other than what the Patriots anticipate, the team weakened itself for this year, for certain, and for next year had it just paid him the money.
Why on Earth would you respect my opinion if I DIDN'T have reservations about this trade?