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would the loss of sey this year materially affect the DL play, materially impair the chance for a SB run? Some people prefer the conservative approach; Bill is a risk taker/gambler. If they end up winning a SB this year without Sey, I say brillant trade. If weak DL play costs them in playoff, I say terrible trade.
Well... yeah, that's kind of a given. In hindsight, it's always pretty easy to evaluate things.
Other than that, though, I do agree with what you're saying, although to be fair to the Pats I'm not sure that extending Sey would have been an option either way. I think it was pretty much a sure thing that he was gone after 2009, which makes this whole thing skew, long-term, in favor of the trade. I'm with you, though, on the cost to the 2009 team. IMO, when you have a Tom Brady, you do everything you can to surround him with the best talent possible during his prime, and this trade accomplishes the opposite of that. It trades premium talent during Brady's prime for more years of talent that may or may not be top-tier, but will be there after his prime.
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