Trading Seymore
Actually, the senario where the Pats trade Seymore may come to fruition. On the one hand, the team really stumbled when he was hurt last year trying to cross-train to the fullback position. His absence dispelled any doubt as to Richard's true value to the defense. He's the mainstay. However, if BB waits until his contract is up next year, he won't be able to match the dollars Seymore will command in salary and signing bonus. If Mario Williams gets a 18-20 million signing bonus as the #2 or #4 overall pick, what's a still young Richard Seymore who has proven himself as (perhaps) the best DE in the NFL going to get as a free agent? Since they can't sign him to a new contract until August at the earliest, he may just decide to play the year and cash in after the season. I think an important point to make is, the success of the Pats (3 out of 4 superbowls) is (ironically) becoming a double edge sword. Players like Seymore, Deion Branch, and Adam to name a few, have already won multiple superbowls. Most players just dream of reaching the final game once in their career. I'm not suggesting they don't want to win another one, but at this point they have to be thinking a great deal more about getting paid first. So, if they have to leave the Pats and cash in elsewhere, I have to believe they'll do it. BB's actions this off-season (hoarding cap money) may indicate he wants to have enough cash to extend Branch and Seymore long-term. However, if Branch and Seymore have good seasons, BB may not want to pay the price in the end. So, the question is, what else is rolling around in his head? I can't believe he'll trade Branch, but I can forsee him trading Seymore before the draft. Maybe to the Jets (who lost Abraham) or the Saints, who really need a great DE. The Pats could be thinking Mario Williams (DE) or D'Brickashaw (LT). Even though they would get big signing bonus money, they would be locked up for 6 years as first round picks. If you extrapolate, the cap hit would be less than extending Seymore for the money it would cost. Also, the Pats could get an additional 3rd rounder this year for Seymore. If you really want to dream, imagine the Pats trading Seymore to the Saints and then giving the Jets enough 2007 picks and taking their 1st pick this year. They could get Mario Williams and D'Brickashaw. With 20 million in cap space, they could afford to sign all 3 #1's and they would have all 3 for the next 6 years. I realize these are only my musings, but since Bob Kraft spends to the cap limit every year, it would explain why BB is sitting on all that money and not signing any expensive FA's. Just my delusional ramblings.
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