re: Pats acquire DE/OLB Derrick Burgess for draft pick
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reactions from other Raider fans:
#6: Wonder what the Raiders got in return? Thrown a 3rd into the mix and got Vollmer?
#7: Bleh... if it's not a amazing pick. I just don't understand why we continue to deal with them. Al feels important if he deals with winners now, insteady of being one?
#14: Watch him go and have a great season with the Pats, there's not a doubt in my mind that the dude can still play football.
Hopefully the Raiders got something worthwhile out of the deal, but I sorta doubt it. I mean if they get Randy Moss for a fourth, what'd they give us for Burgess? A sixth?
#19: Bellacheat must be a HUGE Raiders fan .... he has quite the collection growing there in New England.
What some f'n guys won't do for an autograph huh ?
#27: I Hope We some how get an RT out of this!!!
If the eagles were offering a 3rd and a player(wonder who) i hope the pats gave us a 2nd and a vollner?????
#35: Too bad....I think he was a great player.
#36: With all these off-season moves, seems like Al Davis is back in his prime
#38: they robbed us again
#41: I guess we didn't learn from the moss deal we got hosed again a 3rd and 5th in 2011 that's a crappy deal and we got the short end AGAIN from the Patriots
#43: Ehh, I dunno if they robbed us. For a DE who has had diminishing Sacks for the last 4 years, and has been injured the past 2 years, I'd say a third by itself isn't bad. Not to mention, the Raiders are horrible against the run, and
Derrick Burgess was one of those horrible pieces.
#46: Excellent point on the lack of run D for Burgess. The thing is, the Patriots front seven are so good against the run, that all he will have to be in their system is a situational pass rusher. I wish him well, it will be a good system for him.
#53: Sad to see him go but I guess it's the right move because he wanted a long term deal and the Raiders were not going to give him one. 28.5 sacks in four years isn't that bad.
#72: What's funny is looking at those 3rd round picks, they turned out better then our first round picks.