Raiders get Richard Seymour?

[ethat001]

Interesting cut. Not sure what this means for the Patriots defense this year, but it does show you how much they value their high draft picks. As long as you have good depth, it's the recipe for sustaining a good team for years instead of *right now*, and saving money for the pivotal players (Brady, Moss, etc).

1) 29yo probowler --> play maybe 4-5 years
2) Draft a 1st round ?probowler --> play 10 years, cheaper

I'd say IF someone offered a #1 pick for Fletcher, we should take it. Blades has looked good and Fletch probably only has 1-2 years left. Then we could even *draft* a replacement SLB/MLB - and solve the problem for the next decade.

So what would be another "Belichick move" for the Redskins? I guess it'd have to be a top-tier aging player in a position of at least borderline depth.. (I'm NOT saying we should do these moves)
-- L.Fletcher (backup Blades) -- definitely worth it
-- A.Carter (backup Orakpo/Wilson) -- but we'd have no SLB
-- C.Rogers - and then pickup a #1st round CB -- too risky
-- S.Moss/ARE (Backup MK/DT/MM) - Moss is our best player, but if MK/DT develop...? probably too risky
-- Cooley (backup F.Davis) - our second best weapon & still only 27, so we should not trade him

Just food for thought -- again, I don't believe we should do these moves.