Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 5:45 pm
I can guarantee you the Raiders will franchise Seymour. They will probably slap him with the exclusive franchise label which keeps him from negotiating with any team except Oakland.
UK Skins Fan wrote:Ultimately, the guy was let go by the Patriots, and if a well run organisation lets a player leave, you have to ask yourself whether another well run organisation would sign him up. Obviously, the Patriots are in a very different place to the Redskins, but I'm not sure that having Haynesworth and Seymour in the same locker room would be a good idea (however much short term success they might bring together on the field).
It seems to have hurt them this season, though, because their pash rush suffered all year long.
Reminds me of the year that NE went into the season with no wideouts. Reche Caldwell was their #1.
They let their best WR (Deion Branch) go, over contract disputes if I recall correctly . . . however, they didn't do anything to replace him with an effective player. Despite going 12-4 anyway and going deep into the playoffs, a few dropped passes kept them from beating Indy and they went home in a year when they could have easily gone all the way.
It was the same thing this year with Seymour. Nobody effective replaced him, and in a playoff game at home the Ravens' offensive line just dominated NE. The Patriots's FO gets almost 100% praise, but they certainly make their mistakes, too. I'm not sure that sending off Seymour is a sure sign that he's a player to avoid in the FA market.