I am too. I can’t wait to see him Monday Night live in person

Jason La Confora of NFL.com believes, and I tend to agree with him, that Richard Seymour may not report to Alameda without a new long-term contract in place. It makes sense for the Raiders to give him a new deal – one, they desperately need him on the defensive line, for all the reasons saint stated above; second, the Raiders need to get as much value out of the 1st round pick they gave up as possible. Now, that doesn’t mean throwing money at him like DeAngelo Hall, but it would be nice to keep Seymour around for longer than just the one year left on his current contract.

I’m a transplanted a’s / raiders fan in New England (ergo the screen name and sigline). Grew up in the 70’s in the area and really miss those days.

I fear the Raiders are BIG losers in this deal. Some of the reasons (besides recent history of Raiders deals):

1) The Raiders will not make the playoffs this year. Wish I could say otherwise, but I can’t. Seymour makes them better today, but he doesn’t even make them good. They’re still sub-.500, and will do well to win 6 games.

2) The only goal any Raider fan should have is a championship. That is NOT possible this year or next. So, this year and next don’t matter.

3) Seymour is a one year rental. If you sign him to a long term deal, you do no better than you would waiting until the offseason. You will do worse, of course, if he gets hurt. In the meantime, you’ll use cap space getting that deal done. And Seymour will not take a discount.

4) The Raider’s rebuilding project will still be happening in 2011. That draft pick would be kinda nice then.

5) Seymour, on the other hand, will be a 32 year old defensive tackle 4-6 years removed from his best seasons at that time. Remember Warren Sapp???

6) That’s all assuming Seymour is OK this year. My sneaking suspicion, knowing the Pats and the Raiders, is that he won’t be.

I’d love to be wrong about this deal. But I see no way this can help the Raiders get back to where they belong.

I cannot disagree with eastcoasta’sfan analysis from the silver & black’s perspective, but I am a Patriots fan and I am sorry to see him go. The point being, you have to take into account what kind of player he is. He is everything to the young guys and the entire locker room. He is Rodney Harrison when he came to the Patriots. I loved Rodney and even though he got hurt 3 of the years he was with us and ultimately had to retire he was an inspirational leader and that is what Seymour is. And Seymour is just 29 years old. He is invaluable in the locker room and team chemistry. And trust me boys, if it was only talent that mattered, most teams have very similar talent – it’s the heart and championship players that make all the difference. MFM

From a Pat’s perspective this was a steal for them.

But really, the Raiders make out too. They need help NOW. No, this isn’t going to get them to the Super Bowl, but when your team is bearing the brunt of jokes constantly sometimes just getting back to respectability means everything.

Seymour is still a good player. No, he isn’t the pro bowl guy of a few years back, but when motivated he can be close to that still. He is greedy. You will have to pay him if you want to keep him. But I believe you don’t have too many stars at this point that you have to shower with money, so that is doable I think.

Who the fuck knows what that pick in 2011 will turn out to be? BB will probably make a good pick, but would Davis? Sometimes it’s worth taking a loan from the future to make the present bearable. Getting back to respectability also makes FAs more likely to consider coming into the program.

I’m glad Seymour’s gone. I have the luxury of being glad he is gone. He pissed me off with his holdouts. But he still got game. Can’t take that away from him.

This trade works for both teams. Hopefully he gets his greedy ass in S&B immediately and helps you out.

This being the case I am not sure how anxious I am for the Raiders to sign him to an extension. I think I would rather have one year of him busting his ass for a contract than many of him turning it off and on. Which could quickly turn in to being mostly off.

True the Raiders have not been a good team as of late, and for all my Raiders fans, when you have a team that has created so much havoc on opposing teams, please understand that when finally down absolutely everyone that has watched their teams get thier as-ses kicked throughout history will show up. I played with Larry McGrew in High School, he was a Patriot of 10 years, we went our seperate ways to play D-1 ball, however, growing up as Raider fans when he got to the Patriots he used to tell me that even then teams would have to be mentally prepared to see the Raiders. Guys right now we have to let people say what they want to say. Winning quiets everything, and trust there will be silence soon.

 Now back to football, Seymour for a first rounder is a little of a reach, only because of his age not his play. He will help in a big way with his play and leadership and I am sure if the Raiders can play well his being here will be a sure bonus.

I still think we need to look and LB’s and DB’s, isn’t Ty Law still available, if in shape he should be given a tryout as well as Adam Jones. I just look forward to kickoff to really see the Raiders play. Being born and raised in East Oakland, I can say this with conviction, it is safe to talk smack on this blog, but a trip to Oakland will show you who is tough and I guarantee you will go home with much respect for the city and the toughness of its residents, because you will truly put your very existence on the line with the attitude displayed on this blog. And this is directed a FYRF’s. We are here to share our thoughts about our Raider team, not read and be disrespected by racist and degrading comments. Any doubt come visit the town and display that attitude personally any where in the city, North, West or East, I can assure you, I guarantee, you will be properly served up.

officially completed. If Seymour decided to retire without ever reporting, the trade would be nullified and the Raiders would not owe a draft pick. eastcoasta’sfan I live in Indianapolis, IN, however, i am born and raised in Oakland, went to High School and College in the Bay Area as well. So I understand being a Raiders fan in a city with a great team. The Raiders if they play well can do alright, however, they will have to play well. This team does not have the luxury of not playing well and winning. I will say, this roster has the potential to put up some wins especially if Seymour reports, which may happen today. So lets keep our fingers crossed, and hope they are going to execute on Monday.