The trade is about as close to a no-brainer as you can get in the NFL. All the Raiders gave up in return was a seventh-round pick next year, and a conditional middle-round pick in 2013. Do you remember who the Raiders drafted in the seventh round this year? Me neither, and that’s exactly the point.
The last guy selected in the seventh round every year is christened “Mr. Irrelevant” for a reason—seventh-round picks pan out about as often as Chuck Bresnahan calls blitzes. So basically never.
Oh, and I looked it up: The Raiders chose USC wideout David Ausberry in the seventh round to play tight end, and he’s played in two games this season. His statline? No catches, zero yards. But he did make two tackles!
Curry was the No. 4 overall pick for the Seattle Seahawks in 2009 out of renowned football powerhouse Wake Forest (yes, that was sarcasm). He quickly fell out of favor with everybody’s favorite cheerleader/head coach Pete Carroll, and had been relegated to second string. Giving him up for a seventh-rounder makes me believe the Seahawks might have taken a ham sandwich in exchange for Curry–clearly, they don’t think very much of him.
Can Curry be an impact player on the Raiders? Who knows. But here is what I do know: At 6'2" and 255 lbs, Curry can still run a 4.56 40-yard dash; the boy is a freak of nature. He’s also only 25 years old, which means he still has plenty of room to grow. In limited snaps this season, Curry has 22 tackles. That’s more than Raider starting linebackers Quentin Groves (19) and Kamerion Wimbley (17).
Here’s another thing I know: The Raiders suck at tackling. They whiff more than Alex Rodriguez in the...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
