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Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie
Patriot fans can be cynical whining crybabies too.
Both teams did great in this deal. Patriots got #34 plus freed up 20 million. Julius Peppers will help ease the pain
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Yeah, we definitely can be. Personally, I'm okay with the trade. There's going to be a lot of value at pick #34 in this draft, and I hope they take Barwin with it as a long-term Vrabel replacement.
I'm not sold on Peppers. A lot of money for a guy who's going into the second half of his career and has never played in the 3-4. the Pats also drafted Shawn Crable out of Michigan last year, as a 3-4 OLB, so maybe he and Pierre Woods are ready to make some contributions. If they draft an OLB this year as well, then I'm guessing that Adalius Thomas is going to get moved inside in the pretty near future, which would be good to see.
As a Pats fan, I'd have been a lot happier with the trade if it at least included a conditional pick next year, but I'm not going to get down about it or anything. If we use the cap space that's been freed up primarily to extend Wilfork and some of our other guys (the Pats have practically nobody signed past '09), I'll be happy. I'd also like to see some of this year's draft picks pushed out to 2010, since I don't think there are enough holes on the roster right now for the team to be able to draft 5+ guys who could contribute right away.
If I were a Chiefs fan, though, I'd be pretty psyched right now.