NFL Trade Deadline Deals and Analysis:
By: James Kingsley
The NFL trade deadline, like many other sports deadlines is for teams in contention to pick up a good piece or pieces in order to go over the top. That is the theory of the trade deadline of course; some trades however do end up backfiring on all involved. This season one team unparticular may have made itself stronger through two trades, and they are the Oakland Raiders.
Deals and Analysis:
10/11: New York Jets trade WR Derrick Mason to Houston Texans for a conditional 7th round draft pick. Many sources have dissected this deal as being made due to the fact that Mason was undermining either Brian Schottenheimer or Mark Sanchez with his post game comments and private meeting with Rex Ryan. Ryan and Tannenbaum however, claimed to make the trade out of poor production and Mason’s inability to learn and grasp the playbook. The trade may turn out to help the Texans more due to the injury to wide receiver Andre Johnson, upon Johnson’s return the Texans may have a formidable three receiver set.
10/12 & 10/18: Oakland Raiders acquire LB Aaron Curry from Seattle Seahawks for two undisclosed draft picks and Carson Palmer from the Cincinnati Bengals for a 1st round draft pick and a conditional 1st round pick in 2013. The trade for Curry bolsters their line backing corps and the Raiders hope Curry will play like the player that made him a top pick in the 2008 draft. As for Palmer the Raiders needed a quarterback with Jason Campbell injured for the season. The Bengals made the deal due to the emergence of Andy Dalton as a quality starting quarterback in his rookie season.
10/18: Detroit Lions acquire RB Ronnie Brown from the Philadelphia Eagles for RB Jerome Harrison and a 2013 draft pick. The Eagles were not satisfied with Browns production especially with LeShawn McCoy having a terrific season and the Lions need to energize their running game and Brown would help in that aspect of their game.
10/17: St. Louis Rams pick up WR Brandon Lloyd from the Denver Broncos for a 6th round pick. The Broncos made the deal to pick up a draft pick and due to Lloyds public support for Kyle Orton and his lack of support for new starter Tim Tebow, The Rams needed a receiver that could help in Sam Bradford’s continued development.
