Seahawks trade Aaron Curry to Raiders

No one is always accurate.
I had wanted three players to be available for the Cleveland Browns first rounder over the last three seasons.
A.J.Green and Eric Berry have both turned out to look like future All-Pro caliber players,although I am not displeased with Joe Haden,who the Browns wound up with after Berry was taken by Kansas City.
Three years ago in the first and thankfully only Eric Mangini draft,my wish was for Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry,who was the Browns and Mangini's pick as well.
Seattle took Curry at the fourth pick in what seemed to be a steal for what was thought to be maybe the best overall player in the draft.

Fast forward to today as the Seahawks traded Aaron Curry to the Oakland Raiders for a seventh round pick in next years draft and a fifth in the 2013 version.
The fifth could become a fourth if Curry hits an agreed upon number as far as playing time as a Raider.
Curry showed promise in 2009 under Jim Mora Jr,but struggled in the defense that Pete Carroll has used since his arrival in 2010.
Curry has had difficulties in pass coverage,although he had been pretty solid against the run.
I suppose it is not unrealistic to expect a player that is the fourth overall pick in the draft to be a three down player,but I would take issue with many reports that Curry has been a total bust.
A disappointment? Most assuredly,but not a bust.
Curry played and was seen often on special teams,again that was well under his expectations,but he did offer the team something and effort was never mentioned as a issue.
Curry had lost his starting job to rookie K.J.Wright a few weeks back and a move of some sort was seen as inevitable before the 2012 season.

Aaron Curry apparently did not fit the mold of a Pete Carroll linebacker.
No big deal,these things happen all the time when a new coach brings in a new system,but it does bring questions to me about coaches that shoehorn their system in right away instead of adapting it to the talent that they have.
Teams can always add players that are more system friendly as time goes by,but shoving a style in that that does not fit your personnel often loses quality players and therefore games.

In any event,Aaron Curry gets a fresh start,the Raiders get a chance to turn around a still young and talented player and Seattle gets two draft picks,which is likely more than they would have gotten had they waited until the off season.
All things considered,seems like all parties are a winner for now.....

I have work meetings all day today,but I will be back later tonight or early tomorrow with Devils coverage and maybe a cleaning of the inbox....

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