Since 2005, the Patriots and Raiders have made seven trades. That makes the Raiders the most frequent trade partner over the last five years.
A look at the deals (with a quick-hit thought):
April 24, 2005 -- Patriots trade a 2005 sixth-round draft choice (175th overall) in exchange for a 2005 seventh-round draft choice and 2006 fifth-round draft choice. Patriots pick Matt Cassel with seventh-rounder.
Sept. 2, 2006 -- Patriots trade a 2007 fifth-round draft choice in exchange for WR Doug Gabriel. Gabriel doesn't make it through a full season with New England.
April 28, 2007 -- Patriots trade a 2007 third-round draft choice (91st overall) in exchange for a 2008 third-round draft choice and 2007 seventh-round draft choice. Patriots weren't enamored with quality of '07 draft and wanted to push picks into the next year.
April 29, 2007 -- Patriots acquire WR Randy Moss in exchange for a 2007 fourth-round draft choice. It now looks like grand larceny, but the Raiders had no other market for Moss.
April 25, 2009 -- Patriots acquire a 2009 second-round pick (40th overall) in exchange for a 2009 second-round pick (47th overall), 2009 fourth-round pick and 2009 sixth-round pick. Patriots gave up some chips to move up the board to put themselves in position to select Ron Brace/Darius Butler back to back.
August 6, 2009 -- Patriots acquire DE Derrick Burgess in exchange for a 2010 third-round pick and a 2010 fourth-round pick. If the Patriots acquire a 2010 fifth-round pick, the fifth-rounder will be shipped to Oakland instead of the fourth-rounder. Patriots needed pass-rush help and Burgess was holding out in Oakland; Raiders had a market for Burgess and thus had some leverage to up the trade terms.
Sept. 6, 2009 -- Patriots trade DE Richard Seymour in exchange for a 2011 first-round pick. A stunner that came out of nowhere, the Patriots likely felt that re-signing Seymour next year was a longer shot, so they planned for the future by acquiring a pick when there could be a rookie salary cap.
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I always thought the Raiders were the Pats little lady in jail but looking at this list, I would say we're tied.
They got us for two and we got them for two.
IMHO this trade and the subsequent cap savings of $3.65 mill in 2009 opens the door for renewed negotiations with NT Vince Wilfork's agent hopefully to hammer out a contract extension for up to 4 years for the Patriots best Defensive Lineman before he becomes an URFA next year.
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