Count on the Raiders to dramatically overpay for an athletically-gifted underachiever.
More Details Of Quentin Groves Trade: Raiders Send 5th Round Pick To The Jaguars
According to reports from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Raiders gave up a 5th-round pick to acquire the disappointing Groves from the Jaguars. While a 5th-rounder may sound like a very modest gamble to obtain a relatively young former second-round pick like Groves, the market value established the past few weeks for 5th-round picks indicates that the Raiders seriously overpaid. Consider:
- The Jets were able to pick up Santonio Holmes -- a legit top-end receiver coming off a 1200 yard season, albeit one who’s in the last year of his current deal and who will miss the first four games of next season -- for a 5th rounder.
- The Niners acquired special teams terror, and potential No. 2 receiver, Ted Ginn, Jr. from the Dolphins for a 5th-rounder.
- The Redskins took a flier on oft-injured former first-rounder Adam Carriker by merely swapping 5th-round picks with the Rams (as well as moving up three spots in the 7th-round).
Given these recent deals, getting a 5th-rounder for a DE/OLB who’s only managed 2.5 career sacks in two seasons looks like borderline larceny for the Jaguars and more of what we’ve come to expect from Al Davis after half a dozen puzzling, to put it generously, years of personnel decisions in Oakland.
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