Is trading J. Anderson for Greenbay Packer's Aaron Kampman a good trade?

by Fear Me on Jul 2, 2009 11:08 AM EDT

After reading an article on NFLFanhouse website about Kampman not really being excited about the switch to a 3-4 defense, I was thinking that he would fit nicely here in Atlanta. Kampman, a probowl left defensive end, will now be required to play OLB in the 3-4 which means he will have to have some coverage ability. He doesn't. He's a pass rusher; what we need Anderson to be. Kampman is comparable to Kerney. On the flip side they need a 3-4 defensive end. The players they have now are too small to successfully play DE in a 3-4. That's where Anderson comes in. He fits the 3-4 DE position much better. I think both teams will benefit from this trade if it were to happen, but we may have to throw a 2010 5th round draft pick in the deal.

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my opinion

if i were the GM, aside from making it pour down rain at any number of strip clubs and throwing away money as foolishly and fast as i could, i think i would hang onto anderson… i think he is going to break out this year… i googled both players and the only reason i say that is the age difference and the belief i have that anderson will finally break out this year… that being said i would certainly not grumble if the trade went down because i do think kampman is good and is of course already established

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by Sik Boy on Jul 2, 2009 11:46 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Short Answer = YES!!!!

Do it, do it now!!! Jump directly to GO and collect your $200 please. Of course that’s a great deal. Striaght up? Haha, TD would be crazy to not do it imo. On one side you have a pro-bowler who can produce immediately and significantly. On the other side, you got a scrub and waste of a pick who done nothing but fill a spot on the field, effectively making it a 10-man defense for the last two years. I’ll take the pro-bowler, yes please!

Ok, ok, maybe I use the word scrub to harshly, but I don’t feel bad about it. I disagreed with what the FO (read McKay) did that led to his pick, I disagreed with him as the pick, and there is no evidence whatsoever that suggests JA will ever be a productive DE, unless you call 2 sacks productive. He is overweight for the position and resembles a DT more than a DE. And I don’t buy into the whole three year crap, because John Abraham had 4.5 in his rookie year and he only played in six games and 13 in year 2. Gaines Adams had 6 and 6.5, Jared Allen had 9 and 11, Jason Babin had 4 and 4, and Patrick Kerney had 2.5 and 2.5, so clearly there isn’t some magical three-year rule to being a productive DE in the NFL. So yeah, JA is a scrub.

Unfortunately, all the above evidence simply means that JA holds no trade value and there’s no way GB would do this deal straight up, if at all. Why would they want to completely destroy their pass rush? We could package JA up with a combination of additional players with “potential” and some future draft picks, but I haven’t even looked at the salary data yet, so that could also possibly make it messier, because I was thinking he just got a decent deal recently.

Of course, we could have save ourselves all this trouble if we had just resigned Kerney, but I guess I should probably let that go some day…

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by Jesse28 on Jul 2, 2009 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Bah

On February 23, 2007, Kerney opted out the last two years of his contract with the Atlanta Falcons to become an unrestricted free agent. On March 5, 2007, he signed a six-year, $39.5 million contract with the Seahawks that included $19.5 million in guaranteed money.

I’m glad we’re not on the hook with Kerney. Yes, we missed one great year (2007: Pro Bowl and 1st Team All-Pro), but (hindsight 20/20) he also:
1) turns 33 in December
2) is coming off a torn labrum, and may not be ready for training camp
3) has a giant cap hit coming – they must’ve pushed most of the money back when they signed him, because his cap number was $2.4M in ‘07 and $3.3M in ’08 (see here), and he’s under contract for 4 more years…

by orang3b on Jul 2, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

You're right about the trade scenario

There’s no way GB goes for that.

by orang3b on Jul 2, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions

True

It’s a long shot but Kampman doesn’t fit in their 3-4 system. My thoughts were to snatch him up before he becomes a free agent next year and have ahigher price. JA has a lot of growing to do and the NFL is a win now league. JA is good against the run…its just his pass rushing that is subpar which will make him a great fit for the 3-4. The rush is pretty much left up to the linebackers. So JA, a first rounder with upside, packaged with a 4th rounder is pretty good for someone they can’t really use.

by Fear Me on Jul 2, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

It's doubtful they'd do it

But Kampman would be a nice fit for Atlanta. I’m a little concerned about him hitting an early decline phase, though. I’ll ask my friendly neighborhood Packers fan/brother what he’s seen from Kampman over the last season or two.

by Dave Choate on Jul 3, 2009 2:36 AM EDT up reply actions