Seaman wasn't moved due to DE considerations. I'm simply showing you comparable DE in the Same League that are highly successful and not highly rated.
He was moved to be a Pass Rush DT... but for Tennessee he is still slow even for that. Like I said, did you look at Mark? He's an 80+ Speed Pass Rush DT. Makes Seaman slow by comparison, doesn't it?
And you keep saying a "SS like this guy"... he's not very impressive as a Safety. That 65 Speed REALLY hurts him. You want to see a GOOD S? Check out Kenneth Fletcher on my Denver Team. THAT is a STUD Safety. Not Seaman.
You are over valuing Seaman because you see a High 80 Rating on him.
He has TONS of potential in Under Zones and covering Slow TE, being used as an 'Extra LB' in the Box style. That's his Role, his Zone, his Niche.
That's where his Value ENDS. He's not an Every Down Defender. You can't use that guy on And Long situations if you want to Cover 2. He turns into a Liability in that case, and he gets torched.
I don't think you realize just how restrictive his 65 Speed is for a player in the Secondary. He's Defensive Line Slow. Yet you think a guy that Runs like Warren Sapp is going to be an All World in the Secondary.
Seaman is only a beast in comparison to the guys he was Traded for... but he STILL brings value in very specific situations.
Stop thinking of the guy like he's Ronnie Lott, because he's not.
There are very few Owners that would Start Seaman at any Secondary spot, because of his Speed.
There are a ton of SMART Owners who would plug him into Goal Line or And Short Situations all day long.
It doesn't matter that he was Drafted in the 1st Round, what matters is that he's only Effective as a "SS in the Box" or a "DE/DT Pass Rusher". That's it. Special Teams maybe.
Yet some how you are viewing him as a Holy Grail of Safeties. He's not. He's just a really nice player in the right Situation. Outside of that... he's rather bad.
Which is okay, because the sam is true of the LT that was Traded for him. The CB was an incomplete player as well, fast but not talented.
Not a single one of these Players is "Good" over all, but all 3 are "Good" in the right situation.
Get the "He was a First Rounder" out of your mind. So was Jamarcus Russel and Ryan Leaf, so was Trent Richardson. Is Trent worth a 1st Rounder just because he was once Drafted in the 1st Round? Obviously not, he can't even make it on a Roster through Training Camp.
I don't know why you can't understand that a 65 Speed Safety in the 1st Round is a BUST as a Safety.
Stop looking at the guy like he's a Top Safety, and you'll start to see why this is actually a Great Trade for both Parties.