"Bill Belichick may have made the final call on signing free agent defensive tackle Gerard Warren, but the identity of the Patriots' lead recruiter is a little less likely. Much of what Warren knows about the organization came from talks with New England outcast Richard Seymour. They played on the Raiders defensive line after Seymour was dealt to Oakland in September. "I talked to Richard a little bit about it during the season last year, actually, not much this offseason, just about the experience of New England and what the expectations are inside the building,'' said Warren, who signed on the final day of the draft. "He kind of gave me the groundwork, so it made the decision a lot easier in the offseason.''" http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2010/05/05/free_agent_recruited_by_seymour/
Weird how these two teams seem to be connected constantly by trades and players going back and forth. I don't really see how Warren fits with NE at all though. Hes not big enough or stout enough against the run to play NT. He would definitely have to play DE in a 3-4 but he seems too fat and slow for that. He was very up and down with the Raiders- some games he would be a force but most of the time he kind of faded into the background and didn't do much. Solid all around 4-3 DT but seems too small for NT and too un-agile to play DE in a 3-4. Hes definitely better than Terdell Sands lol.
