Trade for Cleveland: Cleveland needed help at left guard, where both Jason Pinkston and Shawn Lauvao are dealing with injuries that well keep them off the field early in the season. 7th round rookie Garrett Gilkey was scheduled to be their week 1 starter. Moffitt was a 3rd round pick in 2011 and has plenty of experience, appearing in 17 games (15 starts) over the past 2 seasons. He hasn’t played well at all, grading out as the 3rd worst guard on ProFootballFocus in 2011 despite making just 9 starts and He was only slightly better in 2012. However, he is at least experienced and they barely gave up anything for him. Brian Sanford was a 2010 undrafted free agent who has played 63 snaps in his career. He was on their roster bubble.
Grade: A
Trade for Seattle: Seattle seems to have a special interest in Brian Sanford. Getting a guy on the roster bubble is even less than getting a 7th round pick because chances are you can get the guy for nothing in a few weeks, but the Seahawks for some reason weren’t taking any chances letting this guy hit the open market. I don’t like to question John Schneider and Pete Carroll with defensive linemen, but Sanford making their roster and being a game day active would be an accomplishment in scouting and coaching for Schneider and Carroll. It’s doubtful that Sanford is the next Chris Clemons or anything like that.
The 6-3 280 pounder will provide depth at a position where they need it early in the season, with Clemons out with a torn ACL, and Bruce Irvin suspended for 4 games, but Moffitt played a position of need as well as none of the guards on their roster are established. It looks like Paul McQuistan, a mediocre veteran, and JR Sweezy, a converted collegiate defensive lineman who struggled mightily as a 7th round rookie last season, will start at guard for them. James Carpenter is the only other option and the injury prone offensive lineman has played just 352 mediocre snaps in his career and looks on his way to being a bust as a 2011 1st round pick.
Grade: C
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