He might help the Raiders. I don't follow them enough to know their complete needs.
I can speak for his tenure with the Bucs. Sapp fell through to the second round after rumor of his ganja use came out days before the draft. The Bucs in those days would take any break they could get and Sapp was happy to get 2nd round $$.
When Sapp came out of UM at 295# he was a monster. The O-linemen were 275 and he played against the right tackle and guard who are usually the smallest of the OL. Now the OL are 325 and Sapp is 300 and ten years older.
He is a good player and a good pass rusher, but don't count on him to clog up the run. That is why we are letting him go. The true run stopping tackles now weigh 350.
I compare what happened to Sapp and Lynch to people in the real world who get laid-off by their 'big company' employer. They both have worked for the same company for +/- 10 years. They have never worked for anyone else. They have been loyal employees and good teammates. But now the boss calls you in and says 'We like you, but we are going to go a different direction'. It's like getting kicked in the stomach. I'd bet 50% of us have had it happen to us. These guys will survive and maybe flourish, just like the rest of us have. (I will admit it would have been nice to have been making 3 mil a year before being laid off though
