The Raiders received veteran tight end Dave Kocourek. He…
The Raiders received veteran tight end Dave Kocourek. He appeared in 17 games for Oakland and scored in the 1967 AFL Championship Game, giving the club a useful short-term veteran contribution during a championship run. That outcome supports a B- grade within the Las Vegas Raiders Win verdict. The grade reflects realized football value rather than the size of the original package.
Las Vegas Raiders Received
- player Dave Kocourek
Miami Dolphins Received
- pick 1968 eighth round pick (#217-Randall Edmonds)
Trade Analysis
The Exchange
On 1967-09-05, Las Vegas Raiders and Miami Dolphins completed an exchange in which Las Vegas Raiders received Dave Kocourek, while Miami Dolphins received 1968 eighth round pick (#217-Randall Edmonds). The later careers and downstream use of those assets make the hindsight comparison meaningful. The strongest evaluation comes from weighing what each side actually received and what those pieces produced after the deal.
Las Vegas Raiders Return
The Raiders received veteran tight end Dave Kocourek. He appeared in 17 games for Oakland and scored in the 1967 AFL Championship Game, giving the club a useful short-term veteran contribution during a championship run. That outcome supports a B- grade within the Las Vegas Raiders Win verdict. The grade reflects realized football value rather than the size of the original package.
Miami Dolphins Return
Miami received the 1968 eighth-round choice used on Randall Edmonds. That selection did not produce a comparable Dolphins playing return, leaving Miami with less realized football value than Oakland received from Kocourek. That outcome supports a C- grade within the Las Vegas Raiders Win verdict. The grade reflects realized football value rather than the size of the original package.
Value in Hindsight
Raiders history and the 1968 draft transaction records confirm Oakland acquired veteran tight end Dave Kocourek from Miami for the eighth-round choice that became No. 217 Randall Edmonds. Kocourek appeared in 17 Raiders games and scored in the 1967 AFL title game, while Edmonds produced no comparable Miami return. That evidence makes the relative value easier to judge with the benefit of completed careers and documented transaction history. It also keeps the comparison proportional to the scale of the deal instead of overstating a modest exchange.
Final Verdict
Las Vegas Raiders Win. The grades reflect the difference in realized football value while keeping the size and era of the transaction in perspective. Where both returns were limited, the grading stays modest; where one side produced a durable contributor, the advantage is correspondingly larger.