RUMOR: Panthers looking to move up to 16-20th pick

[FuFuLamePoo]

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[JawnyBlaze]

Because if you trade up thats pretty much all but saying you need this player.your not waiting for bpa to fall in your lap and your giving up more get said player.

 

Or it could be saying that if your #5 rated player is available at #20, he's far and away the BPA at that point and worth giving up some extra to go get.

 

[pantherclaw]

For the right player, I'm sure Gettleman would have no problems pulling the trigger, as long as the cost of the trade is fair.

That being said....Speculation, Speculation, Speculation.

[CatMan72]

I think that you can pay the groundwork with a team ahead of the draft. You work out what it would take to make the jump with a team and know the players that you would jump for.

But, I agree that you do not make a trade before the draft in the spots that we are talking about...too many variables.

 

Yeah, would make sense to lay the groundwork ahead of time and get a sense for what it would cost. 

[EightyNine]

There's not a player in this draft outside of the top-8 picks worth trading up for. I'll be pissed if we give up anymore than a 5th rounder to trade up, regardless of who it's for.

 

I don't know what type of credentials you have, but when people make comments like this, I can't help but think they are delusional about how much they think they know.

[Cpt slay a ho]

How?

 

anytime a team trades up they're doing it to get a guy they really like, if we trade up i'd assume were doing the same

 

 

hypothetically,if we trade up i don't think we would do it just to get the bpa but to get somebody DG likes and doesn't think will make it to pick 25

 

 

therefore,in this particular situation i don't think bpa would apply

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

I don't think the panthers are pure BPA. I think we weigh it with need and probably lean BPA when push comes to shove. If there's an OT on the board that the panthers rank a 7 but there's also a pass rusher that we rank a 9 you can probably guess who's getting drafted.

[thefuzz]

anytime a team trades up they're doing it to get a guy they really like, if we trade up i'd assume were doing the same

 

 

hypothetically,if we trade up i don't think we would do it just to get the bpa but to get somebody DG likes and doesn't think will make it to pick 25

 

 

therefore,in this particular situation i don't think bpa would apply

 

BPA means best player available.

 

 

If you make a trade, and select anyone that you have graded at or higher than that selection, you are still drafting the best player available at your spot.

[csx]

BPA in an acronym, not a religion.

[csx]

BPA in an acronym, not a religion.

[Jakob]

Gettleman moved up to get Benwikere in the 5th, because he knew he would be a stud, if Gettleman moves up that far in the first it's probably because he knows someone is a future pro bowler.

[MadHatter]

Because if you trade up thats pretty much all but saying you need this player.your not waiting for bpa to fall in your lap and your giving up more get said player.

 

Nope....completely wrong.

 

All it says is that he sees a BPA guy that would be available in the 16-19 range that is worth more than the players he could get at 25 and whatever other pick we would give up.

 

It actually totally supports the BPA view.

[LinvilleGorge]

I keep hearing people talk about Gettleman's "style" and what it seems like he will or won't do.  The guy has two years of GM'ing to look at and both of those years he has been battling significant cap issues.  There's simply not enough info to go off of to make any real conclusions about Gettleman and what he may or may not do.  Sure, we all know the rhetoric that Gettleman has preached, but actions speak louder than words.

[Byrdman4real]

If we trade up its probably for Gurley or Parker