Securing our guy

[Verge]

Would you all be open to moving up to either #5 overall to nab Fournette/Hooker? I know Gettleman is sold on both guys. The odds of one of them being taken at 6 or 7 seem pretty high, and it wouldn't cost that much to do it. I have been hearing rumblings about it, but I am skeptical to believe Gman would ever trade up. If both guys are gone there, our options dwindle quite a bit, and you would be hard pressed to find another blue chip player at that spot. 

[WOW!!]

Nope... stay at 8 don't lose any draft pick and still get a good player at 8..

[XClown1986]

Stay at 8 or trade down. The talent is deep in this draft. We may miss out on a Hooker but get Justin Evans, Obi, or Eddie Jackson. We may miss out on Fournette but get McCaffrey, Perine, or Kamara. I trust the depth of this draft to allow for quality and quantity to link up.

[uscgamecocks]

Under no circumstances should we trade up it is far too expensive.  Gettleman says "you are never one player away" even though he consistently trades up.

[Lumps]

Nope, in fact I wish for once this FO would take notes from the pats and just rape teams and have a billion 2nd/3rd round picks in a draft like this. But then again donwe really need a billion DTs?

[Mr. Miagi]

9 minutes ago, Verge said:

Would you all be open to moving up to either #5 overall to nab Fournette/Hooker? The odds of one of them being taken at 6 or 7 seem pretty high, and it wouldn't cost that much to do it. I have been hearing rumblings about it, but I am skeptical to believe Gman would ever trade up. If both guys are gone there, our options dwindle quite a bit, and you would be hard pressed to find another blue chip player at that spot.

Verge, what is you source telling you this year about FA and the draft?

[XClown1986]

Verge is the annual announcer of sources with very little to validate such claims.

It's kind of like my stance with Christianity. I'd like to believe, but what evidence have we seen?

[Mr. Miagi]

1 minute ago, XClown1986 said:

Verge is the annual announcer of sources with very little to validate such claims.

It's kind of like my stance with Christianity. I'd like to believe, but what evidence have we seen?

I've seen him nailed the Shaq Thompson and Vernon Butler picks. 

[Mr. Miagi]

I'd trade up for Fournette or Adams. But I don't want to give up much. 

[chknwing]

Carolina may trade up out of the 2nd back into the first to get another player on a 5th year option, or package both their 3rds for a high 2nd rounder, but theres no way Gettlemen moves up from 8th.  Not happening.

[XClown1986]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Miagi said:

I've seen him nailed the Shaq Thompson and Vernon Butler picks. 

Interest in Butler was everywhere in the week leading up to the draft. And I also remember hearing we were higher on Shaq than other teams. Many outlets weren't buying it, but it ended up being true. I am not saying I know Verge doesn't have sources. but I haven't seen anything groundbreaking in terms of differentiation of "insiders" posting online with the Rapaports and such of the world.

[jfo89]

5 minutes ago, XClown1986 said:

Interest in Butler was everywhere in the week leading up to the draft. And I also remember hearing we were higher on Shaq than other teams. Many outlets weren't buying it, but it ended up being true. I am not saying I know Verge doesn't have sources. but I haven't seen anything groundbreaking in terms of differentiation of "insiders" posting online with the Rapaports and such of the world.

He called DJ Hayden being a top 15 pick when there was really no hype for him leading up to the draft. That year he said a few things that happened.

[WOW!!]

I wouldn't trade any pick really.. unless it's to get more picks in the top 100..

Very deep draft if we stay at our picks.. We can get 4 of the top 100 good players in this deep draft..

[rippadonn]

I'm not against moving up and getting a threat to score IF he's the real deal. 

I'm not against them moving up to get a special talent. The Panthers were just in the SuperBowl, no need for more rookies, it's go time!