Panthers Trade Kony Ealy To Patriots

[MadHatter]

29 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

Don't count out Fournette, my brother.  

Love Fournette's measurables, but he really underperformed at LSU with all that natural talent.  He makes me nervous.

[h0llywood]

Given CJ, Pep and Addison and rookie draftrees will get majority of the snaps, having Ealy around to gather dust wasn't ideal so I like the move.

[teeray]

So basically we moved a guy we were likely going to cut and moved up 8 spots at the same time?

I'll take that.

[nctarheel0619]

Just now, MadHatter said:

Love Fournette's measurables, but he really underperformed at LSU with all that natural talent.  He makes me nervous.

He's got the talent, and measurables.  If he's there, and we pick someone else.  Not gonna be too thrilled about that.  

[grimesgoat]

Big picture, this isn't a bad move.  He was a decent rotational player, but we don't really need him for this year's team, and he wasn't going to get extended next year.  I think he had a lot of upside coming out, but he never really got better.  Maybe his work ethic isn't where it needs to be, but no real improvement in 3 years is a red flag.  He struck me as immature.  Maybe this is an addition by subtraction thing.

 

[cookinbrak]

We move up 8 spots and lose Ealy? Not good at all, even as a salary dump.

[AceMan]

I gotta give Gettleman credit...he does not hold onto his "mistakes"

[MadHatter]

Just now, nctarheel0619 said:

He's got the talent, and measurables.  If he's there, and we pick someone else.  Not gonna be too thrilled about that.  

I agree with you about the measurables and talent.  His consecutive years of underperforming makes me question his heart, desire, and work ethic.  Tough decision.

[Cary Kollins]

Just now, MadHatter said:

Love Fournette's measurables, but he really underperformed at LSU with all that natural talent.  He makes me nervous.

 

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I don't follow LSU but from everything I read he dominated his freshman year, battled injuries the next two years but also put up stats even when opposing defenses devised their entire game plan around stopping him. There's a reason scouts are calling him a once in a generation type player. The only concern I have is injuries.

[cbully]

wheelin' and dealin'!!

[hepcat]

Sucks to think the Panthers could have taken Allen Robinson or Jarvis Landry at that spot.

[ECUPantherFan]

[MadHatter]

Just now, Cary Kollins said:

 

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I don't follow LSU but from everything I read he dominated his freshman year, battled injuries the next two years but also put up stats even when opposing defenses devised their entire game plan around stopping him. There's a reason scouts are calling him a once in a generation type player. The only concern I have is injuries.

He is a run through people kind of runner in college...hard to do that in the nflNFL

[SamMills4Life]

I threw it into a value calculator and It looks like moving from 72 to 64 is equivalent to adding either the last pick in the fourth round or first pick in the fifth round. Not bad I guess.