Panthers Trade Kony Ealy To Patriots

[h0llywood]

So Ealy had 1 sack for every 124.6 snaps and only pressured the QB every 62.3 snaps? 

He was worse than I thought he was!

[Fox007]

2 minutes ago, tiger7_88 said:

I agree, he won't be listed as a LB.

But he won't be playing with his hand on the ground in their 3-man line sets either.

This helps my original point I think as he could benefit from that and it hike his stats up and they let him go for a comp pick.

If he gets 7 or 8 sacks he will probably walk and they get a 4th comp when he signs elsewhere.

THey won Rangs for a reason bruhs

Gotta keep in mind Bill actually schemes plays for his players....not just line up and go have fun.

[pantherphan96]

am I the only one who hates this trade? Only move up one round and get rid of a guy who has the ability to be a dominant DE if he can put it all together. weak.

[MadHatter]

4 minutes ago, MGH1989 said:

God some of you are insufferable.

 

We just traded a guy who hasn't done anything for this team minus one game that we still lost and who in all likelihood would have been cut this training camp. We now have two second round picks in a draft that is incredibly deep.

 

Chill the *** out.

 

Also lol at the Pats fans, reading their board they think they got the next Reggie White.

My buddy here is Charlotte who is a HUGE Pats fan said he is meh on this trade.  He has seen Ealy underperform but feels what they gave up was worth taking a shot.  He is pretty level headed...unlike most Pats fans.

[MadHatter]

Just now, pantherphan96 said:

am I the only one who hates this trade? Only move up one round and get rid of a guy who has the ability to be a dominant DE if he can put it all together. weak.

He has had this "if he could put it together" for 3 seasons.  Guy has been a bust

[the greatest]

I don't think gettleman wanted to pay him 

makes day 2 of the draft - and free agency- more interesting though 

[pantherphan96]

Just now, MadHatter said:

He has had this "if he could put it together" for 3 seasons.  Guy has been a bust

we moved up 8 spots and gave away a promising DE who's still on his rookie deal.

[CPF4LIFE]

2 minutes ago, pantherphan96 said:

am I the only one who hates this trade? Only move up one round and get rid of a guy who has the ability to be a dominant DE if he can put it all together. weak.

Ealy wasn't putting poo together. And he was due a new contract after this season. Adios 

[tiger7_88]

4 minutes ago, panther4life said:

3 years of trying to spin Ealy into a good pick and the guy who you are defending in your silly stance

Ealy was a highly productive player in the best college league in the country.  Then he performed well at the NFL combine.

He was thought by many to be a possible 1st round choice.  Gettleman picked him hear the end of the 2nd round in a year where he had franchise tagged Hardy and knew that Hardy was not going to be on the team after that tag expired (and, ended up, not being on the team during the tag godammit).

So with your 100% accuracy in hindsight, yes, he wasn't in the end a "good pick".

But (and this can also be true), when he was chosen, he actually WAS a "good pick".  Sometimes "good picks" at the time they're chosen just don't work out.

But don't stop being you.  Your amazing, 100% accurate hindsight GM'ing is awesome.  

[tiger7_88]

3 minutes ago, Fox007 said:

Gotta keep in mind Bill actually schemes plays for his players....not just line up and go have fun.

You want me to admit that Bill and his boys are better coaches than Ron and his gang of cretins?

OK... freely admitted.  You win, lol.

[pantherphan96]

1 minute ago, CPF4LIFE said:

Ealy wasn't putting poo together. And he was due a new contract after this season. Adios 

basically traded the equivalent of a 2nd round and 3rd round pick for a 2nd round pick.

[TheSpecialJuan]

again, good trade

[tiger7_88]

Just now, pantherphan96 said:

basically traded the equivalent of a 2nd round and 3rd round pick for a 2nd round pick.

No, that isn't "basically" it at all... lol.

[yasuhara2241]

Positive-Panther: Yeah we were going to cut Ealy and got to move up 8 spots for free!

Negative-Panther: We only moved up 8 spots and gave NE Ealy and possibly a comp pick. He will bust out in the NE system. 

Reality: We don't know until we see how the draft works out and what we do with that pick.