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[saX man]

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This guy:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000795090/article/panthers-gm-gettleman-moving-up-eight-spots-is-gold

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Carolina Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman very much believes in this year's draft. So much so that he was willing to rationalize the trade of Kony Ealy to the Patriots, which essentially netted him a second-round pick eight slots higher than the third-round pick they included in the swap.

"It's a heavy draft and it was an opportunity for us to move up. To you guys, eight spots doesn't seem like much. But to me, it's gold," Gettleman said, via the Charlotte Observer.

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He added: "You've got to give up something to get something. You're not fooling anybody anymore. There's too much film available. We just wanted to move up and get another second-round pick. I think it gives us more flexibility."

This was, on the front end, a nice way for Gettleman to distance himself from Ealy without criticizing the dynamic former second-round pick, though it does put the fearless general manager in a precarious position. Rationalizing a trade to move up eight slots suggests there is someone in particular who you are targeting and expect to be there. At the least, it suggests that one of a few people you hope are there can contribute right away significantly.

Ealy was not a perfect player, but his ability to get to the quarterback was undeniable. If the Panthers had won Super Bowl 50, there's a chance Ealy would have been named MVP despite playing just a handful of snaps. Carolina already got rid of one exceptional homegrown defensive talent in Josh Norman last year and could see Ealy come back to bite them inside the Patriots' versatile front.

Of course, Gettleman isn't afraid of what anyone thinks and has done a nice job getting the Panthers under control since taking over the gig in 2013. He has plenty of equity built up with the Panthers' fan base, but a home run with that second-round pick couldn't hurt.

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[Khaki Lackey]

8 spots is huge under these circumstances. That's a quarter of the league getting another crack at your potential guy. Or, as stated previously to package them to move back up into the first.


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[motocross_cat]

To be honest for this season a near 40 year old julius peppers will produce just as much as kony would have done for us.  I think it was a good move.

[Panthers8969]

still think we could've got more for him. Im waiting for the report saying we shopped him around to every team and this was the best deal for me to say it was a good move.

[Saca312]

6 hours ago, motocross_cat said:

To be honest for this season a near 40 year old julius peppers will produce just as much as kony would have done for us.  I think it was a good move.

The irony is that Peppers would've been our 2nd highest sack leader.

And he played as an OLB. Thing is, pass rushing takes a lot more work as an OLB than as a DE. Since Peppers won't be used to stop the run, I expect him to be pretty well in our rotation.