Article on the draft pick

[Murph]

Great perspective on it.

You say that the Panthers picked a great year to have the top pick in the NFL Draft. Why? —Louis V.

Whenever the new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is negotiated, the rookies at the top of the Draft will be sacrificed. Management thinks they make too much; veteran players think they make too much; fans and the media think they make too much. The only voice they have is that of a handful of the top agents, and that voice carries little to no weight in the bargaining discussions. In the swirl of tradeoffs that will happen eventually between the NFL and the NFLPA, the rookies will be served up on a platter.

Whereas Sam Bradford – the top pick in the 2010 Draft – has a contract that maxes out at $78 million, I am told the top pick in the 2011 Draft will have a contract that maxes out at around $20 million.

To clarify, the NFL will stage the 2011 NFL Draft in April whether there is a new CBA or not. Then the draft picks will cool their heels until teams are directed to start negotiating, which could be a while.

As to whether it would benefit a college player to stay in school to avoid the new rookie system, the system that is negotiated in the new CBA will be the system for the present and foreseeable future.

For the first time in two decades, the owner of the Draft’s top pick, now the Carolina Panthers, will not have the financial albatross of that pick hanging on its neck, making that pick much more valuable than in the recent past. It is only fitting that the pick belongs to the Panthers – who have used 2010 as a “get back” year in preparation for the new system—owner Jerry Richardson, one of the NFL owners leading the charge for a drastically reduced rookie compensation system.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=nfp-20101228_andrews_answers_tuesdays_mailbag_5876

[err456]

Yea JR

[Actionman0z]

May hurt us for underclassmen coming out. It takes away that, promised 60-80 million type deal that Locker missed on. If there is a cap this year, and forever to come, Luck may really stay in school.

[carolinashawn]

May hurt us for underclassmen coming out. It takes away that, promised 60-80 million type deal that Locker missed on. If there is a cap this year, and forever to come, Luck may really stay in school.

Not sure if I agree. The longer he stays in school, the longer he has to be under a rookie salary cap. He comes out now for say a 4 yr 20mil contract and plays to his potential, then he would be setup to make made money. The only reason to stay in school would be if he thinks he can get better than he already is. IMHO.

[Cavscout]

Not sure if I agree. The longer he stays in school, the longer he has to be under a rookie salary cap. He comes out now for say a 4 yr 20mil contract and plays to his potential, then he would be setup to make made money. The only reason to stay in school would be if he thinks he can get better than he already is. IMHO.

Great point...one more career year of making big money...

[HPPantherzfan]

May hurt us for underclassmen coming out. It takes away that, promised 60-80 million type deal that Locker missed on. If there is a cap this year, and forever to come, Luck may really stay in school.

Why?

He will face the cap either way (stay or come out early). The difference will still be significant between the number one pick vs number 16 or 17, i.e. Locker even with a cap in place.

In other words he would still lose out on a ton of money, maybe millions if he gets injured

[TarPanther9180]

Why?

He will face the cap either way (stay or come out early). The difference will still be significant between the number one pick vs number 16 or 17, i.e. Locker even with a cap in place.

In other words he would still lose out on a ton of money, maybe millions if he gets injured

Getting big money in 2014 is better than getting big money in 2015

[CLTPanther]

Well he knows he'll go #1 this year and if the pay scale stays the same moving foward, he risks having a down year @ Stanford next year and dropping in the draft hurting his wallet. Only real reason I can see he wouldn't declare is that he doesn't want to get drafted by the Panthers. If he does though, he risks ending up somewhere like Buffalo.

[Squirrel]

He comes from a rich family. Money doesnt mean anything to him.

[HPPantherzfan]

He comes from a rich family. Money doesnt mean anything to him.

Maybe, maybe not...most rich families are rich because the DO care about money. Unlike my broke arse that spends it left and right

Also, if he is as competative as even his father has stated then he cares about his preceptions...meaning it is more important for him to be number one rather than number 15

[Montsta]

I can't see the top QB prospect not declaring because he doesn't want to be on the Panthers. It's not like we're a perennial doormat team or something. You are the consensus #1 pick going to a well-run franchise that also happens to have a pair of elite running backs and Steve Smith. It's not like going to cincy or Arizona that have been in shambles for decades.

[Cavscout]

If he wants his dad to see his games in person...he should turn pro

[Montsta]

I'm not gonna start a new Luck thread, so I'll ask my questions here.

1) If we draft Luck, how many nationally televised games do we get next season?

2) Which Panthers player texts him first and what do they say? I say Jimmy Pickles texts him with a simple "d*ck", or Smitty texts him with "My house is for sale if you're interested."

[Squirrel]

I said it in another thread but it worth repeating. His dad will try to get him to go to a team that will help him succeed. As a former player Oliver Luck knows what is like to come into the league. Is Carolina the right place who knows yet. They will wait and see who the Coach is and it doesnt have to be Harbaugh. But it will have to be someone they feel will help Andrew succeed. So until we get a Coach dont expect him to declare. The Panthers know this and we will have our new coach pretty quickly after the season. So you can count on us not taking a coach from a playoff team still playing.