Next years draft status.

[rico6]

What is it going to be next year? Are we going to hold the #1 pick again?

What's guaranteeing that the Panthers are going to be holding a high pick next year? I never understood the "Hurrff we gonna draft BPA then draft Luck next year Hurrff"

Is it something I've missed, or is it assumed that we're going to be in the drafting position to grab a top QB prospect next year?

I've never understood this faulty logic.

[mav1234]

why do you think everyone who says "Draft a QB in the future" is saying "DRAFT LUCK IN THE FUTURE HURHURHURHUR"?

[rico6]

Mav, do you really need me to dig up the excess "sit a year and draft Luck" posts scattered around this section?

Really, man?

[mav1234]

okay, there are plenty of total idiots on this forum lately... but you don't need to draft Luck to be drafting a good QB prospect in the next couple years :)

[sml1950]

No matter whom we draft this year, we cannot sign them until there is a CBA. If one is not reached ( or imposed) by the 2012 draft, all this years draftees will have to re-enter that draft.(unless the draft itself is ruled illegal). While there is little chance that this will occur, it would certainly lead to a loaded draft next year.

[Marguide]

No matter whom we draft this year, we cannot sign them until there is a CBA. If one is not reached ( or imposed) by the 2012 draft, all this years draftees will have to re-enter that draft.(unless the draft itself is ruled illegal). While there is little chance that this will occur, it would certainly lead to a loaded draft next year.

Re: the bolded part above...I don't believe this is true. My understanding is they would still be on the books as the team's selection and would just need to be signed.

Correct me if I am wrong.

[mav1234]

never heard that before...

[sml1950]

Re: the bolded part above...I don't believe this is true. My understanding is they would still be on the books as the team's selection and would just need to be signed.

Correct me if I am wrong.

This is according to Gil Brandt on Sirius. Drafted players have until the next draft to sign or go back into the next draft. Undrafted players, who cannot be signed now either( although teams will undoubtably have wink and nod agreement,) would continue to be free agents and not go back into the draft.

This really makes sense when you think about it. If all a player had to do was refuse to sign with their drafted team and could become a free agent after a year, no 1st rounder would ever sign.

[mav1234]

That is for a player that hold outs and refuses to sign, not one that is unable to sign I think.... but if Brandt said it, I'll believe him.

[Marguide]

That would be wild. Seems they would then have to have the equivalent of a 14 round draft, with round 1A and 1B etc. through round 7.

Short of doing this doubling up, some really good players (i.e. normal 3rd to 4th round quality) would be falling into the free agent pool.

[rico6]

This lockout is the worst fuging thing to happen to this sport.

[philp]

i dont like the thought of having 12-18 rookies in one year.