only 5 picks???

[EightyNine]

since we only have 5 picks....is their anyone on the team (besides pep) that you could see us trading for additional picks by draft day???

maybe it could even be a person many wouldnt expect....

[Murph]

In Gantt's blog today he mentioned that he has been hearing mumblings that the Panthers intend to wind up with more picks in the draft even if it has nothing to do with a Peppers trade.

Wouldn't surprise me

[Badbak]

I'd like to know where they are going to get these extra picks. If they trade down the chances of getting quality contributing players become more unlikely. Maybe they intend to load the roster with more projects since they don't have anymore back ups for the OL.

[scpanther22]

the only suprise i could see is kemo for all these new 3-4 teams..but since we just resigned him IDK..its still possible..

[nosuchthingasapanther]

for the most part, carolina has retained the same squad that went 12-4 with a tough schedule last season.

draft picks are overrated.

[scpanther22]

for the most part, carolina has retained the same squad that went 12-4 with a tough schedule last season.draft picks are overrated.

we did not have a tough schedule last year..and draft picks are never overrated..FA are

[bLACKpANTHER]

we will trade next year's 1st rounder.. you heard it here first

[mr beauxjangles]

Remember what we did last year?

I can't see us trading next year's first and additional picks to get into this year's first round (we may have a first if there's a Peppers deal), but I could see us doing something like trading next year's first to get a second and fourth this year. I'm not necessarily suggesting that exact scenario - that may not be the right value trade-off - but something along those lines wouldn't surprise me.

[mr beauxjangles]

we will trade next year's 1st rounder.. you heard it here first

damn.it bLACKpANTHER - good thing I didn't close my post with "you heard it here first".

[Brooklyn Bully]

We are usually pretty good about swapping picks about and moving up and down in the draft, but I just don't see that happening this year. They only way we get into the first round is via Pep...and if he even goes, I still think we'll get screwed. We don't have any team backed into a corner over Pep, we just have Pep backed into a corner (and he us) over his contract. But come draft time, teams will have us backed into a corner if we feel we "have to" trade Pep (can you say for a 2nd and a 5th?). I don't think we will think that though and the team you see right now will pretty much be the team come game time, save an added cheapo back-up here and there.

[scpanther22]

we will trade next year's 1st rounder.. you heard it here first

i dont think thats a smart move just because all of are needs are not deep in the draft this year. if we trade up it will be in the 13-28 range and the talent pool for are needs will be low by then..and nexts years draft prob will be better talent wise

[Squirrel]

With a weak draft this year we better not trade any picks from next year.

[nosuchthingasapanther]

we did not have a tough schedule last year..and draft picks are never overrated..FA are

it's easy to look back and say it wasn't tough, but that wasn't the consensus before the season started...

...much like the upcoming season. i remember all the hooplah on the huddle about carolina winning 9-10 games tops.`

picks for this draft class are overrated.

[mr beauxjangles]

i dont think thats a smart move just because all of are needs are not deep in the draft this year. if we trade up it will be in the 13-28 range and the talent pool for are needs will be low by then..and nexts years draft prob will be better talent wise

Neither one of us said that we would trade next years first for a first round pick this year. We both only said that we very well may trade next year's first. I said that I could see them trading next years first to get more picks this year (i.e. rounds 2-5).