Jenkins

I read somewhere that the picks will be #4 in round 3 (pick 68; 250 value), and the 6th pick in round 5 (pick 92; 134 value). So going by those numbers, the trade would net us a value of 384, which would be the equivalent of the #52 pick in the 2nd round...which, according to FAN01, is exactly what we would have gotten last year if we had agreed to the rumored trade with the Rams.

Personally, I would have liked the high 2nd, but despite what we fans may think, I just don't think his market value was quite that high.

 

Resounding positives - yeah, he had his chances at being disruptive in the locker room. We got some value out of a guy who wasn't going to sign a new deal, and we got equity out of a guy who used to be dominant and hasn't been lately.
And, we won't give up a bunch of penalties from offsides and running plays because of lack of discipline.

 

If the Rams had offered a 2, I thought we would've bitten. Did the Rams offer a 2?

agreed, not really much way of making that happen without giving up a bit more value.

 

As far as I know, it was just a rumor. To be honest, I doubt we were ever offered a two. Like you, I think we would have taken it and run.

 

i'm good with getting a day 1 pick.

 

1997 draft: 5th pick in Round 3 was Dexter Coakley
6th pick was Ronde Barber
11th pick was Duce Staley
13th pick was Jason Taylor

1998 draft: 4th pick in Round 3 was Leonard Little

1999 draft: 12th pick in Round 3 was Joey Porter
17th was Marty Booker
19th was Martin Grammatica

2000 draft: 16th pick of Round 3 was Lavareanues Coles
20th pick of Round 5 was Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila

2002 draft: 26th pick in Round 3 was Brian Westbrook

2003 draft: 4th pick in Round 3 was Lance Briggs
5th pick was Jason Witten

2004 draft: 18th pick in Round 3 was Chris Cooley

 

What have the Panthers previously landed in the third round?

 

Steve Smith..... Spoon, Wharton,

 

quit throwing the steve smith pick in there, this regime didnt select him. lets just hope its a spoon or wharton equivalent.

looking at the drafts since 2003, it looks like only 7-8 pro bowl players have been selected in the third round. obviously not the greatest way to judge the success of a draft pick, but we gave up a pro bowl player so thats why i used it, plus its easy.

Here are our 3rd and 5th round picks under Fox/Hurney:
2002
3 (73) * LB Will Witherspoon Georgia
5a (137) QB Randy Fasani Stanford
5b (145) # FB Kyle Johnson Syracuse
2003
3a (76) TE Mike Seidman UCLA
3b (82) # CB Ricky Manning, Jr. UCLA
5 (145) DE Kindal Moorehead Alabama
2004
3 (94) OL Travelle Wharton South Carolina
5 (163) WR Drew Carter Ohio State
2005
3a (79) OL Evan Mathis Alabama
3b (89) # DT Atiyyah Ellison Missouri
5a (149) LB Adam Seward UNLV
5b (169) % OL Geoff Hangartner Texas A&M
2006
3a (88) * LB James Anderson Virginia Tech
3b (89) T Rashad Butler Miami (FL)
5 (155) TE Jeff King Virginia Tech
2007
3 (83) DE Charles Johnson Georgia
5a (155) TE Dante Rosario Oregon
5b (164) % LB Tim Shaw Penn State

 

technically, it'll be one of the top picks in the second day.
I hate this new draft split.


edit - to add, I'm glad we did get a 3 and 5. It was as high as the market would allow, obviously, since no one's topped it. It does give us a 5 back, which I imagine the team did want. And, it gives us a pick squarely between our 2nd and 3rd, and there are certainly still very good players at the top of 3.