PANTHERS CONTINUE TO DISAPPOINT--TRADE UP ONE SPOT

Correction:  we moved up one spot for a 5th year option.  At least that’s what I’m thinking…

MAYBE...

But I think it's important to recognize the fact that 1st round picks have a "success" rate on fifth-year options at around 50%.  It should be noted here that I am NOT against drafting Legette. But, I am DEFINITELY against paying too much for the right to draft a player. (any player..). The fifth-year option is definitely a part of it. But considering the "hit" rate, and the fact that the "option" carries a salary approximately equal to the 'transition tag' ..... the fifth-year option is NOT a way to keep a rookie on an inexpensive contract. Folks tend to think that it just extends the rookie contract. That is NOT the case. 

So.... just keeping it real here. We took Legette at #32. According to a consensus of draft boards - not ONE board - a consensus of more than 200 boards - Legette was a mid to low 2nd up to a high 3rd value. Some boards had him as high as mid 40s, others as low as low 70s. That is the reality of his draft value. We took him at #32. So... OK. It was a bit of a reach. And there is the fifth-year option to consider. So, I'm NOT complaining about Legette -- not really. 

Here is the problem AFAIAC.  At #33 or #32 there were at least a double handful of players we could have used that were ranked higher than Legette. We moved up ONE spot; ONE (1) draft position. To get there, it cost us the difference between #141 and #200.  So, we gained ONE (1) draft position by giving up SIXTY (60) draft positions. 

Think about it...

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Anyway -- It's done. Spilt milk and all that ....

So, now we look "forward" to #39.  

**sigh**