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6th Round - Carolina selects RB Tyler Gaffney, Stanford

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PerCC Newbie

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That's... not how it works. We'd still take the guaranteed hit from this season, which is $4m and thus a savings of $2m. Then the rest of the guaranteed money hits next year, totaling about $5.6m. That only saves about $750k but would also negate another million he's due next offseason.

Frankly, from a cap standpoint it makes more sense to cut him than it did Smith.

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Okay I see where most of this is coming from. So a June 1st cut simply avoids the acceleration of next year's amortized bonus, and I suppose the rest of his guaranteed money. $3.7 million in savings doesn't sound like much over two years though, but I'm not the one making those decisions. 

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Alway having a eye on the future, first page in the draft 101.

 

Yea but you have to live in the present before making it to the future. RBs and DE could have been addressed in the 2015 while 2014 could have addressed OL. Now we just push one issue back for another year to be solved unless Kugbilla earns the RT position.

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Yea but you have to live in the present before making it to the future. RBs and DE could have been addressed in the 2015 while 2014 could have addressed OL. Now we just push one issue back for another year to be solved unless Kugbilla earns the RT position.

Successful teams draft to have a guy ready to step in when you move on from an aging or overpaid player....not waiting until the issue us there and being forced to reach for a rookie to replace them.

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Successful teams draft to have a guy ready to step in when you move on from an aging or overpaid player....not waiting until the issue us there and being forced to reach for a rookie to replace them.

 

So based off your assumption we are going to ignore the OT position and wait until the 2015 draft and address it by a rookie instead of drafting one this year and developing him.??

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Says who?

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Says the Panthers staff.  Well, at least for Barner.  If they thought Barner could play, they wouldn't have drafted Gaffney here.  Unfortunately, they will be saying the same thing about Gaffney next year.

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So based off your assumption we are going to ignore the OT position and wait until the 2015 draft and address it by a rookie instead of drafting one this year and developing him.??

Not what I meant. Was talking why we took other positions.

Our FO decided the guys there in this draft after prob the 2nd round were not better than what we had. In that situation, you bring in the highest graded bpa on your board. Two of the OT's everyone has been clamping for since the 3rd round look to go undrafted. I expect to take a flier on one or two as udfa.

We did not draft to build depth on the past. We are changing that strategy now. Again, thus us a multiple year plan by Gett to fix the mess he inherited.

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Successful teams draft to have a guy ready to step in when you move on from an aging or overpaid player....not waiting until the issue us there and being forced to reach for a rookie to replace them.

but what do you do to take care of needs right now? hang on tight and just hope that maybe someone will land in your lap?
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but what do you do to take care of needs right now? hang on tight and just hope that maybe someone will land in your lap?

I fully understand what you are saying.

Question is were the guys at OT after the 2nd -3rd rounds better than what we have. Gett and Rivera said no.

Early was too good in the 2nd to pass up...reminds me if the Kalil pick a few seasons ago.

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