Trading for Okung wasn’t as bad of a decision As many people think.

[dcpanther89]

A 31 year old LT making 16 million in the final year of his contract is nothing to be excited about. When delving deeper into the reasons why it was done you will see that it makes sense from a development perspective. The money Okung is making may seem as a “sunk cost” but he is eligible for a savings of 13 million if cut June 1st. This is a way of alleviating the equivalent of what Turner would’ve cost over 2 years and only losing 3 million if cut. If in turn they decide to keep him he will help ease Greg Little into the LT role, instead of forcing him into it. He looked good prior to his concussion but wasn’t the same afterwards. Instead of rushing him back they have a proven NFL starting LT that will be working with his former O Line coach, who in turn helped the Chargers be one of the more prolific running team the last few years. Okung s contract is only an obligation for one more year and I see it as a positive for not reaching for a LT prospect too early. No need to give up on Greg Little yet like many Huddlers have been calling for. We need to shore up the D with a good mix of young and older and get Cam another weapon whether it be a #1 WR another TE or a bruising RB to take the load off of CMac. For long time fans this will be one of the most intriguing times in Panthers history. This is the first time in almost 30 years we have almost no clue what direction the organization is taking and I for am excited to see how this goes!

[Cpt slay a ho]

Allows flexibility in the draft, still have to see what we do in fa before I have a grasp on what direction the team is leaning 

[Jared Patterson]

Yes it is the Jags got a fourth for Aj B. Okung is garbage 

[Jared Patterson]

Greg Little is terrible give up

[panther4life]

June 1st has nothing to do with the money saved when cut. June 1st cuts only come into play when you’re spreading dead money over 2 years. There’s no dead money on his contract.

Had we cut Trai straight up, the savings would have been the same as trading him. 3.4 million is what we picked up in cutting him. 

His cap hit was scheduled to be 12.9 million but in trading or cutting him we had to absorb 9.5 million in dead money. So we saved 3.4 by cutting him. 
 

Now if we keep Okung for the year and don’t restructure his contract via a straight up pay cut or extension his salary of 13 million just replaces trai’s previous cap hit. So no money was saved here at all. Only way way we save money is cutting Okung, which is the same exact of money we’d have saved if we cut Trai outright.

[dcpanther89]

Just now, Jared Patterson said:

Yes it is the Jags got a fourth for Aj B. Okung is garbage 

He’s going to net us either 13 million extra to the cap if cut 6/1 or give time for them to develop Greg Little some and be a good vet presence for a very young line.

[Jesse]

Tackle >>>> Guard

 

Average Huddle user: wHy DoNt We GeT a TaCkLe??

Also average huddle user: WhYd We GeT oKuNg??

 

Seriously how many of you have watched his film? How many of you know what his strengths and weaknesses are? Here’s a novel idea: if someone is REALLY good at their position then they’re only going to give them away if they fleece another team. The ONLY way a team can get good players in 2020 is to draft, overpay in FA, or trade away valuable assets/draft picks. 

[WarHeel]

2 minutes ago, Jared Patterson said:

Greg Little is terrible give up

Your punctuation and sentence structure is terrible. 

[rippadonn]

3 minutes ago, panther4life said:

June 1st has nothing to do with the money saved when cut. June 1st cuts only come into play when you’re spreading dead money over 2 years. There’s no dead money on his contract.

Had we cut Trai straight up, the savings would have been the same as trading him. 3.4 million is what we picked up in cutting him. 

His cap hit was scheduled to be 12.9 million but in trading or cutting him we had to absorb 9.5 million in dead money. So we saved 3.4 by cutting him. 
 

Now if we keep Okung for the year and don’t restructure his contract via a straight up pay cut or extension his salary of 13 million just replaces trai’s previous cap hit. So no money was saved here at all. Only way way we save money is cutting Okung, which is the same exact of money we’d have saved if we cut Trai outright.

Maybe a coach wants his guy. Moton could play G.

[dcpanther89]

1 minute ago, panther4life said:

June 1st has nothing to do with the money saved when cut. June 1st cuts only come into play when you’re spreading dead money over 2 years. There’s no dead money on his contract.

Had we cut Trai straight up, the savings would have been the same as trading him. 3.4 million is what we picked up in cutting him. 

His cap hit was scheduled to be 12.9 million but in trading or cutting him we had to absorb 9.5 million in dead money. So we saved 3.4 by cutting him. 
 

Now if we keep Okung for the year and don’t restructure his contract via a straight up pay cut or extension his salary of 13 million just replaces trai’s previous cap hit. So no money was saved here at all. Only way way we save money is cutting Okung, which is the same exact of money we’d have saved if we cut Trai outright.

OverTheCap has Okung making a little over 16 mil this year and a 13 million savings if designated a June 1st cut. He will be a 13 million savings if cut this year. Trai has a contract with 2 years left on it, if cut would have been roughly the same 13 million savings but almost 16 million in dead money to go along with that. So if we cut Okung then that’s a plus in this trade. If we keep him and he performs that’s a plus and then he will be a stop gap for the year at a good price for a proven LT who may not be who he was but isn’t terrible. If we keep him and he doesn’t perform guess what we still save money and have a back up to replace him. This trade was not a loss at all.

[panther4life]

Just now, rippadonn said:

Maybe a coach wants his guy. Moton could play G.

It’s been reported that our new o-line coach, who coached him before wanted him. So yes that seems to be the case.

 

[Mister]

2 minutes ago, dcpanther89 said:

OverTheCap has Okung making a little over 16 mil this year and a 13 million savings if designated a June 1st cut. He will be a 13 million savings if cut this year. Trai has a contract with 2 years left on it, if cut would have been roughly the same 13 million savings but almost 16 million in dead money to go along with that. So if we cut Okung then that’s a plus in this trade. If we keep him and he performs that’s a plus and then he will be a stop gap for the year at a good price for a proven LT who may not be who he was but isn’t terrible. If we keep him and he doesn’t perform guess what we still save money and have a back up to replace him. This trade was not a loss at all.

that actually makes me feel happier 

[Jared Patterson]

5 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Tackle >>>> Guard

 

Average Huddle user: wHy DoNt We GeT a TaCkLe??

Also average huddle user: WhYd We GeT oKuNg??

 

Seriously how many of you have watched his film? How many of you know what his strengths and weaknesses are? Here’s a novel idea: if someone is REALLY good at their position then they’re only going to give them away if they fleece another team. The ONLY way a team can get good players in 2020 is to draft, overpay in FA, or trade away valuable assets/draft picks. 

Ummm have you watched Okung??? He sucks buddy

[KaseKlosed]

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