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chances panthers trade into 1st


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we will trade a 2011 2nd and 4th (and maybe another) for a 2010 2nd.

most likely, and I wouldn't have a problem with that, next year is going to be weak, and there is plenty of first round talent around in the second this year, which is why i doubt they will trade into the 1st this year.

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The talent pool has little dropoff from the late 1st through the early 3rd so why give up so much to move into the 1st?

This. Or why trade next years picks to move up in the 2nd this year. And how does anybody know that next years draft is going to be weak? Crystal balls?

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i would really like to see us trade next year's first for a 2nd and a 3rd. i'd take a 2nd and an early fourth, though.

if this year is really deep with a lot of first round talent dropping into later rounds why not get as many as we can get? especially if next years talent pool is going to be pretty poor comparatively?

get as many picks as we can get this year.

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This. Or why trade next years picks to move up in the 2nd this year. And how does anybody know that next years draft is going to be weak? Crystal balls?

Next year's class is projected to be weak because a ton of underclassmen came out this year becuase of the impending lockout and rookie pay scale.

This year's draft is being projected as the deepest in nearly 20 years.

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This. Or why trade next years picks to move up in the 2nd this year. And how does anybody know that next years draft is going to be weak? Crystal balls?
first, one of the reasons that this class is so good is that players that would have come out last year jumped the gun at their agents suggestion out of fear that there will be a lockout next year.

if there is a lockout next year (pretty likely at this point) there could be a lot of players deciding to stay for another year or put off entering the draft until the following year. why try to get drafted if you aren't going to get paid?

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