Gauging value of Panthers day 2 trades

[Peon Awesome]

I was very curious to see if we overpaid on either trade so I plugged all the numbers in the most commonly referenced draft value chart (https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart.asp).

The numbers are below, but to summarize, both trades were very fair value. We overpaid the equivalent of pick 202 in our trade with Denver and actually got a slight value back with the Patriots equal to pick 210 but both of those are later 6th round picks. If you add them together, we overpaid by 3.2 points, or pick 219 which is the 3rd pick in the 7th round. Good to know we didn't do anything reckless. My work is below if you want to see the math. 

Trade 1

Outgoing value:

57 - 330 pts

74 - 220 pts

111 - 72 pts

230 - 1 pt

Total: 623 pts

 

Incoming value:

51 - 390 pts

85 - 165 pts

122 - 50 pts

208 - 7.8 pts

Total: 612.8 pts

 

Difference: Loss of 10.2 pts (equal to pick 202 in 6th round)

 

Trade 2

Outgoing value:

85 - 165 pts

146 - 33 pts

Total: 198 pts

 

Incoming value:

77 - 205 pts

 

Difference: Gain of 7 points (equivalent of pick 210 in 6th round)

 

Total difference: 7 - 10.2 = loss of 3.2 points (equivalent of pick 219 in 7th round)

[PanthersATL]

One analyst referred to our first trade up as "Carolina traded a bag of Doritos to get their pick"  (this was intended as a compliment on the difference in the trade items being essentially zero)

[jfra78]

Yea that trade up to get scourton was a thing of beauty when you see what other teams gave up to move up around the same area

[mav1234]

We'll see how the players turn out but the way this draft was handled feels much better than ... The last half decade or so.

[LinvilleGorge]

I'm cool with both trades. Feels like we got good value. Now we have to wait and see if we got good players.

[TD alt]

I despise draft value charts.

[carpanfan96]

That Scourton trade might be my favorite trade of the Panthers. Just for the sheer, insanity of it being a pick swap in the NFL. 

[kungfoodude]

36 minutes ago, mav1234 said:

We'll see how the players turn out but the way this draft was handled feels much better than ... The last half decade or so.

 

34 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'm cool with both trades. Feels like we got good value. Now we have to wait and see if we got good players.

Yep, sometimes even when we seem to win, we find a way to lose.

Hope we finally have found the right formula.

[w280sax]

These trades both seemed smart to me.  Good value to make sure we get two quality edge prospects that we desperately need.

No complaints from me.