Potential Compensatory Picks:

[Cam's New Arm]

This is a fairly accurate projecton, I lost the link I got it from and in a hurry right now but I will post it later, But here they are:

3rd round- Houston (1)

4th round- Oakland (1), Baltimore (1), Green Bay (1), Detroit (1)

5th round- Atlants (1), Baltimore (1), San Fransico (1)

6th round- Baltimore* (2), Carolina (2), Houston (3), Oakland (3), Miami (1)

7th round- Arizona, Atlanta, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Green Bay, Jacksonville, Miami, Tennesse, Pittsburg all get 1 and Philly and KC both get 2

* Baltimore should have recived a 4th, 5th, 6th and 2 7th, but since a team can only recieve 4 picks, the NFL adds the 2 7ths and makes them 1 6th.

Heres the link with explanations

http://www.detroitlionsdraft.com/2013/01/predicting-the-compensatory-pick/

Two additional six rounders.. Not bad!

Who would they have been for?

[rscott94]

Shockey and Dan Connor or Travelle Wharton?

[SIGCHI222]

The floating up one position with those we are tied with each round I understand...all of this other poo, I don't understand.

I hope Gettleman has a guy for this. I like 2 additional sixers especially now that we have the Godfather in control.

[CPF4LIFE]

Hope we draft 2 more Greg Hardys.

[Kevin Greene]

Good we're gonna need roster spots filled. And cheaply.

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

My guess would be wharton and connor

[Marguide]

Not bad at all. I'm surprised.

[JawnyBlaze]

Shockey and Dan Connor or Travelle Wharton?

Yea probably Wharton and Connor. Shockey didn't play for anyone else and I'm pretty sure the contract and/or playing time the lost FA gets from another team decides comp picks.

[davos]

Robert McClain & Dan Connor

Wharton was injured all season

[JawnyBlaze]

Not bad at all. I'm surprised.

I'm not terribly surprised. I figured we'd get one for Connor. I'm a little surprised if one of them is for Wharton. Didn't he go to IR in the preseason? I dunno, but two extra 6ths will come in handy. A kicker and some OL depth with those two picks please :)

[JawnyBlaze]

Robert McClain & Dan Connor

Wharton was injured all season

Ah, good call on McClain. He's done pretty well in Atl.

[Marguide]

I think it is based strictly on the size of the contract. Wharton going to IR should not have any impact on it.

Edit: I may have spoken too soon. The salary/contract is the primary factor, but at least 1 site says playing time is also part of the formula.

[davos]

Yeah, we'll have to figure this out. I'm unsure myself

Either way, you gotta admit, as much as we all hate ATL minus Grits and ATL1stPanthers2nd, McClain sure proved his worth this season. Its always cool for those late rounders that come out of their shell.

[JawnyBlaze]

I think it is based strictly on the size of the contract. Wharton going to IR should not have any impact on it.

I'm on an iPad so I can't copy and paste the whole thing (or don't know how to if it is possible) but wiki says the formula is based on salary, playing time and postseason honors with salary being the primary factor.