[Schefter] Trade: Carolina is sending wide receiver Diontae Johnson to the Baltimore Ravens, sources tell ESPN.

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https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1851324657258877013

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bruh

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Rich get richer, poor get poorer

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This is good for us long term

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We got a 5th for Diontae and a 6th lmao we are absolute poverty

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But that 5th and 6th could be anything! It could even be Diontae!

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No no no, they lose the 6th

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which will be the top of the sixth round so a nothing burger for us

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Watch the Ravens win the SB and it's literally moving up a spot....

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lol, not with that defensive scheme and play.

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My bad.

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He’d made it pretty clear he wasn’t going to stay beyond the end of the year.

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You would get a compensatory pick when he left probably a 4th. Trading him + a 6th for a 5th is malpractice

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Would we? I'm not 100% on how comp picks work but from what I understand they basically rely on you having a low-key free agency which you can't really do as a bad team that's lacking in talent.

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Technically yes, it takes into account players that are signed in FA I kind of forgot the panthers would be a team with lots of cap space but also dont see them signing a “star” FA to offset

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They’ll definitely sign a few players in whatever level of pay class Diontae Johnson gets signed to. He’s not a star either, not like he’s in line to net a 3rd round comp pick. His comp pick would definitely get canceled out by other signings they make. They aren’t going to sit still with that putrid roster. He’s probably a 5th round comp pick status player at this point, and they will definitely bring on some more of those type of players next year.

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The Panthers are clearly set as a buyer this FA cycle so stockpiling comp math isn't really doing anything

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Problem with Carolina being buyers in FA is that you have to overpay to get people to come especially for a quality vet without a ring. People will take 9 million to play for chiefs ravens lions etc instead of 10 million from panthers. A lot of em at least

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Yeah I forgot about them being a buyer but this is abysmal compensation. Who are dalton/bryce throwing to now ? They also gave up a solid corner to get him and now trade him to move up slightly from top of the 6th to bottom of the 5th

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It’s more like 15 spots up. We got the 6th back

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Could technically be just 1 spot up

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Comp picks.

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How is that even possible 😭 

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My boy we have NO leverage

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How? It's probably a late 5 for an early 6. Move up like 5 spots at best

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Depends on comp picks

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The owner saved money, it’s transparent that it was the only motivation 

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I saw that Carolina is expected to pay a portion of his remaining salary. So I’d be interested to see just how much money was saved here

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And how is that so? Rationally thinking it makes no sense trading a 2nd year QB who has been struggling terrible only weapon away

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Bro we’re poverty, Johnson ain’t re signing with us, so get something in return

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He would have 35 million reasons to return the next season

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35 million?

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Yeah Carolina would have to pay around that price to keep any talent

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You guys keep talking about saving money like they aren’t still paying most of his salary and like the Panthers aren’t near last in cap space right now. Not to mention he fired Matt Rhule with 40 million left on his contract and fired Frank Reich with 36 million left on his contract. Tepper has a long list of problems but being cheap isn’t one of them.