Gardner to Panthers

Could it be conditional based on what kind of performance he has next year?

if that does happen, we could be looking @ the good chance of recieving a decent pick with Gardner going into his contract year. and since that's too good of a scenario, we probably sent him there for a 6th rounder. :biggthump

Seems like only yesterday I was reading posts on thewarpath.net saying how stupid the FO was for allowing Gardner and Barrow to seek trades. That who would be so stupid as to trade for either when they would just be released soon anyway

Well anyway, now the ball's in McCant's court so to speak...time for him to step up

It looks like it will be a 6th, plus Carolina is responsible for $2 million of his base salary in 2005

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/12238897.htm

It looks like it will be a 6th, plus Carolina is responsible for $2 million of his base salary in 2005

http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/12238897.htm

Couldn't read without siging up. Could you post the relavent parts?

(or maybe you already did in your first sentence.)

The Carolina Panthers' lengthy search for a third wide receiver might have ended with an unexpected battle for the No. 2 job.

The Panthers will bring in Rod Gardner, a starter for almost his entire four seasons with the Washington Redskins, for a physical on Thursday morning. If Gardner passes all medical tests, Carolina will send a sixth-round pick in 2006 to Washington, according to multiple league sources.

Panthers general manager Marty Hurney and Gardner's agent, Joel Segal, confirmed the receiver will be in for a physical. Hurney confirmed a deal is likely if medical clearance is given (Gardner has had a relatively injury-free career). But Hurney and Segal would not say what the compensation would be. The sources said the draft-pick compensation also is conditional on Gardner making the roster, but that seems a certainty.

The Panthers were unsuccessful at landing a backup for starters Steve Smith and Keary Colbert in free agency and the college draft. But Gardner could be more than a backup. At very least, the Panthers will have three strong candidates for two starting jobs.

At 6-foot-2 and 213 pounds, Gardner has the kind of size Carolina had sought since releasing Muhsin Muhammad in February. Gardner started 62 of 64 games with Washington, but it became obvious last season that his future with the Redskins was in doubt.

He was to have a $3.5 million salary-cap hit, and the Redskins had been shopping Gardner since the Senior Bowl in January. Initially, they were seeking a second-round pick for the former first-round choice from Clemson. The Panthers, who had kept an eye on Gardner's situation, would be responsible for $2 million base salary in the final year of his contract.

"Rod's very excited and looking forward to going to camp and competing," Segal said.

There was some thought the Redskins would be forced to release Gardner in a salary-cap move after June1, but they hung onto the receiver and continued to drop their price tag.

Gardner's numbers dropped last year and in 2003, after he had 71 catches for 1,006 yards and eight touchdowns in 2002. But the Panthers view Gardner as a strong possession receiver, who could pair well with speedsters Smith and Colbert, who is coming off a solid rookie season.

The addition of Gardner will allow veteran Ricky Proehl to be used as a situational receiver in the red zone and give prospect Drew Carter time to develop.

FINALLY. i always hated holding my breath extra long every time the ball was in the air going to ol' 'fiddyfiddy'. what's the purpose of size if you can't catch the clutch ones? better to replace him with speed to at least stretch the field out for Portis and Cooley.

still, he was as good as gone, why didn't the cats wait till we released him?

FINALLY. i always hated holding my breath extra long every time the ball was in the air going to ol' 'fiddyfiddy'. what's the purpose of size if you can't catch the clutch ones? better to replace him with speed to at least stretch the field out for Portis and Cooley.

still, he was as good as gone, why didn't the cats wait till we released him?
This way the are garanteed to get him, if the waited they would have to compete for all of the droping hotness

That 2 million of base salary, does that mean anything to us?

that means we get 2$mill in cap space back to pay for our rookie 1st rounders... and we're responsible for the 1.5$ thats left (so we bought a 6th round draft pick for 1.5$mill)...

its a good deal for them and we got more than a case of beer, BUT we could have gotten a 4th rounder for him before the draft and released barrow before the 2005 season too so its still a FO blunder, just with a partial recovery.

Seems like only yesterday I was reading posts on thewarpath.net saying how stupid the FO was for allowing Gardner and Barrow to seek trades. That who would be so stupid as to trade for either when they would just be released soon anyway

Well anyway, now the ball's in McCant's court so to speak...time for him to step up

The front office bashers seem kinda quiet now...

that means we get 2$mill in cap space back to pay for our rookie 1st rounders... and we're responsible for the 1.5$ thats left (so we bought a 6th round draft pick for 1.5$mill)...

its a good deal for them and we got more than a case of beer, BUT we could have gotten a 4th rounder for him before the draft and released barrow before the 2005 season too so its still a FO blunder, just with a partial recovery.

How could they have gotten a 4th before the draft?

Was an official offer on the table and the Skins turned it down?