Gardner to Panthers

[PSUSkinsFan21]

Originally Posted by That Guy

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.

I'm not so sure that's true. There was a lot of speculation that the Skins were holding out for a 3rd rounder, but I never heard that they had a solid offer from any team for a 4th. My understanding is that no team wanted to risk a high or mid round draft pick on a guy who didn't appear willing to sign a long-term deal. If the skins would have had a solid offer for a 4th rounder, I think they might have taken it.