So the Carolina Panthers have elbowed their way into the Sean Payton sweepstakes, agreeing to meet the preliminary cost to trade for the former New Orleans Saints head coach’s contract. And that shouldn’t come cheaply for them. If he’s moved to a division rival, the Saints would be directly competing with Payton for the NFC South title each season while meeting him twice a year. The cost for acquiring him has to outweigh what other teams would pay.
Our projected trades from the Broncos (about 404 points), Texans (413 points), and Cardinals (495 points) carry similar values on the Rich Hill trade value chart, with a slight bump for Arizona given they play in the same conference and the Saints would be seeing Payton more frequently than if he were with an AFC team. Teams have their own draft pick value charts and models, but this one is my preferred reference tool. So how does Carolina stack up to our past proposals for other teams?
