The Panthers have traded Greg Little to the Dolphins, per a club announcement. In return, the Dolphins will send a 2022 seventh-round choice to Carolina. 
Little, the No. 37 overall pick in 2019, has appeared in just 14 games over the last two seasons. After starting just three times in that span, he’ll be competing for a reserve spot with the Dolphins. They could probably use the help after their running game stalled in the preseason opener.
Over the next few weeks, Little will vie for time behind starting tackles Austin Jackson and Jesse Davis. Rookie guard Liam Eichenberg, center Michael Dieter, and Robert Hunt are projected to start in the middle.
The Panthers didn’t get much in this deal, but it’s better than nothing. Little was likely on the roster bubble. Now, they’ve got two seventh-round picks — their original one now belongs to the Rams, but they also own the Titans’ seventh-rounder in 2022.
You have to give up a Little to get a little.
Jeez, great move by Miami to fill an area of need for cheap. Little cost them almost nothing, so if he ends up living up to just half of his draft status, they got a good deal. The Panthers, on the other hand…I mean, wow. What a waste. Little has missed a lot of time, yes, but that’s a high pick (in an area with undecided results position-wise for that team outside of Moton) to just let go for nearly nothing. Especially considering the fact that he was still on his rookie deal. At that point, I would have just kept Little for the year.
Carolina obviously felt he was a bust.
I hope they’re wrong because Miami needs the depth at Tackle.
As a Panthers fan, I can tell you he is a bust. I mean, depth if you don’t have to use him, sure, that’s helpful for filling out a roster I guess. But he’s not a good tackle.
On paper, yes, it looks like waste by the Panthers. Do you think that maybe the coaches have a better overall view of his talent? I’m sure they see things that make them doubt he is worth a roster spot.
Yes, he was drafted high. Too high. That was the problem, not letting him go. Hurney isn’t good at drafting players past the first round, and this is another testament to that fact. And we traded up for Little, too LOL. He’s just not a good tackle. He’s never been, but Hurney thought…. whatever he thought at the time that ultimately precipitated his being shown the door out of Carolina (finally, x 2) himself. In any event, as a Panthers fan, I’m glad Little’s gone and that should tell you something given the state of our O-Line.
I mean, I get that Little isn’t very good, but for a first round pick, you may as well get four years out of a guy. He doesn’t have to start, but at least get some sort of return on your investment.
I agree with you about Hurney, for the record. For all the crap Gettleman is getting in New York, his run in Carolina was mostly successful. Replacing him with Hurney just because Richardson liked Hurney better was premature in my mind.
Nah, avoiding the sunk cost fallacy is the better move here. There’s no return to reap by just keeping him on the roster for its own sake. Better to free it up for others to compete for. Keeping him around because was a 2nd (not 1st) round pick just reinforces entitlement and complacency in the player(s), but this sends the right message that no one’s spot is secure.
Sunk cost is not always a fallacy. Imagine if Indianapolis played that card with Peyton Manning after his first two seasons. I know no position can be equated to QB, but regardless, some guys take time to develop. LT is an important spot. Giving up on a low floor, high ceiling guy is risky.
I guess Carolina agrees with me, that Little isn’t very good at football. I doubt he makes Miami’s team, unless they have OL injuries.
Marty Hurney. The gift that keeps on giving.