Last comment is that the Cards can exceed their bonus pool for the first 10 rounds by up to 5% with only a fine of 75% of that overage. Anything above that causes the same dollar penalty but also the loss of a 1st round pick next year. I think the Cards should use that extra 5% to potentially sign someone in the first 10 rounds if necessary, although I also thought I read that if you exceed you bonus pool you are not eligible for one of the new “competitive balance draft picks” (six after round 1 and six after round 2), and I think I read that the Cards are currently in line, based on revenues, to potentially get one of those when they start in the 2013 draft, so using the 5% extra might be ultimately counterproductive.

Bottom line is that this will be very confusing until we see how it all plays out, but you can bet all (smart) teams are giving it thought already, and a team like the Cards with alot of extra picks have more variable to take into account so as to maximize those picks.

I am only suggesting that, if it is necesary to buy a high upside high school player out of his college committment (which is worth alot of money with the cost of college for good out of state schools), you can do that my drafting college seniors who have no leverage and signing them for under slot bonuses and then using that money to potentially draft 5 high upside high school prospects with the 2 first round and and 3 comp round picks and giving them more than slot. I am suggesting this since apparently the excellent college players are not plentiful in this draft, and having 5 picks so early may never happen again, and you do not want to miss the opportunity to maximize talent picked in the upcoming draft.