Since the lockout stops teams from signing contracts with players does that affect the panthers the most with their first overall pick, usually the team that has the first overall pick has some deal made with their draft pick before the draft even starts. But now with the lockout in place does this take away from an advantage of having the first overall pick? The panthers could take a player that might give them a better deal, an example I look at is with the texans and they signed Mario Williams over Reggie Bush. Opinions, thoughts, comments?