The widely assumed 4th round compensatory pick...

I keep seeing talk of this 4th round pick that many people think we're gonna get as compensation.

It's included in almost every single member mock draft posted in here.

Continually mentioned in draft threads.

But the thing that's been puzzling me is just why exactly it is assumed we're getting anything...

So I did a little research.

Saints 2012 free agency

losses: Carl Nicks (5 yr $47.5 million), Robert Meachem (4 yr $26 million), Tracy Porter (1 yr $4 million), Jo-Lonn Dunbar (2 yr $3 million)

Gains: Ben Grubbs (5 yr $36 million), Curtis Lofton (5 yr $27.5 million), Brodrick Bunkley (5 yr $25 million), David Hawthorne (5 yr $19.5 million), Chris Chamberlain (3 yr $4 million)

Now as far as I can see we ain't due a single thing.

Now, the Ravens for instance are widely projected to be due a 4th round selection for the loss of Ben Grubbs because they did not replace him.

Ravens 2012 Free agency 2012

Losses: Ben Grubbs (5 yr $36 million), Jarret Johnson (4 yr $19 million), Corey Redding (3 yr $10.5 million), Tom Zbikowski (3 yr $5.5 million), Haruki Nakamura (3 yr $4.8 million)

Gains: Corey Graham (2 yr $3.7 million

Below is a look at the projected picks for all teams.

Team Round Player lost
Texans 3 Mario Williams
Chiefs 3 Brandon Carr
Titans 3 Cortland Finnegan
Lions 4 Eric Wright
Ravens 4 Ben Grubbs
Packers 4 Matt Flynn
Dolphins 4 Kendall Langford
49ers 4 Josh Morgan
Falcons 4 Curtis Lofton
Ravens 5 Jarret Johnson
Titans 5 Jason Jones
Texans 6 Jason Allen
Giants 6 Aaron Ross
Raiders 6 Samson Satele
Raiders 6 Michael Bush
Ravens 6 Cory Redding
Eagles 7 Steve Smith
Bengals 7 Jerome Simpson
Ravens 7 Tom Zbikowski
Steelers 7 William Gay
Seahawks 7 Charlie Whitehurst
Seahawks 7 Atari Bigby
Falcons 7 Eric Weems
Bengals 7 Mike McGlynn
49ers 7 Blake Costanzo
Lions 7 Drew Stanton
49ers 7 Madieu Williams
Falcons 7 James Sanders
Titans 7 William Hayes
Falcons 7 Kelvin Hayden
Jaguars 7 Additional pick
Chiefs 7 Additional pick

Hopefully I'm wrong and I'm overlooking something, and we are in fact due a pick. But based on the numbers above as far as I can tell we ain't getting a thing. :idunno: