It's Time to Trade Burns

[tukafan21]

Honestly, I'd inactivate him each week until we can get a trade done at this point, can't risk him getting hurt and losing any trade value.

This team is not even remotely close to being a contender, not this year and at this rate, not for a couple years.

There is no point in paying Burns what we'll need to pay him, just for us to continue to be a sub .500 team when the alternative is getting a couple firsts (yes, someone will still give us that) and 2 high quality players with that 30-35 million in cap space we won't have to use on him.

That's a 4 for 1 deal and as good as Burns can be, we need the 4 starter level players more right now.

And I don't say this lightly, I love Burns the player and person, I was also leading the charge all offseason to just pay him what he wanted to get it done.  But now that we see what this team is right now, and that we still can't get a deal done, it's just time to do what's best for the franchise right now and move him for a haul.

[Ornias]

We are not getting 2 1sts at this point and certainly no player of note. Take a 1st and a 3rd if you can and find a new GM. 

[ickmule]

What for a box of crackerjacks ? 

[LinvilleGorge]

Fitts can't afford too. He wouldn't get anywhere close to what he turned down from the Rams and he'd get skewered for trading him mater for significantly less.

[FuFuLamePoo]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

Fitts can't afford too. He wouldn't get anywhere close to what he turned down from the Rams and he'd get skewered for trading him mater for significantly less.

Good lord he’s brutal at his job isn’t he 

[Cpt slay a ho]

If fitts is going to be responsible for who we draft with the picks than I’ll pass 

[Moonraker]

Even last year I can't believe we didn't take the Rams offer. He is NOT a game changer for us. He could be for someone else that just needs that 1 piece, an edge-rusher in his case. But, as our team sits today...it would be a total waste to pay him what he wants, even if he deserves it (which I don't think he does).

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

a 2nd or 3rd is the best we can get now since we lost all leverage in trade

[toldozer]

Should have traded burns and kept cmc. This franchise will always manage to make the wrong move it does not matter. 

[Eric4280]

An edge needy team will emerge and overpay, it’ll get us leverage back. Obviously doesn’t hold a lot of weight now but one of those fringe contenders that will be willing to overpay for what they think is a game changer, will spend. We need to pay Luvu.

[Wolfcop]

5 minutes ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

a 2nd or 3rd is the best we can get now since we lost all leverage in trade

Incorrect 

[tukafan21]

8 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Fitts can't afford too. He wouldn't get anywhere close to what he turned down from the Rams and he'd get skewered for trading him mater for significantly less.

Sunk cost

You can't continue to make the wrong decision just because of a past decision that went wrong.

You have to make the best move from here on out.

And people thinking we won't get a big trade like that are nuts, he's a 25 year old pass rusher that regardless of what the fans on here think about him or his limitations, the league views as an elite pass rusher.  

Someone will give up multiple firsts, or a first and a combination of 2nd or other quality players, something like that would be offered for him, no question about it.

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

1 minute ago, Wolfcop said:

Incorrect 

teams know that Burns is in a contract year. If the panthers cannot resign him before next offseason, Burns can walk for nothing. Therefore, if the panthers get desperate after not being able to extend Burns before trade deadline, they may be force to trade him. Unless a playoff teams get into a bidding war, we aren't getting much in return for him now

[hepcat]

3 minutes ago, Wolfcop said:

Incorrect 

Eh not really. Last season the team that traded for him was getting 1.5 seasons out of him before a new contract was needed. Now it’s only roughly 3/4 a season. That time was valuable.