REPORT: Panthers open to trading down from #8

[TheSpecialJuan]

Per Joe Person 

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6276175/2025/04/14/panthers-nfl-draft-first-round-derek-carr-saints/

[CanadianCat]

Paywall..

[Daddy_Uncle]

Good

[csx]

Braking!!!!

[Camp Fodder]

[45catfan]

It only makes sense.  After the elite blue-chip guys (outside of Warren will all be gone), the next 10 or so guys are not dissimilar enough to ignore trade down offers.

[BlazeCarolina]

We all knew this.  This is them just publicly announcing "call me."  Good to make it official we are open for business.

We should always be open for business, though.

[Camp Fodder]

1 minute ago, 45catfan said:

It only makes sense.  After the elite blue-chip guys (outside of Warren will all be gone), the next 10 or so guys are not dissimilar enough to ignore trade down offers.

Especially seeing they like guys like Willams, could drop to like 15 and still get him 

[rayzor]

[45catfan]

1 minute ago, Camp Fodder said:

Especially seeing they like guys like Willams, could drop to like 15 and still get him 

These EDGE guys all and I do mean ALL, have holes in their games.  The drop off from Carter to the next cluster of EDGE guys is fairly steep.  If we have three EDGE guys ranked close together and move down several spots, we are nearly guaranteed to get at least one of them.

[SCO96]

I've got mixed feelings on this one. If Carolina had a stellar front office that was known for nailing their draft picks in most years, then I'd be down with a move down the draft board to acquire an extra pick. Unfortunately, our draft history this decade leaves a lot to be desired....especially in round 2.

If we picked the best player at any position (outside of QB, HB, OL,) it would immediately improve our team. And, dropping down doesn't guarantee we'd pick the right guy in the 1st round or with the extra draft choice acquired in the trade.

I can see maybe going from 8 to 12, but no further than 15. Even going to 15 would bother me b/c that means Carolina would miss out on 7 blue chip players before they're on the clock.

Edited yesterday at 04:17 PM by SCO96

[45catfan]

4 minutes ago, SCO96 said:

I've got mixed feelings on this one. If Carolina had a stellar front office that was known for nailing their draft picks in most years, then I'd be down with a move down the draft board to acquire an extra pick. Unfortunately, our draft history this decade leaves a lot to be desired....especially in round 2.

If we picked the best player at any position (outside of QB, HB, OL,) it would immediately improve our team. And, dropping down doesn't guarantee we'd pick the right guy in the 1st round or with the extra draft choice acquired in the trade.

I can see maybe going from 8 to 12, but no further than 15. Even going to 15 would bother me b/c that means Carolina would miss out on 7 blue chip players before they're on the clock.

If the Raiders somehow pass on Jeanty, the Cowboys will be all too happy to come up to #8.  We get their second rounder this year.

[TD alt]

Of course we are.

[45catfan]

1 minute ago, TD alt said:

Of course we are.

McShay says there are only two can't miss prospects in this draft, Carter and Hunter and we aren't getting either of them.   Don't trade down for the sake of it, but if it makes sense, why not?