A failure to trade Christian McCaffrey will cost us Trevor or Fields

[Carl Spackler]

Trade Burns too, he's almost over the hill.

[MVPccaffrey]

Just now, Carl Spackler said:

They sure were in 2019. In December home games, probably 80 percent of all Panthers fans there were wearing 22 jerseys or shirts.

Yup.  CMC is the face of the franchise, and that was true the last two years as well

[La Pantera]

Im not sold on Trevor Lawrence, like most people. I dont think he'll be the pro Watson is.

but yeah. CMC will win games and knock us out of the #1 spot. But ill be ok with that

[Carl Spackler]

Hell, trade our upcoming draft pick right after we get him. He'll be too old to play by next season.

[GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER]

Just now, bobowilson said:

Wide receivers can play well into their 30s.

Running backs fall off a cliff in their mid 20s.

It's just a statistical fact, with a few very rare outliers.

 

you can also get good production out of running backs for a fraction of the cost. extending mccaffrey on a bad roster is just fan service. which hey maybe the new owner is more concerned with pleasing fans than winning. that would still be an improvement over mister after all

[jfra78]

Trade Cam might as well trade CMC

[bobowilson]

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If you part with Cam, Luke (not our choice), Greg, and CMC all in the same off-season you don't just have to rebuild a team from scratch, you have to rebuild a fanbase from scratch.

Doesn't matter, Trevor Lawrence will bring the fans back when he's a stud.

One year of low ticket sales isn't a big deal.

We made it through Jimmy.

[GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER]

1 minute ago, Carl Spackler said:

They sure were in 2019. In December home games, probably 80 percent of all Panthers fans there were wearing 22 jerseys or shirts.

i saw a lot of fans dressed like empty seats

[jfra78]

Just now, GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER said:

you can also get good production out of running backs for a fraction of the cost. extending mccaffrey on a bad roster is just fan service. which hey maybe the new owner is more concerned with pleasing fans than winning. that would still be an improvement over mister after all

This is true, whats the point of having a luxury piece like CMC on this shitshow

[Carl Spackler]

 

Just now, GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER said:

i saw a lot of fans dressed like empty seats

I did say "of all Panthers fans who were there," and besides, if we lose Luke, Cam, Greg and CMC in the offseason, the stands for kickoff of our first home game will look exactly like the present day.

[LinvilleGorge]

From the other side of this perspective, if I'm CMC I'm probably demanding a trade right now. It's difficult to see this team competing for the next 2-3 seasons. Do you really want to spend your best years taking a pounding playing for a team that can't compete? That's what drove Barry Sanders into early retirement.

[GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER]

i do disagree with the premise of this thread though. a running back doesn't move the needle like that anymore. if we have one of the worst rosters in the league, we will pick near the top of the draft whether mccaffrey is here or not.

[GOOGLE JIM BOB COOTER]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

From the other side of this perspective, if I'm CMC I'm probably demanding a trade right now. It's difficult to see this team competing for the next 2-3 seasons. Do you really want to spend your best years taking a pounding playing for a team that can't compete? That's what drove Barry Sanders into early retirement.

he has broncos written all over him

[stbugs]

Just now, bobowilson said:

Wide receivers can play well into their 30s.

Running backs fall off a cliff in their mid 20s.

It's just a statistical fact, with a few very rare outliers.

 

That’s incorrect. The peak age is 27-28. At 27, typically improving, the. At 28 they start to decline. CMC will turn 25 right before (hypothetical) Lawrence’s rookie year. 26 before 2nd year, 27 before 3rd year and 28 before 4th year. Since he is a June birthday, I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that he will start his decline in Lawrence’s 5th year. Certainly not broken down by his 2nd. Also, CMC can likely also transition to a 3rd down type RB which would really help a young QB. That’s why, I’d hand CMC his 2nd contract. Instead of 5th year option in 2021, make it a 5 year deal and then he’s good the first 4 years and you can even release him year 5 if he looks to be tailing off at all. He’d likely have no dead cap in year 5.

Anyway, CMC’s prime lines up with a rookie QB’s rookie contract. If Lawrence is solid, chances are you’ve already had a couple playoff runs before CMC’s 29 year old year.