The Case For Trading the Farm for Lawrence/Fields

[TylerDurden]

As I've said elsewhere, this team was a legit playoff team with competent QB play this year.  8 of our 10 losses were at the hands of bad QB'ing on the final drive with a chance to tie or win.  

That being said, imagine we trade whatever it takes to move up for Lawrence or Fields...  now, I know we'd have to have a willing partner, but let's assume we do.  If you give up, say 3 first rounders - imagine we are a perennial contender every year moving forward with that franchise QB in place that we acquired with said picks; first round picks in the late 20s, or God willing at 32, isn't nearly as much of a loss as the blanket term "first round pick" would imply, especially when the most important position on your roster is secured.

[Mr. Scot]

Did you watch Fields against Northwestern?

I'd need to see a very significant improvement over that game before I'd be willing to trade up for him.

[TylerDurden]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Did you watch Fields against Northwestern?

I'd need to see a very significant improvement over that game before I'd be willing to trade up for him.

Yeah, I haven't seen that game, but I've heard it was horrible.  In all honesty, I think its possible he falls from the Top 3, so this is really a discussion about trading up for Lawrence.

[Eric4280]

Too much. Could’ve been as easy as throwing Grier out there today, but of course ya play to win!

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Proudiddy said:

Yeah, I haven't seen that game, but I've heard it was horrible.  In all honesty, I think its possible he falls from the Top 3, so this is really a discussion about trading up for Lawrence.

I'd trade up for Wilson before I'd trade up for Fields.

But to be honest, I'm not sure I'd trade up.

[JawnyBlaze]

Not super interested in Fields but would trade up for Wilson. 

[TylerDurden]

I've got a feeling Wilson will stay in that top 10 range.  It's possible someone takes him in the top 5, but he could very well be there if we end up picking 9th.  I'm personally not that high on him though.

[Mr. Scot]

A fair number of draft guys now have Wilson being the second quarterback taken.

[TheCasillas]

4 minutes ago, Eric4280 said:

Too much. Could’ve been as easy as throwing Grier out there today, but of course ya play to win!

if Grier plays today we win by 30

[OldhamA]

10 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

As I've said elsewhere, this team was a legit playoff team with competent QB play this year.  8 of our 10 losses were at the hands of bad QB'ing on the final drive with a chance to tie or win.  

That being said, imagine we trade whatever it takes to move up for Lawrence or Fields...  now, I know we'd have to have a willing partner, but let's assume we do.  If you give up, say 3 first rounders - imagine we are a perennial contender every year moving forward with that franchise QB in place that we acquired with said picks; first round picks in the late 20s, or God willing at 32, isn't nearly as much of a loss as the blanket term "first round pick" would imply, especially when the most important position on your roster is secured.

We've been within a score in the vast majority of our losses.

A better QB helps, absolutely, but the team just isn't good enough from top to bottom. 

Maybe we scrape into the Playoffs with a good QB this year, but we'd be one and done when we got there. 

We're not in a position to trade the farm for a single player. We need an injection of talent on this roster BADLY. The 2020 Draft was just the first step - we need two more Drafts like that to be a consistently good team. 

[amcoolio]

If we win a meaningless game to get us away from franchise QB's then trade up for one this franchise can go to hell

[LinvilleGorge]

Unless Fields looks a lot better in the playoffs than he did against Indiana and Northwestern, then I'd rather trade the farm for Wilson or Lance.

[TylerDurden]

Just now, amcoolio said:

If we win a meaningless game to get us away from franchise QB's then trade up for one this franchise can go to hell

Admittedly it sucks, but we're Panthers fans, what else would you expect?

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Proudiddy said:

Admittedly it sucks, but we're Panthers fans, what else would you expect?

With the last major vestiges of the Richardson era finally gone, I'm hoping to expect a lot more.