Would you make this trade?

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Hell no haha. Doesn't matter how young Marshall is or how reliable Orton is. Steve will forever be a Panther, and I hope I can say the same about Matt Moore if he can step it up.

[grateflday]

No way I make that trade..... mainly because Smitty is a beast and I dont think Orton is that much an upgrade, if any, at the QB position.

[Delhommey]

How many first rounders are we getting again?

[The Link]

No, but I'd trade Moore for Orton. I think Orton is the kind of QB who would thrive in our current offense.

[jbland]

Matt Moore and Steve Smith to Denver for Orton and Brandon Marshall.

Hell no.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

No, but I'd trade Moore for Orton. I think Orton is the kind of QB who would thrive in our current offense.

I agree, but I'm not unconvinced Moore can't play the same role.

[mountainpantherfan]

I would say no BUT I wouldn't hate the trade if it happen, not that its going to.

That probably is the most reasonalbe QB/WR1 straight up trade in the entire league though.

[top dawg]

Marshall is what Calvin Johnson was expected to be.

What? Have you actually looked at these receivers play with an analytical eye?

Calvin Johnson IS an athletic beast who rightfully is nicknamed Megatron. Don't get me wrong; I think that Brandon Marshall MAY be in that same league, and I'd love to have him here, but Calvin Johnson he is not.

BTW, No way I'd make the suggested trade.

[The Link]

What? Have you actually looked at these receivers play with an analytical eye?

Calvin Johnson IS an athletic beast who rightfully is nicknamed Megatron. Don't get me wrong; I think that Brandon Marshall MAY be in that same league, and I'd love to have him here, but Calvin Johnson he is not.

BTW, No way I'd make the suggested trade.

http://www.nfl.com/players/brandonmarshall/profile?id=MAR370922

http://www.nfl.com/players/calvinjohnson/profile?id=JOH088640

The stats disagree with you.

[PantherDude]

What the....?!? Hell no! Smitty is still the best & I felt comfty more with Moore here.....literally. More than Orton, for sure.

[Matt Foley]

What? Have you actually looked at these receivers play with an analytical eye?

Calvin Johnson IS an athletic beast who rightfully is nicknamed Megatron. Don't get me wrong; I think that Brandon Marshall MAY be in that same league, and I'd love to have him here, but Calvin Johnson he is not.

BTW, No way I'd make the suggested trade.

Not saying it's Johnson's fault. He plays for the Lions. But Marshall has been the beast that Johnson was supposed to be, stats wise.

I can't believe no one would make this trade. Steve Smith has one, maybe two more good years in him. Marshall should be a top receiver for six or seven years to come. Orton and Moore is basically trading one limited QB for another, only Orton has more experience.

[therealmjl]

HELL no.

[top dawg]

http://www.nfl.com/players/brandonmarshall/profile?id=MAR370922

http://www.nfl.com/players/calvinjohnson/profile?id=JOH088640

The stats disagree with you.

Granted! But if our last season didn't teach us anything else, it taught us that QBs can make great receivers look decidedly average. Megatron has been a victim of playing on a piss poor team with below average QBs. If Stafford pans out, and they get their passing game in gear, then you'll see why he's named Megatron.

[mountainpantherfan]

Not saying it's Johnson's fault. He plays for the Lions. But Marshall has been the beast that Johnson was supposed to be, stats wise.

I can't believe no one would make this trade. Steve Smith has one, maybe two more good years in him. Marshall should be a top receiver for six or seven years to come. Orton and Moore is basically trading one limited QB for another, only Orton has more experience.

It has nothing really to do with talent or if the trade is fair. Every Panther fan, I dare to say, has a very emotional attachment to Smith. You could suggest a trade of Smith for Fitzgerald straight up and I would say at least half of the fans would want to keep Smith. And I would be one of them, sad to say.

Same thing could have been said for Peppers a couple of years ago up until he said he wanted out. Until that happens with Smith, fans will have that attachment to him. And I don't think that is a bad thing.