Why I Believe That We Will Trade Down

[Coheed]

traded down w/ chicago and man....what a pipe dream lol 

 

[pantherclaw]

We really have no idea how picks 2 through 7 will fall. Everybody does a mock, but mocks are just what they think teams will do based upon their needs. Most mocks are worthless after 2 picks. 

[ForJimmy]

I feel like in this draft trading down won't result in the same return as it typically does.  We need players no doubt, but unless it's a decent deal (which doesn't seem likely) I'm not sure we do it. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

I like the fact that the organization has basically put it out there that we're willing to trade down. However, there are so many variables involved that I believe we will ultimately stay put @8 and just take the best defensive player on our board. 

[cookinbrak]

If Jeanty is there at 8, Dallas will be a'calling.

[carpanfan96]

This is probably going to be a bad draft to trade back in. Won't get what you'd normally get. Also Panthers really like Walker, if he's there, he will get picked. Only way they move back there is for a huge return plus still have a chance at Walker. So I don't see a drop back past 14-15 but I'd be shocked if they traded out and Walker was there. 

[tukafan21]

You want to trade down from 8 to 15 and only get 46 in return?

HELLLLLLLLL NO

If we're trading down that far, we better be getting a 1st next year, a 2nd this year, and possibly even more.

[pantherclaw]

Not sure there will be a dance partner for a trade. 

[Martin]

21 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

You want to trade down from 8 to 15 and only get 46 in return?

HELLLLLLLLL NO

If we're trading down that far, we better be getting a 1st next year, a 2nd this year, and possibly even more.

If we aren’t sold on anyone at 8, this would be a good trade imo. We would get a really good player at 46. This is an unusual draft with a lot of really good players from 10-50. 

[tukafan21]

14 minutes ago, Martin said:

If we aren’t sold on anyone at 8, this would be a good trade imo. We would get a really good player at 46. This is an unusual draft with a lot of really good players from 10-50. 

The players who will be available to us with those picks are irrelevant because it's still not a good trade.  And for at sam that has a recent history of making bad draft pick based trades, all this trade would do is make teams continue to low ball us in trade offers because it's clear we get pushed around.

And it being that type of draft is also exactly why it's a terrible trade, because it's a bit of a crapshoot draft, so every pick you move down, makes you more likely to make a wrong pick than a right one.  Even over drafting a player is a smarter move, because it means we are still taking someone we REALLY believe in, which in a draft like this is more important than value, because it gives you a better chance of hitting on the pick.

All of that is also before you even dig in further and see that this is proposing a trade with the Falcons.

If we're allowing a divisional opponent to move up from 15 to 8 to take someone they clearly badly want, you need to make them bleed for it.  I made my comments before realizing it, and still stick by that trade package if it was a non NFCS team, now knowing it's the Falcons, if we're going from 8 to 15, I want next year's 1st and 2nd as well as this year's 2nd, anything less and they can go kick rocks.

Edited April 18, 2025 by tukafan21

[csx]

Regardless I can't imagine we draft two edge rushers. 

[jasonluckydog]

Lots of good players later on but generational players are all gone by pick 9. 

[chknwing]

any draft without skateboo is a bad draft

[jfra78]

1 hour ago, csx said:

Regardless I can't imagine we draft two edge rushers. 

I can see us drafting 2 edges and ILB and a dt