Will the Panthers Trade Out of the #8 Pick

[musicman]

I think it's a possibility of them moving to #3 with the Giants for Carter because..

The Giants can't take Sanders at 3, it's too high (and too much pressure). Get a 3rd and 4th round and maybe a next year 2nd (not too steep) and they save face and get their man and we get ours. If the price is too much, Morgan won't do it. 

It's the same for us. We wouldn't mind moving back a couple of spaces but teams won't give up too much. If our top 3 picks are gone at 8, people might not give us a ton to move, but we may get something and still get a good player at 12-15 or so. 

I don't think teams will over pay to move up this year, so the next best thing is get what you can and still get a decent pick.

[ClawOn]

2 hours ago, L-TownCat said:

I’m nervous because we appear to be in a no man’s land where the top prospects look to be gone before we pick and no realistic trade down scenarios are available.

Im still hoping for something wild to happen and we get a player we didn’t expect to be there.

I know what all the mocks say but I doubt Ward is the only QB taken before us.

[Lurk21]

2 hours ago, Khyber53 said:

Beyond the first three picks, I think everyone wants to trade back in this draft. It is a buyer's market and the eighth pick might not have the value it once did when it comes to trades.

Make the pick, take the best player on the board (Warren, imho) and just move on. 

I feel you to a degree. I see at least 2 teams needing to go oline before us. Teams above us have horrible olinevplay and Qbs in place already. If they trade too far back, the 2 elite tackles could be gone. 

[L-TownCat]

56 minutes ago, ClawOn said:

I know what all the mocks say but I doubt Ward is the only QB taken before us.

We’ll need more than one surprise in order to land a blue chip player, I’m afraid.

[MHS831]

4 hours ago, PadresPanthersFan said:

I keep hearing the raiders are fixated on jeanty so he probably won't make it to us but because of that maybe someone falls

The jags have been rumored to be interested as well.  I still think they go Graham.

[MHS831]

1 hour ago, ClawOn said:

I know what all the mocks say but I doubt Ward is the only QB taken before us.

That is an interesting survey question as well.  If Jax does not like their spot, they could move up with Cleveland for Hunter.  calling it now--then Cleveland might feel better about taking a QB at 5--but they could trade back again and still get Sanders--just a hunch.

[Gapanthersfan]

I doubt it. I don’t think Tepper has the patients to play the ‘long game’ with the draft and team building (hopefully I’m dead wrong). He has been largely radio silent, which is good, but  the draft has to be like Christmas to him.

I think he likes his (singular) guy, and is going to get his guy. Trading back is an even bigger gamble that his guy is still going to be available. 

[BEASTfromdaEAST]

No one had Falcons picking Penix at 8 next year, so I believe there will be chaos at the top of this draft because of the uncertainty around the talent at QB this yr.....hopefully DM can capitalize and finally have a Panthers team fleece someone on a trade during the draft

[Murph]

My gut feeling is that Sanders is still there with our pick and the Colts at 14 want to leap the Saints to get him so they offer us a fair deal. No fleecing on either side. Something like getting their 3rd this year and next years 4th.

[kungfoodude]

It's interesting to see this poll so closely. I honestly figured most were pessimistic about the odds of this.

[SmokinwithWilly]

6 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I voted no because of this. I definitely think that we want to but I just doubt that we'll find a dance partner unless we're willing to get fleeced in the trade.

You've watched the Panthers on draft day. That's the only way we play. 

[jfra78]

7 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

You've watched the Panthers on draft day. That's the only way we play. 

I think they did well on draft day trades last year

[kungfoodude]

5 minutes ago, jfra78 said:

I think they did well on draft day trades last year

Edited April 19 by kungfoodude

[PootieNunu]

4 hours ago, kungfoodude said:

The trades weren't the problem, it was the players they selected.

They thought XL could be our Mike Evans and they thought getting Brooks midway in the 2nd was a steal for a 1st round graded RB. 

Neither pick looks great so far.