The Bryce Trade is Finally Complete. Who Won the Trade? Panthers vs Bears

[PNW_PantherMan]

16 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

It may take a decade to figure out. Early on it sure looked like the Chargers won that Eli trade. Rivers looked at least as good as Eli and they got numerous other high quality pieces. But when it was all done, 2 rings to none says the Giants clearly won.

Yea this is the answer.  If Bryce wins a Super Bowl with Carolina and Caleb never does with the bears, then we won.  It doesn’t matter if DJ Moore makes it to the hall of fame in that case.

Anything short of a championship and we lost that trade.  The value is so lopsided a SB is the only thing that can justify it.

[parker]

 Bryce was playing on a high level the last part of the season.  Hard to believe we played both superbowl teams that close.  Philly came down to a dropped pass and we'd have handed them a L.  If he comes back in that form, we won.  If he goes back to early season form, we'll be picking high next year.

[pantherclaw]

We have our guy. That's all that matters. 

[Jay Roosevelt]

If Bryce ends up being "the guy" then the Panthers won the trade. If not, the Bears did.

[Panthero]

On 4/27/2025 at 11:51 AM, Hoenheim said:

Yea it is early to evaluate the trade still but we've at least got some solid data to work with now. Bryce has completed 2 NFL seasons and Caleb Williams has completed 1.

I know he wasn't part of the trade but I also include CJ Stroud and the Texans into this as well, since we could have selected him in 2023.

As it stands right now, I feel like the trade is pretty much dead even. Bears got quite a few players from it but their team success isn't much better or worse than ours. Neither team has made the playoffs in the 2 seasons since the playoffs have started. 

Obviously the Texans and Stroud have been far and away the most successful team of all 3 teams, winning two playoff games in those 2 seasons and having winning seasons + winning their division 2x in a row. 

But all 3 teams have underwent significant change in the off season. The Bears massively upgraded their oline similar to what we did before the 2024 season, and also got a new HC.

The Texans overhauled their WR core. The Panthers got some very solid additions in the off season as well. 

I think the Bears are 2- 0 vs the Panthers since the trade,  but the Texans are 0-1 to the Panthers. 

What say you? Who won the trade thus far? Panthers or Bears?? 

Great stuff. Until Caleb hits, they aren't gonna be able to crow about any picks. The league begins and ends with QB which is why I don't mind us swinging for a qb. I wish we'd have gone after Stroud, but making the move we did for QB was, is and always will be the right move. 

[Jackie Lee]

 

[CPF4LIFE]

On 4/28/2025 at 1:48 PM, pantherclaw said:

We have our guy. That's all that matters. 

I'm not labeling anybody off a 5 game sample size that wasn't even overly impressive. Put together a full season and actually win some games then we can talk.

[CPF4LIFE]

On 4/28/2025 at 5:43 PM, Jay Roosevelt said:

If Bryce ends up being "the guy" then the Panthers won the trade. If not, the Bears did.

It's that simple

[pantherclaw]

43 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

I'm not labeling anybody off a 5 game sample size that wasn't even overly impressive. Put together a full season and actually win some games then we can talk.

Cool. 

[Panthers Rhule]

49 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

I'm not labeling anybody off a 5 game sample size that wasn't even overly impressive. Put together a full season and actually win some games then we can talk.

 

49 minutes ago, CPF4LIFE said:

It's that simple

[CPF4LIFE]

6 minutes ago, Panthers Rhule said:

 

[L-TownCat]

[Panthercougar68]

If Caleb flames out in Chicago it’s just a sign they are cursed.

[pantherclaw]

Wins a game. 

 

Needs a bigger sample size. 

 

Wins 2 games. Needs a better sample size. 

Well, we can play that card his entire rookie contract.