Thielen traded

[Joe Bear]

Thielen's age also makes him more conducive to injury, which doesn't make him the most reliable safety blanket when he's hurt. There is a WR on the team who can fill that role, though. And if all these picks on Young and these first-round WRs still can't get it done, hey, maybe there's a whole new nucleus.

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 minute ago, ECHornet said:

That’s also how you end up with a closet full of TY beanies. 

Ok you win

[carpanfan96]

1 minute ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Well if Bryce tanks this year because Thielen isn’t helping him then the trade is even better than I thought because that means we are replacing Bryce in the 2026 draft instead of the 2027 draft.

Yeah, I still don't understand how he was rated #1 QB in that draft to this day. 

Below avg arm strength 

Way below avg size

avg athleticism 

Happy feet 

High sack and pressure rate %'s. 

 

I mean I get that everyone makes mistakes, I was high on AR... lmfao and facepalm. 

 

But it's so egregious that it's laughable. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Mike Kaye 

Immediate Kaye's Takes:
- Kind of funny that the Vikings cut Thielen with the thought he was expensive and aging, and then turning around two years later, when he's older and still relatively expensive for a No. 3 receiver and trading for him.
- #Panthers stuck to their guns and got long-term value increases. There's a huge chance Thielen is retired before that 2027 fourth-round pick hits the field.
- I said this to another reporter last week that I felt like Thielen had been kind of mitigated in practice throughout the summer. I can't remember a lot of action from him in camp.
- This staff routinely says it's developmentally minded: this opens a massive chunk of playing time for Coker and Horn, specifically. 
- This trade is why you keep David Moore, who is the de facto tutor for basically all the young WRs they've collected the past two years.
- Opening up $7 million in rollover cap potential is advantageous for 2026. Getting a fourth for a fifth in 2027 makes sense because it extends value of trade and the only reason to do this is for the long-haul future, imo.
- I do worry about growing pains for the offense, especially with so much riding on Young and Canales.
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https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/1960711487212650808?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

 

[Jon Snow]

Just now, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Coker made some plays that gives me hope that he can be that clutch receiver.  It was a huge gamble if you ask me.  You are depending on rookies and 2nd year players to step up. Moore's the only multi-year veteran and he's at the bottom of the pecking order. 

Moore's only value is special teams and a fill in for injuries. He has the advantage of knowing the offense really well and can catch critical passes most of the time. That's hard for a bottom of the roster rookie player to beat out.

[tukafan21]

In a make or break year for Bryce to prove he can be the guy...

Tommy Tremble and David Moore are the only pass catchers (not including RBs) who have played more than 1 NFL season.

That's just scary to think about, no matter how much potential these young guys have.

Edited 7 hours ago by tukafan21

[jb2288]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

The #Panthers aren't picking up any of Adam Thielen's remaining salary in the trade, per league source.
https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/1960704141853864000?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

okay fine a little better now

[DaveThePanther2008]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

Moore's only value is special teams and a fill in for injuries. He has the advantage of knowing the offense really well and can catch critical passes most of the time. That's hard for a bottom of the roster rookie player to beat out.

So you think with the loss of AT, Moore is going to have a bigger role?

[PNW_PantherMan]

2 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

In a make or break year for Bryce to prove he can be the guy...

Tommy Tremble and David Moore are the only pass catchers (not including RBs) who have played more than 1 NFL season.

That's just scary to think about, no matter how much potential these young guys have.

I hope Dolla Bill is ready for the all the riding

[carpanfan96]

I'll piggy back off Mike Kaye and another reason I was stead fast in the this trade is going to happen camp. 

 

1. Really high on Coker

2. Really high on Horn

3. This gets both on the field more to see what they have and can bring to a team. 

4. Expect to see Horn Jr. a whole lot more than you think you would have seen. 

[Jon Snow]

Just now, DaveThePanther2008 said:

So you think with the loss of AT, Moore is going to have a bigger role?

No. Moore's role doesn't change. He's on special teams 100% of the time unless someone gets hurt. 

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

He's going to take time. This trade gives Coker a big time chance to shine. If XL doesn't work out, that gives the Panthers Tmac, Coker and Horn Jr for 2026. If XL does workout, they hope they have a really good returner and backup slot wr. 

I'd rather have Renfrow as insurance. My concern isn't Coker, it's XL. If XL doesn't step up, I'd put Coker in that role and Renfrow in the slot and keep it moving.

[toldozer]

Bring my boy back!!!!!! Holding out strong for you hunter

[OldhamA]

42 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

So we traded Thielen to move up 1 round in 2027 and then depending how he plays this year, move up 1 or 2 rounds from the 6th or 7th into the 5th in 2026.

What a beyond moronic trade, this makes absolutely no sense, I didn't even want to trade him for a 4th, but I'd have taken a single 5th for him in 2026 over this garbage trade.

Good lord.

Think we had to negotiate because (for some reason) we weren't willing to eat any of his salary.