Speaking of revisiting trades: Brian Burns

[Peon Awesome]

I watched the Giants game this week and Burns was a beast. 2 more sacks, currently leading the NFL with 9 for the year. We got a 2nd and 5th round pick, which essentially became Jonathon Brooks and Chau Smith Wade. Burns is getting paid about $28 million per year, while Micah Parsons just signed for $47 million per year. Our pass rush seems to be our biggest weakness right now, although our rookies are looking good and perhaps when all is said and done, we won't miss Burns too bad. But at the very least on paper, this definitely looks like a miss for us.

[onmyown]

Should’ve signed him or traded him for ransom.

Instead the inept panthers chose option C.

Brown will be wasted here without some other above average dline/rush talent, even just one player.

Edited October 21, 2025 by onmyown

[DeAngelo Beason]

He has done absolutely squat up until this season. He's produced double digit sacks once.  I'm perfectly fine shipping him if his ceiling is one good season for his entire career.

[OldhamA]

2 minutes ago, onmyown said:

Should’ve signed him or traded him for ransom.

Instead the inept panthers chose option C.

Brown will be wasted here without some other above average dline/rush talent, even just one player.

Should have traded him to the Rams when they offered two first round picks. 

Another Fitterer blunder. 

[Captroop]

TOOOO FUUUUURRRSTS!

 

Memes aside, it was spectacularly mismanaged. I'd love to have him, but we had way too many holes at the time to spend a fortune on a premium position. As soon as it was clear we couldn't afford him in the long run, we should have shipped him off. 

[Manna]

Eh, Burns has the sacks and the celebrations but he's not a game changer. He wanted game changer money. Dan did right by just trading him for whatever. Plus, he's only feasting because he's not the only pass rusher on their defensive front.

[carpanfan96]

I said at the start that he was worth resigning, for the life of his contract his salary is largely going to be middle of the road on edge pay. 

[jfra78]

32 minutes ago, Peon Awesome said:

I watched the Giants game this week and Burns was a beast. 2 more sacks, currently leading the NFL with 9 for the year. We got a 2nd and 5th round pick, which essentially became Jonathon Brooks and Chau Smith Wade. Burns is getting paid about $28 million per year, while Micah Parsons just signed for $47 million per year. Our pass rush seems to be our biggest weakness right now, although our rookies are looking good and perhaps when all is said and done, we won't miss Burns too bad. But at the very least on paper, this definitely looks like a miss for us.

How many on 3rd down?

[kungfoodude]

He is having a good year. On pace for his second double digit sack season of his now 7 year career.

This is the peak of his career so he SHOULD be producing at his contract level.

Not upset that we aren't tied to an almost $30 mil contract. TBH, Horn and Brown have been better core players. 

[Zaximus]

I mean, we should have either:

a) Traded him to the Rams for that bag

2) Traded him to Bears instead of DJ Moore (I think he was one of the three they'd take)

3) If none of the above, you sign him because you valued him obviously.

 

We chose:

Trade him for less than we could have got two times lol.

[BlazeCarolina]

There is a guy that is so passionate about this that he stalked me for a bit over it.

We should have traded him sooner, but I am ok with him not being here.  

I don't forget how we felt about him being on a milk carton a lot of the time.  He wanted to be paid as the #1 in the league at the time.  No thank you.

[Candler Cat]

I just remember sometime in the second or third quarter when he was here wondering where the heck Burns was only to see him getting clowned by a TE

Or seeing trying to arm tackle a QB because he ran right past him

Glad he's gone

[Waldo]

Looks like he will have a new seasons best total this year but they are also 2-5. He had 9 total sacks last year if I remember correctly. 1 year over 10 total too

I would still take that trade in a heart beat. All downhill after that move. He was never a guy they could build around after a mega deal either which he is showing on a bottom 3rd D. Could have been us lol so that 2nd isn't too bad if you forget it was wasted

 

[frankw]

Panthers obviously laughably mismanaged that situation all around. But he's ultimately where he wanted to be. Big city bright lights.