REPORT: Panthers interested in trading for Bryan Thomas

[TheSpecialJuan]

https://x.com/marvinparsells/status/2029971012968669219?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

[strato]

I smell something fishy.  Why would they do that? He had a less than good 2nd season but he had a really 1st season. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

Swap for Legette

[MHS831]

13 minutes ago, strato said:

I smell something fishy.  Why would they do that? He had a less than good 2nd season but he had a really 1st season. 

me too--he is 23 and had a 700 yard season

[Davidson Deac II]

I am not sure how much we should screw with the receiver room.  We have had wholesale change each of the last two seasons, and both times we started off poorly.  If we tweek it a little bit, so be it, but nothing more than that.  

[MHS831]

18 minutes ago, strato said:

I smell something fishy.  Why would they do that? He had a less than good 2nd season but he had a really 1st season. 

Here is what I found:  

"Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen and WR Brian Thomas Jr. are facing scrutiny due to Thomas’s "sophomore slump" in 2025, characterized by high drop rates (5+), reduced production, injury issues (wrist/ankle), and apparent hesitancy in 100% contact."

[MHS831]

If a coach does not want a 23-year old WR who was a first rounder, I might not want him.  It suggests the issues were mental and/or attitudinal.  Just guessing.

[MHS831]

8 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I am not sure how much we should screw with the receiver room.  We have had wholesale change each of the last two seasons, and both times we started off poorly.  If we tweek it a little bit, so be it, but nothing more than that.  

If you bring in a head case (and it sure sounds like that may be Coen's take on Thomas Jr), imagine what that might do to XL.  WHen I see drops and a coach complaining about a drop in production, I think we should drop the idea.  I see him going to Denver or Baltimore.

Edited 2 hours ago by MHS831

[MrBubba]

I agree with others, seems really weird they would move off him after year 2.  Had to be major locker room issue if actually on market.  After story broke on X, some Jags sources tried to down play it.  

[toldozer]

If it's thomas for xl straight up I would do it

[SmokinwithWilly]

XL for Thomas. We aren't enamored with XL. They aren't for Thomas. Trade straight across. Hell, we'll even throw in David Moore. 

[strato]

I wouldn’t trade XL for the guy and it doesn’t have a lot to do with XL.

There is something wrong with this picture, buyer beware.  
 

Let me tell you guys, lots of people have talent. Talent is cheap. That is like, the easiest thing to have. 
It is what you can do with it that makes the difference. Like Robbie Anderson, like that idiot WR we traded for from Pittsburgh two years ago, Johnson. 
They both had plenty of talent. 

Edited 1 hour ago by strato