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We bring you part two of this week’s fan mailbag!
Hello CSR! Welcome to Brian Answers, part two of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! This week, it was all about trade targets and potential moves in free agency, as we’re about a month removed from the second most fun part of the off-season. I’m answering your questions, and highlighting some of the answers to our weekly topic! Let’s dive in! Join us next week for another round of questions and answers!
Bruce Guild: Best all time player addition through trade in Panther history.
Greg Olsen?
Greg Olsen is certainly the best, as the Panthers traded away only a 3rd round selection for one of the best statistical receiving tight ends on all time, being the first to lock in three 1,000 yard seasons consecutively as a Panther. You could also maybe point to the Panthers trading away a 6th round pick for DE Jared Allen in 2015, when the Panthers were going on a bit of a run but became thin at defensive end after Charles Johnson went out with an injury for a considerable amount of the regular season.
My personal favorite will always be the Panthers trading a 7th round pick in 2012 for safety Colin Jones, who ranks just below Greg Olsen at 19th all-time in games played as a Panther with 124. and 7th all time as a defender. Hard to find players as good as The Ace That Ran The Place by trading away a 7th round pick.
PantherBlueBlood: I would take a pass on Myles & Coop. With Carter off the board would you be willing to trade back for additional picks?
The question of the off-season will continue to be whether the Panthers should trade back from #8 overall, and while the objective answer is always going to be “yes, absolutely acquire more picks” as my friend D.A. Sweat will tout throughout the offseason, my response is very simple; it takes two to tango. The Panthers can trade back, but this would mean a player is available that another team is willing to trade up FOR. Sure, there’s always a late riser QB who might find himself in the top 10 of the Draft, and in that instance, yes absolutely pull the trigger on a trade back. But with the remaining position groups, let’s say the EDGE/DL well has dried up for the Panthers at 8. Would it behoove them to not take one of the top CBs, safeties, or WRs there? I’m not so sure. The Panthers really need to nail the first pick of this draft. I say trade back if you hold a gun to my head, but they may be letting a premier talent go just to gather more assets that are going to be less of a sure thing. But for now, I am on Trade Back Island.
**@WTMealey: What are some under rated trades that we can make? I’m thinking similar to the Mike Jackson...
