Panthers Have Lost An Absurd Amount Of Young Talent In The Last Two Years Following Brian Burns’ Trade.
A few short years ago, things weren’t so awful for the Carolina Panthers. The team was looking to win its first Super Bowl in franchise history and had new ownership in addition to excellent youthful building blocks.
However, those youthful building blocks are no longer there, and in his first few years as owner, David Tepper has significantly lost the support of the fan base. The team has finally reached rock bottom after ace edge rusher Brian Burns was traded to the New York Giants on Sunday.
It is impossible to overstate how awful the Panthers’ 2023 season was. They had the poorest record in the NFL and first-overall pick Bryce Young did not show much growth during the season after they traded a ton of assets, including this year’s first-round pick, to the Bears for the first-overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
In exchange for Brian Burns, they received two second-round picks and a fifth-round pick from the Giants on Monday. But in the last two years, it means they have already sold away three excellent players who are 26 years of age or younger.
During the 2022 season, they dealt top running back Christian McCaffrey to the San Francisco 49ers. He was an NFL offensive player who has since recovered. of the Year in 2023 and transformed the 49ers’ offensive strategy.
Then, the year before the NFL Draft, they dealt DJ Moore to the Bears in exchange for the first overall pick. It may sound strange to trade away your best pass-catcher in order to select a quarterback, but that is exactly what they did. It didn’t work out, of course, as Bryce Young’s receivers were unable to go open, and the Bears now possess the first-overall pick of the Panthers.
They have now parted ways with Brian Burns. The Panthers determined that rather than offer the 25-year-old a top-of-the-market extension, they would rather trade Burns when he required a new contract. However, they might have acquired a lot more draft capital by trading him in the previous offseason than they did this time. It’s merely one more action that demonstrates astounding poor management in Charlotte.
Ultimately, with new head coach Dave Canales, the squad is embarking on a complete rebirth. However, supporters of the Panthers will never stop pondering what may have been with their youthful core a few years ago.
