Panthers trade for Stephon Gilmore

[billsfan89]

26 minutes ago, Back2Buff said:

 

I'm not too confident they are actually good.  They should have absolutely killed that Houston team.  The game was close into the 3rd.

They are a solid team one that I think could take a wildcard spot in a fairly weak NFC. Darnold is a solid QB, Moore and Anderson are a good WR combo and CMC when healthy is dynamic and their defense is solid.

 

Not sure where they go long term as while I think Darnold might be a very good QB I can also see him falling into the Derrick Carr range of QB above average but not really elite unless he has elite players around him which is hard to sustain.

[RoyBatty is alive]

29 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

I like the Carolina roster, but dang they have sent away almost every draft pick lol. 
I’m surprised they’re pushing all the chips in. They’re gonna have some seriously tough salary cap implications in a year or two with DJ Moore blowing up, Burns gonna get elite pass rush money, and decisions on Darnold. 

 

That is going to be  the deal maker/breaker if Darnold keeps his play up.

[Alphadawg7]

As others stated, this was a best case scenario for the Bills.  Didn't go to someone in our path to the SB like KC or other AFC contender.  Didn't got to one of the favorites in the NFC to make the SB that we could face like the Bucs or Packers for instance.  And while the Pats did get something back for him instead of nothing, its just a 6th.

 

Good for Gilmore and good for the Panthers.  They lost Horn and now bring in Gilmore whose even better to help what has been an impressive defense thus far through the season.  They definitely got better and only cost them a 6th.  Panthers are on a good path right now, and while I don't really expect them to reach the SB this year, they certainly are one of those second tier teams that could be troublesome come playoff time.  Especially if McCaffrey can stay healthy in the playoffs and the defense keeps playing well.

[Mr. K]

He is a SC guy. Born there and played college for the gamecocks. Family can come to his games a lot easier now....

[JerseyBills]

43 minutes ago, LeviF said:

So Horn is probably done for the year?

 

And Carolina thinks they’re going to the playoffs. 

Didn't they grab CJ Henderson too

[MrSarcasm]

56 minutes ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Glad it's not TB or KC.  And for a 6th.  Prrfect

You could give BB 4 1st for Gilmore and he would still draft garbage.

[mannc]

59 minutes ago, Process said:

The Panthers are building a hell of a team. They've done a great job turning that team around. 

I'm not so sure.  In their first game against a good team, the Cowboys smacked them around and Darnold looked just like he did with the Jets.  They've improved, but they're still not a top-tier NFC team.  They have a long way to go before they can compete with Arizona, LA, Green Bay and Tampa. 

[Sammy Watkins' Rib]

So who gets fired for breaking the Gilmore released news?

[Big Turk]

1 hour ago, The Dean said:

About as good of an outcome as possible for the Bills

Other than we have to play him this year

[Blainorama5]

1 hour ago, Pabstblueribbon said:

Only a matter of time until he's back in Buffalo now. 

So at some point do we "cross the streams" and have Bills players start heading to Carolina ??

[JohnBonhamRocks]

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

A Bills and Panthers Super Bowl could be considered a Civil War.

In that situation who is Cap and who is Iron Man?

[StHustle]

Seen him here at a Hornets game one time. Know he's not from too far from here and not surprised he wants to be in the Charlotte area at this point in his career. Oh and their defense is solid as well.

[DCofNC]

Man, Carolina has a lot more faith in their roster than I do.

[Royale with Cheese]

25 minutes ago, JohnBonhamRocks said:

In that situation who is Cap and who is Iron Man?

 

Never heard of either one.

[uninja]

1 hour ago, Freddie's Dead said:

Wait just a GD minute.  Schefty said he was released outright.  HTF did the Cheats get a draft pick for a guy they RELEASED?

 

It's a leverage play, you announce some guy is getting released the afternoon/evening before, but releases don't become official until 4pm day of. This signals to other teams "hey, if you want this guy, give us a call"

 

This is pretty standard stuff.

[BigDingus]

Well damn, if a 6th round pick 2 years from now & $5.8 million this year was all that was needed, I wish the Bills hopped on that one!

[wjag]

Perfect

[Rc2catch]

1 hour ago, BigDingus said:

Well damn, if a 6th round pick 2 years from now & $5.8 million this year was all that was needed, I wish the Bills hopped on that one!

Lol that would not be the price for buffalo. 

[boater]

1 hour ago, BigDingus said:

Well damn, if a 6th round pick 2 years from now & $5.8 million this year was all that was needed, I wish the Bills hopped on that one!

He's not process material. He's far from it.

[BigDingus]

26 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

Lol that would not be the price for buffalo. 

 

Definitely not, but if THAT was what they were willing to take, you can't tell me a 2022 pick of some kind... a 5th or even 4th rounder, wouldn't have been better lol