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inconspicuousmallard

That makes him a non-foundational piece of my fantasy team


Cockblocktimus_Pryme

So nothing has changed then


hoodtalk247

That would make a trade tough to execute…


LefthandedRick

So nothing has changed then


Jbrahmz420

Poor guy


reggie321d

Moore is punching air right now. #FreeDJ


MWM031089

He is very not poor he basically collects a giant paycheck to jog around a field without any fear of ever being tackled as the ball never comes his way. Showers and goes home to what I can only assume is a sizable piece of property. Rinse and repeat weekly. Hopefully he doesn’t have Twitter tho. Fantasy managers big mad at him.


Ricky_Guapo

If anyone tweets at a professional athlete and bitches about their fantasy production you’re a fucking loser


MWM031089

Yes. But the exchange between Todd Gurley and a fan a number of years ago was gold so I give that guy a break haha.


abscando

Sauce? I need this


Snoino

Fan said he would fight Gurley over fantasy, Gurley said “pull up then” fan said “been waiting on you in the end zone where are you” Gave me a chuckle but I dunno about gold


MWM031089

Uhm sauce. I don’t quite follow.


DaBestNameEver0

Source basically


MWM031089

Ah. Well in that case I would advise google “Todd Gurley fan Twitter exchange”


Alkash42

That sucks cause it's not his fault Panthers have been a dumpster fire for years. Sad. Really poor look for the fantasy community


LaCiudad-

So Kenny Golladay except he’s loved (well maybe except fantasy owners)


Bootybandiit

I don’t think anyone loves golladay at this point


friendlyuser15

If you think that’s “the life” for an nfl receiver you don’t have very much forethought. Jogging around a field not catching passes is not going to get you that next level contract and the big guaranteed money that these guys are all looking for. It’s going to get you a below average deal for a below average team, because there’s no proof you’re actually as awesome as your draft capital says you are. These are competitive athletes who want to catch footballs.


MWM031089

I didn’t really think I would have to explain it’s obvious sarcasm with those words but here we are.


friendlyuser15

Ohh ok I was confused because it wasn’t funny. Maybe that was the problem.


seank11

> Fantasy managers big mad at him. They should be mad at themselves for drafting him


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Hell have CJ Stroud next year not the end of the world. Panthers will need to find a way to land a WR who falls like Quentin Johnston or Boutte to pair with DJ


Temporary_Inner

Because Ohio State quarterbacks are reliable NFL players


[deleted]

You could say this about alot of schools prior to a player breaking out. Focus on attributes and film. How many QBs have come out of Wyoming? Means nothing.


elimanninglightspeed

People still haven’t realized helmet scouting is so useless cause unlike skill positions, no one school has produced a lot of hall of fame qbs consistently lol. It all depends on what team they get drafted too and if they can develop them correctly


CadenhasBapple

everyone said this about herbert and oregon


CrankyStinkman

Tua and Hurts cause Bama too.


muse346

Has OSU ever had a good NFL QB? It's actually impressive how bad they are


xmastap

Joe Burrow 😅


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Q is such a beast, he looks so much bigger and faster than anyone on the field, excited to see him in NFL


sendero_uno

foundation to what


--Alec--

to be a #1 option for the QB they select at 1.01. It makes complete sense if they don’t wanna trade him


Snomankid999

Bryce Young + Dj Moore + Tank Bigsby could be fun offense in 2024


ITslouch

exactly. people comparing the trade value of a 26 yo elite back to a 25 yo elite receiver dont know nfl outside fantasy. dj moore has 5 good years left and can help bryce young (or whoever) like crazy. car needs 2 first rounders for dj and i dont think a team will give that. what would they do with just 1 first round pick? draft a receiver for their young qb? :)


Toe-Knee-Snow

To even put CMC and Moore on the same level is a gigantic fucking slight to CMC. Having DJ should help the next QB, but what shot is there that anyone they draft is going to be successful in year 1, or even year 2, when they don't even have a head coach. Can't fault Carolina if they don't trade him, but getting a Receiver who is 4-5 years younger than DJ with a rookie contract isn't out of the question. I would be able to stick my own head and penis in my rectum at the same time, before DJ Moore ever goes for 2 firsts.


thetasigma_1355

If they thought they were a QB at 1.01 away, they wouldn’t be trading actual foundational players like CMC. This sounds like them just trying to drive the price up.


TheVaniloquence

They don’t think they’re a QB away, but you need to surround your new franchise QB with talent or you end up with a Justin Fields situation. CMC was traded because the shelf life on RBs is terrible and they got a nice haul for him. Nobody is offering 4-5 picks for DJ Moore.


thetasigma_1355

They should be able to get a 1st for DJ though, likely Moore. He’s an improvement over almost any WR you’d draft in the 1st and you get him now instead of next year. And Justin fields situation may not be great, but he’s also not a good QB. Good QB’s with bad teams should still show flashes of good. He’s lucky to show flashes of “that’s not terrible”. Regardless, the Panthers are at least 2 years from being competitive, and that’s an extremely optimistic timeline. While you have DJ until 2026, he also has a tangible cap hit and salary starting next year (25M).


benigntugboat

Paying him 25m wont stop them from being able build a team with a rookie qb contract. Not having a good wr1 for the next 4 years if they have bad drft luck could be a huge problem though. It also helps to hve a wr1 that can help develop other young wrs they draft. Bfl route running is hard to teach and most coaches cant give the kind of tips and tricks a veteran player can help with.


ignatious__reilly

Yes, they would. CMC’s 5 year contract started next year. People are laughing about robbie and CMC getting out but both guys are killing the cap space for 2023. And this is the real reason they are being traded.


thetasigma_1355

CMC’s cap hit is 12M versus DJ’s cap hit of 21M in 2023. I understand 12M is a big cap hit for RB’s, but 21M is also a big cap hit for a WR on a team not looking to win now. Panthers need a full rebuild, not a “let’s ruin whatever rookie QB we draft next year and rinse/repeat 2 years later”. Take a year or 2 under a journeyman QB to actually build a team.


DwayneWashington

But if you get like 2 1sts you should probably take it. Plus you maximize your tank job for the number one pick.


Andy081

Who tf is giving 2 1sts for DJ Moore lol.


ITslouch

exactly why a trade wont happen. what would car do with a single first? draft a wr to help their young qb?


Dry_Divide_959

They won’t get 2 firsts and DJ Moore will not be the difference in tanking LOL. The offence was ass even when they still had CMC


Caliguy331

He’s not even worth a single first let alone a pair. Maybe a 2nd/3rd with a 6/7th rounder is the best they’d get


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Caliguy331

Cool. Keep waiting on that mythical trade of 2 first round picks for a non superstar WR 🤡😂


DwayneWashington

Half the people are saying he's a foundational piece on a great contract, the other half are saying he's not worth a 1st


Jay_TThomas

Both can be true dude


DwayneWashington

I guess if you're the Panthers


_hell_is_empty_

He’s both. In fantasy terms, he’s a solid hold. No one is going to give CAR what they believe he’s worth. He has 3 years in a row over 1100 yards receiving, but 0 over 1200. He has 15 career TDs…3 a season. CAR sees the explanation of these numbers, but other teams are going to use them to refuse to give a 1st round, even a late one.


TheOnlyUsernameLeft_

Well they obviously plan to get a QB at some point, so having a WR in place would probably be important. I mean look at Justin Fields lol. Having Shi Smith as your WR1 for a rookie QB wouldn't have a fucking shot


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Fields had Aron and mooney


TheOnlyUsernameLeft_

My bad I should’ve specified. Good WRs* Kind of /s but also kind of not


ScoopDiddyWhoop_

Foundation *to* the regional manager


davis32

Our future, he’s 25 and a great WR


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When will the team be good again? When he’s 29?


explodingk

The Bengals went from 2-14 pre-Burrow to the Super Bowl in 2 years


ruddiger22

Yup. And took receivers around the same time and also kept Boyd who is a key contributor. They could deal DJ, but why bother?


explodingk

Yeah, it's harder to rebuild if you trade every good young player


bluntforce21

Team has great young talent at LT, CB, WR, and DE. Along with good pieces at G, RT, C, DT, and S too. They need a QB, and they'll be in a good spot to draft one.


terriblegrammar

With competent coaches and nailing the draft, the team could be fairly competitive next year and possibly a playoff bubble the year after.


MrSnow702

When? When!? How many times have you seen teams tank and then just show up and getting a winning record the following season? Almost every season.


davis32

You mean a year younger than Hopkins currently? WRs are still great at 29. What’s the point you’re making here?


[deleted]

That the panthers should draft a QB and give him a non-existent WR group cause it helps his dynasty team


codesloth

See Bears


-frenchtrenchfence-

But my fantasy team!!!!


RustyGriswold99

I guess I’ll let him know that his prime years of football (25-29) will be spent as the “foundational piece” to a dumpster fire


PanthersChamps

If the panthers hit on a qb they are no longer a “dumpster fire.” How were the bills before josh allen?


capnslapaho

We were consistently average with TyGod Taylor at qb. Shady was a great back but we lived through him. If he had a bad game, we lost. TyGod was a textbook game manager. We still made the playoffs once and lost to the Jags


PanthersChamps

Last time the panthers had a qb they went to the super bowl.


ihearttwin

Still went to the playoffs. I think they lost to the Jags


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RegisteredLizard

Since drafting a QB like that is easy as hell. Maybe you should go work for the Browns, Nostradamus


davis32

My point is trading him because we suck is a stupid point. So every team that sucks should trade their stud WR?


RegisteredLizard

I agree with that, the point about drafting the next generational QB was just pretty incredible


CosmicWy

They're still good at 29. No WR is great at 30. I think AJ green was the highest ER in the yardage chart over age 30 last season. I never really bought into the 30yo age cliff for WRs but they're few and far between. That being said dhop is generational so he can always be an outlier.


sendero_uno

seems like a big risk, youre going to have hit on all your picks. may as well flip him for draft capital and maximize the rebuild


davis32

That’s why I’ve said if we can get more than a 1st rounder fine, but if we’re getting a 1st rounder why do it? DJ moore is a type of receiver you hope to get with that pick and is experienced to help a rookie QB. If we can get more than a 1st then by all means, but we won’t


AmarVirt

Bro half these people don't know much about football itself lol don't even try arguing..


sendero_uno

oh please, laziest comment on any sports sub.


AmarVirt

Ok so if you trade all of your offensive threats when you are going to draft a qb.. do you think that qb has even a chance? It doesn't make sense at all...


cut_throat_capybara

Good luck getting a WR in his prime to stay there while you try to rebuild the entire roster from the ground up. He’s not gonna be there in 4 years, I doubt he gets past the dead line next year


heybobson

except Moore isn't tall like Hopkins (who also has legendary hands) and relies on speed.


nvp37j

They’re listed at 1 inch apart. Nuk is 6’1” to DJ’s 6’0”. So you’re saying that’s a really important inch?


davis32

My points is WRs don’t hit that cliff until age 32, usually. So bringing up that he’ll be 29 when we’re competitive again in this hypothetical situation is a moot point


LittleHollowGhost

That a 26-27 year old WR would be better for when you’re first good again, so it’s not a need only a couple years after that point? IE use the draft.


rando08110

ever heard of a top 3 draft pick?


Drew4729

You have 2 former top-3 draft pick QBs lol


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Still gotta build an entire team around that QB


BlackScienceJesus

People would have said this about the Jets a season or two ago. Things can change quickly in the NFL.


DeadhardyAQ

gonna burn through his prime 20s years before the panthers are contenders


Joe434

“Future”


explodingk

Damn you're right, they should just disband the team


[deleted]

The rebuild they’re undergoing. They have a lot of picks and will add a lot of young players to the team, Moore will be a key piece of that who’s already proven


tanerb123

Reminds me brandin cooks in texans, waste of a talent waiting for a good qb


rando08110

what? lol


davis32

That’s entirely different. Cooks is on his 3rd team and wasn’t drafted by the Texans and is much older


SayShh

He signed an extension there so he’s not exactly being held against his will


tanerb123

Same as moore


ComprehensiveYouth76

Moore also signed with the idea of having CMC, a solid d, and what was supposed to be an upgrade at QB in Baker Mayfield. He also just lost his veteran WR2 who at least took some heat off of him from opposing defenses. The Panthers just went from a team being a few pieces away from being competitive to a complete rebuild team in a matter of weeks. All went downhill once they realized that they had no qb of the future. 🤷🏻‍♂️


jonlmbs

My sadness


b-loved_assassin

Moore owners are one step away from ending it all right here lol


Snomankid999

as Moore owner hopefully this means more targets and Designed plays for Moore Carolina should be losing alot, more passing opportunities, softer defensive coverages , garbage time points are still points


Happy_Maks

Thats very possible, or defences are going to key in on him because he's the only threat on that offense now. (Is what I'm telling myself because I just traded him away)


GeneralTitanTiddies

These mf *been* losing a lot though, and not much going on for Moore. Why would it change now?


rmholm88

No cmc, no Anderson, return of r/the_darnold !


thetasigma_1355

The only positive for Moore owners (myself) is that it can’t possibly be any worse.


[deleted]

Sam Darnold is my very last hope. Hanging by a thread here.


glamorousghandi

I think ol Sammy gets DJ Moore right back into the mix for WR3.


Chicoerock1

Us Moore, Elijah Mitchell, Jeff Wilson owners have already ended it. We ded already.


crowe1130

Hey, that's me but add in Trey Lance and Javonte Williams too! Winning!


Zen_MasterX

There you have it! DJ Moore RB1 for the Panthers now.


EternalVendetta

So you’re saying there’s a chance!


LittleHollowGhost

Just like how CMC’s starting price was, “Multiple Firsts”.


Alkash42

Cmc is a running back with a fat contract who's also older than DJ


ReddLionz

The point is that what it actually took to get the deal done was a lot less than the Panthers leaked to the media.


NotThatSteve-o

He's literally 1 year older...


_SGarcia2

Running backs don’t age the same as receivers


Moveless

Couldn't be truer. Desean Jackson just signed to a team this week. You know who the RBs were who got drafted the same year as Desean? This is going to make you feel old. Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, Darren McFadden, Jamal Charles Those feel like ancient names at this point. And Forte, Johnson and Charles all had longer careers than a lot of dudes.


Omarnise31

Unless you're AB, lol.


_SGarcia2

AB had a good 7/8 years in before he started acting crazy crazy


Rowbot19

The Panthers seem to be like the couple who passes on the home inspection then moves in and realizes their foundation is shit.


arrivedsoup

https://imgur.io/gallery/R390EId These splits show DJ Moore’s ROS projections if traded to various teams. Insane to see the wasted potential.


blueiguana675

The potential we'll never get to see.


Ricky_Guapo

It’s hurts looking at what could be on the Packers


catsthemusical

Talk about eye-opening


ClaudeNX

This doesn’t make sense. Why are the Chiefs so low?


TheLordCthulhu

Incredible visual to further explain what’s happening in Carolina


KidGold

Just confirms what we’ve been thinking


CigsInTheHouse

Send him to the Seahawks


dollabill009

Dude what? The splits in the link above clearly show the Seahawks would be a bottom five destination


CigsInTheHouse

Tank for Wembanyama


freeconsolesforall

DJM to Broncos confirmed?


tsegelke

Me: "How the fuck does this guy know these numbers?" God damnit 😂


worldwidewest

Can’t build a foundation when you sell the soil underneath


llamas-1

They said the same thing about cmc lol it’s all about the right price


Caps4life77

Just let DJ Moore be the RB


jguy49erfan

DJ “Deebo” Moore you say?


Conspicuouss

He's on Waivers right now, picking him up cause why not? Only option on this squad now aside from the RB's splitting touches


The_Soldier_Of_God

How is this manz on waivers lol


TheAngryTurtle

If I had to take a wild guess, it's probably because he is the 53rd highest scoring WR.


zeyals

Yeah I drafted him. About to drop him for wandale. Starting lazzard over Moore this week


md24

Smart. He’s about to be double team for rest of season.


1ben-

If CMC wasn’t a foundation piece then I pray for the panthers future 💀


whatislife27

You can tell he’s a foundational piece by the way they script his 4 receptions for 6 yards into their gameplan


Unit22_

Just trade him. Your foundations are built on sand.


jmar206

Except if he gets injured playing during a tank year


reggie321d

I hope they are just saying that to drive the price up.


DomeCollector

Hopefully they’re content w the package they got for CMC so now they might be willing to let Moore go for a reasonable price.


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Kageyblahblahblah

Yeah but I’d they get a pick it could be anything even a WR1!


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Translation: We want another boatload of picks.


Iam_The_Giver

He has to be asking to be traded at this point.


Nyjin

If Moore is a foundational piece, then CMC must've been the whole damn house.


EnmaDaiO

Young Wide receivers are more valuable than running backs.


kickflipsandbiscuits

Not in this offense, not by a mile


EnmaDaiO

I mean the offense and team identity would probably change.


TheHurdleTurtle

They also said they wanted to deal CMC for a couple of firsts. Not saying a trade is gonna happen but anyone can be had at a price


jpak822

3 more weeks until the NFL trade deadline. If he doesnt put up WR2/WR3 until then drop city (or am I the fool for holding onto him so long)


DomeCollector

Yeah he’s droppable but trade deadline. I’m foolishly willing to hold out until then. Le sigh.


KangzAteMyFamily

I need DJ to start acting up immediately


jsta19

Packers need this man


Snomankid999

Maybe just maybe make him center piece of offense force feed him down digit targets and few designed run plays then


No1Statistician

This actually makes sense, he is a WR who is 25 and can be useful when a rebuild is finished. McCaffrey will likely be old for a rb when they are competitive again


davis32

Duh, been telling yall -Panthers fan


Rowbot19

I fuckin a-toadasow


KF7SPECIAL

It's not rocket appliances


Jordanstrom3329

Send him to the fucking packers whores


EternalVendetta

That’s code for “we definitely need a 1st rounder to deal him.” If he was truly untouchable they’d say so.


googleitOG

Sounds like it’s a sell off in Carolina. Like Jacksonville did several years ago.


Itspjpnow

Fucking trade him you absolute scumbags


peter_marxxx

No wonder Matt Rhule wanted to gtfo...


Bhappyto

How’s dj a foundational piece but cmc isn’t..


dajadf

Football is not the place to hoard foundational pieces for a complete rebuild.


Scapexghost

I guess cmc wasnt a foundational piece


desenpai

Umm excuse me what? Trade CMC for not even a first round and now this!?!?


XurstyXursday

People should prob be careful what you wish for here. Midseason WR trades don’t have a historically strong hit rate. Might be best case scenario for him to stay and see a better target volume (and some deep bombs 3 yards down the field)


Krunklock

Agreed if he went to a team with already established WR corps...if he went to the Packers it's a different story (not that I want him to go to the Packers...was the only contender I could think of that needs WR help).


isthatapool

WR1 2025


pokeraf

Really!? And not cmc?


Distinct_Brother_634

Honestly it’s disrespectful not to trade him. Don’t make talent like that sit through probable years of awful seasons.


AgsMydude

*cries in Texans fan watching talents like Andre Johnson, JJ Watt, Hopkins, etc. having their talents wasted*


iamkoza

Sure panthers... a week ago it was multiple firsts for cmc.


burnabybambinos

RB prices are high in Fantasy, not so much in NFL. With WRs, the price is high.


Wenzel_Washington

Can someone explain me that situation strategic wise? They have an okayish defense fine. But they gotta rebuild an they do. I fully understand trading Anderson (locker room) and CMC (RBs don't last long enough in the NFL), but they need a complete o-line, a new at least mediocre RB and a QB. Especially an o-line takes years. Why keeping a WR then?


mackinoncougars

Best they’ll get is a 3rd for him.


oldguynewbitch

Bruh stfu and trade him


deegualaa

Maybe his point is that time is ticking lol. They’re holding back a guy with top 10 wide receiver potential with a good quarterback. Hold him back any longer just a matter of time till karma comes & bites


Jakjak81

9ers shoulda sent Trey Lance for Moore in the deal. . Shanahan is in love with Jimmy, hates Trey and isnt even good at hiding it!!


szzzn

Is he even good good?


EnmaDaiO

Considering the fact that he's put up 1k receiving yards in 3 straight years with literally some of the worst qbs in the NFL, i think dj moore is an elite talent.


cuzigothye

well, off to go cancel some trade requests


italiansguybl

It makes sense he’s young and isn’t on a bad contract. IIRC this would hurt them cap wise if they do trade him too. Better to have an established WR talent when they do bring in a young QB


cbc7155

This is the worst news I’ve gotten all day


VersaceToilett

he’s probably crying rn knowing he’s stuck forever