When the Carolina Panthers traded all the way up to the No. 1 overall pick a little over two weeks ago, the feelings of excitement and relief were quickly met by a bit of anxiety. Even though the organization put themselves in the best position possible to finally nab a franchise quarterback, the bold move came at some steep costs—with wide receiver DJ Moore, perhaps, chief among them.
Carolina’s offense, even with Moore, was already relatively thin at the spot. So losing not only your No. 1 guy, but also your only proven pass-catching commodity with no clear replacement on hand or in sight was, of course, concerning.
