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16 to No. 20 and gaining an extra third round pick Blue Christian McCaffrey Jersey , and I love it!"Here at Cat Scratch Reader, Jaxon recently asked if the Panthers should trade up in the first round from their No. 16 spot. Now it’s time to ask the opposite question and debate if Carolina should trade down in the first round. Thanks to a CBS mock draft this week, we can analyze a specific trade down scenario instead of just having a theoretical debate. Here is what CBS’s Cody Benjamin put on the table: So in exchange for moving down four spots in the first round, the Panthers would gain an additional third round pick, No. 83. As a frame of reference, that’s the 19th selection in the third round. So who’s available at No. 20? In the CBS mock draft the Panthers were able to land Clemson edge rusher Clelin Ferrell. Whether Ferrell would still be available at No. 20 is up for debate (he currently ranges from the No. 13 overall pick to No. 32 at CBS) Christian McCaffrey Jersey 2019 , but let’s set that topic aside for now. Let’s just assume Carolina was able to move down to No. 20 while still being able to draft the Clemson sack machine. So who’s available at No. 83?Let’s now take a look back and see what types of players Carolina has been able to land somewhere near No. 83 (plus or minus 10 spots) over the years:Panthers picks near No. 83 overallYearPlayerPosPickNotesYearPlayerPosPickNotesOverall, Carolina’s selections near the No. 83 overall pick offers a mixed bag of success and failure going back to 2006. Here is my unscientific summary of Carolina’s 11 picks:Pro Bowlers (1) - Trai TurnerQuality starters (2) - Charles Johnson, James AndersonStarters (2) - Daryl Worley, Brandon LaFell Depth (1) - Dan Connor (probable starter if not injured though)Busts (4) - Daeshon Hall, Armanti Edwards, Corvey Irvin Jordan Scarlett Carolina Panthers Jersey , Rashad ButlerToo soon - Rashaan GauldenBy my count, the Panthers have landed five starters versus four busts. Dan Connor, who I classified as “depth” because of how his career played out, was still worth a third round pick. Time will tell what the Panthers have in Rashaan Gaulden.So should the Panthers trade down to No. 20 if it means landing Clelin Ferrell while giving the team another chance to land the next Trai Turner, Charles Johnson, or James Anderson? The answer to me is simple - HECK YES! (But in full transparency Jordan Scarlett Jersey , I’m also the benevolent dictator of Trade Down Island so these types of trades make me giddy.) If you were general manager of the Carolina Panthers, would you stay put at No. 16, or would you pull the trigger on a trade down scenario for Clelin Ferrell at No. 20 while also picking up with No. 83 overall pick?Pro Football Focus: Carolina Panthers have the No. 21 offensive line in the NFL in 2018 Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus has released his ranking of all 32 offensive lines in the NFL, and the Panthers are ranked right around where we would expect them to be. Let’s take a look at what PFF thinks about our offensive line in 2018.The Panthers are ranked No. 3 in the NFC South, just slightly ahead of the Buccaneers (No. 22). Atlanta is ranked No. 3 overall, and New Orleans comes in at No. 6 overall.My takeI can’t argue with that analysis. The biggest key to Carolina’s success in 2018 is going to be who wins the starting left guard job. Right now Amini Silatolu is penciled in as the starter Jordan Scarlett Carolina Panthers Jersey , but hopefully Ron Rivera’s pencil has an eraser on it because keeping his name in the starting lineup is an excellent way to ensure the offense doesn’t produce anything of note this year. For Cam Newton to succeed in Norv Turner’s system, he has to have time in the pocket. For him to have time, the offensive line has to be good enough to give it to him. With Silatolu at left guard, that becomes an iffy proposition at best. Hopefully someone is able to beat him out in training camp, and hopefully Newton can have adequate protection to run the offense and lead the Panthers to success this year.What do you think about PFF’s ranking, Panthers fans? Is it too high Blue Jordan Scarlett Jersey , too low, or just right?