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Luke Kuechly - The Right Choice
Apr 27 2012 06:53 AM | Zod in Carolina Panthers
Luke Kuechly Carolina Panthers
Two Words... Phillip DillardWho is that you ask? Most casual Panthers fans don't know. He was the backup middle linebacker to Jon Beason. Phillip Dillard, the 6'0 4th round draft pick of 2010 waived by the Giants and signed to the Panthers practice squad. If Beason went down this season again, Dillard was our guy. Yikes.
Put yourself in Hurney and Rivera's shoes. Yes, your interior DL is hurting, but you have two young prospects already taken in the third round last season. You also have a veteran coming back who did not play a down last season to rotate in and out with the young guys.
Now look at your LB needs. You have three terrific linebackers. Davis probably won't play a full season again due to three ACL injuries, I'm sorry to say. Beason is an all pro but coming off a torn achilles. His prognosis is good, but their are no guarantees. James Anderson is the only player on the squad that is a high level pro linebacker who stands a good chance of starting and finishing the season.
So on draft day this kid Luke Kuechly drops in your lap. He is the best LB in the draft. He played in a very similar LB scheme at Boston College. He is smart, very smart. He is also probably automatically the best cover LB on the squad in a division full of talented TE's. He can play in the middle, he can play in the outside. Hell, I bet he could play fullback. He can shore up a ton of questions marks going into the season.
In short, he gives the Panthers the most value at #9 than any other player on the board and we are lucky to have him.
They got it right.
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This exactly.
With Davis' knee issues, limit the snaps he takes and prolong his career.
Because Conner was just AVERAGE.
Defense has Clark Kent.
Absolutely. Anyone have his Wonderlic score?
You act like that's impressive...
Because Connor got exposed as barely average overall and absolutely pitiful in coverage. Connor couldn't hold Keuchly's jock.
Not exactly setting the bar high for him are we.....lol
A guy productive in college but is subpar in measurables...drops from a first round pick to third where Hurney pounces on the fallen top graded players (Kalil, Jarrett, Brown, Conner)
Kuechley was incredible in college and destroyed the measurables with no offfield concerns...
LINEBACKER SWAG!
just stating facts
http://www.nfl.com/c...chly?id=2533056
See those stars? That's impressive.
Dude is an athlete that's for sure... wtf does it take to get a star in bench press? 27 reps is damn impressive.
Not sure...probably either top 5 or top 10. Can't recall.
I just looked it up... out of the linebackers that lifted, 5 did more than 27 (the most was 36) and 2 did 27 as well. So strength wise, he's in the top 10 in his class too... with his speed that is very impressive.
Edit: Honestly? We can't say s.natch?
OK Marty, just get us a top notch DT, OT or CB with the 2nd and all is forgiven.
Also that Ruben Randle guy.........
Neither of you picked up on my sarcasm? I was saying it's not impressive that he's smarter than people on this board because it's not hard to be smarter than dumb asshat level 99.