Luke Kuechly - Human Missile

[Jeremy Igo]

Going over the game last night. This play is just incredible. Luke shoots between 75 and 62, sneaks behind 77 and goes untouched, and has the runner dead to rights. The play lasts under 3 seconds. From his reaction, he just knew he did something special. 

 

There are plenty of teams in the NFL that wish they had a middle linebacker that could do this half as good. 

 

[csx]

We have at least 2

[KSpan]

Did not cause fumble. 4.5/10.

In all seriousness, déjà vu. Luke operates on another level.

[jimfear]

While watching the game it really felt like 59 and 58 were trying to get the rest of the D fired up after the Patriots made a few nice plays. So fortunate to have those guys.


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[0115]

Not to take anything away from Luke and his awesomeness, but how much affect did 61(RT) tripping impact the play?

[Jeremy Igo]

3 hours ago, 0115 said:

Not to take anything away from Luke and his awesomeness, but how much affect did 61(RT) tripping impact the play?

75 was supposed to tag Luke, couldn't get there. RT didn't have much to do with anything. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

3 minutes ago, 0115 said:

Not to take anything away from Luke and his awesomeness, but how much affect did 61(RT) tripping impact the play?

None that fatty couldn't block Luke anyways

[UpstatePanther]

12 minutes ago, csx said:

We have at least 2

Exactly. I remember that hit Thomas Davis laid on the Cardinals running back in the NFCCG. It was nasty and the stadium exploded cheering. 

 

Damn... something in my eye. God... that game was our Super Bowl last year. My favorite game of all time.

[Matthias]

15 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Going over the game last night. This play is just incredible. Luke shoots between 75 and 62, sneaks behind 77 and goes untouched, and has the runner dead to rights. The play lasts under 3 seconds. From his reaction, he just knew he did something special. 

 

There are plenty of teams in the NFL that wish they had a middle linebacker that could do this half as good. 

 

Literally from the snap, I saw the number 59 raging across my tv screen.  The whole time I was watching this play I was thinking if I were the RB, I might have start running the other way toward the endzone behind me.  Man, I don't know of a linebacker who played like this specifically in recent time.  I can't recall Urlacher flashing across my screen like this.

[ladypanther]

22 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Going over the game last night. This play is just incredible. Luke shoots between 75 and 62, sneaks behind 77 and goes untouched, and has the runner dead to rights. The play lasts under 3 seconds. From his reaction, he just knew he did something special. 

 

There are plenty of teams in the NFL that wish they had a middle linebacker that could do this half as good. 

 

lol at the ref running for his life

[Matthias]

1 minute ago, ladypanther said:

lol at the ref running for his life

28 should have been doing the same thing.

[the butch]

26 minutes ago, 0115 said:

Not to take anything away from Luke and his awesomeness, but how much affect did 61(RT) tripping impact the play?

The Right Guard #75 was actually Luke's man and he's still upright.  He just couldn't get to Luke in time because Luke's pre-snap diagnosis gave him a two-step lead.

[Jeremy Igo]

[0115]

@Jeremy Igo that clarity..... in that picture... holy smokes.