In a 4-3, Does Shaq move inside or stay at the WLB

[bLACKpANTHER]

And if Shaq does become our new MLB - how does he do filling the shoes of Luke?
He got a 4 yr $54 deal and has studied under Luke for 5 years now. 

[1of10Charnatives]

I like Shaq but you could study music under Beethoven your whole life, you’re still not composing Ode to Joy. Shaq will probably be good. He has no chance of having Luke’s play diagnosis abilities. Those were freakish and I doubt we’ll see them again for a long time.

[stan786]

With a 4-3 and the amount teams play nickle him being a MLB or WLB wont really matter.  Id anticipate he'd be on the field full time and probably have the green dot.

[The Huddler]

Hes going to be the MLB and hes going to shine

[Dave Gettleman's Shorts]

If I'm not mistaken, Shaq's played MLB next to Thomas Davis when Luke was out with concussion.

[Waldo]

Should be MLB in a 3-3-5. I have no idea how he would do with a green dot. Anyone would look weak in comparison to Luke. Hopefully he justifies his contract. it certainly is something to keep an eye on as it developes throughout the offseason.

[DeAngelo Beason]

It kind of depends on the TYPE of 4-3 we run.  If we are running a zone scheme I think Shaq could be an effective MLB.  If we do something like a fire zone, Jim Johnson style scheme then I think he's best remaining outside as a blitzing threat.

[Harbingers]

39 minutes ago, bLACKpANTHER said:

And if Shaq does become our new MLB - how does he do filling the shoes of Luke?
He got a 4 yr $54 deal and has studied under Luke for 5 years now. 

I think he stays outside BUT he may end up being our play/signal caller from that spot. 

[saX man]

18 minutes ago, Dave Gettleman's Shorts said:

If I'm not mistaken, Shaq's played MLB next to Thomas Davis when Luke was out with concussion.

I believe that you're not mistaken Shorts. 

[rippadonn]

Love it. He's the best solution. Luke may be in his ear (hopefully).

Tep kept Pep. People would often talked about roaming the Steelers facility and bumping into legends still working with the team.

[Riverboat Ron]

Bring back Davis and lets make Shaq play out of position for another 4 years.

[Navy_football]

I like him outside. Would prefer a 250+ pound inside linebacker that won't get washed out by Guards. 

Love Luke and he is an all-time great. Maybe the best all-around MLB ever. His only real problem was not being able to shed blocks consistently. Not his fault. 235 pounds taking on 300 pounds is a physical mismatch. 

Let the OLBs and DBs cover. I want a MLB that will knock an OG on his tail.

[OneBadCat]

Hopefully he moves inside with Luke as LB coach. It'll be a drop off but hopefully not too bad.

[Raleigh PF]

We get caught up too often in 4-3 and 3-4 talk, when the Panthers are likely to spend a lot of time with just one LB on the field, that being Shaq. 

Yeah, 1st down and short yardage, he plays the middle. But in nickle and dime packages, it won't matter, other than to say he'll be on the field.