Beaon: Looking ahead to 2010

[Hotsauce]

Didn't see this posted anywhere. Great blog update from the heart of our defense.

http://affiliate.kickapps.com/_Looking-Ahead-to-2010/BLOG/1713730/57626.html?widgetId=15155

Now that the season has ended, I’ve realized that if I play another 10 years, I’ll look back on this season and always remember it as not necessarily something special, but something that will always stand out in my career.

In one year I had to overcome changes in the coaching staff, coming back from shoulder surgery, multiple injuries to the front four, linebackers and secondary, the first time having my name dragged through the mud as far as an assault charge, and finally missing the 2010 Pro Bowl, which I vow to never let happen again.

I honestly think 2009 will be a milestone in my career in terms of where I go from here.

I’m so proud of my coaches and all my teammates for persevering this year, not falling victim to the media and allowing what people were saying about us to seep into our minds and believe it. This team stayed the course, stayed together and ended on a note that nobody thought we could. We proved the Panthers are a good football team, and though we came on a little late, deserve some recognition among the league’s elite.

Looking forward, where do we go from here? What will the Panthers’ identity be next year, what are going to be the headlines for the 2010 season? In my eyes, it starts today, this very second, this very moment. What are we thinking about, what’s most important to us, what’s going to be the motivating factor?

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[Hotsauce]

Edit: Beason for the title!

[Montsta]

The guy never ceases to amaze me. We are VERY lucky to have him. If I was a defensive free agent, that's the kind of stuff that would bring me to one organization over another.

Unless of course I played middle linebacker.

[CarolinaPride5]

Crazy this young dude knows exactly what he wants and won't stop at anything to get it. I hope Beason is in a Panther jersey until he decides to hang it up.

[PrimeTyme]

Hurney did an incredible job scouting and getting this guy

[pnthrs]

Hurney did an incredible job scouting and getting this guy

but Lord do I remember the bitching and whining that went on the day we drafted him.

[Jackofalltrades]

Serious man crush.

[Baschski]

Hurney did an incredible job scouting and getting this guy

You're not allowed to post positive things about Marty Hurney on this board. It's in the rulebook.

[BigBlackCat_Fan]

Serious man crush.

Me Too!!!!!

[Kakarot]

We proved the Panthers are a good football team, and though we came on a little late, deserve some recognition among the league’s elite.

This caught my eye right here. Beason is the man. I hope he is a lifetime Panther. He's always trying to improve, and I respect that.

[DudeNamedJeremy]

we need to sign him to a 10 year contract right now