Report: Panthers great Luke Kuechly being eyed for big TV job

[h0llywood]

4 hours ago, ok2h8pep said:

Would Morgan or Beason have been HOFers' if injuries hadn't derailed their careers?  I was not a close watcher of the game when Morgan was in his prime but I thought Beason had a few seasons at close to Lukes' level of play.

Beason absolutely as the beginning of his career had the trajectory before the injuries. Dan wasn't as dynamic. 

[h0llywood]

For those that want Luke to coach, Is coaching a blue or white collar job? I asked AI and it told me it is both.

The reason I ask is because I think it would depend on what Luke's temperament is. Luke definitely has the brains and patience for the white collared aspect as well as the motor and hard work for the blue collard side. 

Now what does Luke want to do for the next 20-30 years of his life? He will have to weigh being insightful to the millions of NFL fans who love the sport as a commentator to sharing and passing down his knowledge to the hundreds and thousands of NFL players he will coach.

Luke just seems like an altruistic, hard working kind of guy and that leads me to believe he will choose to be a permanent coach (when it comes) over taking a temporary commenting gig.

[Biscuit]

I believe Dan still holds the record for most tackles in a Super Bowl.

[panfanman]

23 hours ago, BEASTfromdaEAST said:

Agreed that would be amazing.

I just think Luke has really enjoyed his time away from the grind of it all for once in his life and doesn't want to rush back. 

Luke for the short time he was here is easily the best Linebacker this franchise has ever had and thats saying something in this organization history. 

Always glad to see him doing great outside of football because I know it wasn't easy for him to give it up the way he HAD to. 

Giving serious consideration going to see his HOF induction this year.

Me and my son would be going but his wife is due to delivery their 2nd son later that month.  Too far to be away if the baby comes sooner.

[strato]

6 hours ago, Biscuit said:

I believe Dan still holds the record for most tackles in a Super Bowl.

 Looked that up. Some places say he has it, and some say Gary Brackett in 2010 with I think they said 13 individual tackles. 
 

I thought Dan may have had 25? I find 18. Possible that 18 were in combination with others so maybe it is two different records. 

I found this cool paragraph:

Dan Morgan holds the record for single-game tackles, amounting 18 for the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII against the New England Patriots. No. 3 on the list is Panthers safety Mike Minter with 14, while linebacker Will Witherspoon is tied for No. 4 all-time with 13 – all in the same game.

https://www.nbcsportsphiladelphia.com/super-bowl/super-bowl-best-individual-defensive-performances-history/645871/

That is pretty unbelievable, 3 of the 4 top totals by guys from the same team - in the same game.

 

 

Edited May 3 by strato

[nogoodbum]

Don't take this personal, but anyone who watches pregame or game broadcast on any of the four major networks & can't point out a dozen "experts" that Luke would do a better job than, is just not paying attention. IMO

[SOJA]

20 hours ago, tukafan21 said:

I don't love this role for him if I'm being totally honest

The pregame show is much more flash than substance and doesn't seem like the right fit for what Luke would bring to the table, and that's his vision of the game.

I'd like to see him do something where it more involves him breaking down film and explaining what he's seeing out there, as he sees the game in a way very few ever have.

agree

[tukafan21]

7 hours ago, nogoodbum said:

Don't take this personal, but anyone who watches pregame or game broadcast on any of the four major networks & can't point out a dozen "experts" that Luke would do a better job than, is just not paying attention. IMO

Broadcast I agree with, he'd be a great color commentator, like the early days of Romo where he was constantly predicting what was about to happen, but I disagree with the pregame part for the same reason as my last post in here.  Pregame is about flash and hyping people up for the games, not granular level specific breakdown of film, which is what Luke does best.  

I actually don't think he'd be very good in the pregame role because of that, it's not what he does best and he doesn't have that Gronk/Burleson/etc type of excitement in his presentation style that is needed for those pregame shows.  

I almost think he'd actually be best suited to join the Manningcast for some games.  Having him and Peyton breakdown what they're seeing from each side of the ball on the same plays would actually be quite interesting to watch (although admittedly, he might be kinda boring when interviewing the guests there lol)

Edited May 4 by tukafan21

[strato]

I am seeing that Russell Wilson has the inside track. He is about the level of bland that they need. 

[TheSpecialJuan]

This will mean Panthers broadcast would lose Luke