What do you expect our LB core to look like 2012?

[Carolina Fan]

Anderson - Beason - Draft pick maybe a free agent if we can afford it?

[Lout]

Anderson/Beason/Draft Pick

Backups: Senn/T. Williams/Draft Pick

I do not think Connor will be back.

[Ricky Spanish]

*Arrow to the knee joke.*

Davis use to be a LBer for the panthers. But then he took an Arrow to the knee... 3 times... right in the ACL

[koolkatluke]

I think Davis, Gaither, Senn, and T williams will be back.

Connors is gone to another team to be a starter.

[CarolinaNCSU]

Somebody will overpay for Connor, and I hope it won't be us.

Anderson, Beason, Davis/Draft Pick. Even if only 2 of the 3 stay healthy, the LB's are much improved from this year and our run defense is better. Even sticking Senn as the 3rd LB behind Beason and Anderson, I still love our LB core.

[Zithers]

I'm guessing that our LB corps will include Beason, TD, Anderson, Senn, maybe Thomas Williams if they can cool him off, Gaither, and then a FA or rookie. My favorite FA is David Hawthorne and if we're picking at 10+ by finish 6-10 or 7-9 I wouldn't mind getting Zach Brown or Luke Keuchly. Maybe we could get Lavonte David in the second.

[Mr. Burgundy]

davis will be back...hes a probowl linebacker for league minimum salary

[Marguide]

I cannot understand those that think we will keep Gaither. As banged up as we are at LB, this guy is riding the pine. Add to that he is a vet with a higher salary, and I see no reason at all to keep him. Find someone younger and cheaper that also excels at special teams.

[hepcat]

Thomas Davis should retire if he has any interest in being able to walk later in life.

[Jackofalltrades]

LOLB - Thomas Davis / Jordan Senn (starter quality?)

MLB - Jon Beason / Dan Connor (staying?)

ROLB - James Anderson / ???

Who do we pickup in F/A? Mario Williams, Lawrence Timmons, Anthony Spencer?

Who do we pick up in the draft?

:willy_nilly:

http://www.footballsfuture.com/2012/fa/lb.html

Are those 3-4 OLB's just there for entertainment value? There's virtually no chance of Williams coming here. I seriously doubt he leaves Houston.

I see Senn- Beason and Anderson starting. I think Connor leaves for a starting gig with a crap team like St. Louis, Cleveland, etc.

CB 2 is my biggest concern right now, that and FS.

[Razzy]

Davis/Beason/Anderson as the starting lineup, with our new first-round OLB getting ready to take Davis' place when his knee goes.

[pantherfan81]

I wouldn't be shocked to see Zach Brown picked up. That dude is fast a hell.

[sml1950]

I would not be surprised to see the team ask TD to lose 15-20 lbs and move him back to his college position of safety in the nickel and dime package. This takes pressure off the knee and allows him to operate in space without the tangled collisions with 300 lb OL. These packages are often used more than 50% of defensive plays in any game. With the new emphasis on big strong TEs, he could be our answer to controlling a Graham, Gonzalez, and Winslow.

[TNPanther]

I would not be surprised to see the team ask TD to lose 15-20 lbs and move him back to his college position of safety in the nickel and dime package. This takes pressure off the knee and allows him to operate in space without the tangled collisions with 300 lb OL. These packages are often used more than 50% of defensive plays in any game. With the new emphasis on big strong TEs, he could be our answer to controlling a Graham, Gonzalez, and Winslow.

Doubt it. This isn't Madden.