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Panthers Apparently "love" Luke Kuechly

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Growl Grand Master

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You could at least elaborate on this. I'd imagine it would be tough to, considering you're just making stuff up.

Kuechly is a Cover 2 LB, who would be playing out of position (if we're assuming Davis gets hurts again), in a defensive scheme that will ask him to consistently do something he has never done in his entire career.

Rush the passer.

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He's played OLB before. Try again.

This is why I have issue just taking your posts seriously. You try to come across as some e-gangsta, but then just make stupid comments like this.

I list out an entire argument why drafting a player with horrid positional value who has shown no ability to be able to execute our defense, with a plethora of needs elsewhere.

Your response?

But But But he played OLB that one time ! HA take that!

Seriously. I'm out. This is like the idiot parade in this thread.

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Yeah, um...why don't you check out the last 30 or so DTs drafted in round 1 and look at the impact they had year 1.

Also, Dareus wasnt bad....it just isn't a position you see many ready. None of these guys are a Dareus either.

I don't care that he was drafted in the first round, it's the fact that he was drafted with the third pick while there were two pro bowl players selected right after him (now I will cut Buffalo some slack because they obviously didn't know Peterson or Green would be pro bowl players).

However, Dareus did have a pretty good year but when it comes to actually impacting the game; he did little.

If you look at Buffalo's pass rushing defense and run defense you will see what I am talking about as they ranked near the bottom in both of those categories.

My argument is, if a guy like Dareus can't do much to improve a teams pass rushing defense or run defense (which we desperately need help with), then why take Cox, Poe, or Brockers. Sure they might be able to help it a little, but if we are looking for production and impact I think you have to go Kuechly.

Most people don't realize that Kuechly is one of if not the best linebacker in the draft at stopping the run. He also has the speed and body to match up with the tight ends in our division in Jimmy Graham, Tony Gonzalez, and Kellen Winslow (which we desperately needed last year). Some scouts suggest that Kuechly can even match up against some of the slower wide receivers because of his impressive speed and great ability to read routes as well as quarterbacks. Finally, his lack pass rushing can easily be fixed in my opinion with Rivera (former linebacker and linebacker's coach), Sean McDermott (former linebacker's coach), Brian Murphy (former linebacker's coach), Warren Belin (former linebacker and current linebacker's coach), and Richard Rogers (former linebacker), all on staff to help this young guy out.

I feel like Kuechly is too gifted of a player and addresses to many needs to not take him.

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He may have played OLB but he because of the scheme was never asked to rush the passer. Which is the reason everyone gives for his lame stats outside of tackles

He hasn't been asked the pass rusher, but he did play WLB for half of the season freshmen year.

Now I know this won't convince you or anyone else but particularly believe that his speed may indicate that he can be pass rusher. All he needs to do is working on his overall pass rushing maneuvers which he doesn't seem to have or use very often.

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He hasn't been asked the pass rusher, but he did play WLB for half of the season freshmen year.

Now I know this won't convince you or anyone else but particularly believe that his speed may indicate that he can be pass rusher. All he needs to do is working on his overall pass rushing maneuvers which he doesn't seem to have or use very often.

so he is a liability rushing the passer right now

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Comparing Kuechly while using a player whose linebacker position almost had him playing role of a nickelback throughout his entire career at Wake Forest is a poor argument to stand by.

then what did Kuechly do...one of his biggest strengths is defending the pass. He certainly wasnt making plays behind the line of scrimmage.
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