Dan Morgan says Bobby > Luke

[The Huddler]

Because Wagner was used more in those roles. That's like saying "Well Cam had more TDs than Wagner." Not really Wagner's job.

 

Kuechly rarely was asked to rush the passer last year.

 We don't need him to rush the passer this year either. 

[rodeo]

 We don't need him to rush the passer this year either. 

 

Nope. When your d-line can put on pressure by themselves, you're just wasting your MLB by taking him out of the play to rush.

[CPF4LIFE]

We dont need Luke to rush the passer when we have 4 or 5 guys that can do that on the D Line. Doesnt make him any less of a player, so far we have been better than Seattle in the pass rushing department. They need to rush LBs sometimes to get pressure.

[Mr. Scot]

 We don't need him to rush the passer this year either. 

 

There are a couple of people who might just be able to do that :unsure:

 

McDermott does like to blitz some though, and that Double A Gap blitz is a staple of the Jim Johnson defense.

[The Huddler]

There are a couple of people who might just be able to do that :unsure:

 

McDermott does like to blitz some though, and that Double A Gap blitz is a staple of the Jim Johnson defense.

Mikell went on record saying that This defense is different from the McDormont defenses in the past, because there is less blitzes from the LBs because of our Monster front 7.

[LA_Panther]

Don't care about facts here. Dan Morgan just comitted treason :-)

[Mr. Scot]

Mikell went on record saying that This defense is different from the McDormont defenses in the past, because there is less blitzes from the LBs because of our Monster front 7.

 

Which is logical.

 

that said, Jim Johnson's attack was essentially a Dick LeBeau style zone blitz run primarily out of a 4-3 alignment.  You'll still see it used some. 

 

[KendrickPanther]

Let's be honest after all those hits Dan Morgan thinks mashed potatoes could lead the team in tackles.

[K-Hawk]

Because Wagner was used more in those roles. That's like saying "Well Cam had more TDs than Wagner." Not really Wagner's job.

 

Kuechly rarely was asked to rush the passer last year.

 

Irrelevant. Whatever they were asked to do, did they make plays? Did you not see the quot I was responding to, that Kuechly makes plays vs. Wagner not so much?

 

The great need on this board to lionize Kuechly is overblown when comparing to Wagner. It's not as if there is more than a hair's breadth between them, and in my opinion, not that much. People here want to act like the impact on each other's team is somehow profund when in reality both teams havea kick-ass MLB/ILB. These two are very much a wash in terms of team strengths for this game.

 

The only meaningful comparison between the two teams' LBs is the group as a whole. On that scale, it's again a wash, with perhaps a small nod to Carolina, but the comparison breaks down a bit because of the hybrid D Seattle uses. The LBs for Seattle are LBs, but some are alss DEs, etc.

Still, in a traditional 4 - 3, give you a slight edge, but it is slight. And, if Beason is not 100%, then it goes to Seattle.

That is worth talking about. Kuechly vs. Wagner is just so much hype.

[Cj72]

Im sure it wouldnt be good for his employment if he had said "well, that luke kid from carolina is a far better lb than anyone on our team".

I have to admit, it would be rather funny though

[Zod]

Kuechly won more Defensive Rookie of the Year awards,

/thread

[Growl]

the "why can't we just accept that they're both great!" is always the argument of the loser.

 

 

Kuechly is a superior linebacker. He improves his team more. He's the better player. Wagner is just another good LB to come into this league and will be forgotten about when another set come out. Kuechly will be remembered as one of the greats.

[bleys]

I've yet to see some rational form of a "12th man" step up to the plate which leaves me to believe their fanbase is just about as pathetic as the organizations attempt at expounding this "loud voice" that is anything other than a fabricated acoustic version of nickleback...

 

 

 

[ickmule]

I'm just wondering if anyone cares what Dan has to say.