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So, according to PFF Kuechly is struggling

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In his first 5 games, Luke Kuechly had 24 defensive stops w a +6.0 @PFF grade. In his last 3, he has just 4 stops w a -5.9 grade

I don't think Kuechly is struggling imo, it's just that the DT's are making the stops for him. 

 

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Great job by the Panthers O-line yesterday. Cam Newton was pressured on a career-low 21.1% of his drop backs.

 
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Gonzo burnt the poo out of him in on that TD. Not that it wouldnt happen to many others, but still, he had a very good day against imo and that should impact Luke.

 

Said it elsewhere: that wasn't Luke's fault. Mikell was supposed to be bracketing Gonzo high, but he went off the grid.

 

Now, in the run game, Luke has been having issues getting off blocks. One of Jackson's big runs that got Atlanta off the goal line came from Luke getting manhandled. It's something he still has to work on.

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Most people including me were saying that cam didn't really have a bad game yesterday. Other than the deep passes cam played really well. I'm glad pff backed up my feelings on it. Regarding luke, yeah he has seemed to hit a wall. I just hope he breaks through it because we will need him now going forward more than ever.

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Two things,

 

  1. the front 4 is sooo much better we aren't relying on Luke to make every play in the gaps.
  2. teams are scheming him and using gimmicks to keep him off the ball.

 

 

I'm not saying that I agree with their assessment but their assessment is not based on numbers of tackles. 

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