Legs talk about AJ Kleins future

[Hotsauce]

Facts:

He could start at MLB on over half the teams in the league.

He is a playmaker, with a very high football IQ.

He is currently under contract through 2016 (I am pretty sure this is correct).

We are loaded at LBers.

 

So if you are GM (which I know you all are), what do you do with him?  Give him a new deal?  Trade?  Let him walk?

[Kuhndog94]

What exactly are these legs saying?

[hepcat]

By the time his contract is up we might be talking about Thomas Davis's last year, so he could re-sign and retain his role.  But he could get a massive deal somewhere else so, I doubt he stays.  

[uncfan888]

I'd like to trade him.. but after this year unless someone gets desperate. He deserves a chance to start.. he's too good not to

[Mr. Scot]

What exactly are these legs saying?

I was wondering...

[Mol3m4n]

I think he would go for a 4th.

[Bartin]

Trade him this offseason for a mid round pick or let him walk after 2016, get paid and be happy for him and the comp pick we get in return.

[Zaximus]

Guy has started like... one game.

[thefuzz]

As I said in the All Pro section.

 

The smart thing to do is let him play out this year, and see if you can trade him this offseason, if Mayo shows promise.  If Mayo doesn't, keep AJ and let him play out his final year.  He will sign a decent contract as a starter, and we will get a comp pick for him.

IMO he is a natural ILB, not an OLB.

[nctarheel0619]

As I said in the All Pro section.

 

The smart thing to do is let him play out this year, and see if you can trade him this offseason, if Mayo shows promise.  If Mayo doesn't, keep AJ and let him play out his final year.  He will sign a decent contract as a starter, and we will get a comp pick for him.

IMO he is a natural ILB, not an OLB.

He was a starter at Iowa State at MLB for a reason.  

[Omega Atrocity]

Guy has started like... one game.

He started a few at OLB in 2013 when Blackburn was out, I don't recall how many.

[Khaki Lackey]

Remember when our WR looked good and we were going to "let go of good players for the first time ever!" That was a month ago.

We're loaded at LB because we have AJ Klein. Keep him as a future OLB that can slide in at MLB when needed.

[Bartin]

Remember when our WR looked good and we were going to "let go of good players for the first time ever!" That was a month ago.

We're loaded at LB because we have AJ Klein. Keep him as a future OLB that can slide in at MLB when needed.

If someone wants to give him starting MLB money which I imagine some team will then we can't match that and we have to let him go. He's great and I love having him on the team but that's just a reality of the business. He deserves to play and get paid. We can't offer that. The only thing to do is just be happy for him.

[KB_fan]

He started a few at OLB in 2013 when Blackburn was out, I don't recall how many.

He's started 11 games for us.

http://www.panthers.com/team/roster/A.J.-Klein/809688c0-ad18-4967-ad12-fd96025e6d77