Who was better.. Kuechly or Beason in his prime and pre injury?

[PanthersUnited]

As I've said a few times before, I didn't actively start following the Panthers until 2010/2011 (no not because of jumping on the Cam bandwagon.) although I do admit that us having the 1st overall pick really made my interest get a lot of steam and since then I have been a avid, die hard fan..

So with that said, besides the Arizona game in 2011 when Beason blew out his Achilles, I never really got to see him in his prime.. So if someone came up to you and gave you a choice between Kuechly or Beason and guaranteed that both would remain healthy and play at high levels, who do you got? 

[pepaw]

Anybody excited for Season 6 of GOT? I can't wait. I personally feel 5 was a bit of a fall off compared to 4 but w/e I still love it. 

[Liminy]

[Jimmy]

The meth is strong with this one.

[CarolinaCoolin]

Luke is a once in a generation talent. 

 

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[Snake]

Superb owl? 

[Ra's Al Ghul]

Luke, not really a question, IMHO.

[Plewis]

The disrespectful gifs are because Luke is the obvious answer. Beason was very good but had some baaaad games for us, even in his "prime." People here loved him but we are an extremely fickle fanbase. 

[hepcat]

[yasuhara2241]

To answer your question, Beason was a great player. He had a ton of heart and had a way to lead men. He was one of the best speakers and was amazing at rallying the troops. He was a little undersized but was pretty darn fast. BUT he was no Luke. Luke will go down as one of the greats if he plays for many years. Not many players will have the opportunity to go down as one of the greats at his position. 

[Kuhndog94]

I love beason but Keek is gonna be the goat.

[tondi]

Beason was good but probably a bit overrated.  Luke is great and is probably, if anything, a bit underrated.  Luke is on the way to being a first ballot Hall of Famer while Beason, even if he never got hurt, would have probably maxed out at 3-4 pro bowls.

[t96]

Beason was a perennial pro-bowl candidate. Kuechly is a perennial DPOY candidate.