A.J. Klein Looking For Opportunity To Start

[ladypanther]

39 minutes ago, MCC said:

I never thought he was as good as people make him out to be. 

He did a very good job here.  Has been a good Panther.  Best wishes to him moving forward.

[Mvp2014]

2 hours ago, Saca312 said:

I fully expect the Bills to at least be sniffing him.

Lol he has all the qualities they like

[Montsta]

2 hours ago, Saca312 said:

I fully expect the Bills to at least be sniffing him.

If they don't at least try it would be very telling to me as a HC of another team that might be interested. 

[blackcat]

1 hour ago, Lasus83 said:

He is no chicken in the gaps,, really brings the sauce on hits hits to RBs. One nugget of advice I would give to teams is to expect him to need help with runners who have shake-n-bake in the open field. He can over pursue.

One thing is sure... we won't be as salty at his departure as we were at Peppers'.

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He's due some major cabbage with his next contract.  Just hope he doesn't fudge it up.

[Ace_Aladdin]

3 hours ago, J.Cage said:

Not shocking. Wish we couldve traded him for...something...anything

He deserves it. 

[pepaw]

3 hours ago, KSpan said:

Numbers don't tell the whole story. Luke ran a 4.58, but his instincts and preparation let him play a lot faster than that. Klein is not slow. Hell, TD ran a 4.6 at the combine.

Thomas was a guest host on NFLN on a few years ago and explained that he held off preparing for the 40 and focused solely on coverage skills and other elements.  He went to the combine and was given a hard time in every single interview by teams asking why he wouldn't run.  So, unprepared TD ran a 4.6 at the combine.

 

At his pro day he ran a 4.52. 

[KSpan]

16 minutes ago, pepaw said:

Thomas was a guest host on NFLN on a few years ago and explained that he held off preparing for the 40 and focused solely on coverage skills and other elements.  He went to the combine and was given a hard time in every single interview by teams asking why he wouldn't run.  So, unprepared TD ran a 4.6 at the combine.

 

At his pro day he ran a 4.52. 

This story fully supports my general point.

[KillerKat]

Why can't we ever trade players right before their value plummets or their contract runs out? Elite teams like the Pats do this every year. 

[outlaw4]

I figured as much he'd say that.

No hard feelings, really. Given our knack for always stocking up on capable linebackers, I think we'll be fine.

[dardarroarroar]

Here yuh go bud
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[KSpan]

15 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

Why can't we ever trade players right before their value plummets or their contract runs out? Elite teams like the Pats do this every year. 

They do it with proven quality players they no longer need who have racked up years of film on the field - Collins, Jones, Seymour, Moss, Mankins, etc. While the general model would seem to be applicable to any team, guys like AJ don't fall into that category. The equivalent would be Kalil, Turner, Norwell, Star, etc.

Interestingly, this has made me realize just how much of an experience 'donut' there is on Carolina's roster... Addison, Cam, Luke, and Coleman are the only major contributors with 5-9 years in the league under their belt. This team is young, with a few grizzled veterans like Kalil, CJ, TD, and Olsen sprinkled in.

[SIGCHI222]

So the Hebrew Hammer is ours no more.

Best of luck AJ.

[Donald LaFell]

6 hours ago, L-TownCat said:

He's earned it.  Thank you AJ and I'll always be a fan.  Dude did it the right way.

Nothin but love for the other "Luuuuuuuke."

What does Jared Allen have to do with this 

[PandaPancake]

You guys just had to keep calling him Luke every time he made a tackle. This is on all of you.