Charles Johnson vs Mike Rucker

[NJPanthers12]

Early on when Charles Johnson signed his contract, he got the label of being a greedy player who only cares about money. He earned the nick name Big Money. He was also involved in a twitter war with Marc James, who accused him of only caring about the money.

He has continued to be a consistent leader for this team. He has now turned down bigger offers twice to stay in Charlotte. How would you rank him in Panthers history?

I took Mike Rucker, who in my opinion would be a lock for enshrinement if there was a Panthers HOF. Mike Rucker played in 139 games and produced 55.5 sacks and 15 forced fumbles. CJ in 131 games has produced 67.5 sacks and 17 forced fumbles. I was surprised to see him that far ahead in sacks in less games played.

Now that he is all but guaranteed to retire in Carolina, do you hold him in higher regards than Ruck?

 

[Fox007]

I think you have to, or perhaps equally.

His #s speak for itself and they both were on our SB team(s) so....yea man.

[Manos]

Rucker and CJ were both very good second fiddle type players. You pair them with elite talent and they are above average enough to look great, but when they are asked to be "the guy" they struggle. I would like to see both guys get some sort of official team recognition at some point (team hall of fame, ring of honor etc) because they were(are in CJ's case) great guys for the franchise.

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[Mr. Miagi]

I put them on the same level. 

[therealmjl]

i ran into mike rucker at cabarrus brewing last month. nobody knew who he was. slim jim now.

 

he a cool dude

[Panthers Fanatic]

Both are Panther lyfers and great dudes. I hold them in high regard, top 10-15 all-time status. Ruck might get a slight edge if you're comparing...

[rico6]

CJ never suffered a career spiraling ACL tear either. *knocks on wood*