Shoring up the DL/Kuechly's Prime/Draft Notes

[Saca312]

On 3/24/2019 at 9:18 PM, davos said:

 

Back to the thread at hand; I think we need at least 2 D-linemen in this draft.  You build from the lines out, even in today's NFL IMO.  

Hurney?

[pantherj]

Generally you beat the Saints with pressure, especially up the middle, or win a shootout. We're not a shootout team. The Saints did an excellent job of building an o-line to neutralize our d-line, and making KK nearly useless. RR saw this and decided to make a move to counter the Saints (aka the team we have to beat to go anywhere). RR/Hurney 2.0 made their move by adding McCoy and Burns.

Luke is a great LB, but he's also limited in what he can do well. Send him on a blitz and even very small RBs can completely neutralize him. Not good. He also makes his fair share of mistakes, misfitting gaps, taking bad angles, ect. He's human and he's not the key to modern football. I'd rather we spent more on scoring, but Luke inked an incredible contract for basically tackling. Not thrilled about that, but here is to hoping he has a standout season and doesn't look like every other good LB.

[therealmjl]

3 minutes ago, pantherj said:

Generally you beat the Saints with pressure, especially up the middle, or win a shootout. We're not a shootout team. The Saints did an excellent job of building an o-line to neutralize our d-line, and making KK nearly useless. RR saw this and decided to make a move to counter the Saints (aka the team we have to beat to go anywhere). RR/Hurney 2.0 made their move by adding McCoy and Burns.

Luke is a great LB, but he's also limited in what he can do well. Send himp on a blitz and even very small RBs can completely neutralize him. Not good. He also makes his fair share of mistakes, misfitting gaps, taking bad angles, ect. He's human and he's not the key to modern football. I'd rather we spent more on scoring, but Luke inked an incredible contract for basically tackling. Not thrilled about that, but here is to hoping he has a standout season and doesn't look like every other good LB.

Cringeworthy post

[pantherj]

3 minutes ago, mjligon said:

Cringeworthy post

Vague post. ^

[therealmjl]

20 minutes ago, pantherj said:

Vague post. ^

Not vague just saying your little hot take on Luke not being the best MLB in the game is a joke. Aka cringeworthy.

is that clear enough for you?

[The Huddler]

On 3/24/2019 at 9:46 PM, LinvilleGorge said:

Luke is 27. If he plays at his current level or close to it for another 5-6 years which isn't out of the question at all then he very well may go down as the greatest MLB of all time. 

needs a SB and a SB moment

[panthers55]

Middle linebacker in our defense is the most important job on that side of the ball. He is the quarterback for the defense. It is about leading the defense, calling formations and getting the guys where they need to be. He is a coach on the field. That is invaluable. And Luke is the best there has been at analyzing plays and knowing where the play is going.  I love watching him and Brady (and Manning before then) go back and forth audibilizing as each other change the play back and forth in response to what the other is doing two or three times before the ball is snapped.

Seau and Lewis were beasts who relied on their own skills to dominate the competition. They led by example but weren't focused on making everyone else better. Urlacher played in a base defense most of the time (consistent with the times) so there wasn't as much of an emphasis on audibilizing and film study. Imagine Luke changing fronts and pressure schemes this year using 3 / 4 / 5 man fronts and different combinations of players from all angles. I expect this defense to be very stout this year. Keep teams under 20 and you give this offense plenty of chance to win it for us

 

[kungfoodude]

8 hours ago, pantherj said:

Generally you beat the Saints with pressure, especially up the middle, or win a shootout. We're not a shootout team. The Saints did an excellent job of building an o-line to neutralize our d-line, and making KK nearly useless. RR saw this and decided to make a move to counter the Saints (aka the team we have to beat to go anywhere). RR/Hurney 2.0 made their move by adding McCoy and Burns.

Luke is a great LB, but he's also limited in what he can do well. Send him on a blitz and even very small RBs can completely neutralize him. Not good. He also makes his fair share of mistakes, misfitting gaps, taking bad angles, ect. He's human and he's not the key to modern football. I'd rather we spent more on scoring, but Luke inked an incredible contract for basically tackling. Not thrilled about that, but here is to hoping he has a standout season and doesn't look like every other good LB.