If we take Luke Kuechly who plays MLB?

[DaCityKats]

Davis is done,but him beating Anderson I can't see.

[Gin and Juice]

That could be said about every position.coverage LB do not go in the top 10 and no scheme places LB play over DL play.does not matter how athletic or how good your instincts may be if OL can get up to the next level and get their hands on you.

I agree whole-heartedly that DL is more important, however, at this time I don't feel Brockers improves us like a possible multi-year pro bowler LB in Kuechly could.

I'm on the "sign Garay and hope better DT prospects roll out of next years draft" wagon!

[thefuzz]

Why is this an outragious pick? To me is is the best player availible if he is there at 9.He can make an imediate impact and fill an imediate need.I dont see a defensive player except Claborne that is a better pick

Why do you weirdos love RB's and LB's?

Do you think that San Fran would pick a LB at no. 9 if Patrick Willis had been hurt the year before....for the first time in his career?

Good lord guys, you don't have to take LB's in the 43 this high, especially if they aren't competing for the Mike.

[DaCityKats]

I agree whole-heartedly that DL is more important, however, at this time I don't feel Brockers improves us like a possible multi-year pro bowler LB in Kuechly could.

I'm on the "sign Garay and hope better DT prospects roll out of next years draft" wagon!

I just don't see him as a pro bowl LB.would rather bring in a LB prospect through FA.Garay is decling and we already have a stop gap 30 year old DT.

[CRA]

Why do you weirdos love RB's and LB's?

Do you think that San Fran would pick a LB at no. 9 if Patrick Willis had been hurt the year before....for the first time in his career?

Good lord guys, you don't have to take LB's in the 43 this high, especially if they aren't competing for the Mike.

Depends on who was there in the draft and if the only other LB they had was James Anderson

[Gin and Juice]

Davis is done,but him beating Anderson I can't see.

Elevating James Anderson beyond "good" Lb is nothing more than being a Panther homer!

[CRA]

I just don't see him as a pro bowl LB.would rather bring in a LB prospect through FA.Garay is decling and we already have a stop gap 30 year old DT.

We already have young DTs on the roster to develop.

[jarhead]

Because of three things:

#1. We have one of the Top 5 linebackers in football. Sure he was injured, but lets see how he does post-injury before we go for linebacker in the first round.

#2. Linebacker isn't our greatest area of need compared to DT, CB or even Safety. Linebacker is actually the least needed position on defense.

#3. 100% sure he wont end up being the best player available at 9. This is all wishful thinking.

1-I dont see that special DT/DE that everyone else sees.I have already said that I thought he was the BPA if Claborne does not slip.

2-Do you think we will pay TD 8 million? Connor is a FA....and no one knows how the achillles will effect Beason

[DaCityKats]

Elevating James Anderson beyond "good" Lb is nothing more than being a Panther homer!

Were in what I wrote did I say Anderson was good? He did lead the team in tackles last year tho, and considering what many have said about Luke this should make him good.

[DaCityKats]

We already have young DTs on the roster to develop.

We also have young LBs to develop. I'm not stuck on DT either I want the best DL somebody who will get after the QB.

[raleigh-panther]

The one thing the Giants seem to grasp that Carolina never does is that the defensive line matters.

It matters more than linebackers.

It matters more than cornerbacks.

They draft that way and they have two superbowls for it as that defense is disruptive.

A defense can never have enough good lineman and it's those lineman that keep the o-line off of the linebackers for the running game and put pressure on the QB protecting the

cornerbacks.

Fix that d-line, be it draft or FA and 90% of the Panthers defensive issues will go away.

Simple and Plain.

[CRA]

We also have young LBs to develop. I'm not stuck on DT either I want the best DL somebody who will get after the QB.

LBs don't as long to groom and evaluate

[jarhead]

We also have young LBs to develop. I'm not stuck on DT either I want the best DL somebody who will get after the QB.

Underthe Rivera defense what would keep him from getting pressure on a qb?How about Von Miller last year?

[Snake]

I would take him in the second in a second!