Panthers Apparently "love" Luke Kuechly

[CRA]

Well there's your problem right there.

I watch plenty of SEC ball as well.....and know the difference. If I had may way we would mainly draft SEC guys.....but Luke is that good.

[Actionman0z]

Curry and Luke play two different positions and were asked to do certain things.... I still would pull the trigger for Curry on a 6th round pick like the Raiders did last year. Great move.

[Actionman0z]

Kuechly is weird. He's not a hitter, not very aggressive and has a lot of mop up plays. He does have elite instincts and is really really smart with a good work ethic. The Anti-Burfict.

Anyways, I don't see the value where we pick. Trading back? Sure. At #9? Ehhhh... There's a dearth of first round LB talent this year and Kuechly is benefiting greatly from it. There's a TON of talented guys outside of the first we could grab.

I mean, if you were the Patriots, would you grab Mayo top ten again?

I do think it's sort of funny that a lot of the "combine means nothing, look at the tape" guys reverse field when it comes to Kuechly. Pre-combine, watching his games (not film, I don't have film and neither do you) he doesn't look super athletic, doesn't look like a 4.5 guy.. he looks like a classic MLB who makes a lot of tackles and doesn't do much else well. Then he blows up at the combine and now he's a freak-cyborg who can play any LB position, blitz like a pro, cover any TE, etc.

I would not go that far with what people are saying about him on the board, but people do tend to fall in love with football players. Hes a football player and would be blue chip depth at MLB if Beason is ready to play. If not, he has a chance to compete for any of the 3 spots, and that makes the Panthers a better football team.

[CRA]

Curry and Luke play two different positions and were asked to do certain things.... I still would pull the trigger for Curry on a 6th round pick like the Raiders did last year. Great move.

Plus Seattle asked him to cover too much....he needed to be playing the run and blitzing.

[thefuzz]

If we drafted a MLB at 9 we would have roughly 32 million guaranteed to that position over the next couple of years....hahahahahha

[CRA]

If we drafted a MLB at 9 we would have roughly 32 million guaranteed to that position over the next couple of years....hahahahahha

Luke wouldn't backup Beason. Both would be on the field of healthy.

[Panthro]

Luke is already better than Beason, Fuzz. Get it together

[CRA]

Luke is already better than Beason, Fuzz. Get it together

Luke could be better than a 75% Beason.

What is funny is thinking Davis will be a starter this year and Beason is coming back in 2012 being the same guy he was.

[thefuzz]

Luke wouldn't backup Beason. Both would be on the field of healthy.

Oh, OK gotcha.

Makes sense.

We do need a top 10 LB.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

You think Beason was a better prospect coming out than Luke? He wasn't...So why wouldn't Luke be better than just a guy?

You have a decent point, but Beason has worked his tail off and has exceeded expectations.

[thefuzz]

This is what the top 4 LB's on this team would look like if we add Kuechly.

Luke: 4 yrs 12 million, 7 guaranteed.

Beason: 5 yrs 50 mil, 25 guaranteed

Anderson: 5 years 22 mil, 8.5 guaranteed

Davis: 5 years 36.5 mil, 7 guaranteed.

47.5 million guaranteed starting July of last season, and lasting 4 more years, not counting salaries, and bonuses built into the contracts which could double that figure.

[panthers55]

If we drafted a MLB at 9 we would have roughly 32 million guaranteed to that position over the next couple of years....hahahahahha

If we draft Kuechly he can play any of the three positions and wil cost roughly 3 million a year. Who would have predicted that Beason would go down with a career threatening injury after being healthy. If it makes you feel better consiider Luke, Davis's replacement.

[panthers55]

This is what the top 4 LB's on this team would look like if we add Kuechly.

Luke: 4 yrs 12 million, 7 guaranteed.

Beason: 5 yrs 50 mil, 25 guaranteed

Anderson: 5 years 22 mil, 8.5 guaranteed

Davis: 5 years 36.5 mil, 7 guaranteed.

47.5 million guaranteed starting July of last season, and lasting 4 more years, not counting salaries, and bonuses built into the contracts which could double that figure.

Looks obvious that the problem in retrospect was paying Beason so much when he was on IR last yar and will likely need this year to get back to speed. That has nothing to do with whether we should bring in Kuechly. With the new slotted system, bringing in a second rounder might cost you 1 1/2 milion per year intead of 3 for the number 9 spot. I doubt the 1 1/2 million is a reason to settle for a role player instead of a plug and play guy when Davis goes down.

[CRA]

You have a decent point, but Beason has worked his tail off and has exceeded expectations.

And what is Luke's work ethic like? Luke is exactly the type player you want.