Which woukd you take next year in the middle, Beason at 100% or Kuek as a soph?

[bigdog10]

Love both these guys, but no chance Luke gives up the middle after this year.

Had he started in the middle from day one, we would be talking about him as arguably the greatest rookie middle linebacker ever (he's nearly there now)

[Pimpdaddy]

If Beason returns to form we could have 2 top 5 LBs on the same squad next year. If Davis keeps going strong.... damn.

..thats what i'm thinking....It all hinges on overcoming the achillies injury, its a two year rehab for athletes and then hope for the best....but yea, throw Davis and Andersen in and the LB corps looks stout.

[Matthias]

I would have started freshman Kuechly over a 100% Beason.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

is this even a serious question? Kuechly already has that spot locked down. I love beason but Kuechly is a special elite type of player that you just don't ever see. Beason will be happy to play outside and will do a good job at it. Our line backers will be nasty next year.

[Doc Holiday]

I would love to keep Beason and Hardy, Imagine Beason/Keek/ TD with Anderson filling in and Johnson and Hardy on the Ends? would would have the best front 7 in the NFL again

I love a good defense for the record

[Doc Holiday]

is this even a serious question? Kuechly already has that spot locked down. I love beason but Kuechly is a special elite type of player that you just don't ever see. Beason will be happy to play outside and will do a good job at it. Our line backers will be nasty next year.

Not exactly Keeks had a probowl season but I don't know about all pro, beason before this season I would have said was our best defensive player on the team, if TD has taught us anything it's not to just write off a player because he's injured.

Beason our best true leader on the entire team.

[CRA]

Not exactly Keeks had a probowl season but I don't know about all pro, beason before this season I would have said was our best defensive player on the team, if TD has taught us anything it's not to just write off a player because he's injured.

Beason our best true leader on the entire team.

Can't treat everyone like Thomas Davis.....would be a disaster for the team if that became a common practice especially with well paid players

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Beason at 100% is going to have to be a OLB.

Kuchley is that good. Beason is great at 100%..but lets face it.

[PantherFanOne]

To me it's a no brainer that Luke Kuechly plays the middle next year. Like most others i am left wondering if Beason or Anderson are either cut,traded or salary structered.

[LA_Panther]

Keek has taken the job. Beason is gonna have to move outside. You go with what gives you the best chance to win. I wish we made a run at some trades with players like Beason, one of the running backs etc...and get a stud DT

[Panthers Nation]

We would be foolish to at least not try to trade Beason this offseason,im afraid he may be injury prone for the rest of his career.If we bring him back he needs to reconstruct his contract because he is overpaid for his production.

[PantherPhann89]

I enjoy watching Beason play but Kuechly deserves to be in the middle and hes settled in their.

[Urrymonster]

PFF have keek ranked as the fourth best ilb throughout the NFL, as good as Beason is leading this team, he has never graded out as well as Luke has.

[YoungPanthers89]

Our LB's are going to be awesome