A little DPOY love from NFL.com

[Clicheking]

They are boosting Luke up so they can give the defense all the credit when they downplay what Cam does.

I'm not sure Luke is even the best LB on the team yet. Thomas Davis is a monster, too.

 

Duuuurrrrrrr

[Darth Biscuit]

Some of these posts here aren't worthy of a response.

 

Luke is deserving of all the praise he is receiving, end of story.

[Peppers90 NC]

i personally dont believe Keek was the best defensive player in the league last year, certainly one of them though.  the media does like him a lot though obviously so there is that.  i wouldnt call him the heart and soul of the defense either.

[panfan32]

They are boosting Luke up so they can give the defense all the credit when they downplay what Cam does.

I'm not sure Luke is even the best LB on the team yet. Thomas Davis is a monster, too.

Dude. Seriously? I love TD, and I love what he has done over the past 2 seasons. But sorry you need to take your head out of your fourth point of contact if you think hes better than Luke.

[rayzor]

They are boosting Luke up so they can give the defense all the credit when they downplay what Cam does.

I'm not sure Luke is even the best LB on the team yet. Thomas Davis is a monster, too.

??? how about they are boosting keek up because he is legit and the best mike  in the game?

 

it's got nothing to do with cam.

[Peppers90 NC]

??? how about they are boosting keek up because he is legit and the best mike  in the game?

 

it's got nothing to do with cam.

i would have to go with Bowman, preinjury of course.  their scheme is different and he plays beside Willis, but to me, Bowman edges out over Keek.  Not slighting Keek either, he is definitely top 3.  just my worthless two pennies though.

[panthers55]

Luke is our best linebacker hands down.  He calls signals and make adjustments, has to cover the whole field, and play man and zone all day.  Davis is very good as well but his responsibilities are more focused allowing him to do his thing very well.  This is not a takeaway at all from him just a recognition that in a 4-3, the middle linebacker has to be the general and leader. 

 

As for this having anything to do with Cam is utterly preposterous. I guess that kind of idolatry just comes with picking up band wagon fans who are fans of a player instead of  team.  If that is the price to pay to have a legitimate franchise quarterback, so be it.

[WOW!!]

The Lavonte David group on the comments section is hilarious. How does a player on a 4-12 team gets mention for DPOY??

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

keep in mind that davis came in to the league substantially more raw than luke and was more of a safety/LB tweener as well.  his coverage skills took time to develop and he was considered something of a liability against the pass until just before he had the ACL tears.

 

being first team all pro at your position in your second year in the NFL is a massive accomplishment and speaks to what a truly rare talent we have.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

The Lavonte David group on the comments section is hilarious. How does a player on a 4-12 team gets mention for DPOY??

 

bucs fans are still salty about the attention luke got/is getting over david. 

 

there's actually a hilarious thread somewhere on the rival board of the falcons site made by a bucs fan.  the title is something like "isn't it totally clear that david is superior to kuechly by now?" and the guy is just relenteless in his assertion that david blows kuechly away.  i mean david is a monster and definitely in the discussion when it comes to the best linebackers in the league overall but they don't even play the same position.

[Peppers90 NC]

keek is brain of defense, td is heart and soul.

[WOW!!]

bucs fans are still salty about the attention luke got/is getting over david.

there's actually a hilarious thread somewhere on the rival board of the falcons site made by a bucs fan. the title is something like "isn't it totally clear that david is superior to kuechly by now?" and the guy is just relenteless in his assertion that david blows kuechly away.

What makes it even funnier is it's coming from a fan base who barley avoids black outs every week.

[hepcat]

I think Kuechly is a great player but man, Thomas Davis deserves so much better than he is getting.  Three ACL tears and he plays the best season of his career.  That acrobatic INT of Drew Brees in Week 17 says...I'm back, and you'd better watch out.  How he didn't make the Pro Bowl is beyond me.  Sorry to talk about Davis in a thread about Kuechly but I feel like Kuechly wouldn't be as good as he is without Davis by his side.

[Peppers90 NC]

I think Kuechly is a great player but man, Thomas Davis deserves so much better than he is getting.  Three ACL tears and he plays the best season of his career.  That acrobatic INT of Drew Brees in Week 17 says...I'm back, and you'd better watch out.  How he didn't make the Pro Bowl is beyond me.  Sorry to talk about Davis in a thread about Kuechly but I feel like Kuechly wouldn't be as good as he is without Davis by his side.

i agree with you, while Keek is the leader that lines everyone up, gets the play call, Davis is the vocal leader of that defense thats gets the players pumped up and he also gets in their faces and tells people the tough things they dont want to hear.  he was certainly shafted with the pro bowl, but i think David was the only non 3-4 olb that made it this year, and most years the olb goes to 3-4 guys.  take away the acl surgeries, he was still amazing.  our defense would have fallen pretty significantly he missed any time.  While I am rooting for Keek to win the DPOY, I would not be surprised if he didnt get it.