Kuechly's "the kind of kid you want to marry your daughter"

[Buffy]

The more I read about Kuechly, the more he sounds like a classic Buddy Nix 1st round pick. Oh yeah, he's marriage material alright. This article spells out a number of his attributes that sync up with reasons Nix gave for drafting Spiller and Dareus. To sum up...

• Track record: Won Division I state championship in high school. Leading tackler in college football last 2 years.
• Production: Leading career tackler in ACC history with 532 tackles in 3 seasons.
• Character: "One of the good guys, a great kid. He’s done it all the right way. He’s the kind of kid you want to marry your daughter."
• High motor: Known for his relentless pursuit of the ball and a fiery competitive spirit that drives him on every play.
• Fundamentals: "An excellent form tackler" and "a real student of the game."
• Versatility: "About as good as it gets from the middle or inside linebacker position."

The only problem? He's not from the South!

[Griff]

I want Luke the most, I think we can get a solid WR later. I could be sold on a LT or CB.

[Franz Ross]

My chief concern for Kuelchy is that it says he is a middle to inside linebacker. This is not a position of need. What we need in a Strong-Side Linebacker, a position I am not sure Kuelchy can play.

[DKTurtle]

My chief concern for Kuelchy is that it says he is a middle to inside linebacker. This is not a position of need. What we need in a Strong-Side Linebacker, a position I am not sure Kuelchy can play.

In the system we are going to run, I have no doubt in my mind Kuechly could play either OLB spot effectively.

[Svupper]

In the system we are going to run, I have no doubt in my mind Kuechly could play either OLB spot effectively.

He could play all 3 spots if he had (and pretty much at the same time with the DL in front of him)
Kuechly could be a great addition to start as SAM and when Barnett is over the hill they could switch. WILL requires a little more speed than SAM but SAM is easier to start with as assigments are a little easier.
Besides since an offense can more around to force your FS to play SS and visa versa it would be a great idea to have to simular types at OLB so motion will not make us weaker and Kuechly could help in that regard.

[Stud37]

My chief concern for Kuelchy is that it says he is a middle to inside linebacker. This is not a position of need. What we need in a Strong-Side Linebacker, a position I am not sure Kuelchy can play.

Kuechly's strengths are actually better suited for the SAM in our defense than the MLB spot. It would be a perfect fit.

[justRN]

Character is overrated, IMHO.

[Billzgobowlin]

Character is overrated, IMHO.

Until you lose a player for being suspended. It's ruined teams like the Bengals.