01-11-2017, 09:36 AM
(01-10-2017, 11:58 PM)oncemoreuntothejimbreech Wrote: People questioned his speed before the combine and even afterwards his critics claimed he didn't play to his 40 time on tape.
I'll see if I can find some critiques.
https://www.google.com/amp/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/1031882-luke-kuechly-2012-nfl-draft-scouting-report.amp.html?client=safari
http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2012lkuechly.php
http://www.mynfldraft.com/NFL-Draft-Profiles/2012/Luke-Kuechly
http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2012lkuechly.php
http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/613
https://www.imgacademy.com/media/headline/luke-kuechly-ready-showcase-new-speed
http://sportsbreakcsn.blogspot.com/2012/03/luke-kuechly-draft-profile.html
http://gcobb.com/2012/02/16/luke-kuechly-has-it-all-but-his-speed-could-be-a-problem/
I couldn't find draft profiles from some of the more well known sites. CBS has scrubbed their profile completely. The last article noted Mayock was worried he might run a 4.8 at the combine.
Biggest knocks on Kuechly; too small, too slow, not enough splash plays, numbers inflated by tackles downfield beyond the line of scrimmage.
Most the big places had him as the top LB the entire year.
Mayock's take: "I call him Clark Kent, and he can turn into Superman on Saturdays and Sundays. He's one of the cleanest players in this draft. His instincts and his pass-coverage ability might be the best of any linebacker I've seen come out of the draft."
Mel Kiper had him Mocked as the best 4-3 LB in the draft heading into his last year.
No one is a perfectly clean prospect everyone could be bigger, faster, stronger and so they normally throw out something to have an "out" when they fail ,but Kuechly was about as clean a LB prospect as we have seen in the last 15 years.
