showtime Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I don't know what the stats were, but I think Willis was the better player just from watching both players play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 1 hour ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Willis was awesome but I don’t remember many of the game changing plays Kuechly had He had back to back games with pick sixes in their super bowl run season. First player in history to do that, and one of them ended up being a 7 point game. That's probably the thing I would point to first and foremost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondbull424 Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 6 hours ago, Yin-Yang said: I think you can find a ton of examples of players who have similar combine numbers but look very different on the field. Think Kuechly and Willis fall into that category. Luke is a great athlete but Willis was a different animal. Not to mention the pro day run from Willis where he ran a 4.38s... stands to reason he could’ve run closer to the 4.4s if given another shot... whereas Kuechly combine time seemed closer to his on field reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeTheBallDeep Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Prime: Patrick Willis Career: Luke Kuechly Regardless they were both amazing, so a legit good question IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinerFever Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I will say Willis...but honestly it is an head to head race, they were both great players and that is something, i think, we can all agree on ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 10 hours ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Willis was awesome but I don’t remember many of the game changing plays Kuechly had Kuechly also played with less talent around him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRANDON26841X Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 21 hours ago, Yin-Yang said: I think you can find a ton of examples of players who have similar combine numbers but look very different on the field. Think Kuechly and Willis fall into that category. Luke is a great athlete but Willis was a different animal. Yeah, that was why I put "as far as testing numbers go". I know guys can test all-world but it doesn't show up on the field and vice versa. I just thought it was interesting. Both were great (and different) players and both were great athletes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedTheClock Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Kuechly was my favorite linebacker I've ever watched. ...but Willis was better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonChigurh Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Willis is GOAT tier, Luke was a tad behind p willie his entire career Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrnastiesNO Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Was Luke consider the best in the league while playing. It was willis, then him and wagner, and then leonard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Ramster Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 9:18 AM, Forge said: Correct. It's really important to remember that they were actually not the same type of linebacker. Justin Smith really turned your defense from being meh! To damm they’re a problem. His holding ish was wack af though. Can’t beliebe he got away with it a ton. Really can’t believe that horse crap was even in the game. Aldon feasted because of those holding stunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowMotorGuy Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Kuechly easily Willis was a bit off a stiff and nowhere near as good in coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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