Another day, another member of the Carolina Panthers recognized by the national media. Luke Kuechly was put on NFL.com’s “Indispensable defenders list” on Friday coming in at No. 8.
NFL.com writer Adam Schein put together a very good list and he had the following analysis of Kuechly.
He’s the Panthers’ best player and team leader. When Kuechly misses time due to injury, Carolina isn’t the same. Plain and simple. The defense comes apart.
Kuechly is a tackling machine (only the underrated Lavonte David has more tackles since Kuechly entered the league in 2012) and the pulse of Ron Rivera‘s Panthers.