Is Luke Kuechly a Hall of Famer if he retires right now?

Would Luke Kuechly be a NFL Hall of Fame player if he retired right now? I will admit to being a biased Carolina Panthers fan but I think Luke Kuechly has already done enough to be in the Hall oi Fame.

It is likely that Luke Kuechly's career will be cut short due to concussions even if he plays again after getting one (his third) this season. I frankly hope Luke Kuechly does retire and never plays again putting himself in grave danger for his future.

Terrell Davis, Ken Easley, Dwight Stephensen and other NFL greats have been voted into the Hall of Fame after shortened careers. At the time of this writing Luke Kuechly is in his 6^th NFL season and has played in 77 games.

All these stats are from Profootballreference.com. Like was the AP rookie defensive player and defensive player of the year in 2013. Luke is a 4 time Pro Bowler, 3 Time All Pro and 4 time defensive player of the week.

Luke Kuechly has great athletic talent but is like a coach on the field with his football intelligence. At this time Kuechly has 13 interceptions, 47 passes defensed, 5 forced and 5 fumble returns, 9 sacks, 482 tackles and 286 assisted tackles. I think Luke Kuechly is a Hall of Fame player even if he never plays another down.

Top 5 Dallas Cowboys of all time

Thanks for reading my article on the top 5 Dallas Cowboys of all time. With a historic franchise like the Dallas Cowboys its hard to pick just 5 of the best players they ever had. Still I think I managed to do it and of course with all sports lists, half the fun is arguing with it.

1 Roger Staubach

I think Roger Staubach is the best Dallas Cowboy player of all time. His stats may not compare with modern Cowboys quarterbacks. That is because the NFL played less games per season and the defenses could do more to defend against the pass which dampened passing stats compared to today.

2 Larry Allen

Larry Allen was a monster of an offensive tackle and I think the best Cowboys offensive lineman of all time. Allen is in the NFL Hall of Fame and was a multiple time Pro Bowler and All Pro offensive tackle for America's Team.

3 Randy White

They called him “Manster” for half man and half monster. Failed as a linebacker Randy White became a Hall of Fame defensive tackle. White could rush the passer, play the run or occupy blockers leaving somebody else to make the tackle.

4 Bob Hayes

Bullet Bob Hayes changed the way the NFL played pass defense. He was billed as the Worlds Fastest Human and he was the fastest man in the league during his time. Hayes was hard to stop and I think he did more for the Cowboys than any other receiver they ever had.

5 Emmitt Smith

Smith may actually be underrated because he played with those great Dallas Cowboys offensive linemen. He still set NFL rushing records that will never be broken. Emmitt Smith could run, catch and block and was one of the best Dallas Cowboys ever.

Week 6 NFL Game Picks

Thanks for reading my week 6 NFL game predictions for the 2017 season. I write free pro football picks every Monday for the following week. So far my NFL predicting record is 47 and 29, so don't be the kids college fund on my picks.

Free week 6 NFL Game Picks

Week 6 NFL Byes

Bengals, Cowboys, Bills, Seahawks

1 Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers

Two of the hottest teams in the NFC face off. When in doubt pick the home team on Thursday games. Panthers win 27 to 24.

2 Chicago Bears at Baltimore Ravens

I like the Ravens at home to win 20 to 17.

3 Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

My week 6 football office pool pick is the Packers win 23 to 20.

4 Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints

I like the Lions to win 35 to 27.

5 Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons

Falcons win at home 31 to 24.

6 New England Patriots at New York Jets

The Patriots will beat the Jets 28 to 27.

7 San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins

The Redskins should win 28 to 24.

8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals

The Bucs will win 31 to 24.

9 Los Angeles Rams at Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jaguars win 28 to 25.

10 Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs

I like the Chiefs to win 28 to 21.

11 Los Angeles Chargers at Oakland Raiders

Chargers will win 28 to 21.

`12 New York Giants at Denver Broncos

Broncos win 27 to 14.

13 Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans

The Colts win 17 to 14.

Week 5 NFL Game Predictions

Thanks for reading my free week 5 NFL game predictions. I do these football pool type NFL game picks every week and went 11-4 last week not counting the Monday Night Game. I write these on Monday for the next week. My 2017 NFL prediction record is now 41-21.

Week 5 NFL Picks

Week 5 Byes

Falcons, Redskins, Saints, Broncos

1 New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

My week 5 NFL game pick is that the Patriots win 35 to 31 in Tampa.

2 New York Jets at Cleveland Browns

I like the Jets to win 23 to 20.

3 Carolina Panthers at Detroit Lions

I think my Panthers have a letdown after beating the Patriots. Lions win 28 to 24.

4 San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts

I like the 49ers to win 23 to 21.

5 Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins

My week 5 office football pool pick is the Dolphins win 17 to 13.

6 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals

The Bills should win 24 to 20.

7 Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants

Eli beats the team he shunned, 21 to 17.

8 Jacksonville Jaguars at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers win 20 to 17,

9 Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles

Philly wins 23 to 17.

10 Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams

The Rams win 27 to 20.

11 Baltimore Ravens at Oakland (for now) Raiders

My week 5 NFL predictions is that the Raiders win 21 to 13.

12 Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys

I think the Packers will beat the Cowboys 35 to 28.

13 Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans

My pick is that the Texans win 23 to 20.

14 Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears

The Vikings win 23 to 14.  

Cam Newton gets his Mojo back in upset over Patriots

Coming off a bad season last year and shoulder surgery in the off season, Cam Newton has struggled in 2017. Cam Newton got his mojo back against the New England Patriots however. Cam Newton missed a few passes but the arm strength was there and he had by far his best game of the season,

Cam Newton had been taking limited reps in practice this year after the shoulder surgery. Newton practiced more this week and it showed. Newton ran the ball better than he has this year and his passing was more accurate in the win over the Patriots.

For Cam Newton to lead the Panthers to a win in New England with a late 4^th quarter drive was huge. Newton completed 22 of 29 passes for 316 yards, 3 touchdowns and one interception. Newton also ran for 44 yards and a touchdown.

  

Free week 4 NFL Predictions

Thanks for checking out my free week 4 NFL game predictions for the 2017 season. These week 4 NFL game picks are suitable for your office football pool. Not my best week as I went 7-8 last week not counting the Monday Night Game, as this was written on Monday morning. I do have a winning record of 29 and 17 for the season in my pro football picks.

Week 4 NFL Game Picks

1 Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

I like the Packers to win 28 to 24 in this one.

2 New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins

May be a good game I go with the home team Dolphins 28 to 27

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3 Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans

The old Houston Oilers roll back into Texas. I like the Texans to win 24 to 21 over the Titans.

4 Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets

I like the Jets to win at home 23 to 17 over the Jags who will be tired from playing in London.

5 Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots

My Panthers have no offense and the defense is not as good as advertised. The Patriots win 28 to 17.

6 Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings

I like the Lions to win on the road 28 to 27.

7 Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons

Matty Ice is tough to beat in Atlanta. Falcons 30, Bills 23.

8 Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens

I like the Steelers to beat the jet lagged Ravens 24 to 13

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9 Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

The Bengals win 23 to 21 over the Browns.

10 Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys

I like the Rams to win 31 to 27.

11 Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers

Chargers knock off the Eagles 28 to 27

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12 New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I like the Buccaneers to win 27 to 24.

13 San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

My week 4 NFL game pick is the Cardinals win 23 to 20.

14 Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos

Broncos win at home 23 to 21

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15 Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks

I pick the Seahawks to win 23 to 20

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16 Washington Redskins at Kansas City Chiefs

Chiefs win at home 27 to 24.

Should Carolina Panthers fans be worried about the offense?

Should fans be worried about the Carolina Panthers offense? Yes its only week two of a long season and yes the Panthers are 2-0 but the offense looks bad. The Panthers currently rank 16^th in points, 24^th in passing yards and 17^th in running yards.

The Panthers have offensive line problems, notably at the tackle positions. The center and guards are great when they are all healthy. Cam Newton is coming off shoulder surgery late in the off season that saw him only throw two preseason passes.

Cam Newton has 2 touchdown passes and 1 interception and is completing 59.6 percent of his passes in two games. Tight end Greg Olsen breaking his foot is a hard blow to absorb for this Panthers offense that has already struggled.

The new short pass offense is not working too well even though Christian McCaffrey is leading the team in catches with 9 in two game. McCaffrey is not looking like a high first round draft pick at least so far. McCaffrey has 21 carries for 57 yards and a 2.7 yards per attempt average. Jonathan Stewart is only averaging 3.2 yards per carry himself.

Panthers fans love to hate Mike Shula but he looked smart enough during Cam Newton's MVP season. I think losing Olsen was huge but that the Panthers offense will get better as Cam Newton gets more and more reps in the new system. Still this team will go as far as the defense carries this this year.