Greg Olsen Talks About What It Was Like Playing With Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis

In this clip from our episode with Greg Olsen, Greg tells us just how much of a freak of nature both Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis were.
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#GregOlsen #ThomasDavis #LukeKuechley

[@ttam1217]

Luke was elite from the jump for nearly a decade. Better be first ballot.

[@babyfarksmgeezaks1037]

I remember playing madden 25 on all madden and me and my buddies would all try to score on the panthers lol. Luke would make every tackle. That guy was our favorite player that wasn't a green bay packer.

[@timboslice8559]

He retired when he was 28 that’s the only knock I can find against the guy! I just wished he played at least 2-3 more years

[@shiestlifesam]

@@timboslice8559 I don’t if he felt he couldn’t continue I respect that it kills me to hear players talk about debilitating body issues hearing megatron talking about being in so much pain he can’t even lift his feet off the ground is crazy dudes give so much to the game

[@CaptainByAHook]

Trash

[@Blassie.P]

Not a Panthers fan but BIG FACTS!!!!

[@Ascared]

People throw around the term “built different” very loosely but Luke is the absolute definition of it

[@bherbo3943]

Definitely different. I don’t think i seen a player recognize a play faster. It was split second fast.

[@Zay279]

I’m glad I got to watch Olsen, TD, Cam, Luke on the same team very fun.

[@LetsG00000]

CMac out the backfield

[@andyzuleta5344]

I remember the Monday night game against the Panthers. The Patriots lost in a last second, what a game lol

[@MrJuliusaustin12]

​@@LetsG00000 cmac came later and wasnt apart of that core in their primes

[@poppafunknasty9991]

Julius Peppers. CMAC. Steve Smith. Mushin Muhammad. Carolina’s had some all-time talent. Keep Pounding!

[@keljerel]

I absolutely LOVE hearing great players talk about other great players.

[@MrEmb007]

That ‘15-16 panthers team is one of the top 5 all time greatest. Luke, TD, Shaq T, Norman, Peanut Tillman, Roman Harper, Greg Olson, Cam, Ted Ginn, Jared Allen, Trai Turner, Ryan Khalil, Michael Oher, J Stew. Put up 500 points in the season, went 15-1. It was a hell of a team to watch. It made that super bowl loss that much worse.

[@the17sss]

My god. All time top 5 team!? In NFL history? LOL!!

[@xtremproductions3]

😂😂😂 Josh norman, Roman Harper 😭😭😭 foh that’s a top 50 defense I’ll give you that

[@MrEmb007]

@@xtremproductions3 lmao, either mad casual or you started watching ball like 4 years ago.

[@BigmeechT]

That team was something else on both sides of the ball that’s fosure

[@kaffeinecreatz]

Luke was a monster - him & Thomas Davis were something to watch. He reminded me of ray lewis but the new era. #59

[@k2kilo]

I will forever cherish the memories I have of watching 59 on the field. If you listen closely you can still hear the "Lukeeeeeeee" chants echoing through the Bank of America Stadium.

[@jwd1112]

As a Panthers fan, the thing that I LOVED about Kuechley was that there was no doubt that he cared. Many times saw him be absolutely pissed that his team gave up a touchdown. I was lucky to get to watch Luke and Cam for 8 seasons, they were fun to watch and cared about the outcomes 100%

[@shaneping3441]

“I wanted to be called a poor mans Luke Kuechly” wills real af man🤣 and there right that would be a hell of a complement for any player

[@stevensmith8923]

The man was just a football wizard. It seemed like he was in on practically every tackle of the game whether it be solo or assisted. It was just crazy to watch him play.

[@bherbo3943]

The most impressive play i’ve ever seen Luke in, was him getting mossed my Julio Jones. Because he had NO business running stride for stride with FREAKING JULIO JONES!!! 😭😭😭

[@BlackAfro77]

People love to hold that play against luke like you understand that he is covering Julio better than a corner or safety that game and jumping with him 40+ yards downfield right?

[@jdeez69]

Him and Bobby Wagner ran the 2010s as Mike linebackers

[@abrahamjackson6019]

Patrick Willis and Navarro Boman may have something to say about that..

[@sscamaro9144]

Luke is a top five MLB all time no doubt. Guy was so football smart!

[@Loquacious_Jackson]

🤔

[@larry2281]

He is top 2.

[@JimmyMac840]

I remember telling my friends who said Brian was the greatest. I said nah Luke was. He led the league in tackles always called out plays. Crazy man.

[@XPetabreadX]

As a saints fan back in the day, 59 was terrifying, he would destroy Pierre Thomas in the A gap then the next play beat Reggie Bush on a screen to the sideline. Crazy shit.

[@isaiahstone4689]

Luke's like Superman. Dawning the cape on the field then the glasses and cleaning up the locker room after the game. I didn't see Patrick Willis make his announcement, but Luke's video was shocking.

[@juallen4396]

My favorite defensive player ever. He really gives me Superman, Captain America vibes🤣🤣🤣 & this is from a Saints fan

[@jondoe9689]

Elite leg crossing from Will here

[@Yahabibiyarasul]

Will Compton got on the lawnmower 300’s 😂 Did he become a dad or something? Why is he wearing those shoes 😂😂😂

[@jaylee4546]

I loved Luke. One of my favorite lb's of all time.

[@Dolbee49277]

My favorite player to watch after Ed Reed. Just a master of the game and a very humble guy.

[@chrisnowakvlogs]

Luke was one of a kind

[@yappers2011]

9 years at MLB is more than enough to stake your claim

[@thatguyyousawthatonetime]

You always respect veterans but especially nowadays it seems like every other guy from every draft from the last 10 years is out of the league in 2-3 years...If you can start multiple years, let alone make multiple pro bowls, you really are a football god

[@Hawkgoulet]

Greg Olsen is awesome. What a great dude

[@atlasproductions5751]

Some real dad shoes on this podcast 😂

[@andredavis1311]

As a Saints fan, I have so much respect for Luke Kuechley. He was a monster

[@bbryant9455]

Tillman was my guy. Such an underrated defensive back that whole year. Sheesh 💪

[@Wrath89]

Olsen looks and sounds like jacked Bill Hader

[@ScaredofAquarius]

As a Falcon fan who loves my division.. Carolina hasn't been the same to watch without Luke.. but you got ol shake and bake now!

[@kevacademia]

Luke and Willis were ahead of our time man

[@haircutzforbreakupz3331]

Might be a lil late..... but what an interview... the boy is in his bag gett'n to what the people wanna hear... s/o TEU.. an cant wait til Luke is on the pod!!!!

[@haircutzforbreakupz3331]

4.4??? Fuck.... GREG FUCKN WENT TO MIAMI!!! KNOW HOW MANY DAWGS HE'S SEEN ON FIELD....

[@r.a.bailey7085]

You can also add Bobby Wagner to the list of HOF Linebackers that Greg played with.

[@alvinmack376]

Luke the best MLB ever to me

[@abrahamjackson6019]

Thomas Davis was criminally underrated. T.D was the one who would "un-dress" you. I seen interviews with people who played against him (quote)" i wanted to know where he was at all times" Dude was a beast, to play 16 yrs , yeah the MF was different

[@VJHatFPC]

As a Saints fan, I have tha highest of the highest respect for Luke. 1st ballot no questions, or we riot

[@natelarrieu7437]

Not going to lie glad he retired tho lol he was too good

[@haroonrasheed2851]

the sound quality in recent vids has been kinda bad no disrespect but i wanna hear these guys fr!! plz look into it boys

[@morsumbra9692]

LLLLUUUUKKKKKKEEEEEE.

[@reidblundell8703]

why do i see barstool ads on this channel? isn't some of their podcasts the competitors?

[@poindextertunes]

these are some big boys lol

[@mikegilbert3981]

He cared more about winning than looking cool in his uniform like most of these brothas do, wearing earrings,stupid bands on their arms wrist bands and a stupid little cat tail towel hanging out of there waistband. Never whining about someone making more money and not playing through his contract. He just shut up and played and was one of the best ever.

[@natestakely1478]

nat fa nuttin but this brings up another point. Lets look at any team but Scama (All Nickey). OSU for example. They get their D success/failure thru a game savvy middle backer. Of course never credited except as quietly as possible.

[@doubledeez1978]

AJ Hawk! AJ Hawk! AJ Hawk!

[@zakjones1277]

Will Compton wears dad shoes lol

[@scottthegeneticfreaksteine393]

He made me a big fan of the panthers next to cam, TD, peanut, ginn, Olsen and JP. loved watching that team. Such a shame concussions fucked up a guy that would’ve went down as the GOAT MLB. Guy could reach plays like nothing.

[@daffinjustin6415]

I’m surprised they didn’t bring up Lance Briggs In this convo

[@donjuan3793]

The first time I saw luke was watching Boston college can’t nobody tell me any linebacker was better than him people talk that Bobby Wagner shit bruh fye but he wasn’t better than like won’t change my mind

[@IKEBULLTV]

Brian urlacher got ran more then other mlb I seen 😂😂😂😂

[@meatballsportstalk6297]

Luke was good from the start tho and whenever he played he was always great so longevity shouldn’t be held against him.

[@felix3033]

Need the same energy for Patrick Willis

[@jesspayne5548]

9 years is pretty long especially for a middle linebacker

[@randomname3715]

Beast ability is Availability.

[@alphawollf5589]

I fucking miss Luke Keuchly 😭

[@bigfern62]

He's trying so hard to say Luke was better than Urlacher without actually sayin it...lol

[@clintdavis7434]

Hey Jim Brown retired after 9 years i think. So Keuchly has done enough time. He was consistent from rookie to retired.

[@streakydrip8792]

First Ballot HOF

[@IwotchVid3oz]

sound quality

[@randomname3715]

Kuechly was barely over .500. How is that elite. So the other team outsmarted him half the time. Lol

[@Dabulla09]

Why Greg sound like Thad

[@fitznchips7876]

Luke Kuechly ran 4.58 at the Combine.

[@Jayhawk92]

Many guys get faster after they're in the league

[@fitznchips7876]

@@Jayhawk92 many guys don’t. That why Greg is saying Thomas is a freak for doing so. If many guys did he wouldn’t have pointed it out as something that made Thomas a freak. Luke Kuechly didn’t go from running high 4.5s to a 4.4

[@johnbahl234]

What's his name, G-reg. What's he do? Drop his Drawers and let the girls see the third leg.

[@andrewhillard1154]

“He’s a lunch pale kinda guy”

[@gregpalmer3831]

I hate reporters that interrupt.

[@larry2281]

Kind of cringe to hear the stereotyping that is done but Luke and TD were studs. Both were absolute units.

[@alca_pwn_2232]

If Luke ain’t first ballot it’s an insult to football as a sport.

[@pfft...4921]

Your audio is terrible. Didn't make it thru the vid.

[@jabarimathis8085]

Luke should've went 1st if brains were not only projected to QBs

[@youngyardy]

Bruh didn’t even change any games or get his team anywhere . Not much of a difference maker

[@randomname3715]

Kuechly or Urlacher are not even in the top 25 in wins by a middle linebacker. Romanowski is #1

[@ZackDupreeTV]

first

[@TheDEVINC1234]

Left out Bobby Wagner

[@titans12321]

Not on the bus. Disliked

[@Alex-ye1br]

He didn't run a 4.4....4.58. He's also not on the Mt Rushmore of MLBs in NFL history. Fake news!

[@tuckerscott9074]

I bet you’re fun at parties….

[@estvescalders6597]

Everyone exaggerates a little bit when it comes to physical attributes in athletics. But it is fair to have him on the Mt Rushmore for MLBs. It'd be very tough to find a better 8 year run than Kuechly's and keep in mind that teams would develop their game plans to try and minimalize his effect on the game.

[@TheBigDingus88]

Thanks Alex your opinion means more than some who played with him and against him 👍

[@Alex-ye1br]

@@tuckerscott9074 Your name is Tucker. I bet you love to party

[@pierredclark]

whos on your Mt. Rushmore

[@Dabulla09]

Why Greg sound like Thad