Shaq Thompson In The First?

[Mol3m4n]

And this is why fans like aren't in charge of anything.

TD isn't going to be around forever. Hell, he could tear his ACL this summer and call it a career. I seem to remember fans throwing a hissyfit when we drafted Ealy too...

We can hope Shaq falls to the second round too. What everyone else is saying is that you draft an impact starter in the first round. Shaq would only see a percentage of snaps.

[Growl]

Gee guys I'm only echoing Dave Gettleman's sentiments about using draft picks on players who can come in and make big impacts right away.

It's a good thing he's not in charge of anything!

Edited February 23, 2015 by Growl

[davos]

Agreed. He's not going to get snaps over TD at the Sam, and the Will plays only sparingly in our defense anyways. You can find LBs all over the draft anyways and I'd rather do that than pick up one whose going to sit for a couple years and not contribute. The team has too many needs and is in a good position to address one of them at 25. Can't afford this kind of luxury pick.

If he were willing to convert it might be a different story, but even then it'd still be a position he'd have to learn meaning we aren't going to see an immediate impact.

 

In agreement here. 

 

We may find a Klein/Glanton upgrade later on that can fill the Will spot.  Given TD swaps between the two and is pretty much strictly our Sam, then an argument can be made to get a more natural-Will for our base packages.   

[Frizzy350]

He definitely sounds like an intriguing prospect.

Part of me can't help but feel sorry for whomever eventually has to step in for Thomas Davis though. Davis is going to be an incredibly tough act to follow. He's easily one of the greatest Panthers ever.

 

Now you know how Byron Bell feels trying to replace Jordan Gross.

 

Poor guy.

[Mol3m4n]

That doesn't matter. If we're drafting solely for percentage of snaps then our longterm future would appear bleak. Again, nothing is guaranteed. I would think Hardy and Beason would've taught us that lesson already.

Then we should draft Ogbuehi just for the fact that he will be talented in the future. Forget not playing this entire year.

[Mr. Scot]

Now you know how Byron Bell feels trying to replace Jordan Gross.

Poor guy.

Valid point.

There's an old saying that you don't want to be the guy that replaces a legend, but it's good to be the guy who replaces the guy who replaced the legend.

There's a lot of truth to that.

[MichaelNewtonII]

Shaq Thompson is a lot faster then his 40 time at the combine and his pro day will show that. Same thing happened to TD

maybe he ran slow on purpose for us like kelvin claims to have done?

[PhillyB]

I'd love to have him but man I'd had to drain picks on our front seven.

[Mol3m4n]

If he turns out to be the next JPP or Quinn?

Hell, isn't that the expectation with most QBs, DEs, OTs, DBs, RBs, etc? I know the NFL has recently been spoiled with first year producers but that's not the case every goddamn time.

He's an OT by the way.

[gettlemanjack]

with Shaq, everyone thinks he looks a lot faster on tape. So either the combine was not an accurate representation of his actual football speed in pads, or Shaq's instincts, ability to quickly diagnose a play and react, take the best angles and foot steps, be at the right place at the right time, etc are off-the-charts

Either way, the game film is the #1 thing all teams go by. This isn't pro track, this is pro football.

ESPN Pac 12 analyst Kyle Bonagura @ BonaguraESPN 22h

Shaq Thompson reacted to plays faster than anyone in the Pac-12.

[LinvilleGorge]

Ah yeah, I got him mixed up with that DE in this draft.

 

Speaking of DEs, I want Missippi State's Preston Smith some kinda bad.  Dave Gettleman is gonna fall in love with this guy.  If he's there in the 2nd, we're gonna take him. 

[The Huddler]

Ill have to do some research on him. Ill peobably like him

[MechaZain]

Surprised no one's mentioned that he plays RB too. Could he backup Fozzy if Stewart goes down? That could be a valuable bonus if we're getting rid of DWill, I just don't know the rules of position swapping.

[Riverboat Ron]

Had my eye on Thompson for a couple months. I think we take OT if the value is there but Thompson would give us versatility with a hybrid LB/SS.