Shaq Thomspon, possible safety project?

[TheNewStandard]

this is the guy I want in the first. Immediately improves special teams, run support and Is that center fielder that has the speed to bust through screen passes.

he is basically the only player that makes sense for us if La'el is off the board...and honestly, I still might take him even if La'el is still there.

[ncfan]

posted this in the combine on the main board but

 

I'm wanting to know what the big hype on drafting Shaq to come in and play SS. I haven't watched to many highlights of his. Just because he is a good athlete and can hit hard doesn't mean he's going to be a stud SS.

Look at Taylor Mays that came out of USC several years back. Waaaay more athletic and would lay someone out, but hasn't been good in coverage at all. (Btw he's a FA this year if looking for a cheap stop gap at SS)

 

Im not on the Shaq bandwagon.  There is going to be much better value for us at WR, OT, DB, or DL at 25 for us IMO.  

[C47]

posted this in the combine on the main board but

 

I'm wanting to know what the big hype on drafting Shaq to come in and play SS. I haven't watched to many highlights of his. Just because he is a good athlete and can hit hard doesn't mean he's going to be a stud SS.

Look at Taylor Mays that came out of USC several years back. Waaaay more athletic and would lay someone out, but hasn't been good in coverage at all. (Btw he's a FA this year if looking for a cheap stop gap at SS)

 

Im not on the Shaq bandwagon.  There is going to be much better value for us at WR, OT, DB, or DL at 25 for us IMO.  

 

You haven't watched many "highlights" but yet you can say definitively (in your opinion of course) that the value is going to be better at other positions? Alright guy....

[ncfan]

Im pretty sure even in the highlights he wasn't out in coverage as a safety.  Just because you are a decent in coverage as a LB doesn't mean your going to play SS.  Just because your athletic enough of a LB to play it doesn't mean you can play DB.

Again I use Mays as an example.  Guys was Twice the Athlete Shaq is and was a All-American Safety in college but he still couldn't transition well to the NFL.

You haven't watched many "highlights" but yet you can say definitively (in your opinion of course) that the value is going to be better at other positions? Alright guy....

 

[C47]

He came into Washington as a Safety.....and if you watched more than highlights you would see him playing as a Safety situationally. But nah....your highlights tell you all you need. He covered Tight Ends on a regular basis while at Washington and did so well. Sure you're not going to put him on a quick twitch slot receiver, but he can and has covered Tight Ends at a high level. 

 

Even if you put him at Linebacker....is it really a bad thing to have two Thomas Davis type players in your front seven?

[TheNewStandard]

Thomas Davis clone that can actually play SS in the NFL. this is our guy.

[SOJA]

he said he specifically is a LB 

[The Lone Panther]

What if Flowers and Thompson are there at #25?  Who do we take? Flowers would seem like the no brainier pick, but I'm not too sure about that.