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Shaq Thompson In The First?

Jeremy Igo

By Jeremy Igo,
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Mol3m4n Mentor

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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.

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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.   

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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.

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Mol3m4n Mentor

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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.

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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.

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