Shaq Thompson

[CatTower]

Shaq covers lots of space.  You don't see the contribution if you just follow the ball.  He is very solid.  Would like to see him add some weight to go against the big TEs and RBs in the division.

[onmyown]

7 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Shaq had arguably his best year last season, even outplaying Luke (who admittedly had a down year).  His contract is 8Th among OLB, yet he is the youngest by far of the 7 in front of him.  People want to give Luke a pass for a terrible year because of a bad DL, bad coaching, etc.  yet Shaq had an even better year despite those things.  Shaq is not average.  He’s an above average OLB who is only 26 years old.  

Pretty sure Shaq is just outside the top 3 paid OLB in mainly 4-3 based defenses, 13th overall.

[Smithers]

2 minutes ago, onmyown said:

Pretty sure Shaq is just outside the top 3 paid OLB in mainly 4-3 based defenses, 13th overall.

Not sure how the scheme is relevant.  Heck teams change schemes all the time.  We are a good example of that.  He signed his contract as a 3-4 OLB.

[mrcompletely11]

There is no way you can argue he is above average.  That's ludicrous 

[onmyown]

11 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

There is no way you can argue he is above average.  That's ludicrous 

While I don’t think he’s worth his contract, he was easily above average last season. However, he has not been above average for the majority of his career.

You also have to consider he played next to one of the best MLBs in NFL history.

If you look closer at the linebackers that are paid what Shaq is paid you’ll notice some are on the backend of their contracts, some are actually used as a 3-4 OLB and have a third of the tackles but 4x the sacks, none played next to a player anywhere close to Luke, and you’ll also find they’ll have more than one above average season - even those with <5 seasons.

If Shaq puts up 2 more seasons like last season, by salary and position metrics, he’d be worth his contact.

[therealmjl]

3 hours ago, Smithers said:

Based on?  Your opinion?  Stats don’t back up your assumption.  

He’s average. 

which sadly means he’s all pro compared to the rest of this roster. Dude is just an average starter in the nfl on pretty much every other team.

[therealmjl]

Smithers on here acting like Shaq’s agent

[Riverboat Ron]

What if Shaq is just the Loch ness monster?

[Carl Spackler]

People have really garbage opinions of Shaq. He’ll have a pretty big season IMO. 

[Carl Spackler]

Of course, a majority of the Huddle has become a haven for overgrown pissbabies, so it stands to reason their awful, uneducated opinions on other subjects would only serve as preludes to their awful, uneducated opinions on players. 

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

 

[mrcompletely11]

55 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

People have really garbage opinions of Shaq. He’ll have a pretty big season IMO. 

Your opinion is based on absolutely nothing more than blind hope.

[Carl Spackler]

1 hour ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Your opinion is based on absolutely nothing more than blind hope.

Your opinion is based on absolutely nothing more than blind pessimism.

[mrcompletely11]

12 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Your opinion is based on absolutely nothing more than blind pessimism.

Yeah that and also his play from his past seasons.  But keep hope alive brother