IF we decide the pass rusher class is deep enough to take one in the second round, then maybe we should consider something a bit different in the first round (I'm bracing myself for the howls of protest, but bear with me...)


How about Shaq Thompson ? This guy makes plays happen and would be a big improvement for us at linebacker. Read this and tell me why you wouldn't want him in teal...

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/shaq-thompson?id=2552447'>http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/shaq-thompson?id=2552447</a>


Could be our answer to Bobby Wagner ?


If Ray, Fowler and Gregory all come with question marks and we can get someone like Orchard in round two then why not go for the big playmaker ?


And I'm expecting to get replies along the lines of "only if we trade down" - but can you really justify that ? Why is he a good player, worth picking at, say 8, but not at 3 ? (Assuming there is no-one we want more at 3)

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I don't think he translates well as an NFL linebacker. He's not strong enough. Too small. He will probably wind up playing safety.

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Coughlin when asked if winning will be a focus: "What the hell else is there? This is nice and dandy, but winning is what all this is about."

He wants to be considered a SLB, but he is sized to be a WLB. He definitely is a coverage LB and because of all these issues, may fall to Rd 2 and be available at Pick 36.

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I think he may end up a SS. Great athlete, just not sure where he fits in.

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I don't think he translates well as an NFL linebacker. He's not strong enough. Too small. He will probably wind up playing safety.

Sounds like Telvin Smith. Like Smith, I think Shaq will be able to play either OLB spot and be a pro bowler with his crazy athleticism. Not to mention RB an S. I don't think there is any way he makes it to the 2nd especially after he lights it up ant the combine

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Not to mention he was rated the number 1 safety coming out of High School followed by Landon Collins

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I would love him in the second but I think he is a bit of a reach at 3.

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What question marks does Fowler have?

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What question marks does Fowler have?

 

I don't really know to be honest. I feel like he will only gain momentum as the draft approaches.

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Sounds like Telvin Smith. Like Smith, I think Shaq will be able to play either OLB spot and be a pro bowler with his crazy athleticism. Not to mention RB an S. I don't think there is any way he makes it to the 2nd especially after he lights it up ant the combine

This.

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

Most mock drafts I've seen recently have him going in the top half of the first round. If we trade back in the first, he's someone I hope we target. Like we had with Stroud and Henderson, if you have beasts in the DL you can afford to have faster undersized LBs.

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