Shaq Thompson- Weapon, Washington | Page 3

ESWYoung08 · 2014-12-11T09:26:38-08:00

6'2'' 231 lbs Sacramento, CA Absolute playmaker at every position he has been put at. He has played RB, Nickelback, Linebacker, and Safety. A creative HC could utilize him on both sides of the ball and keep oppsing teams completely off balance. Call me crazy but his jack of all trades skillset appeals to me and he could be a useful rotational player at several positions. He could replace or rotate with Skuta/Brooks at LB, Cully/Cox at CB, Bethea/Ward at SS, Hyde/Hunter at RB or he could come in for gadget plays in a Percy Harvin role on offense as a receiver. Adding a weapon to help on both sides of the ball would make us drastically more dynamic and less predictable which is what we need. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2217745-washingtons-shaq-thompson-projects-as-2015-nfl-drafts-most-versatile-prospect#articles/2217745-washingtons-shaq-thompson-projects-as-2015-nfl-drafts-most-versatile-prospect

Mar 17, 2015 at 8:20 AM

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ESWYoung08
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Anyone think he could transition to ILB?

Mar 17, 2015 at 8:25 AM

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Originally posted by suckafree17:
I'm a High School coach in Sacramento and I vividly remember Shaq and his older brother Sydquan, who played at Cal and with the Broncos shortly, as just super athletes. Shaq is by far the better of the two. He can be an All-pro at what ever position he/team decides to play him. Washington used him as a corner, then SS and now Weak side LB. He also started carrying the ball for them the latter half of the year this past season and was effective. I'll take him on team any day. Good citizen too....we need these kind of guys on our team.

Lol. Im in Sac too. Shaq played QB, DB, RB, WR, LB, and was even the team kicker and punter.

Mar 18, 2015 at 2:08 PM

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Originally posted by JamesGatz83:
Love Shaq Thompson but I don't think the jack-of-all-trades routine is going to continue in the NFL. It's too hard to be good at one spot, let alone two.

He'll probably be a good fit as a 4-3 weakside OLB like Lavonte David. Not sure where he'd fit for us.

Thats exactly where hes going to kill it.

Mar 18, 2015 at 2:12 PM

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Originally posted by ESWYoung08:
Anyone think he could transition to ILB?

Basically, the same size as navorro bowman when he was at penn state.

Mar 18, 2015 at 3:06 PM

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I think Shaq might actually have to switch to safety

Mar 21, 2015 at 7:27 PM

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m_brockalexander
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Not a scheme fit if the Niners stick with the 3-4.

Mar 24, 2015 at 1:47 AM

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Originally posted by ESWYoung08:
Anyone think he could transition to ILB?

Exactly my question. In the 2nd round I'd be willing to take that chance and if nothing else we'd have Brooks replacement at OLB or Betheas replacement at Safety

Mar 24, 2015 at 7:56 AM

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Originally posted by 49ers808:
Exactly my question. In the 2nd round I'd be willing to take that chance and if nothing else we'd have Brooks replacement at OLB or Betheas replacement at Safety

From his experience at safety he'd be able to do well in coverage, from his experience at OLB he'd probably be able to blitz pretty well. He could be very dangerous inside, OC's wouldn't know whether he was covering a TE or coming full steam alongisde Lynch or Aldon or behind Dockett or Carradine.

Mar 24, 2015 at 8:12 AM

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Originally posted by ESWYoung08:
Originally posted by 49ers808:
Exactly my question. In the 2nd round I'd be willing to take that chance and if nothing else we'd have Brooks replacement at OLB or Betheas replacement at Safety

From his experience at safety he'd be able to do well in coverage, from his experience at OLB he'd probably be able to blitz pretty well. He could be very dangerous inside, OC's wouldn't know whether he was covering a TE or coming full steam alongisde Lynch or Aldon or behind Dockett or Carradine.

only thing I question is his ability to shed blocks if at ILB

Apr 8, 2015 at 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:
Now this guy becomes feasible. The question is, where does he play? Is he worth looking at even with Willis, Bowman and Borland looking like the starting 3 at LB?

Now that two of those three are gone, I wonder if Baalke is considering Shaq as a replacement