Solomon Thomas--Stanford

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Jcool:

#Stanford DL Solomon Thomas said he does not have a private workout set up with the #49ers at this point.

— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) March 23, 2017

No need. Tape tells you everything you need to know about his game, and Lynch and Shaw are former teammates and close friends.

Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by Jcool:

#Stanford DL Solomon Thomas said he does not have a private workout set up with the #49ers at this point.

— Eric Branch (@Eric_Branch) March 23, 2017

No need. Tape tells you everything you need to know about his game, and Lynch and Shaw are former teammates and close friends.

It's good to meet him and know he's not a total jackass. That's one of the whole points of private meetings. Everything I heard sounds like he's a great guy but still absolutely important to have that meeting.

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by jcs:

Buckner/Mitchell/(Blair/Dial)/Thomas - Run Downs
Buckner/AA/Thomas/(Lynch/Tank/Harold) - Pass Downs

You can't put AA and Buckner on the same side in sub. Talk about having zero lateral speed on one side.

If I am a OC, guess what side I am scheming to attack with end arounds, zone reads, flys, sweeps, off-tackle runs, etc? The side with the two lumbering giants.

Originally posted by JBrack:
Why not? Those twin towers would knock down a ton of passes. Those two side by side with arms up in the qbs face? Sounds leathal to me. You have to double one of them and that should free up a LB to roam free. With our new penetrating style, I expect us to be in the backfield often with the addition of Thomas.

Originally posted by Heroism:
You can't put AA and Buckner on the same side in sub. Talk about having zero lateral speed on one side.

If I am a OC, guess what side I am scheming to attack with end arounds, zone reads, flys, sweeps, off-tackle runs, etc? The side with the two lumbering giants.

Originally posted by GhostOfBaalke:

It's good to meet him and know he's not a total jackass. That's one of the whole points of private meetings. Everything I heard sounds like he's a great guy but still absolutely important to have that meeting.

Originally posted by jcs:

"Shanahan, the 49ers' first-year coach, agreed that Thomas indeed could be an edge rusher — or the "Leo" — in his defensive system.

"I believe so," Shanahan said. "He can line up inside anywhere he wants. But I'm not done with my research yet.""

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/23/no-2-draft-pick-stanfords-solomon-thomas-seeks-no-1/

Originally posted by Heroism:

What do you mean why not? It's explained in the post...

Originally posted by Heroism:

You can't put AA and Buckner on the same side in sub. Talk about having zero lateral speed on one side.

If I am a OC, guess what side I am scheming to attack with end arounds, zone reads, flys, sweeps, off-tackle runs, etc? The side with the two lumbering giants.

Can you imagine Buckner or Armstead having to play the mesh point on a Russel Wilson zone read? Lol

Originally posted by Heroism:

Yeah, they're just 300 lbs, 6'8" players with 5 second 40s, 4.5 short shuttles and 7.5 3 cones

yup, plenty of speed at that corner....

This isn't madden. There's a reason most edge players are about 40 lbs lighter. Those are terrible numbers if that's what you intend to keep on the edge. I am exploiting that all day if I am an OC.

Originally posted by JBrack:
Smh, you make it sound so easy.how can both play the edge? I thought only one person was to set an edge? Now you have Buckner abandoning the middle and running outside?

Originally posted by JBrack:
Projection-based prospect with elite size and the traits to become a dominant run-stuffing defensive end in an odd front. Armstead has the explosiveness off the snap and in his jarring punch to gain early advantages and control offensive linemen. Armstead is a fast riser but is still very raw. He will need patience and coaching and must become a more effective pass rusher at some point.[b]

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/arik-armstead?id=2552493

Someone else also believes he can set the edge in the run game too.

Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by JBrack:

Smh, you make it sound so easy.how can both play the edge? I thought only one person was to set an edge? Now you have Buckner abandoning the middle and running outside?

Did you read my post? Why would anyone set an edge on zone read or a fly sweep? Lmao

Anyways, if we do draft Thomas, I hope we ship Armstead out. That would resolve a lot of these issues and allow us to keep a true edge player next to Thomas and Buckner.

Originally posted by JBrack:

Originally posted by Heroism:

Yeah, they're just 300 lbs, 6'8" players with 5 second 40s, 4.5 short shuttles and 7.5 3 cones

yup, plenty of speed at that corner....

This isn't madden. There's a reason most edge players are about 40 lbs lighter. Those are terrible numbers if that's what you intend to keep on the edge. I am exploiting that all day if I am an OC.

Smh, you make it sound so easy.how can both play the edge? I thought only one person was to set an edge? Now you have Buckner abandoning the middle and running outside?