Solomon Thomas--Stanford

Originally posted by SteveYoung:

Originally posted by genus49:
So how do we feel about Thomas if the coaches are willing to play Armstead at Leo

Lol. It changes things. I guess Tank and Blair are lining up at LDE as well which means Buck is at 3 tech

LDE- Soloman Thomas / Ronald Blair
NT- Earl Mitchell
3T- DeForest Buckner
LEO- Arik Armstead / Aaron Lynch

Hell. Draft Jordan Willis and our Nickle line is:

LDE- Jordan Willis
DT- Soloman Thomas
3T- DeForest Buckner
LEO- Arik Armstead

God darn thats a nice Dline

Originally posted by genus49:
So how do we feel about Thomas if the coaches are willing to play Armstead at Leo

Originally posted by PacTiger:
Why do I see multiple posts about AA playing leo?

I'm still on the Thomas train mostly because of AAs play and health.

I would be cool with a few other players at 2.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by PacTiger:
Why do I see multiple posts about AA playing leo?

I'm still on the Thomas train mostly because of AAs play and health.

I would be cool with a few other players at 2.

Because that's where he's been lining up during camp so far apparently

Large 'Leo': Healthy Arik Armstead being eyed as #49ers' primary pass risher [Sacramento Bee] https://t.co/ghtXITDPY5

— 49ers Webzone (@49erswebzone) April 26, 2017

Originally posted by SofaKing:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by PacTiger:

Why do I see multiple posts about AA playing leo?

I'm still on the Thomas train mostly because of AAs play and health.

I would be cool with a few other players at 2.

Because that's where he's been lining up during camp so far apparently

Large 'Leo': Healthy Arik Armstead being eyed as #49ers' primary pass risher [Sacramento Bee] https://t.co/ghtXITDPY5

— 49ers Webzone (@49erswebzone) April 26, 2017

Still really, really early. Its interesting they are giving him a look at LEO, but ultimately see him fitting elsewhere. He's a flexible athlete for his size which Saleh mentioned in his presser, but you really need someone who explodes off the line.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

hold the phone....so you wouldn't hate drafting Thomas then??

Originally posted by SteveYoung:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

hold the phone....so you wouldn't hate drafting Thomas then??

I've always liked Thomas. Just didn't see a fit and I wasn't ready to throw AA away as quickly as you are.

I've said it a million times that Thomas best fit is LDE

Originally posted by SteveYoung:
I've always liked Thomas. Just didn't see a fit and I wasn't ready to throw AA away as quickly as you are.

I've said it a million times that Thomas best fit is LDE

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

I'm not reaching at all, cause I'm not saying if Blair was at 263-265 he'd beat him. But I'm not argue with you, if Blair was at that weight I'm referring to, his numbers would've been better. But I feel like their game coming out of college kind of compare, not gonna say something like cause he's on the team we should absolutely pass.

Weight is not weight, the taller you are the more weight you're naturally gonna carry. The guy that's 5'9 195 is most likely gonna look more jacked than the guy that's 5'10 195 if they have the same body fat.

The point was at the end of the day you're still carrying the same weight which is typically the deciding factor on how fast you run, how far you jump, and how well you move....etc

6'2 and 6'3 IMO doesn't correlate to another 6-9 lbs of weight. Plus we all know not all weight is created equal. You mentioned it yourself by adding the same body fat comment.

Not to dog our man Ronald...but here is a comparison of the two guys running the 40





There's a lot more fat on Blair so their body weight is most certainly not the same. You can tell Ronald has a lot more weight in his legs and anyone who watches the two of them run will most certainly confirm if they're clones...then we're talking about these guys.

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by SteveYoung:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

hold the phone....so you wouldn't hate drafting Thomas then??

I've always liked Thomas. Just didn't see a fit and I wasn't ready to throw AA away as quickly as you are.

I've said it a million times that Thomas best fit is LDE

Granted it's early and I doubt they play AA primarily at the LEO positon, but IMO that would be kinda like they are giving up on him...cause he can't play the position he was drafted for...who knows it's April but a 290lb LEO who's doesn't have elite speed is kinda far fetched. Would be sweet if he could play it though.

Originally posted by SteveYoung:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
hold the phone....so you wouldn't hate drafting Thomas then??

I've always liked Thomas. Just didn't see a fit and I wasn't ready to throw AA away as quickly as you are.

I've said it a million times that Thomas best fit is LDE

Originally posted by MadDog49er:

Originally posted by SteveYoung:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

hold the phone....so you wouldn't hate drafting Thomas then??

I've always liked Thomas. Just didn't see a fit and I wasn't ready to throw AA away as quickly as you are.

I've said it a million times that Thomas best fit is LDE

Agreed.

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:
In order to compare numbers, Blair has to do it at 265. He was 284 at the combine. If you don't think his numbers would've been better then Im not gonna sit here and explain. I'm into health,fitness,body building, it's just not a fair comparison with their numbers due to fat to muscle ratio. There's a reason why Blair is listed at 270 now. He had excess unnecessary fat on him, we all know Thomas is in elite physical shape when he got his numbers. The end lol.

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by SmokeCrabtrees:

In order to compare numbers, Blair has to do it at 265. He was 284 at the combine. If you don't think his numbers would've been better then Im not gonna sit here and explain. I'm into health,fitness,body building, it's just not a fair comparison with their numbers due to fat to muscle ratio. There's a reason why Blair is listed at 270 now. He had excess unnecessary fat on him, we all know Thomas is in elite physical shape when he got his numbers. The end lol.

So you're telling me if Blair was a better athlete and in better shape he'd put up better numbers than he actually did?

You don't say...