OLB Shaq Thompson, JR, Washington

[RS12]

Who helped themselves?
OLB Shaq Thompson, JR, Washington (6-2 | 231 | 4.56 | #7)
Saturday's matchup between Washington and Stanford was full of future pros, but one could make the argument that the best player on either roster is Thompson. A former safety, he moved full-time to weakside linebacker this season and has been a turnover machine, adding two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery (which he returned for a touchdown) against the Cardinal. The tape from Saturday displays several of Thompson's strengths as a football player. He understands field leverage, eliminating run lanes and aggressively attacking blockers with take-on strength to shed. Thompson isn't the biggest or strongest, but he is a physical wrap tackler with above average speed and athleticism for the position. On the season, Thompson has recorded 35 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, two fumble recoveries, three forced fumbles, three defensive scores and a lot of positive game tape for NFL scouts to swoon over.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/nfl-draft-scout/24731545/nfl-draft-week-five-stock-report

 

[ThreeandOut]

Everybody wants to mock a DL to Dallas but I could see them having an interest in Thompson like they did last year with Shazier.

 

[RS12]

Yeah but when Lee comes back where would he play? Not that I would count on him to stay healthy. Thompson OTOH seems like the Derrick Brooks for this D. You can never have enough pay makers.

 

[supercowboy8]

Yeah but when Lee comes back where would he play? Not that I would count on him to stay healthy. Thompson OTOH seems like the Derrick Brooks for this D. You can never have enough pay makers.

I dont see it happening if they keep McClain and Lee coming back. I do think Thompson is a great player and would love to have him but where would he go.

Yes they wanted Shazier last year but that's before they had McClain and seen what they can have.

Maybe McClain can slide to Sam and Lee stay at Mike.

 

[Setackin]

Yeah but when Lee comes back where would he play? Not that I would count on him to stay healthy. Thompson OTOH seems like the Derrick Brooks for this D. You can never have enough pay makers.

He would wait 3 weeks for Lees' next injury and start by week 2...

 

[KingintheNorth]

Yeah but when Lee comes back where would he play? Not that I would count on him to stay healthy. Thompson OTOH seems like the Derrick Brooks for this D. You can never have enough pay makers.

Shaq could play SAM, Ro play Mike, and Sean at WILL. McClain comes off in nickel. Shaq's best position would be WILL but he could play SAM and I want to protect Lee from traffic as much as possible.

 

[RS12]

 

[rockj7]

What are we doing with Carter

 

[KingintheNorth]

 

[LatinMind]

Everybody wants to mock a DL to Dallas but I could see them having an interest in Thompson like they did last year with Shazier.

I dont think Dallas will draft a DT this yr. Crawford, McClain, Brent,Coleman, Whalen, Bishop will probably by the core next yr. Dallas needs to go DE early. Theyre good at Lber. Resign McClain and Durant and you have Lee and Hitchens.

SAM Hitchens
MIKE McClain
WILL Lee
Nickle downs Lee and Durant

Id love DE or CB in to be picks in the first 3 rounds. Give me that and Rahim Moore in FA and i feel good about this defense in 2015

 

[DuDa]

Love the way this kid plays. We have no shot because he'll go in the top 12 picks.

 

[xwalker]

Yeah but when Lee comes back where would he play? Not that I would count on him to stay healthy. Thompson OTOH seems like the Derrick Brooks for this D. You can never have enough pay makers.

They have to operate as if Lee will get injured. If he stays healthy it's a bonus, but they have to be prepared for him to get injured.