Shaq Thompson profootballfocus #8 most overrated player
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Also, his 50 yard scamper against Eastern was so wide open and well blocked, puppy steel could have scored on that play.bananasnblondes said:Shaq's defensive TDs (which were mostly the result of him being in the right place at the right time) expanded his mythos, which went far beyond his actual on-field production
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I thought Shaq was a year away from being truly good. He's a playmaker, you can't take that away from him. You can say, 'outside of his 4 defensive TDs', but it doesn't really make sense. Shaq was outstanding because he made things happen randomly. There's a reason why he has 4 defensive TDs and Travis Feeney didn't (or anyone else in NCAA football). It's not luck. He had a lot of DTDs while he was here.
The problem is, outside of those plays, he gets swallowed up, thinks too much and doesn't play super physical. When he knows what he's doing he's dangerous. With a ball in his hand, he's dangerous... but as a LB for us? He was consistently a B-level player with lightning strikes whenever he played all-out.
I think he could be good in the NFL if he dedicates himself to it. He just needs to turn it WAY up for that to happen. I don't enough to know if that will. A team like the Hawks could probably get that out of him, but some random team, he might wash out ASAP. -
Yup, there were for sure moments when he flashed (outside of the TD's), but for me those moments were when he was closing space on the edge. I remember several plays (one being on Vernon Adams when he was scrambling) where he would just go like a rocket on a play in space and make a play and you're like, "OK, I see it". But he never did that consistently, and it never showed up between the tackles.Dennis_DeYoung said:I thought Shaq was a year away from being truly good. He's a playmaker, you can't take that away from him. You can say, 'outside of his 4 defensive TDs', but it doesn't really make sense. Shaq was outstanding because he made things happen randomly. There's a reason why he has 4 defensive TDs and Travis Feeney didn't (or anyone else in NCAA football). It's not luck. He had a lot of DTDs while he was here.
The problem is, outside of those plays, he gets swallowed up, thinks too much and doesn't play super physical. When he knows what he's doing he's dangerous. With a ball in his hand, he's dangerous... but as a LB for us? He was consistently a B-level player with lightning strikes whenever he played all-out.
I think he could be good in the NFL if he dedicates himself to it. He just needs to turn it WAY up for that to happen. I don't enough to know if that will. A team like the Hawks could probably get that out of him, but some random team, he might wash out ASAP.
I still think he should be a RB. -
You guys roasted me a while back suggesting Shaq could have used redshirt.Dennis_DeYoung said:I thought Shaq was a year away from being truly good. He's a playmaker, you can't take that away from him. You can say, 'outside of his 4 defensive TDs', but it doesn't really make sense. Shaq was outstanding because he made things happen randomly. There's a reason why he has 4 defensive TDs and Travis Feeney didn't (or anyone else in NCAA football). It's not luck. He had a lot of DTDs while he was here.
The problem is, outside of those plays, he gets swallowed up, thinks too much and doesn't play super physical. When he knows what he's doing he's dangerous. With a ball in his hand, he's dangerous... but as a LB for us? He was consistently a B-level player with lightning strikes whenever he played all-out.
I think he could be good in the NFL if he dedicates himself to it. He just needs to turn it WAY up for that to happen. I don't enough to know if that will. A team like the Hawks could probably get that out of him, but some random team, he might wash out ASAP.
Edit: what he really needed was a Peteshirt -
Do you guys think we would have been better last year if Shaq was a full time running back?
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DPOTDDerekJohnson said:Could he become an apprentice in the Legion of Boom?
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absolutely. 10 wins with that scheduleHeretoBeatmyChest said:Do you guys think we would have been better last year if Shaq was a full time running back?
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He really should change his attitude and play Safety, in fact he should have stayed a year to prove he could play the position at a high level
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I have a hard time with this quote.bananasnblondes said:Shaq's defensive TDs (which were mostly the result of him being in the right place at the right time) expanded his mythos, which went far beyond his actual on-field production
One TD is luck. Two TD's is knowing what to do with the chance. Three TD's or more and you make special things happen. -
Regardless of where he is picked, he will have a nice career. He's versatile and should be a very good special teams player. I don't think he will be a star, but he's a safe 2nd or 3rd round pick.
