2015 draft??

hagan714 · 12-26-2014, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

First, your trying to convert a LB/RB to a SS... I don't know where to start with that, because we have had such great success developing talent in the past right...

not really he played SS before moving to the OLB/RB role. Plus we need a safety that can plug the lanes big time.

he is a 3 down player all the way. bring in another safety move him down to LB. he wont miss a beat.

He is the type of player like Kenny you can line up all over the place. but instead of a CB?/S you have a S/LB.

I see another Kam Chancellor, in the kid

jeanpierre · 01-02-2015, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by hagan714

not really he played SS before moving to the OLB/RB role. Plus we need a safety that can plug the lanes big time.

he is a 3 down player all the way. bring in another safety move him down to LB. he wont miss a beat.

He is the type of player like Kenny you can line up all over the place. but instead of a CB?/S you have a S/LB.

I see another Kam Chancellor, in the kid

Exactly.

Cruize · 12-24-2014, 10:46 AM

My first run - OLB Beasley, CB Collins, OT Sambrailo, TE Koyak, G Kouandjio, WR Miller, C Lewallen. Impact with Beasley. OLine fixed.

jeanpierre · 12-25-2014, 05:28 PM

Wouldn't be the first time the Saints decision makers screwed the pooch in the draft, but I've come to expect disappointment from this regime in the draft; as good as they are gameday, the suck it on draft day...

ChrisXVI · 12-25-2014, 06:49 PM

I was all about Vic Beasley but the more I read about Shaq Thompson the more I like him. I see people saying his best fit is at weakside OLB in a 4-3... So would we think about replacing Hawthorne with Thompson at the ILB position? I'm sure he could line up as an edge rusher too in a base 3-4. I don't know, but I do like the versatility.

K Major · 12-25-2014, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I was all about Vic Beasley but the more I read about Shaq Thompson the more I like him.

+1. There are studs out there .... even up in the Pacific Northwest (Shaq). We need to really scout these guys hard and make a good decision on draft day.

Like I have said many times, the next Luke Kiechly is out there but we (talent evaluators) have to do a better job of finding them.

WillSaints81 · 12-25-2014, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

I was all about Vic Beasley but the more I read about Shaq Thompson the more I like him. I see people saying his best fit is at weakside OLB in a 4-3... So would we think about replacing Hawthorne with Thompson at the ILB position? I'm sure he could line up as an edge rusher too in a base 3-4. I don't know, but I do like the versatility.

If he can't fit in a 3-4 then he should not be drafted. He had some nice explosive plays.

Will Brees really play better if he had a defensive player like that though?

ChrisXVI · 12-25-2014, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by WillSaints81

If he can't fit in a 3-4 then he should not be drafted.

That's what I was kind of curious about where his fit would be in a 3-4 and the 4-2-5. It sounds like he has to be the weakside ILB.

jeanpierre · 12-26-2014, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisXVI

That's what I was kind of curious about where his fit would be in a 3-4 and the 4-2-5. It sounds like he has to be the weakside ILB.

He appears to be an amazing fit at linebacker in the 4-2-5, covering all that space with his speed, quickness...

And in the 3-4, it'd be shutdown on his side for sure...

Jankman8 · 12-27-2014, 06:15 AM

Like your picks Jeanpierre.. don`t see it happening tough. Will draft at least one WR and one DB. Maybe even draft a kicker!

12-26-2014, 04:58 PM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Re: 2015 draft?? Originally Posted by blackangold First, your trying to convert a LB/RB to a SS... I don't know where to start with that, because we have had such great success developing talent in the past right... not really he played SS before moving to the OLB/RB role. Plus we need a safety that can plug the lanes big time. he is a 3 down player all the way. bring in another safety move him down to LB. he wont miss a beat. He is the type of player like Kenny you can line up all over the place. but instead of a CB?/S you have a S/LB. I see another Kam Chancellor, in the kid jeanpierre likes this.
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01-02-2015, 10:15 PM	#2
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2015 draft?? Originally Posted by hagan714 not really he played SS before moving to the OLB/RB role. Plus we need a safety that can plug the lanes big time. he is a 3 down player all the way. bring in another safety move him down to LB. he wont miss a beat. He is the type of player like Kenny you can line up all over the place. but instead of a CB?/S you have a S/LB. I see another Kam Chancellor, in the kid Exactly.

12-24-2014, 10:46 AM	#3
Cruize 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 4,467	Re: 2015 draft?? My first run - OLB Beasley, CB Collins, OT Sambrailo, TE Koyak, G Kouandjio, WR Miller, C Lewallen. Impact with Beasley. OLine fixed.
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12-25-2014, 05:28 PM	#4
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2015 draft?? Wouldn't be the first time the Saints decision makers screwed the pooch in the draft, but I've come to expect disappointment from this regime in the draft; as good as they are gameday, the suck it on draft day... K Major likes this.

12-25-2014, 06:49 PM	#5
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2015 draft?? I was all about Vic Beasley but the more I read about Shaq Thompson the more I like him. I see people saying his best fit is at weakside OLB in a 4-3... So would we think about replacing Hawthorne with Thompson at the ILB position? I'm sure he could line up as an edge rusher too in a base 3-4. I don't know, but I do like the versatility. jeanpierre likes this.

12-25-2014, 07:02 PM	#6
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,840 Blog Entries: 3	Re: 2015 draft?? Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I was all about Vic Beasley but the more I read about Shaq Thompson the more I like him. +1. There are studs out there .... even up in the Pacific Northwest (Shaq). We need to really scout these guys hard and make a good decision on draft day. Like I have said many times, the next Luke Kiechly is out there but we (talent evaluators) have to do a better job of finding them. jeanpierre likes this.

12-25-2014, 07:13 PM	#7
WillSaints81 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4,285	Re: 2015 draft?? Originally Posted by ChrisXVI I was all about Vic Beasley but the more I read about Shaq Thompson the more I like him. I see people saying his best fit is at weakside OLB in a 4-3... So would we think about replacing Hawthorne with Thompson at the ILB position? I'm sure he could line up as an edge rusher too in a base 3-4. I don't know, but I do like the versatility. If he can't fit in a 3-4 then he should not be drafted. He had some nice explosive plays. Will Brees really play better if he had a defensive player like that though?

12-25-2014, 07:26 PM	#8
ChrisXVI 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 11,482	Re: 2015 draft?? Originally Posted by WillSaints81 If he can't fit in a 3-4 then he should not be drafted. That's what I was kind of curious about where his fit would be in a 3-4 and the 4-2-5. It sounds like he has to be the weakside ILB.

12-26-2014, 06:41 AM	#9
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: 2015 draft?? Originally Posted by ChrisXVI That's what I was kind of curious about where his fit would be in a 3-4 and the 4-2-5. It sounds like he has to be the weakside ILB. He appears to be an amazing fit at linebacker in the 4-2-5, covering all that space with his speed, quickness... And in the 3-4, it'd be shutdown on his side for sure... hagan714 and K Major like this.

12-27-2014, 06:15 AM	#10
Jankman8 Site Donor Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austria, Europe Posts: 374	Re: 2015 draft?? Like your picks Jeanpierre.. don`t see it happening tough. Will draft at least one WR and one DB. Maybe even draft a kicker! hagan714 likes this.

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