Solomon Thomas, DT | Page 1312 | 49ers Webzone Forum

Mar 17, 2021 at 6:14 PM

#19666

SteveWallacesHelmet
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Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
How about the fact that it was a redundant pick? If the Chargers had the 3rd pick this season, you think they would draft Zack Wilson? He's literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I have seen.

We had a need for a big DE and has was BPA. He was a tweener who just didn't work out. End of story.

He wasnt a big DE. Thanks.

Mar 17, 2021 at 6:18 PM

#19667

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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
How about the fact that it was a redundant pick? If the Chargers had the 3rd pick this season, you think they would draft Zack Wilson? He's literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I have seen.

We had a need for a big DE and has was BPA. He was a tweener who just didn't work out. End of story.

He wasnt a big DE. Thanks.

that year they needed everything except for DT and LT. Jamal Adams, Watson, Lattimore, all of them were legit top 10 prospects that year and all would've filled.
If they didn't beat the Rams it'd have been Myles Garrett instead of Solly.

Mar 17, 2021 at 6:41 PM

#19668

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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by miked1978:
He was literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I've seen. I don't understand why that is so hard to comprehend for some of you.

How about the fact that it was a redundant pick? If the Chargers had the 3rd pick this season, you think they would draft Zack Wilson? He's literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I have seen.

That's pretty anal. QB's don't get rotated in and out of the game every other series, do they?

Mar 17, 2021 at 6:54 PM

#19669

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Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:
What a stupid pick from the get go, dude never was even worth the 3rd overall, if he didn't go to Stanford and had a class with Lynch he wouldn't have been taken there. Rookie GM mistake at the time

He was literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I've seen. I don't understand why that is so hard to comprehend for some of you.

It's apparently easier for people to believe that a first time HC and GM would select someone at #3 overall that wasn't ranked top 5 by virtually everyone and only select him because he was in some class with the GM at one point.

This ^^ Imagine a GM and former all pro safety being influenced by

draft guru's

rankings to make a top 3 pick lol

Mar 17, 2021 at 7:10 PM

#19670

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Originally posted by eastie:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by miked1978:
He was literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I've seen. I don't understand why that is so hard to comprehend for some of you.

How about the fact that it was a redundant pick? If the Chargers had the 3rd pick this season, you think they would draft Zack Wilson? He's literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I have seen.

That's pretty anal. QB's don't get rotated in and out of the game every other series, do they?

Anal? Lol. You get the point. We had soooo many needs that offseason. A DT was not one of the main ones.

Mar 17, 2021 at 7:20 PM

#19671

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Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:

Originally posted by miked1978:

Originally posted by SteveWallacesHelmet:
How about the fact that it was a redundant pick? If the Chargers had the 3rd pick this season, you think they would draft Zack Wilson? He's literally ranked in the top 5 in every ranking I have seen.

We had a need for a big DE and has was BPA. He was a tweener who just didn't work out. End of story.

He wasnt a big DE. Thanks.

He was 275 coming out of college. We wanted a Big DE clone like Seattle had. You're Welcome.

And to further prove my point, he line up on the edge 71% of the time his rookie year. He was immediately put behind Tank Carradine on the depth chart too. It's quite clear they thought he could be a big end.

[ Edited by miked1978 on Mar 17, 2021 at 7:27 PM ]

Mar 17, 2021 at 7:23 PM

#19672

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One of the biggest busts in recent franchise history.

I tell you what, let's just say he won't be missed.

Mar 17, 2021 at 7:35 PM

#19673

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Solomon Thomas had that monster Bowl Game against North Carolina and Mitch Trubisky. Fellow Stanford grad John Lynch thought the Niners had the next great defensive tackle. Turns out he was below par and it was evident after his second year the Niners blew the draft pick.

Mar 17, 2021 at 9:46 PM

#19674

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So sad for Solly it just didn't work out here
My condolences for his sister. That's a tragedy for any family no matter how hard you slice it. She was a beautiful young woman too. Good luck in Vegas Solly. You're the only Raider I'll root for.

Mar 17, 2021 at 10:19 PM

#19675

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Originally posted by RishikeshA:
Solomon Thomas had that monster Bowl Game against North Carolina and Mitch Trubisky. Fellow Stanford grad John Lynch thought the Niners had the next great defensive tackle. Turns out he was below par and it was evident after his second year the Niners blew the draft pick.

SAD, sometimes, not even full effort is not enough !!

good luck SOLO !!!

Mar 17, 2021 at 10:31 PM

#19676