OL Laken Tomlinson, signs with NYJ | Page 48

Jun 22, 2018 at 11:57 AM

littleken
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Originally posted by Nastastical:
They didn't pick up his option because he's most likely not going to start this upcoming season.

Cooper is a much better fit than him for this scheme at LG. I also think Garnett easily wins the RG spot.

I have no idea why people were so high on Garnett. Garnett easily win a starting spot? He is closer on his way out than anything else.

Jun 22, 2018 at 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by Bluesbro:
Originally posted by thl408:
Niners agree to three-year extension with OL Laken Tomlinson, source says. Deal worth a max of $18m with $10m in guarantees.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) June 22, 2018
Seems like he has a guard spot nailed down.

Bodyguard

When Lynch talked about wanting to sign him long term and he got down to 312 pounds, this deal was sealed. Congrats big guy...hope you ball this year esp. in PP.

Jun 22, 2018 at 11:58 AM

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Originally posted by Heroism:
In case there was any doubt who will be starting at LG:

Niners agree to three-year extension with OL Laken Tomlinson, source says. Deal worth a max of $18m with $10m in guarantees.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) June 22, 2018

Hes solid, not great or terrible

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM

#709

Jcool
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Not bad

After being thrown to the wolves upon his arrival, Tomlinson finished the season strong. His 70.7 overall grade ranked 32nd out of 77 guards. #49ers https://t.co/b0MhwT6t0S
— Jeff Deeney (@PFF_Jeff) June 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM

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Didn't think he was agile enough to do some of the things the offense wants, but what do I know. Maybe Kyle wants a mauler at one of the Guard spots to get that tough yard when it's needed. Supposedly he improved as the year went on so I hope that continues. He's still young for an OLman (26) and another year in this scheme can only help.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:02 PM

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thl408
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Originally posted by NCommand:
When Lynch talked about wanting to sign him long term and he got down to 312 pounds, this deal was sealed. Congrats big guy...hope you ball this year esp. in PP.

Didn't know that. Doing things to improve his mobility for this offense. Great to hear.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:05 PM

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Congrats big man! Hope what the coaches are seeing in him translates to games!

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:06 PM

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Originally posted by thl408:
Originally posted by NCommand:
When Lynch talked about wanting to sign him long term and he got down to 312 pounds, this deal was sealed. Congrats big guy...hope you ball this year esp. in PP.
Didn't know that. Doing things to improve his mobility for this offense. Great to hear.

Yeah, they all dropped a lot.

If you needed it.

Joshua Garnett: 302 lbs
Jonathan Cooper: 308 lbs
Erik Magnuson: 304 lbs
Laken Tomlinson: 312 lbs
Weston Richburg: 300 lbs
…
Quenton Nelson: 325 lbs
— Chris Biderman (@ChrisBiderman) March 28, 2018

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by thl408:
Didn't think he was agile enough to do some of the things the offense wants, but what do I know. Maybe Kyle wants a mauler at one of the Guard spots to get that tough yard when it's needed. Supposedly he improved as the year went on so I hope that continues. He's still young for an OLman (26) and another year in this scheme can only help.

Joe Staley said Laken is really smart. I'm guessing that's what Kyle likes about him most.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by Heroism:

Originally posted by thl408:
Didn't think he was agile enough to do some of the things the offense wants, but what do I know. Maybe Kyle wants a mauler at one of the Guard spots to get that tough yard when it's needed. Supposedly he improved as the year went on so I hope that continues. He's still young for an OLman (26) and another year in this scheme can only help.

Joe Staley said Laken is really smart. I'm guessing that's what Kyle likes about him most.

To be fair to him, when did we trade for him? 1 wk before the opener? So it's hardly surprising he wasn't very good at first.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:25 PM

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Originally posted by Heroism:
Originally posted by thl408:
Didn't think he was agile enough to do some of the things the offense wants, but what do I know. Maybe Kyle wants a mauler at one of the Guard spots to get that tough yard when it's needed. Supposedly he improved as the year went on so I hope that continues. He's still young for an OLman (26) and another year in this scheme can only help.

Joe Staley said Laken is really smart. I'm guessing that's what Kyle likes about him most.

He did start almost right away for us and that's gotta be real difficult.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:26 PM

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This dude sucks don't know why they signed him.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:28 PM

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The key word in this deal is $18M, $10M SB max. I'm sure there are some big incentives that won't be earned in that contract that will basically make this a 3 year, $20M all in deal.

$6-7M for a starting LG with upside is pretty darn good. With a training camp to learn the system more, I could see Tomlinson performing at a top 15 level at LG. That salary for that play is the Paraag way.

Jun 22, 2018 at 12:29 PM

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