With the 115th pick in the 4th Round, the Chicago Bears select...

[Starion]

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/shaquem-griffin?id=32462018-0002-5600-3553-5235eb2e3419

Combine hero & heartfelt story be damned, dude was Defensive Player of the Year with 18.5 sacks last two years.

OLB / Edge hybrid. Slot DB even.

4.38 - 40 Speed to track & cover anybody. = Fastest recorded combine 40 by any LB. Ever.

20 reps at 225. 6' 1", 227 -->can add 15lbs & not lose a step. (Cohen just added 10lbs)


In the 4th how can you not like this pick?

 

[CaliBearFan]

Whoopi Goldberg. Yes!!

 

[AussieBear]

Whoopi Goldberg. Yes!!

i think you meant bo derek minus the _______.. right..

 

[Visionman]

He isn't Fitz or James, and he's too small to be a LB in most systems, including ours.

A great story, but not a good fit...

 

[dennehy]

I bet he's gone before then, and I bet it's to a 4-3 team.

 

[Sammich]

I do not see much logic in selecting him :thinking: :thinking:

 

[playthrough2001]

This video is about all you need to realize he can play. Auburn was going to “show” UCF what the SEC is made of...

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RtvdHSsHZXs[/video]

 

[JoJoBoxer]

He isn't Fitz or James, and he's too small to be a LB in most systems, including ours.

A great story, but not a good fit...

Hmmm... you do know that he played OLB in college.

You are right. He isn't Fitz or James. They played safety in college and people hope they can play other positions.

He already knows that he can play against big uglies and be successful. He beats them with a velocity that even NFL tackles cannot protect against.

 

[Runruffshod75]

I bet he's gone before then, and I bet it's to a 4-3 team.

He could be a killer coverage LB or safety in in a 4-3 Tampa 2 with his speed & agility. I would use him as a strong safety/surrogate LB.

 

[dennehy]

He could be a killer coverage LB or safety in in a 4-3 Tampa 2 with his speed & agility. I would use him as a strong safety/surrogate LB.

I think he's just too small to play edge full time, but he can do some of everything. I think he's a will in a 4-3 who will be dangerous as a blitzer in subpackages. He's a slippery guy.

 

[didshereallysaythat]

I think teams take a flier on this guy in the 3rd even.

If he had both hands, he would be rated as high as Chubb.

 

[Visionman]

Hmmm... you do know that he played OLB in college.

You are right. He isn't Fitz or James. They played safety in college and people hope they can play other positions.

He already knows that he can play against big uglies and be successful. He beats them with a velocity that even NFL tackles cannot protect against.

He isn't likely to play LB in the NFL, and definitely no chance at all to play it in our scheme.

He will either convert to Safety, or play for a 4-3 team that uses a smaller, quicker WLB. Anywhere else, and his success is likely to come only on STs.

Not dissing him as a person or player. It isn't even about his hand. It is about his fit in a NFL defense...

 

[Mdbearz]

Some guy I will have to look up.

 

[iueyedoc]

i think you meant bo derek minus the _______.. right..

Bo Derek minus the what ... hand?

 

[dabears70]

https://www.nfl.com/prospects/shaquem-griffin?id=32462018-0002-5600-3553-5235eb2e3419

Combine hero & heartfelt story be damned, dude was Defensive Player of the Year with 18.5 sacks last two years.

OLB / Edge hybrid. Slot DB even.

4.38 - 40 Speed to track & cover anybody. = Fastest recorded combine 40 by any LB. Ever.

20 reps at 225. 6' 1", 227 -->can add 15lbs & not lose a step. (Cohen just added 10lbs)


In the 4th how can you not like this pick?

I would love to have this kid on our team but i see a team like Seattle, Balt, Patriots taking him. Just hope that if he isn't on the Bears that he's not on a team in the NFC North.

 

[dabears70]

He could be a killer coverage LB or safety in in a 4-3 Tampa 2 with his speed & agility. I would use him as a strong safety/surrogate LB.

He could be used like Arizona uses D.Buchannon who started out as their safety but now plays a lot of LB for them.

 

[pseudonym]

He's a great story, and he can play.

 

[Les Grossman]

I see him as a LB for sure. He won’t be a safety.

 

[Speed]

Kids a stud definitely. Wouldn't mind if we drafted him.

 

[Starion]

He isn't Fitz or James, and he's too small to be a LB in most systems, including ours.

A great story, but not a good fit...

Is there not a ton of talk about Roquan Smith to Bears as a plug & play great fit?

I think he's just too small to play edge full time, but he can do some of everything. I think he's a will in a 4-3 who will be dangerous as a blitzer in subpackages. He's a slippery guy.

Wasn't suggesting he's THE answer strictly at EDGE. OLB for sure though. Can be put all over the place.

Roquan Smith #1 rated OLB per NFL: https://www.nfl.com/prospects/roquan-smith?id=32462018-0002-5598-99bf-307c92f2ffbe
6'1, 236 lbs

Shaq Griffin:
6'1, 227 lbs. You did read the OP where I said he should be able to add 10 lbs right?


Too small?? Seems perfect for OLB/slot DB :thinking: