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Titans Fifth-Round Draft Pick (#145): SMU DE/TE Taylor Thompson

Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by TitanJeff, Apr 28, 2012.

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TitansWrath said: ↑

We don't need one.

But we got one because this guy has off the charts potential. This guy is Gronk on crack.

Look at this offense!

Wright - shifty home run hitter who is great in space

Britt - Big possession receiver who goes up and gets it

Cook - Big, fast, athletic TE

Thompson - HUGE, fast, athletic TE

CJ - always a threat to house it from anywhere.

Locker - Cannon for an arm, and oh btw, get to worried about covering THOSE cats, and he can burn you with his feet too.

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That is SCARY!! In two or three years, we may have the most dynamic offense in the NFL. I mean that. Better than the Saints, the Pack, the Pats. EVERYBODY on the field is a matchup nightmare.

Our FO is killing it. Throw your draft shopping list away and look at the shiny HEAP of presents that Santa brought you and be HAPPY!
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Sounds like a Madden Team to me.

#101 Titans1981, Apr 28, 2012
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How did that turn out?

Ayers is still soft. He looked good for about 3 games and then completely vanished.
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He made more tackles as the season went on...and I have faith that he will get better. My favorite part about these forums is people complain a heck of a lot for absolutely no reason. Nothing said on this board will EVER have even the slightest impact on the Titans organization.

Last years draft class was good enough as to where we should give them the benefit of the doubt. Lets let them hit the practice field or god forbid the pre-season before we start making judgments.

GO TITANS!!!

#102 Msut10, Apr 28, 2012
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The only one talking about their speed as an argument is you. So what if they're fast?
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Uh... "speed" is the only thing people are able to say to justify these picks. So how is it me talking about it? I'm responding to those people.

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#103 Deuce Wayne, Apr 28, 2012
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No he doesn't. You can't back that up with any fact.
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I don't frequent a lot of the stat sites, but I bet you anything he has a high reception percentage.

You don't get thrown to a lot when you are in majority for running downs as an end blocker.

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We MUST be planning on using this guy as a DE. He is over 6'6 265 and ran a 4.5???? Our coaches must love him to move up and get him...heck, I love the pick...

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I will eat a whole leather boot, if this guy rushes for 2,000 yards in a season. I'll eat a whole box of peeps if he rushes for 2,000 in his career.

#105 J Falk, Apr 28, 2012
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No way to justify trading up for a TE that never caught a football. He is big and ran well so lets trade up and draft him. Terrible. We never drafted any offensive lineman and our int. line sucked last year.......period. Never drafted a pass rusher. Needed corners and we draft a fast corner with very little production 2 rounds early. We get no value we reach for picks and for players that run fast.

Day 2 was really bad for us and we have needs. I also see no need to worry about cap issues with players when we do not spend to the cap. And we are paying the worst center in the league 4.66 million.

We could have used a power back too. Dont tell me harper and ringer can play. We sure didnt address needs.

#106 LANGSTER, Apr 28, 2012
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No way to justify trading up for a TE that never caught a football. He is big and ran well so lets trade up and draft him. Terrible. We never drafted any offensive lineman and our int. line sucked last year.......period. Never drafted a pass rusher. Needed corners and we draft a fast corner with very little production 2 rounds early. We get no value we reach for picks and for players that run fast.

Day 2 was really bad for us and we have needs. I also see no need to worry about cap issues with players when we do not spend to the cap. And we are paying the worst center in the league 4.66 million.

We could have used a power back too. Dont tell me harper and ringer can play. We sure didnt address needs.
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Needs not addressed. Looks like a BPA draft. Wondering if we dump Graham TE, Smith DT, and a few others if we can trade for Osi or an interior O lineman. Also this looks like nepotism in favor of Kevin Matthews. We could however move Harris back to center if he can eliminate snapping problems.

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1. We didn't need a potential Steve Smith. Even if he is one.
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Because we did a hell of a job with our WR's once Britt went down? Did you watch last season, or just forget already.

2. Blazing LB?... Al Davis? I thought you were dead. Give me an LB that can tackle instead. Covering TEs does nothing when a team knows they can run left and get 8 yards per carry.
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Just to be clear, you are saying that having a LB that can cover the TE's we are facing next season isnt important? Did teams convert many 3rd and longs on us last season? Many of them with TE's going over the middle? Again, did you watch last season?

Besides, 105 tackles in his last season, seems like he can at least trip on people and tackle them i guess

Im going to hold reservations on this pick until we see how he is used. If we cant get pressure with the dline, why not a VERY fast LB who had 13 tackles for a loss last season.

3. Mike Martin is a solid player. Don't overestimate though.
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I think this pick makes the 2nd round pick even more valuable. Hes a good run stuffer

4. Oh god here we go with more of the "he's not much of a player- but hey! He's fast!" garbage.
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On passing downs, would you rather have Stevens, or this guy lined up?

5. Once again "he's big an fast- he musta be good at the football."
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our 3 starting CB's last season were late round picks. Unless you think all of them suck.

When your only argument to justify draft picks is "potential" or "speed"... that's embarrassing.
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Thinking that you are going to grab a guy and just plug him in and he will be successful, is embarrassing. We have seen it fail MANY times here with the Titans.

For once, Im glad they went with talent over need in a draft. We are not going to fill all of our holes in a draft, but do you want to doubt that we field a much better team this season than last, with a lot more talent on it?

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TE TAYLOR THOMPSON

(on the switch from defensive end to tight end)

At first it was a challenge to switch back over, or even to switch from tight end to defensive end in college, but it was what the team needed and it was best for the Mustangs. It was kind of out of necessity that I did that and it took a while for me to learn how to do it, but now I am back playing tight end again, so it feels natural.

(on when he started moving back towards playing tight end)

It was really towards the end of my season at SMU. We had about a week and a half before the bowl game and Coach (June) Jones had a package that he put in with big guys, and he and Coach (Dan) Morrison were talking to me after practice one day and offered to get me into the All-Star Game as a tight end. I started the NFL draft as a defensive end and then I had a lot of teams that wanted to draft me as a tight end, so I went that way.

(on why he decided to decommit to Vanderbilt out of high school)

I was planning on actually going to Nashville out of high school, and switched to SMU about a week before I signed. I was from Texas and I just had cold feet. My family was in Texas and I decided to stay close to home.

(on the irony of coming to Nashville after college)

Yeah it is. It’s kind of funny how that happened and how things work out that way. I guess I was meant to go to Nashville after all.

(on what he brings to the table as a tight end)

Since I played defensive end for the past four years in college, I kind of have the mindset of the opponent. That’s a huge thing in football is to understand the enemy. I have that athletic side of me that I can bring to offense that I can really be an aggressive and athletic tight end to help make plays in the pass game and in the run game.

(on who he thinks he compares with in the NFL)

Yeah, I would say (Rob) Gronkowski with the Patriots, he is a big physical guy. (Jimmy) Graham with the Saints, he is just an athlete who is a basketball player who decided to try out for football his last year of college. Any of the big physical guys who can make plays and run down the field that can also help in the run game.

(on the skill of his hands)

I have great hands.

(on if he ever worked out with the Titans)

No, I didn’t. I went up there and visited there a couple weeks ago in Nashville. I went in for a physical and met the coaches. I talked to Coach Z (John Zernhelt) for a little bit and a couple of players, but no, I didn’t have a workout with them.

(on his current speed)

Right now I’m probably a 4.5. I have run 4.4s before. I would say that I’m one of the fastest at this position.

(on how difficult it was to lose 30 pounds or so)

I probably actually lost about 15-20 over the course of my senior year and going into the bowl game. I probably played senior year at about 275. I’ve gotten down to 260, high 250’s. Right now I’m about 265. It’s all about diet.

(on if he could have made it in the NFL as a defensive end)

Oh yeah. I definitely could have done that. It would have been tougher for me because of my build. I’m more of a tall guy. To hold weight takes a lot of work. It’s probably easier for me to play at 265 versus 285. I feel more fluid and functional and it’s definitely easier on my body.

(on when he visited with Titans if they gave any indication how he could be used with the team)

We only discussed a little bit because I didn’t play the position in college. As an overall perspective I really like their philosophy with being functional. Coach Z (John Zernhelt) is a really good coach, the tight ends coach there. He is a really great guy. I think it’s going to be a really great fit with us.

(on if he was surprised where he went in the draft)

Obviously there were questions because there is no film on me in college. I’ve played obviously, as a tight end. I’ve had about 10 workouts as a tight end. I had the Pro Day as a tight end. It was, I think, just enough film on me to make me a prospect. But, I think that was definitely one of the things that was holding me down.

(on which other teams he met with)

I visited Baltimore, the Jaguars, the Raiders, the Seahawks, the Bears, the Packers, the Bengals and Eagles. I think I had one or two more.

(on how many receptions he had in the All-Star Game)

I had two receptions in that game.

(on how many yards he had in All-Star Same)

I think 50-55 yards. There were four tight ends in the game. It was all about splitting time. It was all about the practices because I had tons and tons of reps in practice. The coaches could watch me and evaluate and really get an idea of how I can play the tight end position. It was more about practices.

(on how he switched from tight end to defensive end in college)

I knew that the coach ran the spread over there, or back at Hawaii, I was thinking maybe I can play there as a wide receiver. In high school our offense was a spread offense. I was kind of spread out more often than usual. I ended up getting there and bulked up to about 250, which in a spread offense isn’t the best. I ended up getting switched over to defense. Everything was uphill from there I guess.

(on if he thinks he would have been better off if he stayed at tight end)

It’s hard to say because we had so much success at SMU. We went to our first bowl game in 25 years while I was there and went to two others after that. It’s hard to say because of how everything has played out. I hate to look back and regret anything because I have learned so much. I’m happy the way it played out.

(on if he expects to be involved in special teams)

Definitely. It may take me a little bit to adjust to learn the system. I think that with my defensive background I will be finding myself on special teams.

(on what he thinks about Titans quarterback position)
I think it’s going to come down to who can help the team the best. Who’s going to be the guy, it’s hard to say. Hopefully we will get it all figured out and get it rolling by next season.
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#109 madeupdreams, Apr 28, 2012
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