flyguy1609 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Terms: The #Lions trade guard Laken Tomlinson to the #49ers for a 5th rounder in 2019, sources tell @MikeGarafolo and me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 A 2019 5th is the new 2018 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I know that he's been bad, but so has our interior offensive line. I don't hate the move; I'd rather take the chance on him than Erving, to be honest. I posited this idea for the 49ers a while back as something we could pursue because it does make a little bit of sense for us. We really need help at the guard position, particularly with Garnett hurt. Its sad that he moves immediately into the starting lineup for us though - goes to show how bad off we are there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraBuch Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 As a Duke fan, I'm happy to finally have a Duke player play for my team. As a Niner fan, this says a lot about how bad our line is. I thought he was a lock to be a solid pro coming out of college, obviously I was wrong. That said, that draft pick is worth almost nothing. Might as well take the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Will be interesting to see how he does under Shannahan. He didn't fit in with the Lions pass set technique and scheme, but he was always pretty solid in the run game. Lions weren't going to use him, so it gets his money off the books and gives them a pick 2 years down the line that might turn into a depth player or something. They were going to cut him after the year anyway, so getting something for him is good, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 man he fell hard. I honestly didn't realize he was that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 minute ago, IDOG_det said: Will be interesting to see how he does under Shannahan. He didn't fit in with the Lions pass set technique and scheme, but he was always pretty solid in the run game. Lions weren't going to use him, so it gets his money off the books and gives them a pick 2 years down the line that might turn into a depth player or something. They were going to cut him after the year anyway, so getting something for him is good, I guess. This is good to hear, because that's the main issue with our interior offensive line. We can't run block to save our life, particularly with Garnett hurt. This makes me like it a little bit more for our side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDOG_det Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Just now, Forge said: This is good to hear, because that's the main issue with our interior offensive line. We can't run block to save our life, particularly with Garnett hurt. This makes me like it a little bit more for our side. Yeah it's a good move for you guys. He actually had some really good games last year when he went up against DT's that based their game on power and bull rushing because he was able to stop them with the jump-sets the Lions make their OL use. He struggled against the quicker DT's because he couldn't recover against them if he wasn't perfect in his pass set. But it worked against the power guys because they were trying to create contact too, so he was never really forced to have to recover against them. From what I know of Shannahan's system, he should work fairly well in it. Lots of play action that sells the run hard, he should fit well there. Won't be asked to jump-set, so that should help vs the quicker DT's. Might worry about him on the OZ plays that ask him to cover a lot of ground though, he isn't the greatest athlete, even among guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 I have not followed his career very closely. What are his strengths and weaknesses and why did he struggle in Detroit? EDIT: IDOG just summed it up well in the post above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 4 minutes ago, IDOG_det said: Yeah it's a good move for you guys. He actually had some really good games last year when he went up against DT's that based their game on power and bull rushing because he was able to stop them with the jump-sets the Lions make their OL use. He struggled against the quicker DT's because he couldn't recover against them if he wasn't perfect in his pass set. But it worked against the power guys because they were trying to create contact too, so he was never really forced to have to recover against them. From what I know of Shannahan's system, he should work fairly well in it. Lots of play action that sells the run hard, he should fit well there. Won't be asked to jump-set, so that should help vs the quicker DT's. Might worry about him on the OZ plays that ask him to cover a lot of ground though, he isn't the greatest athlete, even among guards. Excellent insight, @IDOG_det. Thanks for the insight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzane Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 What happened to this guy? I had the impression that he was surprisingly good as a rookie, an exciting and fat young guard who had been projected to get picked in the second or third round; Detroit was accused of overdrafting him in the first, but he ended up being pretty good--? Also, wasn't Martin Mayhew the GM of the Lions when they drafted him, and is now with San Francisco? Maybe he thinks he can catch lightning in a bottle a second time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 2 minutes ago, bzane said: Also, wasn't Martin Mayhew the GM of the Lions when they drafted him, and is now with San Francisco? Maybe he thinks he can catch lightning in a bottle a second time? Yes, he was. That's why a couple of us had projected this trade a while ago. Massive need at the position, he was on his way out in Detroit, and then of course the Mayhew connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 1 hour ago, domepatrol91 said: man he fell hard. I honestly didn't realize he was that bad. I only just realised it was a 2019 5th rounder. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakuvious Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 A lot of these trades happening this week, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 42 minutes ago, Jakuvious said: A lot of these trades happening this week, it seems. Yeah its pretty much right before cutdowns. Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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