What ever happened to Will Clapp?

Posted by whatiknowsofar

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Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:13 pm to 3PieceSpicy

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He was the worst o lineman in the entire nfl for 3 seasons.

Lol no he wasn't. He's just not very good on our very good oline.

Posted by geauxpurple

New Orleans

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Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:37 pm to yat70458

Signed with the L A Chargers . Competing for a roster spot.

Edit. Chargers not Rams.

This post was edited on 7/31/22 at 11:30 am

Posted by 3PieceSpicy

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 12:23 am to whatiknowsofar

Look maybe he wasn’t. But when I watched him, I struggled to find a rep that he won.

I think he’s a good guy. High character. But he wasn’t that good. The book on him at LSU was that he was good against teams like Mcneese State and he got his shite pushed in against SEC opponents.

And that’s about what happened on the NFL field as well. He could play some preseason ball, or come in as an extra blocker, but other than that, he was getting pancaked left and right. We generally protected him and didn’t make him play. The games he played a lot, we lost.

This post was edited on 7/31/22 at 12:24 am

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Posted by hellsu

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 3:30 am to 3PieceSpicy

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The book on him at LSU was that he was good against teams like Mcneese State and he got his shite pushed in against SEC opponents.

2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2016 First Team All-SEC
2017 First Team All-SEC
2017 Remington Trophy Finalist (Nation's Top Center)
2015 Freshmen All_ American
So he got his shite pushed in against SEC opponents?

Posted by jrobic4

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 6:22 am to 3PieceSpicy

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We generally protected him and didn’t make him play

TF? He didn't play because he was end of the bench depth, that's it... There's no conspiracy.

The Saints may be better off without him, but hes still a former Tiger and I still hope he hangs around the league to get a paycheck from the Chargers

Posted by Bayou

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:33 am to geauxpurple

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Signed with the L A Rams. Competing for a roster spot.

Andrew Whitworth the second

Posted by BBATiger

Member since Jun 2005

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 7:43 am to yat70458

I googled and got an answer in .5321 seconds. Just sayin.

Posted by Mpd31

Member since Nov 2019

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 8:35 am to yat70458

Was shocked he kept making the team. He was terrible.

Posted by KiwiHead

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 8:57 am to 3PieceSpicy

WTF????? I'm not a Will Clapp fanboy, but he was a 3 year starter at LSU. If he was getting his shite pushed in against SEC opponents, guess what he would not have been at LSU?

A starter.

Posted by goatmilker

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 9:36 am to 3PieceSpicy

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The games he played a lot, we lost.

Posted by hellsu

Northshore via Westbank

Member since Jan 2009

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 11:05 am to Mpd31

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Was shocked he kept making the team. He was terrible.

No one said Clapp was a bonafide starter or even a good backup but for being a 7th rd. pick and hanging on a roster with an O-line probably as good as any in the league for 3 years and still able to compete for a spot on another team says something.

Posted by Roovelroe

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 2:48 pm to 3PieceSpicy

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He was the worst o lineman in the entire nfl for 3 seasons.

And now he is with the Chargers.....who's Oline coach is.........Brenden Nugent. And who is he? Only the Saints' Oline coach last year and oline assistant for several years prior to that.

So

In your infinite wisdom, the new Chargers Oline coach thinks enough of him to sign him up.... a guy who he has coached for several years who you say is the worst Offensive lineman in the NFL.

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3PieceSpicy

Wizard....

Posted by 3PieceSpicy

Metairie

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Posted on 7/31/22 at 5:12 pm to Roovelroe

Good guys get extra chances in the league, especially for teams just looking for 3rd stringers that are high character guys, that won’t make a stink over not playing.

The film doesn’t lie. I stand by all of my previous statements.

To the guy listing all the accolades. Grant Delpit won the Thorpe Award for the entire nation in a season where he did not play very well.

Andrus peat has been a multiple time pro bowler.

Herb Jones didn’t make an NBA all defensive team this season.

When you have writers voting on things, some of these awards can be taken with a grain of salt.

If Clapp was really tearing up the SEC like those awards suggest, he would’ve been a day 1 or 2 pick. But the film against real teams, does not lie and his athletic profile was and still is subpar as well.