***The De'Anthony Thomas Thread***

[Dante84]

He's wearing #13 this year



vs. Stanford

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vs. Virginia

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vs. Tennessee

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12 Minute Highlight Reel

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32 Minute Career Highlight Reel

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Combine Workout - 4.50 40 time

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[Urc Burry]

The slow 40 time at the combine isn't a good example of this guys speed. He ran the 100m in 10.31.. To put that in perspective Jamaal ran it in 10.23

[Exoter175]

To put it in perspective, the mother****er can fly!

[Urc Burry]

Yeah that too. Just when he was drafted some idiots tried to compare his 40 time to McClusters.

And Thomas' cuts are just stupid. He loses no speed making them.. Looks a lot like McCoy's

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Urc Burry

The slow 40 time at the combine isn't a good example of this guys speed. He ran the 100m in 10.31.. To put that in perspective Jamaal ran it in 10.23

Yup, Thomas easily looks like a 4.3 guy on the field. No way in hell he plays at a 4.5.

Yeah Thomas is a gadget guy but I guarantee you that he's absolutely faster than Sproles is and is at least as shifty and instinctive as a football player.

If Thomas goes out there and averages about 30 yards per return and explodes for big yardage on 3rd downs as a 4th receiver from the slot, no one is going to complain.

[Bootlegged]

Percy Harvin is 1" and 8 lbs. heavier the the Mamba.

Steal of the draft.

[Baby Lee]

Those bemoaning 'gadget' players haven't seen nearly enough of Sproles breaking it off in opponents' asses on the reg.

[RunKC]

JFC it literally looks like Madden when this kid plays. He can change direction so fast with such ease.

Anyone who compares this kid to McCluster is a ****ing reerun.

I mean seriously. Is there a more explosive weapon in this entire draft than this kid? The kid is every bit as explosive and has every bit of playmaking ability as Odell Beckham Jr. or Brandin Cooks and we got him in round ****ing 4.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by RunKC

JFC it literally looks like Madden when this kid plays. He can change direction so fast with such ease.

Anyone who compares this kid to McCluster is a ****ing reerun.

I mean seriously. Is there a more explosive weapon in this entire draft than this kid? The kid is every bit as explosive and has every bit of playmaking ability as Odell Beckham Jr. or Brandin Cooks and we got him in round ****ing 4.

Simmah down nah!!

Half the board thinks we utterly wasted the draft, the other half thinks we picked up;

The best OLB in the entire draft [even though Clowney is looking to be the Andrew Luck of OLBs] and next Hall of Famer DT
The next Deion Sanders
The most explosive offensive weapon in the entire draft
The next generation's uber O-lineman
The best QB in the Draft

[Easy 6]

I'd say its more 75% positive - 25% neg, BL.

Most of us seem to have witnessed some kind of coherent plan in action, most of the "negatives" are people that are ALWAYS pissed no matter what happens.

[OldSchool]

Look at the long TD run that he had against Wisconsin at 3:05 of the 12 minute highlight reel. That's ridiculous speed.

My favorite thing about Thomas isn't just that he's fast, he's smart about how he runs. Just from watching his highlights alone you can tell that he has great vision and knows how to set up his blocks. He doesn't just run as fast as he can until he reaches the endzone, he controls his speed in order to allow his teammates to form a wall if there are any around him. He's a football player who happens to have track speed, not a track guy trying to play football.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by scott free

I'd say its more 75% positive - 25% neg, BL.

Most of us seem to have witnessed some kind of coherent plan in action, most of the "negatives" are people that are ALWAYS pissed no matter what happens.

I'm positive, I'm just not positive we drafted 3-4 of the best players in the entire draft and future HoFers.

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by PGM

Yeah because those grow om trees in that spot in the draft *patiently waits for someone to list 20 slapdicks that won't end up doin squat*

It was supposedly one of the deepest drafts in history at WR. There was no better time to grab a receiver.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

First of all, I don't know why you'd ever have "displeasure" over a 4th round pick. They're almost always upside guys that might not even make the team.

But yeah, it's hard not to like his college production.

The displeasure would be from seeing other prospects still on the board that you would prefer to see the team select, is all.

Originally Posted by Ragged Robin

He'll play primarily WR on offense not HB.. he's McCluster's replacement of offense/special teams not Jamaal's

I'm sure he will, but he could still be a nice plan B at RB to replace JC if JC were to miss time. That way, the O could still run smoothly in JC's unfortunate absence till he returns.

(if we prefer to not use so many screens and other pass routes for Knile)

[Mr. Laz]

So is this guy a RB gadget or a WR gadget in the NFL?

That dumbass Haley screwed around with McCluster as a RB/Gadget and wasted a year or 2 with it.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

So is this guy a RB gadget or a WR gadget in the NFL?

That dumbass Haley screwed around with McCluster as a RB/Gadget and wasted a year or 2 with it.

I was guessing he would see more snaps lining up wide as WR.. but not to be surprised to see him in the backfield from time to time.. and see a few fake or real hand-off reverses. Maybe some shotgun, 2 back sets where JC and DAT go out on wheel routes and whatnot to exploit mismatches.