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2nd team behind Wil Allen
2nd team behind Wil Allen
Ok that is good enough for me. Horses mouth thing.
So we replace one dud with another who got torched horribly in the Jets game and is old, ho hum. At least Thomas is young, can learn and has upside potential. The coaching staff on this team has no vision.
Allen has shown capable of at least being a stop gap.
When?
Just was at the official website. Thomas is listed one on the depth chart. Where did you get your info?
The news just keeps getting better.
Hope Allen can hold down the fort for a while. I wouldn't call Shamarko a wasted draft pick, he'll play plenty of ST's and probably be on the field in nickel-dime packages. It was just too big of a step for him, to go from hardly-playing SS to stepping into a starting role.
I think it's been pretty obvious watching him this preseason that Thomas was not ready to start. This is actually good news that they are starting Allen over him. The bad news is they have no better options.
And I might add, without any meaningful practice time on the field. I'm inclined to agree with Tibs. Thomas has almost no on field experience due to injuries mostly. He looks lost out there but there is no doubt in my mind that he has talent. Whether or not he can translate that into a productive player remains to be seen. He spent another pre-season watching instead of practicing, hopefully he just needs some reps.
Don't forget how long it took Gay to materialize into a dependable part of this team.
Gay had a pick in his first pre-season game. He played in 16 games his rookie year. He played more snaps in his 2nd year. He was starting by his 3rd season. Thomas hasn't done a tenth of what Gay has so far. They are absolutely nothing alike.