absolutely no one was mentioning thomas months ago
then i guess i am the lone guy. but outside of me, your not far off. i havnt seen anything either. i have several posts, one within the last two weeks about him on the board.
my latest was on the line of "it was one game i know, but, he was brand new a few days before the pats game and he came off the bench and into bradys head. he seems to be another one of those guys that appears to have an IT factor. i hope the coaches develope him".
i have always liked guys who when all is failed, all looks hopeless, they draw it up in the dirt and go from there and thats basically what thompson did, he had no camp and doubt he had even looked at two pages of the play book and he just came out and let his natural instincts do there thing. it wasnt some ball bouncing off 3 guys then off the goal post and he got the pic, he MADE it happen like a real db does.
i have been getting the feeling we finally have a staff that sees talent and then decides to develope it. how many times over the last 15 years or so do we see guys who look real promising in camp or pre games and then there cut and they are good players, if not great on other teams? i see the opposite at this point.
and this is one reason i made my recent post about thomas. i hadnt heard anything or read anything and NO posts about him in any thread. so i went to the one of rosters and it still showed him being on the team playing corner. that threw me because he played safety in december. now he says he is implanted at safety and he bulked up to play the position better. his attitude, his love of the game, seeing a weakness and getting right on it [his strength and bulk] and seemingly has the attention of the other players and coaches. actually is following the team and acknowledging us by saying he kept hearing from fans how much his play in the pats game meant to them and it gave him a big spark, etc... . wow!! a player who plays for the fans and his team mates? he must be from another planet.
he has been my 'ok, lets see what he's got next year" player. i am stoked about him being here still and that he is not a one game hype, he is working hard at his craft. cant ask anything more from a player.
and do not be surprised if this kid puts someone on the bench. jones wasnt all that great last year at all and looked like he was coasting. he didnt really have a threat for his job, not from jimmy wilson thats for sure. now he will. and if thomas makes plays when he is in, continues to have good camps and a good pre season, then jones better rise up because if he goes out either to an in jury or week play, he just may not get his job back.
we'll see. lots of camps and pre games left.
