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Dallas Thomas was hurt In training camp last year

Yeah, I just posted that he was very good for us here in Knoxville in college. I'd be very surprised if he doesn't get a lot better this year. He may not, but you really can't write him off yet this year.
 
spiketex said:
Maybe I was not fully attentive but I can't recall much being said about this last season. Ireland seems to have had a strange fascination for drafting injured players. Dion Jordan (1st round - shoulder), Jamar Taylor (2nd round - groin) and Dallas Thomas (3rd round - shoulder) were all coming back from serious injuries and our other 3rd rounder, Will Davis was pretty obviously insufficiently physically developed and needed to build up to compete at NFL level. I can understand taking a gamble on one and having a longer time schedule for recovery but gambling on all 4 seems pretty ridiculous.
If all are fully healthy and strong, they could all be contributors. Why would Ireland gamble on all of them?
I was also surprised when the interviewer referred to Thomas as a top 50 Draft pick before the labrum injury. I didn't know that he was rated anywhere near that highly. That's up there in the Jonathan Martin 2nd round rating.
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His play was just as good as Jonathan martin last year. That says alot! Both look weak, slow, and don't know how to block.
 
This guy is a perfect fit at OG. Stick him there and be done with it. Jeeez!
 
Daman379 said:
His play was just as good as Jonathan martin last year. That says alot! Both look weak, slow, and don't know how to block.
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No it wasn't. Thomas was worse than Martin against 1st stringers while he was facing 3rd stringers who spend the season unemployed.
 
phinzfan21 said:
Kind of helps explain it for me at least a little bit now. I thought maybe the moving him around messed with his head or something. I'm here in Knoxville and us Vols fans all thought of him as a monster on our Oline at either Tackle or Guard, but he seemed best at guard. He was great here even did real well against teams like Alabama. I think a lot of us here were surprised he couldn't get playing time on the phin's Oline last year. I'm not giving up on him yet.
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Ding ding ding we have a winner.

Coach Philbin on Dallas Thomas
http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thed...wshon-moreno-and-sleepless-nights/#more-25427
- When asked whether offensive lineman Dallas Thomas is a guard or tackle, Philbin said “that’s a good question.” He said he’s looking at right tackle or either guard spot for Thomas, who was a third-round pick last year but couldn’t earn a spot in the rotation.

“We’ve got to find him a new home, give him a place to kind of anchor down a little bit and get himself comfortable with,” Philbin said. “He’s been one of the hardest working guys. He’s been in a lot, virtually hasn’t had anytime off. He was up in the offices last week, he looked good. I just think it’s a matter of consistency, gaining the trust and confidence in himself, the guy next to him, the staff. I really like what he’s doing so far in the offseason.”
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artdnj said:
Anybody follow him in college? How did he perform there?
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I watched a bunch of his college stuff. I thought he played well. Much more a technician than a physical talent. Excellent angles and good functional strength, but the type where you're worried he's maxed out.

I talked him up after the draft and was shocked and embarrassed at how bad he played. Hopefully he can turn it around.
 
uk_dolfan said:
he had the same operation as Jordan and was then stuck at LT then when that failed RT ... the guy is clearly a guard
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Well Jordan was injured too which is part of why the coaches didn't play him a lot they wanted him to be able to practice and learn his assignments on the field
 
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