comparing Hagan and Thomas is laughable. Hagan had 3 years to earn playing time and failed miserably. he was penciled in as the starter before training camp and proceeded to play his way on to the waiver wire. Thomas on the other hand, grabbed the starting position the day he stepped on the field and never lost it until the injury.
there is good reason Gil Brandt put him on his all-rookie team after those, uh, 2 games. Parcells called him a "Godsend" because he was that good. Hagan and Thomas don't belong in the same league together. oh that's right, THEY AREN'T.
Look i dont know how to put it any simpler -
Talk is cute, but what i want is.......... PRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!
I'm not going to run around gabbing about how great somone is especially when they've played less than 2 freakin games just based on word of mouth. I dont care who said what. Talk is always cheap.
Based on word of mouth we thought Hagan would be, and i swear to God people just like you were calling him "The Next Randy Moss."
You ever heard the term, hindsight is 20/20? I think with the way you make assessments you probably had a couple of Hagan jerseys stashed away for that one day he was going to come out and live up to all the hype that you heard through the freakin grape vine. And now you want me to take you seriously?! Get real buddy i'll BELIEVE IT WHEN I SEE IT.
Its easy to say Hagan and Thomas arent in the same league after the guy gets cut. We call that PROOF.
But what is seemingly more tempting for people that share YOUR thought pattern is that they get all excited about somthing that they havent been let down by.
But you contend, "He made Gil Brandt's All-Rookie Team." Good God man dont tout that like its the freakin pro-bowl. You'll never sell me on anyone until i see it with my own eyes, on GAME DAY, when it actually matters. And frankly, the only thing i saw was that this kid was tough. He wanted to keep playing with a cracked foot, props on that but so far thats it because its basically the only thing any of us have to work with.
You ever heard of a guy named Yatil Green? What about John Avery? J.J. Johnson? These kids might be before your time but go and google them. I've seen this story COUNTLESS times before, your not the first dreamer i've put in their place. Sorry bud, but the road to disappointment starts with unrealistic expectations.