TriStarCane
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When thinking about this offense and what dimensions we can add to be more dynamic, I think about Jeff Thomas. I know there have been a lot of comps made and I think they are good, but can Jeff Thomas be our version of Tyreek Hill from Kansas City?
I think of Hill for a couple of reason:
1. their stature is almost identical with Hill being 5'10 185 and Thomas being 5'10 175
2. speed speed speed! Hill is faster, but Thomas is probably legit 4.4 or under.
3. more than just speed guys as they have great wiggle, short area burst and body control
4. special teams nightmares. Hill also served on ST for KC and had 7 tackles
Watching the highlight below, I can see Thomas doing a lot of what Hill was asked to do for KC: 9 routes, short stops, bubbles and tunnels and end around plays. I loved the play against Tennessee where Reid put him as a split back in the gun and ran counter. Hill averaged 8.6 touches last year for Kansas City and put up an impressive 114 all purpose yards per game with 12 total touchdowns (6 Rec, 3 Rush, 3 Ret). Can we utilize Thomas in a similar way? I also look at this comp as a good one for the reason of QB play. Alex Smith is not a top level QB, but doesn't need to be to utilize Hill's ability. I think this is important when looking at the uncertainly at QB this year. We don't need a QB to make tough intermediate throws to put our play makers into position. Hill got 8 touches per game basically doing 5 things. I hope we can use Thomas the same way! 8 total touches per game could be trouble!
Can Richt use Thomas in his system and maximize touches? Can he be incorporated into the running game? Anyone smarter than me have ideas of how he might be used on offense? Thoughts?
[video=youtube;--uYZkd70NY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--uYZkd70NY[/video]
I think of Hill for a couple of reason:
1. their stature is almost identical with Hill being 5'10 185 and Thomas being 5'10 175
2. speed speed speed! Hill is faster, but Thomas is probably legit 4.4 or under.
3. more than just speed guys as they have great wiggle, short area burst and body control
4. special teams nightmares. Hill also served on ST for KC and had 7 tackles
Watching the highlight below, I can see Thomas doing a lot of what Hill was asked to do for KC: 9 routes, short stops, bubbles and tunnels and end around plays. I loved the play against Tennessee where Reid put him as a split back in the gun and ran counter. Hill averaged 8.6 touches last year for Kansas City and put up an impressive 114 all purpose yards per game with 12 total touchdowns (6 Rec, 3 Rush, 3 Ret). Can we utilize Thomas in a similar way? I also look at this comp as a good one for the reason of QB play. Alex Smith is not a top level QB, but doesn't need to be to utilize Hill's ability. I think this is important when looking at the uncertainly at QB this year. We don't need a QB to make tough intermediate throws to put our play makers into position. Hill got 8 touches per game basically doing 5 things. I hope we can use Thomas the same way! 8 total touches per game could be trouble!
Can Richt use Thomas in his system and maximize touches? Can he be incorporated into the running game? Anyone smarter than me have ideas of how he might be used on offense? Thoughts?
[video=youtube;--uYZkd70NY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--uYZkd70NY[/video]
