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Jeff Thomas

SayWhat said:
WR is the easiest position to transition from high school to college. Seems to me, people are still holding onto a high school All-American game with this young man. Does he have talent, sure, but you've gotta work on that talent to make an NFL roster. Maybe he will and has been, but he's had red flags since high school, so all this blaming his WR / OC / QB crap is lame as ****. AR had a lot of those same issues and still balled out until he couldn't anymore. Why JT has excuse after excuse made for him is probably why he has been his worst enemy at times. Talent will only get you so far in anything and it's on you to elevate your game and be the man consistently.
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Dolphins also traded for Lynn Bowden yesterday. Check his highlights at UK see what you think. He is moving to WR, Raiders drafted him in the third round, had him at RB and the kid can play.
 
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Bernie 2-0 said:
Dolphins also traded for Lynn Bowden yesterday. Check his highlights at UK see what you think. He is moving to WR, Raiders drafted him in the third round, had him at RB and the kid can play.
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Bowden trade by Miami was a good one. The Raiders were supposedly not pleased with his pass blocking. He belongs in the slot and returning punts. Keeps Preston Williams off punt returns, too. Net of the Raekwon McMillan trade and this trade is Miami sent McMillan and a 5th for Bowden and a 6th. That's a steal not just on talent, but scheme fits (or lack thereof) and the fact McMillan is a FA after this season, but Miami gets Bowden for 4 years on a rookie contract.
 
Saw the dude since High School and in person at UK, he starred in the best conference in college football. He can play.
 
Bernie 2-0 said:
He was one of the four players cut by the Pats yesterday, a team in desperate need of receivers. While he was a little banged up he did get time on the field and underperformed which led to him being cut. The good thing about being cut early is someone may pick you up (like the Dolphins) the bad thing is you couldn’t beat out Andre Baccellia, Damiere Byrd, Jakobi Meyers, Gunner Olszewski, Devin Ross, and Isaiah Zuber. After Sanu got the ax I thought Jeff had a shot but when they went from 77 to 73 it’s not a good sign when you’re one of the first four to go. Wish him well his body of work doesn’t appear to be league worthy. Had a few highlights at UM but his overall performance was spotty at best.
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Baccellia was cut and he’s the same size as Jeff.
Devin Ross was cut, same size as Jeff
Byrd is Jeff-sized but .2 faster over 40 yd and a 5 year vet of practice squads, injuries, etc.

Hopefully Jeff finds a home
 
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DemCanesByke said:
What im saying is bro let these messages boards tell it the ONLY reason all these kids are held back is coaching. Some is on the kids in my opinion.
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Of course something is on the kid. Vast majority of it is on the kid. But if you're coaches set you up to fail also OR are simply incapable of putting you in a position to succeed then you're failing these kids who put their lives in your hands. These kids need to be coached up in order to become the best versions of themselves physically and mentally. It gets tiring watching one kid after the other come here with xyz and recede like lebron's hairline(before the plugs)
 
matty1 said:
And what is your source for this revelation
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KevinCaneFace said:
In 2/3 of his years here he was third or worse in receiving yards on a team without an NFL stars. (Exception being AR who would have made it)

He’s just okay and our fan base overrated him
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He flashed potential a few times. Whether that was the tip of the iceberg or the best he ever had to offer remains to be seen.
 
KevinCaneFace said:
In 2/3 of his years here he was third or worse in receiving yards on a team without an NFL stars. (Exception being AR who would have made it)

He’s just okay and our fan base overrated him
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The logic y'all apply sometimes is a lil backwards. I get the numbers and won't even argue him. But besides ahmmon who could bust on any given pass play when was the last time you were able to say or snap here comes this hitch, here comes this post fade etc and accurately be able to say from a play calling perspective we on they ***? There's a reason we've had 5 plus oc technically in the last 3 years... Don't put everything on Jeff or anyone else that the offense isn't clicking when ur oc can't call a can of paint. Jeff has enough things u can put on him without that too.
 
dsddcane said:
Steve as difficult as he could be was one of a kind. Amazing dude to know. Amazing dude to play with. Ain't never gonna be an accurate comparison to him.
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I dont think Steve is a good comparison either on anything other than height. Completely different WR, not to mention personality
 
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Bernie 2-0 said:
He was one of the four players cut by the Pats yesterday, a team in desperate need of receivers. While he was a little banged up he did get time on the field and underperformed which led to him being cut. The good thing about being cut early is someone may pick you up, the bad thing is you couldn’t beat out Andre Baccellia, Damiere Byrd, Jakobi Meyers, Gunner Olszewski, Devin Ross, and Isaiah Zuber. After Sanu got the ax I thought Jeff had a shot but when they went from 77 to 73 it’s not a good sign when you’re one of the first four to go. Wish him well his body of work doesn’t appear to be league worthy. Had a few highlights at UM but his overall performance was spotty at best.
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You know this for sure? You were in the room with Belichick when he made the decision. I don't know for beans why he was cut but when they approach the final cut, NFL teams tend to keep borderline players that would help them week one. An injured Thomas is the type of player they'd stash on the practice squad to activate later in the year as injuries happen (if he showed any skills that would help them).
 
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dsddcane said:
The logic y'all apply sometimes is a lil backwards. I get the numbers and won't even argue him. But besides ahmmon who could bust on any given pass play when was the last time you were able to say or snap here comes this hitch, here comes this post fade etc and accurately be able to say from a play calling perspective we on they ***? There's a reason we've had 5 plus oc technically in the last 3 years... Don't put everything on Jeff or anyone else that the offense isn't clicking when ur oc can't call a can of paint. Jeff has enough things u can put on him without that too.
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I agree that the play calling was trash but KJ Osborn did fine. Mike Hartley put up better numbers. The TE’s did well. I understand being held back by a bad offense but you should still be the bright spot on a bad offense
 
NorthEastCane said:
You know this for sure? You were in the room with Belichick when he made the decision. I don't know for beans why he was cut but when they approach the final cut, NFL teams tend to keep borderline players that would help them week one. An an injured Thomas is the type of player they'd stash on the practice squad to activate later in the year as injuries happen (if he showed any skills that would help them).
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Never said I was in the room, the Boston newspapers happen to cover their sports teams in depth, unlike the Herald so this information is readily available. Now addressing your “point of stashing him on the practice squad,” 31 other NFL teams would have to pass on signing him before the Pats could resign him to the practice squad. You would think if he’s NFL worthy one of those 31 squads would make their move. That being said, 32 teams did not draft him. He came to UM highly rated, showed great ability at times. Hg never developed into the player everyone anticipated. I am sure there are multiple reasons for his lack of development, coaching from HC, OC and PC certainly played a part as did Jeff’s approach.
 
Bernie 2-0 said:
Never said I was in the room, the Boston newspapers happen to cover their sports teams in depth, unlike the Herald so this information is readily available. Now addressing your “point of stashing him on the practice squad,” 31 other NFL teams would have to pass on signing him before the Pats could resign him to the practice squad. You would think if he’s NFL worthy one of those 31 squads would make their move. That being said, 32 teams did not draft him. He came to UM highly rated, showed great ability at times. Hg never developed into the player everyone anticipated. I am sure there are multiple reasons for his lack of development, coaching from HC, OC and PC certainly played a part as did Jeff’s approach.
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I have no insight how NFL teams view an undrafted free agent that was injured for most of camp. That's not the point. The point is the rush to judgement over someone who's obviously struggling to get things together. I have no hard feeling for him just because it didn't work out at UM. Not necessarily you, but judging from some of the posts, some feel gleeful with his situation and that we can use it to our advantage.

Where ever he ends up in life, I hope it works out for him.
 
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