We may have just gotten a Blessing for the Draft! (Thomas)

He's listed as a 4.55 guy; 6'3" 229, though; good size.

If we're drafting a WR not named Dez Bryant, this is the guy I want.

thanks for the thanks. I ve seen him run in Atlanta I don't know whom has him @ 4.55 hes a solid 4.33 in the 40 yd and he has averaged 20 yards per catch over the last 3 yrs

"dgb11112 wrote:

thanks for the thanks. I ve seen him run in Atlanta I don't know whom has him @ 4.55 hes a solid 4.33 in the 40 yd and he has averaged 20 yards per catch over the last 3 yrs

Who has him running 4.33? Do you have a link? The places that I've looked have him timed @ 4.55 and 4.60
http://www.draftcountdown.com/ScoutingReports/WR/Demaryius-Thomas.php
http://walterfootball.com/draft2010WR.php
Everything I've read about him says he's got good but not great speed. I like his size and I wouldn't expect a guy his size to run a 4.33 40. Overall I'm good with drafting him, though. Evidently he catches everything that comes his way.

"late again wrote:

Who has him running 4.33? Do you have a link? The places that I've looked have him timed @ 4.55 and 4.60
http://www.draftcountdown.com/ScoutingReports/WR/Demaryius-Thomas.php
http://walterfootball.com/draft2010WR.php
Everything I've read about him says he's got good but not great speed. I like his size and I wouldn't expect a guy his size to run a 4.33 40. Overall I'm good with drafting him, though. Evidently he catches everything that comes his way.

His agent says that he was running in the 4.3's before the injury. Not exactly an unbiased source but there you have it.

4.33 is super fast.

I have a hard time thinking a big guy like that can move so fast. Not saying that's impossible, but that's REALLY fast. I think the fastest official 40 was 4.24?

Sure it wasn't a 4.43?

"Rhody Phins Fan wrote:

His agent says that he was running in the 4.3's before the injury. Not exactly an unbiased source but there you have it.

Thanks and you're right. That's not an unbiased source. I don't know that I would even say it's a trustworthy source for that matter.

According to observers at Athletes Performance, where Thomas has been training, the 6-foot-3, 227-pound receiver had been turning in sensational workouts in preparation for the combine. He recently ran a verified 4.38 in the 40, which was recorded on film and will be sent to every team in the league, France told SI.com.

Link: HERE

This is a little more believable. A 4.33 from a guy that big is almost unreal.

A 4.38 is impressive in its own right, though. But those guys at AP really help with takeoff/technique. I really try to not put too much stock in 40 times (although, it's really difficult to ignore).

Is he fast on tape? That's what really matters.....

A guy 6'3" and 230 pounds running a 4.3 anything, with a 20-yard average in college would put him in the top 10 in the draft.

That's physical freakishness on a par with Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson.

Scott Wright at NFL Draft Countdown has him as a 4.55 guy.

Not to say he still wouldn't be an attractive pick for us in the 3rd, though.

"NaboCane wrote:

A guy 6'3" and 230 pounds running a 4.3 anything, with a 20-yard average in college would put him in the top 10 in the draft.

That's physical freakishness on a par with Calvin Johnson and Andre Johnson.

Scott Wright at NFL Draft Countdown has him as a 4.55 guy.

Not to say he still wouldn't be an attractive pick for us in the 3rd, though.

Times on NFLDC aren't very accurate before the combine.

3rd oir 4th is where i could see us drafting a WR although LaFell in the 2nd is an interesting possibility. If we could draft Thomas with a 4th I would do that in a heartbeat. A 3rd I'm not sure

I didn't watch hardly any GT games. I only caught the game versus VT and the ACC title game against Clemson last season. With that, this is my impression of Thomas: big, strong guy who can fight for the ball (and most often times wins); most of his catches were surprise passes (any pass was a surprise in GT's offense) and against single coverage as most defenses were focused more on stopping the triple option (this resulted in a high yds/catch average). I could be way off on this as I didn't watch him much at all, this was just my impression. But if it's true though, one question is how well he can play when defenses aren't dedicating 9-men to stop the run.

No way he's ever been a 4.3 guy, least from what I've seen. I do think he's faster than a 4.55 guy though. However, you're talking about hundredths of a second.

Last speedy guy we drafted who ran piss poor routes? Ted Ginn.

"2k5 wrote:

Times on NFLDC aren't very accurate before the combine.

+1. And his rankings are usually pretty far off before the combine also.

"Frumundah Finnatic wrote:

Last speedy guy we drafted who ran piss poor routes? Ted Ginn.

Thomas' physicality is the antithesis of Ginn's.

I wouldn't mind seeing him run a 4.49 in the combine to tell you the truth.

"Stitches wrote:

Thomas' physicality is the antithesis of Ginn's.

He is still fast it seems

With a broken foot or what not I don't think we're going to get to see him run at the combine. They said he'd be 100% for OTAs, but I doubt he'll be ready for the combine. That's like 2 weeks before the draft right? Which leaves him all of 4-6 weeks to be back where he was?

I'm awful with dates.

Edit: Just looked it up: Feb. 24 to March 2

I don't think we'll see him doing a 4.anything in the 40. Maybe a 40.something on crutches though...

"dgb11112 wrote:

I know several People me included (since I am located In the Atlanta area)have been talking about Demaryius Thomas. If he falls to the second round with a 4.3 40 yard dash and we can get him or possibly trade up then it will benefit us. I feel this is great news so we can go after McClain in the first round.:up:

Demaryius Thomas breaks his foot Posted by Mike Florio on February 17, 2010 8:50 PM ET Late last month, Silva pointed out that the draftniks have been waking up to Georgia Tech receiver Demaryus Thomas. (Actually, Russ Lande of Sporting News was one of the first draft experts to push Thomas up the board.)

But now Thomas could slide, due to a broken foot suffered Wednesday while working out, according to Tony Pauline of SI.com.

Per Pauline, the injury happened while Thomas was practicing the three-cone drill, one of the various events of the Underwear Olympics.

Agent Todd France told Pauline that it's a clean break, and that Thomas is expected to recover in four to six weeks.

"There are no long-term effects from the injury and Demaryius will be
100 percent by the time OTA's begin," France said. The agent also added that surgery is possible, if it "hastens the healing process."

Thomas averaged nearly 20 yards per catch during his three-year career at Georgia Tech.

www. pft.com

didn't we draft a guy based on speed a few years ago?
How'd that work out?? ;) :knucks:

"Colmax wrote:

Link: HERE

This is a little more believable. A 4.33 from a guy that big is almost unreal.

A 4.38 is impressive in its own right, though. But those guys at AP really help with takeoff/technique. I really try to not put too much stock in 40 times (although, it's really difficult to ignore).

Is he fast on tape? That's what really matters.....

No, IMO.

I don't believe the 4.38. Maybe 4.58, maybe even 4.48 as his high. I see him as a 4.5 guy though.

If we don't go Dez at 12, which I hope we don't - I want Ro McClain there, then this kid sounds like a solid pick if he has any speed at all and we can get him in the 2nd or especially 3rd round.

"PhinsRock wrote:

If we don't go Dez at 12, which I hope we don't - I want Ro McClain there, then this kid sounds like a solid pick if he has any speed at all and we can get him in the 2nd or especially 3rd round.

I was thinking the exact same thing. But, after doing a little digging and reading some scouting reports, it sounds like the kid is gonna be a bit of a project. Here's one report (from WalterFootball.com):

http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2010dthomas.php

Summary: I just don't see a natural receiver whatsoever when I put on tape of Thomas. He lacks speed and there is simply too much development needed to warrant a high second-round pick. Don't buy the hype. Thomas is a projected third-to-fourth-round pick.

"Stitches wrote:

Thomas' physicality is the antithesis of Ginn's.

Points for using the word "antithesis" in a post. :up:

"dolfan7171 wrote:

I wouldn't mind seeing him run a 4.49 in the combine to tell you the truth.

With his size, if Thomas ran anything under a 4.5 he goes higher than anyone thinks.