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[quote=Hog1;746819]I.......don't[/quote]

Bob Slater, Tory Nixon, Walter Murray, Wally Kleine, Raphel Cherry, Carl Powell, Andre Johnson (granted he was post Gibbs 1 but during Casserly)...

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I am an unabashed St. Gibbs fan, but why does he get all the credit for the draft gems during the first campaign? It's like people forgot how absolutely amazing Bobby Beathard was.

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I was disgusted yesterday listening to the Sports Reporter and how they were just straight out bitching about DT being cut and saying how DT gets cut but AH gets "coddled".

I wish DT luck, Carolina is just not a good team and they need to go into major rebuilding mode.

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[quote=Ruhskins;746883]I was disgusted yesterday listening to the Sports Reporter and how they were just straight out bitching about DT being cut and saying how DT gets cut but AH gets "coddled".

I wish DT luck, Carolina is just not a good team and they need to go into major rebuilding mode.[/quote]

Had DT made a name for himself as a major player in this league with any kind of trade value, I think we would have coddled him as well. Unfortunately most unproven wideouts are like lottery scratch-offs.

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[quote=dgack;746886]Had DT made a name for himself as a major player in this league with any kind of trade value, I think we would have coddled him as well. Unfortunately most unproven wideouts are like lottery scratch-offs.[/quote]

Agreed. I mean the comparison was just stupid, even one of the other guys in that show was saying how it was ridiculous to say that AH was "coddled" let alone bringing Haynesworth into the conversation. I swear, they just bring him up for no f'ing reason. Ugh, I hate that show!! (yeah yeah, I don't know why I even turned it on).

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Devin Thomas is either going to sink or swim in Carolina, nothing in between. They have no choice but to throw him out there and use his talent in making plays. This is a desperate signing for a desperate team. They have no names in their receiver corps aside from Steve Smith, who is questionable for Week 7 as it is. And to top it off, they have 2 inept quarterbacks, and if Tony Pike gets any snaps during the bye week, he could be starting come Week 7.

Devin Thomas was given plenty of chances here in Washington to establish himself. He rubbed Shanny the wrong way and never got out of the doghouse. He could very well be another stud receiver that the Redskins blew their chance on. However, considering no one (The Pats traded back for Deion Branch for pete's sake) wanted to take a chance on him, I don't see it happening that way.

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Well, at least Thomas will be closer to his honeybun Fantasia.

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[quote=SmootSmack;746822]Not sure about that. Thomas isn't carrying 2 DWIs with him[/quote]

As far as wasted potential, Jarrett and Thomas are likely very similar ON the field.

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[quote=BDBohnzie;746894]Devin Thomas is either going to sink or swim in Carolina, nothing in between. They have no choice but to throw him out there and use his talent in making plays. This is a desperate signing for a desperate team. They have no names in their receiver corps aside from Steve Smith, who is questionable for Week 7 as it is. And to top it off, they have 2 inept quarterbacks, and if Tony Pike gets any snaps during the bye week, he could be starting come Week 7.

Devin Thomas was given plenty of chances here in Washington to establish himself. He rubbed Shanny the wrong way and never got out of the doghouse. He could very well be another stud receiver that the Redskins blew their chance on. However, considering no one (The Pats traded back for Deion Branch for pete's sake) wanted to take a chance on him, I don't see it happening that way.[/quote]

Actually,from what I understand,the Patriots had put in a claim for D.Thomas,but Carolina had dibs on claiming him 1st.

In other words...If he wasn't playing for Carolina,he would be a Patriot now...
Then the Patriots went a head and traded for Branch for the 4th round pick.

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[quote=Buster;746904]As far as wasted potential, Jarrett and Thomas are likely very similar ON the field.[/quote]

True

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[quote=SmootSmack;746853]Bob Slater, Tory Nixon, Walter Murray, Wally Kleine, Raphel Cherry, Carl Powell, Andre Johnson (granted he was post Gibbs 1 but during Casserly)...[/quote]
Wally Kleine?? Not exactly household names are they?

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[quote=SmootSmack;746853]Bob Slater, Tory Nixon, Walter Murray, Wally Kleine, Raphel Cherry, Carl Powell, Andre Johnson (granted he was post Gibbs 1 but during Casserly)...[/quote]

I think people forget how bad Casserly was. Go back and look at the #1 draft choices from 1993-1998. He hit with Champ Bailey, had some success with Kenard Lang, but aside from that Casserly whiffed quite often. And while Gibbs called the shots from the '89 season on, Charlie had a hand in the selection of Bobby Wilson and Desmond Howard too.

He was good with the old Plan B free agents, but his drafts were often horrid.

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Fast Forward to around 1:50
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[url=http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/578129/fantasia-devin-thomas-flirt-on-the-bittersweet-music-video-set.jhtml]"Fantasia, Devin Thomas Flirt On The "Bittersweet" Music Video Set" from Fantasia For Real 2 | Show Clip | VH1.com[/url]

[url=http://www.vh1.com/video/misc/578132/devin-thomas-asks-fantasia-out-on-a-date.jhtml]"Devin Thomas Asks Fantasia Out On A Date" from Fantasia For Real 2 | Show Clip | VH1.com[/url]

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[quote=Beemnseven;746989]I think people forget how bad Casserly was. Go back and look at the #1 draft choices from 1993-1998. He hit with Champ Bailey, had some success with Kenard Lang, but aside from that Casserly whiffed quite often. And while Gibbs called the shots from the '89 season on, Charlie had a hand in the selection of Bobby Wilson and Desmond Howard too.

He was good with the old Plan B free agents, but his drafts were often horrid.[/quote]

You can put Norv in there too. He was the one that wanted Shuler. Everyone was to blame including Gibbs who said Howard had "no weaknesses". And Shuler didn't even play in a pro offense in college. Worst pick ever besides Leaf and Russell. Say what you want about Charley but he left Snyder with a playoff team.

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[quote=Hail to the Redskins;746719]I have a perfect example of how a scheme and how a guy is used is HUGE for receivers...

Brandon Lloyd.

What an insane year he is having... ridiculous thus far... :eek:[/quote]

You don't know that. Maybe BL has grown up and is actually trying to be a better player and it has nothing to do with what scheme he is in. We all knew he had talent but it seemed he never really tried and I'm guessing thats wht has changed. The whole BL example is kind of getting old because its a poor example at best.