Vinny Cerrato Says Marcus Mason Will Have A Great Preseason

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Originally Posted by RIGGO/NYC

No Way is thrash going to be the No. 3 Wideout. Zorn is giving him his due because he is a hard working veteran and because he is probably picking things up (right now) a little faster than the rookies, but we did not use our top picks on wideouts just to have them sit the bench. Campell needs the size and he will have it given to him, once they learn the terminology and what's expected of them, so that they could play full speed. Thrash will be No. 5.

I agree that we didn't use our top picks on wideouts to have them ride the bench, but when a team is starting the season the guys that get on the field are the ones that understand the system.

Kelly and Thomas are picking up a ton of new fundamentals on top of a new system, while Thrash has played in the NFL as well as a West Coast system. Not to mention Thomas is realatively raw to begin with. I don't know what type of learning curve Kelly is facing but I still think it'll take at least a quarter of a season before he can run full speed in this system and no I'm not talking about his legs.

Look I'm not saying Thrash is going to be starting there the whole year, nor is he the answer at reciever. I just think that during the first four games Thrash will play more then Thomas and Kelly, maybe not combined but still more.

It's not unusual for rookies to ride the bench for the first few weeks, even if they're a top 10 non QB pick. If I remember correctly Landry split time with Pierson for at least the first two games of the season. I also think that Calvin Johnson didn't start for the first two games of the season.

"Although he did not start the game, Johnson had an impressive NFL debut on Sunday, September 9, 2007, catching 4 passes for 70 yards and his first career touchdown in Detroit's 36-21 win over the Oakland Raiders.[35][36][37]"

Anyway thats what I meant when I said Thrash would be the third Reciever to start the season.