Redskins release Devin Thomas

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Yeah it just makes no sense to me. I don't care how we keep spinning the spin coming out of Redskins Park, ultimately Shanny is here to coach and put this roster in the best position to win games, not enforce personal vendattas. Is --excuse me, was-- Devin Thomas the first guy in the NFL to not give a 100% during practice? What was he doing that warranted being released so abrubtly, reading Playboy and eating a ham sandwich on the sidelines? I dunno, man.

As I said before, I believe with all my heart Mike Shanahan is a competent NFL head coach, I'm just not sure his methods are always in the best interest of this team. If anyone thinks Devin Thomas is done in the NFL you're crazy.

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maybe shanny watches lavar and dukes tv show?

but i'm with you dt is gonna get picked up by someone

[JoeRedskin]

He's just a Darnarien McCants redux. Yeah, he'll hang around on some team depth chart and flash some stuff but never be consistent. In two years, he's out of the leauge. Three max.

There! I have just assured him a HOF career.

[apiatt]

Remember now it is just year one for Shanahan. It wasn't his regime that deemed Thomas a 2nd rounder or a competent NFL WR. It is just very curious that a team that has struggled so much wideout would cut perhaps there best size/speed combo at the position. I was as psyched as anyone reading about the scouting reports about Thomas after the 08' draft, lets remember that Shanny took some less touted receivers in Rod Smith and Ed Mcaffrey to help build his offense in Denver. Then later was able to pick out Brandon Marshall. This guy has experience and knows what he's doing. If he doesn't think Thomas is the answer for the Skins I am inclined to believe him until he proves otherwise.

[GTripp0012]

I wouldn't go with the bust label with DHB yet. His deal was that he was a very long-term project. Not one year or two years.

Ultimately, that was the deal with Devin Thomas as well. We needed to spend longer developing him if we were going to bother with him at all. But taking Kelly and Davis in the same draft kind of killed that ability to develop the guy. It became more of a competition for playing time than a long-term development project.

And his draft profile suggested he was going to lose that battle from the beginning.

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I wouldn't go with the bust label with DHB yet. His deal was that he was a very long-term project. Not one year or two years.

Ultimately, that was the deal with Devin Thomas as well. We needed to spend longer developing him if we were going to bother with him at all. But taking Kelly and Davis in the same draft kind of killed that ability to develop the guy. It became more of a competition for playing time than a long-term development project.

And his draft profile suggested he was going to lose that battle from the beginning.

i second that, and not to mention he should have been drafted around 25th not 7th or where ever he was selected. and he is also in oakland without a qb.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I wouldn't go with the bust label with DHB yet. His deal was that he was a very long-term project. Not one year or two years.

Ultimately, that was the deal with Devin Thomas as well. We needed to spend longer developing him if we were going to bother with him at all. But taking Kelly and Davis in the same draft kind of killed that ability to develop the guy. It became more of a competition for playing time than a long-term development project.

And his draft profile suggested he was going to lose that battle from the beginning.

I hated taking Thomas/Davis/Kelly the day Vinny did it, and I still hate it - and yes, I even hate the Davis pick (with DeSean Jackson on the board). At this point, we may as well start Davis at WR to at least get him more targets in the offense.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

I hated taking Thomas/Davis/Kelly the day Vinny did it, and I still hate it - and yes, I even the Davis pick (with DeSean Jackson on the board).

I'll always wonder what would have happended if instead of drafting 2 WRs we draft at least 1 if not 2 OL?

[tootergray34]

you can't coach effort and motivation. we just need to study more in our drafting of WR...if that is even possible.

[SFREDSKIN]

People forget Gary Clark and Ricky Sanders weren't drafted, both were USFL castoff's. What the Redskins need is an eye for talent, forget the round they are drafted in. Rod Smith wasn't drafted, Drew Pearson wasn't drafted, plus a host of other WR's with successful careers .

[rbanerjee23]

Vincent Jackson anyone?

[diehard]

What was the strategy here? In order to build trade value, other teams at least want to see him on the field. Using him on teams only killed his value.

[skins89moss]

I wanted to see DT get a chance to play on the offense this season but I guess in the eyes of the coaching staff he was not better than the WR we had in front of him. GL DT your at a cross road in your career so whats it going to be? 2nd rd draft bust or free agent gem. Time will tell.

[LandrySlice]

Very suprised to see that they cut him just to promote a RB, its sad, but I trust in the FO much more then that scumbag Vinny! HAIL!!! LETS BEAT THOSE PACKERS!!!

[SmootSmack]

I still maintain that people here would have been screaming to high heaven had we drafted the 5'10" Jackson with 5'10" Moss and Randle El already here. Hindsight is 20/20

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I still maintain that people here would have been screaming to high heaven had we drafted the 5'10" Jackson with 5'10" Moss and Randle El already here. Hindsight is 20/20

Agree 1000%