Redskins release Devin Thomas

[mlmdub130]

Originally Posted by mooby

Yeah! Shanahan saying he was cut because he wasn't professional enough in his approach to the game isn't an explanation. Clearly he hates NFL players who have been in Fantasia music videos, first he cut Larry Johnson and now Devin Thomas. The evidence is right in front of our eyes!

well lj had his shot and sucked asshole and was terrible all preseason but he was a "hard worker" and "looked good at practice". devin never had a shot at all with d mac at qb and who knows what could have happened he could have s the bed or he could have had a 100 yrd 5 catch game, my beef is we will never know cause shanny didn't like him.

you can say all you want about hard work being a pro blah blah blah, if you can ball you call ball, and shanny basically said in his presser devin has the talent to be a good wr in the nfl but doesn't have the work ethic. guess what thats half the wr's in the nfl they r divas for the most part. sure you have your andre johnsons and your larry fitzgeralds, but you also have you t.o.'s your ocho cinco's, your plaxico's.

only time will tell, i just can't beleive how many people were in love w devin and now all of a sudden he is garabge that can't make an nfl team. there is a reason he was signed 5 minutes after he cleared waivers.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by mlmdub130

well lj had his shot and sucked asshole and was terrible all preseason but he was a "hard worker" and "looked good at practice". devin never had a shot at all with d mac at qb and who knows what could have happened he could have s the bed or he could have had a 100 yrd 5 catch game, my beef is we will never know cause shanny didn't like him.

you can say all you want about hard work being a pro blah blah blah, if you can ball you call ball, and shanny basically said in his presser devin has the talent to be a good wr in the nfl but doesn't have the work ethic. guess what thats half the wr's in the nfl they r divas for the most part. sure you have your andre johnsons and your larry fitzgeralds, but you also have you t.o.'s your ocho cinco's, your plaxico's.

only time will tell, i just can't beleive how many people were in love w devin and now all of a sudden he is garabge that can't make an nfl team. there is a reason he was signed 5 minutes after he cleared waivers.

I don't think anybody is saying DT isn't talented enough to play at wideout. You're just going to have to accept the fact that Mike Shanahan demands more from his players besides just having the talent to play football. If DT goes on to have a great career with Carolina then so be it. Or if his problems catch up with him and John Fox doesn't like how he prepares for the games he might not last the season.

I would've loved to see DT pan out here. But "iffy hands" is a quote I've heard about him often and when you combine that with his questionable work attitude that was enough to make him lose his spot. It wasn't like Shanny didn't give him a chance. He had several months to improve his standing on the team and didn't do it.

And you're kidding yourself if you don't think that T.O. and OchoCinco don't put in the work to be dominant on the field. They may be blessed with extraordinary talent but they didn't get to where they are today by half assing it in the film room.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

granthpaulsen
Shanahan on releasing a skilled player: "This profession that we're in is not based on talent it's based on people working extremely hard."
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Adam Schefter

WR Devin Thomas claimed by the Panthers on waiversm
11 minutes ago

Kinda says it all right there. I mean what else does Shanahan have to say?

Everyone is talented in the NFL, but what separates the good from the great is hard work. Thomas obviously wasn't working hard enough, according to Shanahan.

[skinsguy]

You guys complaining are really funny! Shanahan is exactly right in saying he'd rather have less talented guys who work hard on his team. The Redskins of the 80's were probably not the most talented team on the field, but they worked hard and we hail them as being the players of the glory years of this team.

Devin Thomas just didn't cut it. Learn to live with it and accept it. We have the coach we have desperately needed for years, even during the Gibbs II era (and it really pains me to say that!) So far, give me a team full of Anthony Armstrongs over a team of Devin Thomas' any day of the week.

[skinsnut]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

We have the coach we have desperately needed for years, even during the Gibbs II era (and it really pains me to say that!)

Not sure I agree with that yet.
Lets see Shanny make the playoffs with McNabb twice in 4 years to match what Gibbs did with a mediocre Brunell and a career backup in Collins first.
I think we all should take a look back and appreciate what Gibbs did with so little....it's not like he was not handed a team in shambles either.
It is a very comparable situation....it just people thought Gibbs would definately get us to the Superbowl in 1-2 years and folks are just looking for playoffs in 1-2 years with Shanny....and merely hoping for a Superbowl appearance under his reign.

These coaches are very similar...the primary difference is that Gibbs finds a way to motivate his problem children, (portis, manley, riggo) whereas Shanny cuts them because he generally alienates them.

Question...who would you rather fight for in a game? Gibbs...a guy that would do the same for you, or Shanny...because his said so?

I hope you are right and Shanny outperforms Gibbs 2.0....heck even Gibbs 1.0
But that would mean 4 superbowls in 11 years winning 3 of them. Good luck with that!

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by skinsnut

Not sure I agree with that yet.
Lets see Shanny make the playoffs with McNabb twice in 4 years to match what Gibbs did with a mediocre Brunell and a career backup in Collins first.
I think we all should take a look back and appreciate what Gibbs did with so little....it's not like he was not handed a team in shambles either.
It is a very comparable situation....it just people thought Gibbs would definately get us to the Superbowl in 1-2 years and folks are just looking for playoffs in 1-2 years with Shanny....and merely hoping for a Superbowl appearance under his reign.

These coaches are very similar...the primary difference is that Gibbs finds a way to motivate his problem children, (portis, manley, riggo) whereas Shanny cuts them because he generally alienates them.

Question...who would you rather fight for in a game? Gibbs...a guy that would do the same for you, or Shanny...because his said so?

I hope you are right and Shanny outperforms Gibbs 2.0....heck even Gibbs 1.0
But that would mean 4 superbowls in 11 years winning 3 of them. Good luck with that!

Gotta disagree here. Gibbs 2.0 was entirely too conservative and honestly, it seemed like his scheme was behind the times. That was made up for by the fact that he is a peerless motivator. Shanahans have our offense moving the ball through the air in ways we never seemed to do during Gibbs 2. (through 5 games anyway...)

[SmootSmack]

Good for DT. If he can't get playing time with the Panthers....

Can we make this an avatar, Summo? I'd like to offer it for Hall-of-Fame Parrots

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[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Good for DT. If he can't get playing time with the Panthers....

Can we make this an avatar, Summo? I'd like to offer it for Hall-of-Fame Parrots

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Apparently sleeping in team meetings is not professional? Heck I did it all through college!

[MTK]

With Carolina's QB situation DT will be good for what, 1 catch a game? lol

[CRedskinsRule]

Well, wish he had had the epiphany before he was cut:
Rich Campbell

Devin Thomas: "I’m going to take that advice from Coach Shanahan about being more of a pro and I’m going to take it to Carolina with me."

Thomas on his offseason side projects: "I’m going to eliminate all those other distractions that others might think are a bad thing for me."

More Thomas: "I’m just going to focus on football and be a football player until my career is over with."
(multiple tweets)6 minutes ago

[JoeRedskin]

Yeah. With our luck, he'll have a Cris Carter Moment and end up being an all-pro.

[rstone1979]

Devin Thomas is now a Panther per Adam Schefter on twitter now he can play for a really bad team and possibly get some playing time lol

[SirClintonPortis]

Panthers are sooooo turrible in WR depth that Thomas is clearly better than anyone else they have.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

Panthers are sooooo turrible in WR depth that Thomas is clearly better than anyone else they have.

Steve Smith????

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Steve Smith????

Except for him.

BUT, he's injured.