Thomas should be the third wideout

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Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

If the Skins play Thomas as the #3 WR now, they risk a locker-room problem. On good NFL teams, the coaches play the players who produce - - not the ones who were drafted high or the ones with great potential or the ones with high ratings in Madden 08 - - the ones who produce.

Unless I dozed off during a game this season, Thomas has produced precisely NOTHING yet. He's been on the field; he's drawn penalties; he's made ZERO plays of any consequence.

When he takes advantage of his time on the field and starts to do something positive, he can become the #3 WR - - and maybe someday the #1 WR. But to toss him into that slot now when he has not earned it and when the guy ahead of him has not been carried off the field on the cart would be a bad coaching move for this team. I think Jim Zorn knows that...

Well, he has produced just slightly more than nothing- he had a big 3rd down grab against the Eagles, but I suppose his three bonehead offensive pass interference penalties thus far negate that effort.

Apparently the fact that he isn't more involved is his own doing. He didn't show up for training camp in good enough shape, and he's struggled to pick up the offense. Maybe he's not too sharp, maybe it's a tough offense to learn, and maybe he isn't studying enough. Or it could just be an combination of all three factors. Either way, it's up to him. Step it up Devin.