NYTimes: The Biggest Sleeper (Thomas)

[carphalen5150]

I think you may have to spend a 4th on the guy and I would not be at all surprised if a 3-4 team took him in the 3rd. True NT, at least size wise are hard to come by these days.

 

[ghettogandhi]

no way he makes it past the 3rd round- no way-

that is size and athletticsm that is freaky- sounds alot like a dt version of a young adalius thomas-

look at new england , san diego or jags as suitors

 

[VACowboy]

Ok. Now I'm depressed.

But do you really think NFL scouts don't already know more about Walter Thomas than The NY Times?

 

[LowTech]

Slow down you guys, you're going to have him a possible 1st rd pick if you keep going

 

[Avery]

A 4th if possible on talent alone, but I wouldn't be surprised for a team to get antsy and take him first day.

 

[fanfromvirginia]

Ok. Now I'm depressed.

But do you really think NFL scouts don't already know more about Walter Thomas than The NY Times?

Sure, they do. But putting it in the NYT changes his perceived value -- now everybody knows that everybody knows AND everybody knows that he's on everybody else's mind, more or less. Pre NYT article, you might peg him as worth a flyer at 6 -- if you're too late, you're too late. Now you know 6 ain't gonna do it.

Since everybody knows that it only takes one team in the 5th to take him away, then anyone truly serious would consider the grabbing him in the 4th and from there it only takes one team in the lower half of the order to decide to cement the deal in the 3rd.

This guy is flying up the board with a bullet.

 

[Hostile]

With his agility if he can't make it in the NFL he should try WWE.

 

[LowTech]

DT Walter Thomas, Northwest Mississippi C.C.


HOMETOWN) Galveston TX BORN) 5/20/85 COLLEGE – 2004) Began career at Oklahoma
State. Played in eleven games as a true freshman. Added a forced fumble. 2005)
Transferred to Northwest Mississippi Community College. 2006) Started just two games as a
junior. Recorded 16 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 pressures.


SCOUTING REPORT

STRENGTHS: Has the size and strength to play two-gap schemes. Outstanding size and looks
like he belongs. Quick off the ball. Stays low and maintains leverage. Agile, moves well and
good change of directions. Uses hands well to play off and shed blocks. Effective versus run
and pass. Able to bull rush and collapse the pocket. Instinctive, quick to locate the ball.
Moves well through traffic. Closes quickly on the ball carrier. Durable, will play hurt.
Coachable, will do the film study, weight room work, and the little things to be effective on the
next level.

CONCERNS: Underclassman. Limited experience, played just one year of major
college football. Must keep weight down. Poorly conditioned. Will tire and become a nonfactor.
Has struggled with academics. Spent the last two seasons in junior college.
SUMMARY: Could surprise with a year or two of pro coaching.


http://www.draftnotebook.com/pg 66.pdf

 

[Tristan]

Where do I sign up?

 

[ZeroClub]

Prediction: This guy will make Leon Lett look disciplined.

 

[LowTech]

Prediction: This guy will make Leon Lett look disciplined.

yeah, he will need work. If a team drafts this guy he will need a year to get in shape and learn the NFL. It sounds like he needs to be mentored so he can mature as a person. Leave him on the bench that first season so he can learn and earn his way onto the field.

 

[Charles]

Big Walt, as he is known, is a 6-foot-5 defensive tackle who wears a size XXXXXXL jersey. He bench presses 475 pounds and squats 800 pounds. Weight lifters at the Galveston Health and Racquet Club stop their workouts to watch him.

I don't think the average fan can understand the madness behind that kind of weight.

 

[Charles]

Interesting guy.

If he couldn't keep himself together enough to play more than two games at Northwest Mississippi Community College (after flunking out of Oklahoma State), seems unlikely that he'll be able to handle success in the NFL.

I agree. What happens when he starts earning atleast $100,000 a year. Definately a 7th RD pick or undrafted rookie free agent, with all kinds of weight clauses factor in because like big Ol Gilbert Brown, when the motivation and weight go south they're pretty much gone forever.

 

[onetrickpony]

Interesting guy.

If he couldn't keep himself together enough to play more than two games at Northwest Mississippi Community College (after flunking out of Oklahoma State), seems unlikely that he'll be able to handle success in the NFL.

Unfortunately, that's probably true. He seems to be spending money he hasn't even earned yet, which isn't a good sign.

 

[Angus]

Heh. He's been in my mock for months!

I didn't know he'd been arrested, though. I'd still take him in the fifth, and maybe the fourth.

There may be a clue as to his arrest found at this site:

http://www.oxfordeagle.com/archives/2006/0906/091106-091506/091506/sports2.html

 

[Gaede]

hmmm...seems pretty talented but I'm willing to bet he goes undrafted