Texas S Earl Thomas' draft stock is "dropping slightly in the minds of some people

[dbair1967]

Honestly, watching Thomas his entire career in my backyard I just never got a "greatness" vibe off of him and I never knew why he was considered a 1st rounder. I felt the same way about Michael Huff.

Huff never looked like Earl Thomas on the field.

 

[dbair1967]

Just at you trying to win an argument by claiming our first round OL will be some bench warmer.

Good chance we will need him at some point.

Its not that I think its a bad pick, but if the choice is between Earl Thomas and an OL, I'm picking Earl Thomas because yeah, I dont believe a rookie OL that we get at 27 is going to start ahead of any of our 5 OL's this yr, unless there's an injury. Even if Earl Thomas didnt start, the liklihood is he'd have an extensive role in the nickel and dime defenses. An OL we pick at 27 might not even be active on games days as a backup this year.