why can't Mike Thomas be Steve Smith?

[Idgit]

Guys, he's 5'8". That's really short. Plus, he's a filthy Mildcat.

 

[Stash]

Guys, he's 5'8". That's really short. Plus, he's a filthy Mildcat.

Hey, Wes Welker's only 5'9" and I'd take him in a heartbeat too.

I think Thomas could give this team a lot of what it currently needs, some speed and shiftiness in both the receiving and return areas.

 

[dcfanatic]

Guys, he's 5'8". That's really short. Plus, he's a filthy Mildcat.

MJD.

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I will show that video to anyone who thinks that size should be a determining factor when trying to figure out if a player can make it in the NFL.

 

[dcfanatic]

both are short, stocky WRs, but Mike Thomas had better workout numbers than Steve Smith did coming out, better vert, better broad-jump, better 10-yard, better everything, yet all the pubs say that he can't challenge deep

Steve Smith was also projected to go in the 2nd/3rd round, and wasn't in the tier 1 of WRs in his class

so why can't Mike Thomas be like Steve Smith?

Goose likes your comparison to Steve Smith...

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Anatomy of a prospect: Arizona WR Mike Thomas

3:00 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Take one look at Mike Thomas and you see a commodity the NFL does not want -- a 5-7 1/2 wide receiver. Big people play at the next level and big people survive.

But the more you look at Thomas, the more you like him -- which is why he's going to turn up in this draft in the middle rounds. What he lacks in size, he makes up in speed. Thomas ran a 4.30 40-yard dash for the NFL at the combine. That showed the NFL he certainly has the speed to play at the next level. Thomas also launched a vertical jump of 40 1/2 inches, so he has the athletic ability to play at the next level as well.

I saved the best for last -- watch tape of what Thomas does with the football in his hands. He was a two-time All-Pac 10 selection as a wide receiver. He leaves Arizona as the Pac 10's all-time leading receiver with 259 receptions. He also was a two-time All-Pac 10 choice as a kick returner and leaves campus with career averages of 23.5 yards on kickoffs and 13 yards on punts. He scored 28 career touchdowns -- 23 on receptions, two on runs and two on kickoff returns.

With the NFL moving more and more toward the pass and the influx of three- and four-receiver sets, Thomas pencils in as an elite slot receiver.

Think Steve Smith.

 

[28 Joker]

Goose likes your comparison to Steve Smith...

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Anatomy of a prospect: Arizona WR Mike Thomas

3:00 PM Sat, Apr 18, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Take one look at Mike Thomas and you see a commodity the NFL does not want -- a 5-7 1/2 wide receiver. Big people play at the next level and big people survive.

But the more you look at Thomas, the more you like him -- which is why he's going to turn up in this draft in the middle rounds. What he lacks in size, he makes up in speed. Thomas ran a 4.30 40-yard dash for the NFL at the combine. That showed the NFL he certainly has the speed to play at the next level. Thomas also launched a vertical jump of 40 1/2 inches, so he has the athletic ability to play at the next level as well.

I saved the best for last -- watch tape of what Thomas does with the football in his hands. He was a two-time All-Pac 10 selection as a wide receiver. He leaves Arizona as the Pac 10's all-time leading receiver with 259 receptions. He also was a two-time All-Pac 10 choice as a kick returner and leaves campus with career averages of 23.5 yards on kickoffs and 13 yards on punts. He scored 28 career touchdowns -- 23 on receptions, two on runs and two on kickoff returns.

With the NFL moving more and more toward the pass and the influx of three- and four-receiver sets, Thomas pencils in as an elite slot receiver.

Think Steve Smith.

It's hard to argue with that production for sure.