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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.And it says a lot about Hernandez' importance in the offense that they are keeping Mills.
This is a nice insight Sciz. Clearly it means that BB wants to have that "move" TE as an integral part of his offense. Even more interesting is that it probably meant that BB envisioned this role long before we got Hernandez. He probably saw the potential of Mills filling that role, but he wasn't ready yet, and the Pats couldn't get him through waivers and the PS. Now a few years later and BB has BOTH the "move TE" of dreams.....and his back up.
BTW- who is Donald Thomas? What position does he play? And can someone give us a little bio on him
Thomas seems to be primarily a guard. You would think they'd want someone who could back up Connolly at center. Does this mean Wendell will be ready to go?
Has an athletic-looking, muscular upper body frame with a firm midsection, long arms and room to carry at least another 20 pounds of bulk without the added weight impacting his impressive timed speed...Naturally intelligent in the classroom, but needs to continue to work on improving his overall field alertness...A mauler with a mean streak on the field, he works to finish and generates good initial pop on contact when he keeps his hands working inside his frame..
He is very physically gifted, but also incredibly raw.
He did not play high school football. He was a regular UConn student. The UConn football players saw him working out in the gym and he looked like the incredible hulk. So they encouraged him to try out. He played at UConn as a walk-on until his final year(s).
He just does not have that much football behind him. Hopefully, he can be a Scarnecchia project.
NFLDraftScout said:At Hill Regional Career Magnet High School, Thomas lettered three times in football, playing as a defensive lineman and a tight end. He recorded six sacks his junior year. The versatile athlete earned a total of 10 varsity letters, including three as a center in basketball and four more as a pitcher and first baseman in baseball. He was an All-Division baseball player and was also named the SEC's Player of the Week once as a senior in basketball. He was also a member of the National Honor Society.
This is a nice insight Sciz. Clearly it means that BB wants to have that "move" TE as an integral part of his offense. Even more interesting is that it probably meant that BB envisioned this role long before we got Hernandez. He probably saw the potential of Mills filling that role, but he wasn't ready yet, and the Pats couldn't get him through waivers and the PS. Now a few years later and BB has BOTH the "move TE" of dreams.....and his back up.
You have incorrect information. Thomas did play high school football.
Thomas didn’t set foot on the football field until joining UConn as a sophomore, making his ride to the NFL even more improbable.
Thomas graduated from Hill Regional Career Magnet High School in New Haven, a non-football school, where he played baseball and basketball.
Remarkably, in his senior year, the Huskies starting right guard was selected to the first-team All-Big East Conference, capping his collegiate career with 77 knockdowns, including eight touchdown-resulting blocks.
You have incorrect information. Thomas did play high school football.
I'd love to see a link for your quote, because I grew up in New Haven, and I can give you a lead-pipe guarantee that Career does not even HAVE a football team. Whoever wrote that for Scout is out to lunch.
I'd love to see a link for your quote, because I grew up in New Haven, and I can give you a lead-pipe guarantee that Career does not even HAVE a football team. Whoever wrote that for Scout is out to lunch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Thomas_(American_football)Thomas, as a freshman, played two games with neighboring town West Haven High School JV team because Career Magnet High School does not have a football team. The New Haven Public School addressed Thomas's athletic eligibility and since Career had other varsity sports, they declared Thomas could not play for West Haven High School. Despite this, Thomas excelled at other sports, such as basketball, baseball, and soccer.
And Wikipedia calls it somewhere in-between, with Thomas playing a whopping 2 games of HS football:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Thomas_(American_football)
Regardless, he was clearly a raw walk-on at UConn.
That's interesting. I didn't even know that. Mention by the radio guys at UConn of Thomas was always followed by, "...first stepped onto a football field as a college sophomore."