Patriot_in_NY
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How are you judging that he is smarter?
How are you judging his 'better hands and blocking'. He hasn't played hardly at all yet, I dont think there is any way you can say a guy you have barely seen is better than a guy who may be becoming one of the top TEs in the game.
Apparently, you really like the guy, but I just don't know where can draw these judgments from.
Again if I say Wesley Britt is smarter and has a better first step than Mankins, and I think he has a higher upside and will supplant him, I have exactly as muich justification of that as your argument has.
Adding in salary cap has absolutely nothing to do with the argument of who is a better player, and shows you know you have a weak argument. (Not a slam you really have a terribly weak argument because the guy just hasnt played and you are trying to argue he is better than a guy who is pro-bowl caliber)
No, NOT BETTER. That's NOT my argument at all.
As I've already stated my comment was only that Thomas has a big upside... It's my opinion, based on his small body of work, his toughness, his soft hands on the few catches he has made. It's an OPINION, based partially on what I've seen and my impression. He may show something totally different this week that will make me say "boy, he really sucks".
You guys are also trying to paint that I think that Watson is inferior. I never said that. I think he is tremendous. Last year, he dropped a lot of balls, and he fumbled a lot. That is a tremendous area of concern for me. This year, he seems alot better and that a good thing, but then again, 3 of his 9 catches were in the endzone, so it's hard to say what what have happened if someone put a hat on him. Once he gets out in space we'll have a better idea.
The overall point, I was trying (without success I guess), is that with Watson, we pretty much know what we are gonna get. He's not getting faster, he's not getting more athletic (he's already off the chart), ect.... He certainly could get better at not dropping passes and not fumbling as much as last year. He's a great TE, but we pretty much know what what he is at this point.
As for Thomas, we barely know what he is at this point. He's made a few very tough catches, seems to be okay blocking (at least for the minimal time he's been on the field, he seems a little more adept then another player that may have similar "time in game"). It's hard to compare a 2 year guy and a 4 year guy. They are at different level of game savvy and knowledge. For a two year guy that has little playing time, he sure seems to have a solid grasp of the scheme's
As others have said, there is an appearance that he has great intangibles and since we have barely seen what he can do, he has a huge upside. We don't know what his ceiling is. BB thinks highly of him.
I think we will see much more of him this year, and I think he will impress us. I could be wrong.................. Whatever the case, it doesn't take ANYTHING away from Watson.
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