As the combine continues, we are getting some solid information on potential draft picks. My mid round pick for this year could be Marcus Thomas of Florida. Below is the link to the article posted on HoustonTexans.com about him.
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/detail.php?PRKey=3326§ion=N%20Latest%20News
At 6-2 and 315 pounds, Thomas does not tower over opponents like Branch, but athletically he may be superior. Able to do a standing back flip in pads, Thomas offers NFL teams a player big enough to play inside to stuff the run while at the same time providing a push up the middle in the passing game....
Listening to Thomas, it appears as though his banishment from college football has proved to be a wake-up call. .....
After I felt like football was taken away from me, I started working hard, Thomas said. After I got dismissed from the team for a week I was just hurting, but then my coach told me just to get back on it and from them on I was just working......
It appears that Thomas learned his lesson from being away from the game for some time. When the Gators won the National Championship, it was a stab to the heart. Anyone who has been away from the game for a little while, and has to see his teammates celebrate the championship, is going to come back with something to prove. If he has just a decent combine today, I could see him falling into the mid-rounds. Remember, this guy was once compared to Alan Branch, he could potentially become a steal. When the guy was on the field he was a straight up sack artist. Paint me a picture of him in steel blue.
http://www.houstontexans.com/news/detail.php?PRKey=3326§ion=N%20Latest%20News
At 6-2 and 315 pounds, Thomas does not tower over opponents like Branch, but athletically he may be superior. Able to do a standing back flip in pads, Thomas offers NFL teams a player big enough to play inside to stuff the run while at the same time providing a push up the middle in the passing game....
Listening to Thomas, it appears as though his banishment from college football has proved to be a wake-up call. .....
After I felt like football was taken away from me, I started working hard, Thomas said. After I got dismissed from the team for a week I was just hurting, but then my coach told me just to get back on it and from them on I was just working......
It appears that Thomas learned his lesson from being away from the game for some time. When the Gators won the National Championship, it was a stab to the heart. Anyone who has been away from the game for a little while, and has to see his teammates celebrate the championship, is going to come back with something to prove. If he has just a decent combine today, I could see him falling into the mid-rounds. Remember, this guy was once compared to Alan Branch, he could potentially become a steal. When the guy was on the field he was a straight up sack artist. Paint me a picture of him in steel blue.
