Commander Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Great read about Darron Thomas on Bleacher Report. This guy's a winner. He'd be a perfect fit with Chan Gailey and David Lee, our new QB coach. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1025407-oregon-ducks-darron-thomas-high-school-coach-talks-about-what-really-happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I'm not sure about BR, but Thomas is definitely an interesting, if raw prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I live in Portland. He is a horrible NFL QB prospect. His mechanics are awful. Dennis Dixon was a much better passer than Thomas. Everyone in Oregon is shocked he is leaving for the NFL. He played very well in the Rose Bowl and if he led the Ducks to another Rose Bowl win or another BCS championship game he could live off endorsement money in Oregon for the rest of his life. Now he will be lucky to be drafted. I would love to know who is advising him to leave for the NFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert cohen Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I live in Portland. He is a horrible NFL QB prospect. His mechanics are awful. Dennis Dixon was a much better passer than Thomas. Everyone in Oregon is shocked he is leaving for the NFL. He played very well in the Rose Bowl and if he led the Ducks to another Rose Bowl win or another BCS championship game he could live off endorsement money in Oregon for the rest of his life. Now he will be lucky to be drafted. I would love to know who is advising him to leave for the NFL. easy answer.... look who his agent is.... drew rosenhaus.... he loves to take guys on with some sort of pedigree and make a show out of it like he did with Pryor.. hes the ultimate salesman.. he pitched this kid and said ur stock wont ever be higher, which it probably wont after that rose bowl win.. dont forget the kid probably comes from no money and even a 6th NFL prospect cuz good money in reality to rest of world.. we dont know his family situation... but i can promise u, if u look it up, they have peanuts and 300-400 k a yr will change their life.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 easy answer.... look who his agent is.... drew rosenhaus.... he loves to take guys on with some sort of pedigree and make a show out of it like he did with Pryor.. hes the ultimate salesman.. he pitched this kid and said ur stock wont ever be higher, which it probably wont after that rose bowl win.. dont forget the kid probably comes from no money and even a 6th NFL prospect cuz good money in reality to rest of world.. we dont know his family situation... but i can promise u, if u look it up, they have peanuts and 300-400 k a yr will change their life.. I looked it up. He comes from a family of elephants. The have peanuts and they are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 This guy is not an NFL prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 easy answer.... look who his agent is.... drew rosenhaus.... he loves to take guys on with some sort of pedigree and make a show out of it like he did with Pryor.. hes the ultimate salesman.. he pitched this kid and said ur stock wont ever be higher, which it probably wont after that rose bowl win.. dont forget the kid probably comes from no money and even a 6th NFL prospect cuz good money in reality to rest of world.. we dont know his family situation... but i can promise u, if u look it up, they have peanuts and 300-400 k a yr will change their life.. Rosenhaus probably does play a factor. In theory he should have made a decision to leave before talking to an agent but i'm sure that is not how it actually happens. Regardless if he flames out after a year or two that money won't last. Long term he would be better off with a degree(not that he can't finish the degree later) and being an icon from a small college town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 I'd spend a late round pick on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I live in Portland. He is a horrible NFL QB prospect. His mechanics are awful. Dennis Dixon was a much better passer than Thomas. Everyone in Oregon is shocked he is leaving for the NFL. He played very well in the Rose Bowl and if he led the Ducks to another Rose Bowl win or another BCS championship game he could live off endorsement money in Oregon for the rest of his life. Now he will be lucky to be drafted. I would love to know who is advising him to leave for the NFL. Dennis Dixon happens to be a FA with something to prove. I agree I'd rather have Dixon. Plus, being in the NFL a few years makes for a better backup. He should also come cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 This guy is not an NFL prospect. And that, my friend, is why he'd be a perfect fit for our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smuvtalker Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I looked it up. He comes from a family of elephants. The have peanuts and they are fine. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I live in Portland. He is a horrible NFL QB prospect. His mechanics are awful. Dennis Dixon was a much better passer than Thomas. Everyone in Oregon is shocked he is leaving for the NFL. He played very well in the Rose Bowl and if he led the Ducks to another Rose Bowl win or another BCS championship game he could live off endorsement money in Oregon for the rest of his life. Now he will be lucky to be drafted. I would love to know who is advising him to leave for the NFL. I'm pretty close to Portland as well. I don't think he'll be drafted. Maybe the 6th or 7th round if anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I live in Portland. He is a horrible NFL QB prospect. His mechanics are awful. Dennis Dixon was a much better passer than Thomas. Everyone in Oregon is shocked he is leaving for the NFL. He played very well in the Rose Bowl and if he led the Ducks to another Rose Bowl win or another BCS championship game he could live off endorsement money in Oregon for the rest of his life. Now he will be lucky to be drafted. I would love to know who is advising him to leave for the NFL. My theory is that Thomas has been told that if he stays he will have to compete against Brian Bennett, who probably has more up-side, for the starting job next year. I believe top programs routinely push draft-eligible players out the door to open up room for younger recruits at positions where they are loaded. I would not be surprised if that happened with LaMichael James, as well, although James is obviously a better pro prospect than Derron Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouds Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) I looked it up. He comes from a family of elephants. The have peanuts and they are fine. Gold Post of the year so far. Edited January 16, 2012 by bouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I looked it up. He comes from a family of elephants. The have peanuts and they are fine. Ahahahahahaha. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I liked Thomas OK at Oregon, but not as QB for the Bills - just don't think he adds much to the Bills QB equation right now. Barring a substantial trade or FA signing, Fitz is the starter. Then we got Thigpen (who could be gone, despite 2 years left on his contract, because he sucks), Brad Smith - who may or may not suck but has 3 years left on the 4-year $15M deal he signed last summer, and interesting wildcat prospect and former Georgia Tech QB (and Chan Gailey recruit there) Joshua Nesbitt. If the Bills take a developmental QB at all, I'd prefer it to be someone more experienced than Thomas and with with prototypical NFL QB size - maybe like the highly accurate and productive 6'5" 240 lb. Nick Foles out of Arizona (4,334 yards and 28 touchdowns in his senior season), who may be there for us in round 4. JMO. GO BILLSSS!!!! 19 and 0 baby!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBear Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Guy isn't a legitimate NFL QB prospect and likely wouldn't be even with the extra year. He already has his degree. The only reason to stay would be to get a free extra year of tuition towards a graduate degree. Might as well roll the dice and see what shakes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fieldys Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 BIlls should draft Kellen Moore. Great QB. Probably still available in the 5th round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Great read about Darron Thomas on Bleacher Report. This guy's a winner. He'd be a perfect fit with Chan Gailey and David Lee, our new QB coach. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1025407-oregon-ducks-darron-thomas-high-school-coach-talks-about-what-really-happened not as QB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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