An interesting look at Daniel Thomas.
by PotM on Jun 8, 2011 10:12 PM EDT
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PrintIn this post, I will be taking JC Joyner's idea of comparing Mark Ingram to a mystery HB and applying it to our very own Daniel Thomas. Please, read the article afterwards if you don't want to ruin the surprise. If you want to see the article, here it is.
Ok, we are going to measure both RBs heights and lengths.
Our mystery back has arms longer than Daniel Thomas's by 5/8ths an inch.
Our mystery back has bigger hands than Daniel Thoms's by 3/8ths an inch.
Daniel Thomas was slightly heavier than our mystery back, by a full 2 pounds.
Daniel Thomas is also one inch taller than our mystery back.
As you can see, our mystery back is almost identical in body.
Daniel Thomas ran the same 40 time as our mystery back, but Thomas did it at his pro day and our mystery back did it at the NFL combine.
Our mystery back beat Daniel Thomas in the 20 yard shuttle, despite doing it at the combine vs. a pro day. Our mystery back beat Thomas by .09 seconds.
Our mystery back had a better vertical leap than Daniel Thomas by one inch with a 35 inch vertical.
Daniel Thomas beats our mystery back in both the 10 and 20 yard dashes, by .02 and .04 respectively. Again using combine for our mystery back and pro day for Thomas.
Our mystery back (combine) beat Daniel Thomas (pro day) by .05 in the 3 cone drill, with a 7.01 time.
Daniel Thomas beat our mystery back by 1 inch in the broad jump.
It really is a toss up on who has the better measureables, IMO.Now, lets get to college production.
Daniel Thomas had a better YPC in his last year of his college career than our mystery back. Posting 5.3 ypc to our mystery back's 4.7.
Daniel Thomas also beat our mystery back in rushing TDs by 3. Daniel Thomas scored 19 TDs in his last year at KSU.
Daniel Thomas also played in two more games than our mystery back in his last season.
Daniel Thomas had 121 yards per game, while our mystery back had 103 yards per game.
Who is our mystery back? Our mystery back's last name has the same name as Thomas's hometown. If that doesn't help you, it is our very own, Lex Hilliard. While Thomas just flat out beat Hilliard in stats, it is a wash when it comes to measureables.
The point of all this? Daniel Thomas doesn't look as promising as I previously expected, but he did have a better college career than Hilliard, so there is hope.
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This was really cool
I like the setup and its interesting to see the comparisons without being able to see who they are being stacked up against. Just an FYI though, you acidently said Hilliard in the 10 and 20 yard dash paragraph :)
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Interesting.
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how so?
Thomas is worse than you initially thought?
Or
Hillard could be better than you thought?
And if I remember correctly Ingram combine numbers were also close to Lex’s. I know they are disputed but still those were the official numbers.
Vision has the big role to play in this which is unmeasurable. But it would be interesting to compare all three when(if) they get some substantial playing time.
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by 54 on Jun 9, 2011 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Good post...
SAd though because this is what I FEAR – that Thomas will be an AVERAGE NFL BACK, no better. There were just so many other backs that looked better to me… and yet again we REACHED for this guy….sigh…. hilliard is a decent backup – but no better really.
If that’s what we got with Thomas – we are in trouble…AND WE STILL NEED A SCAT BACK WITH QUICKNESS AND SPEED…..
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I am a Lex Hilliard believer, the only problem i have with Lex is why the heck is Sparano not playing him more. The guy is a rb built like a fb with speed.
Hey Pot
Great post. I really enjoyed a fun and fresh piece in a time when everything is overanalyzed.
I did notice that Thomas and Hilliard are similar. However, what keeps me positive is that Hilliard played in a weaker conference for Montana. Thomas completely dominated in a much tougher conference.
I don’t think it’s necessarily a bad thing that Thomas has similarities to Hilliard. Lex has managed to stay on the roster and noone really knows how he can perform in an expanded role. It will be exciting to watch the runningback situation resolve itself!
Good post and nice work but since football is a game of intangibles I am not sure
that this tells us anything. I am sure had you taking all of Zach Thomas’ measurables back in the day and matched them up with whoever you could have made him look like a total pile of suck. Remember how his measurables sucked? Nothing like what the NFL was looking for at this level. Hell, I heard respected people call it a wasted pick. Johnsons answer to why he picked him? “Every time I looked at video of this kid all he did was make plays!”. Measurables, also the reason a guy like Bess goes un-drafted but now if he were a free agent how many teams come calling?
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True, but I am worry about his speed.
He ran a slow 40, and even then, he is more quick than fast.
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Oh yeah I get that. He is not going to be a homerun hitter. There is no doubt that I was
not happy with the pick but now it is what it is. I think you can get better backs by picking up some of the UDFA’s. Can’t believe we traded up for this guy when we were short picks to begin with and have so damn many holes.
My main point is that things like body size and even speed in some cases (once again see Z. Thomas on both counts) matter unless your just one of those guys with a drive to succeed regardless of what God gave you. Think of all the guys that had all the talent in the world but either lacked the head or the drive to make it. Those are the ones that make you sick. It only makes me want to celebrate the ones that have to work 10 times as hard to succeed all that much more.
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by texascowpunk on Jun 9, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Lex Hilliard's biggest question marks are his patience and vision
Daniel Thomas’ biggest assets are his patience and vision.
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Supposedly. Here is a tidbit from Hilliard's drafting profile, couretsy of NFL.com
.Has a team-first work ethic and is not one who will be enamored by press clippings or his face plastered on the television, but is a lunch-pail type with blue-chip ability…Shows adequate initial quickness in his running stride, but is quick getting out of his stance…Gets up to speed fast, but is also patient waiting for blocks to develop…Has the instincts and field vision to easily locate the cutback lane…Uses his blockers well and lowers his pads on contact while keeping his feet churning to gain additional yardage falling forward…More of a downhill runner, as he has excellent pick-and-slide agility
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going by what I've seen from Hilliard in the nfl with my own eyes
I find that scouting report hard to believe.
the sbnation report under lex hilliard’s profile seems to fit more:
Scouting Report
Assets
A bruising inside runner. Shows the ability to carry some load in the running game. Excellent pass-catcher that can make things happen. A willing blocker.
Flaws
Doesn’t possess ideal size. Not-so-great foot-speed. Doesn’t have a clear vision of the field as a runner. May be better suited at fullback.
Career Potential
Situational back with upside.
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by Davone_Is_BessT on Jun 9, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions
but that report is from before the draft.
like anything we have on Thomas. Point being, we won’t know how much of his vision will transfer from the college level.
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you have a good point
but even before the draft Hilliard was seen as a HB/FB. DThomas was seen as a starting running back by most.
http://www.dolphinslocker.com/2008/06/06/6-204-lex-hilliard-fb/
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by Davone_Is_BessT on Jun 9, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
One thing I don't understand. They both have the same exact upside at HB.
Maybe because Hilliard is a better blocker? IDK.
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Vernon Gholston had great measurables
So much more to football.
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What will matter is if he runs like his size or he runs scared, If palys like a big back
and runs like one Im fine with him. I would like to see us beat teams up with him and Hillard, then shoot Sheets around the ends and late game , Kinda like Jacobs and Barber. I would not have drafted him there, but we did, I hope after this year I’m glad we did!
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The big difference between the two is that Daniel Thomas has potential to get even better, whereas Lex didn't have much upside.
Daniel Thomas hasn’t been playing the RB position very long. He’s only going to get better with time and experience. Thomas has better vision than Lex and is also a much better pass catcher.
by JP 23 on Jun 10, 2011 12:30 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Lex and Thomas have the same physical Attributes.
Lex is a better blocker and pass catcher. Lex seems to me to be better at the moment.
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Terrel Owens
He had the same physical measurables, you just don’t know in this league. The RB position is as much about blocking schemes and vision than physical attributes. God know what defenses they faced in MONTANA STATE Please, the comparison, although eloquent, simply has no empirical baring on future prognostication.
by Daniel Suarez on Jun 10, 2011 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I watched Daniel Thomas run all over my favorite team in college.
Quicker than fast, but great vision and will work for extra yards.
He’s no Ronnie Brown or Ricky Williams, but he’ll be solid.
Lex has much better forward lean.
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LOL and the hits keep coming.
I find Thomas’s style of running weird, he likes to juke and side step hits when he shuld just use that huge body of his to demolish people.
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He's not huge, the same as Ronnie.
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by uncle finster on Jun 13, 2011 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Every one seems pissed that we traded up to get thomas.
The way i see it though, is our front office had the guy they wanted and they went and got him. You cant hate them for that right??? and even if he cant be a home run hitter that doesn’t mean he wont get 5 YPC behind our O-line. Ronnie Brown 2.0. which is absolutely fine with me.
Yeah, but if he's just going to be the same guy that is already on our roster, I'm going to be pissed.
Especially when we need speed badly at these three keys positions: HB, WR, TE.
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But your somehow assuming this based on measurables that have proven to mean nothing
at time. I am sure if you did enough investigation you would find other backs with very similar stats that both sucked and were great. You would have to broaden your scope to prove any point.
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by texascowpunk on Jun 12, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
true, but all their intangibles they had coming out of college were the same.
and their combine stats are similar. Hopefully I’m wrong, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he is the #3 HB on game days in 12. But hope he is a #1 HB.
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Once again think of all the guys with great college careers that bombed in the NFL
and then there are so many that also were just average in college and somehow go on to be all pros in the NFL. You just never know.
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by texascowpunk on Jun 12, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I just have a bad feeling about this prospect.
Not only does he match up well with Hilliard, he doesn’t run like a big back. He likes to juke defenders and side step hits. It just seems like he never learned to use his size to his advantage in college and will need time to do that in the pros. Time is not what this coaching staff have a lot of.
Although I wasn’t high on Misi until Matty showed me some tape on him.
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Yeah I would NOT have picked this guy where they did let alone trade up
to get him already being short pics this year but now that he is a Phin we have to pray that they know what they are doing. This FO has had some misses in the draft (Pat W. being the biggest) but also several big hits so there is hope.
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by texascowpunk on Jun 12, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I was not on the Hunter bandwagon before the draft, but Hunter would be a great fit here
in comparison. Murray would even be better because he has Thomas’s exact running style, but has the talent to utilize it, unlike Thomas does. Thomas needs to forget all the dancing and pretty stuff and become a HB that sees a crowd and joins it.
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We should have waited and drafted Alex Green
Green is faster, much more explosive, and is at least as equal at pass receiving. I think the reach for Thomas was wholly unnecessary and detrimental in the fact that not only did we give up our Round 3 pick, we took an inferior back.
My prediction is Thomas will be ok but nothing to much greater than can be had in FA in any given year (comes cheaper though).
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I'll tend to hold my opinion
I wasn’t exactly thrilled about the trade to make the pick, but I still think Thomas has a good chance to succeed. I’m not putting so much into the explosiveness because if players such as Jerome Bettis, Emmitt Smith, Curtis Martin, or Barry Sanders were in this draft, we probably wouldn’t be so high on them because their measured attributes would indicate they may not be a homerun threat.
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If we could get a modern day Barry Sanders I might cry.
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by texascowpunk on Jun 13, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I would fly to Dallas to cry with you Tex!!!!!
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That would be weird (the crying together part) but you are of course always welcome.
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by texascowpunk on Jun 15, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Martin was 20 lbs. lighter than Thomas.
How many finesse 230 lbs. HBs succeed in the NFL? I can’t imagine many because of their weight disadvantage. Thomas has to improve a lot in order to succeed. He has to fix his fumbling problems. He has to fix his running style to fit the strengths of his talents, which might take years to do because you have to run on instinct.
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He doesn't have to be a finesse back
Thomas does have things he needs to learn, as do all rookie RBs, but I can’t discount him because he lacks ideal speed. Weight doesn’t always play a big deal, but Arian Foster is also 230 lbs.
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His running style suggests a back that is very shifty and
can make quick cuts, but he is 25 lbs. too heavy to make that work. He needs to learn to lower his shoulders and hit people. That is a whole style change. I don’t think he will be very effective for a season or two.
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Or he can lose those 25 lbs.
I don’t think he’ll be effective at dodging defenders at 230 lbs.
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But he is also new to the position
The Dolphins will groom him to be at the weight they’d like him to be at, which I’d probably guess will be between 220 and 230 lbs. I don’t think he’ll have problems with his agility, as both Williams and Brown have done fine with that at 230 lbs as well. But he is also going from college to the NFL and the coaching staff will probably adjust some of his mechanics and techniques.
If he was going to be a workhorse back carrying the ball 20+ times, I’d be a little worried. Being that he will probably be a part of a RB tandem, I’m not too concerned about him being a little raw. I’m not so optimistic about him since he wasn’t my choice for RB, but I’m not going to say he won’t produce because he’s not a speed back. He can still work with Miami. After all, who would’ve been a fan of Davone Bess had he been drafted in the draft in similar rounds, or even round 5? He was too small and too slow to work at WR.
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Bess has elite quickness and good size for what he is.
Thomas tryies to act like a guy that is 200 lbs. but is really 230 lbs. I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t see the field much his first year, but he could be a solid #2 his first year if we get an outside runner.
I find Thomas’s style of running weird, he likes to juke and side step hits when he shuld just use that huge body of his to demolish people.
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Thomas and his movements
But he’s also been good with it. He shouldn’t be an agile back for his size, but he has shown he has good footwork and agility. He needs to improve with some of his running and run lower, but it could also be intriguing to see what he can do if he does develop the ability to run people over.
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That was also against
a not so great conference. Brown did it in the SEC and had trouble doing it in the NFL. We will see how much of his elusiveness, and vision transfer to the Pros.
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I'm talking his attributes, not stats
His agility and vision don’t change on hos opponent. Sure it may be harder to break tackles because the LBs and DL are bigger, faster, and more athletic. His vision and his agility should remain the same though.
If you want to go against his opponents though, he played some solid defenses against Oklahama (7th in rush defense) and Nebraska (13th in rush defense) in 2009. He averaged over 5.0 YPC in both games and ran for a TD against Oklahoma. He also added 51 receiving yards to his 99 rushing yards against Nebraska.
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That is all that matters.
His agility and vision don’t change on hos opponent. Sure it may be harder to break tackles because the LBs and DL are bigger, faster, and more athletic. His vision and his agility should remain the same though.
If he can’t break tackles based on his agility, he won’t get far dancing around like he does. If the pace of the NFL is too fast for him (like it was for Lex), we won’t be raving about his vision. It would be best if he lost all that dancing around and just trucked people.
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Maybe you can help me remember but didn’t the Dolphins say the 40time they got on Thomas was 4.5?
The time you get is never the correct time.
Because a human can’t discern a tenth of a second, they guess at what time they will have to press the button. If you guess fast, you’ll clock him fast.
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Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
and my problem isn't with his speed or
size. It is how he used it in college because he won’t be able to juke DBs out of their shoes in the NFL. He is going to have to learn how to truck a guy. That might cost him time because running has to be instinctual. Our coaching staff doesn’t have time.
-Pulse of the Maggots P.o.t.M. The "pm striker king"- WZB
"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
Bettis was a big back that made people miss in the start of his career, not putting those two together in any way, but lets just wait and see before we hang the guy and the F.O.
I have bought the rope for the F.O. , but lets wait and see!!!
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Bettis could truck people, Thomas hasn't proven he can.
I have no problems with a big bruiser at HB. Just needs to freakin’ love hitting sh!t.
-Pulse of the Maggots P.o.t.M. The "pm striker king"- WZB
"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
Bettis was 260,
Thomas is 230, same size as Ricky and Ronnie.
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by uncle finster on Jun 15, 2011 8:35 AM EDT up reply actions
And how many times did Lex put the ball on the ground in college?
That’s what scares me about Thomas.
Puzzled.
He's good in that respect.
-Pulse of the Maggots P.o.t.M. The "pm striker king"- WZB
"3 sentences that will fix your relationship problems: You're right. I'm wrong. I'm sorry." - One of the things you learn in Physics class
Behind every great man is a good woman; behind every good woman is a man looking at her @$$.
"Loving a good woman is the best thing a man can do for his moral welfare" -Narrator from The AutoBiography of an Ex-colored Man
Go see Mosul's new blog! An Observation on Sports
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