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DE Solomon Thomas (official thread)

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schwab;688940; said:
I think the reality is starting to hit these kids that if you want in, you might want to claim your spot in the very near future, rather than miss the boat. What are the chances that the domino effect has begun to take shape? Is it just me?
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With 3 big recruits this week, you may have a point. But, we all know JT can't "close".
 
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cbus2005;716553; said:
Scouting Ohio posted a new highlight reel of Solomon-


http://64.237.99.126/oldclips/2008.wmv


My take? I still am not convinced Solomon is the 2nd best defensive end in Ohio. I think he has a better burst around the edge than Ben Martin did, and seems a bit more active on the interior.
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I hope that's true. Would you have said that before Martin spurned us for the Vols though? My guess is no.
 
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crazybuckfan40;716813; said:
Give this kid a redshirt and 50 lbs and he will be a stud...
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That is probably a good assessment. Also, for reasons that are not completely clear, he was not the most productive D-lineman on his Lakota West squad this year. Likely cause, double teaming which freed up the opposite end to net multiple sacks. Said opposite end has no interest in football at the collegiate level though, otherwise Lakota West could have had both DE's go out to D-1A colleges on scholarship, one at DE, the other at LB or other position. The other DE, Grant Hunter, was more interested in playing Lacrosse, for which he has netted a schollie at Robert Morris.
 
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sandgk;716830; said:
That is probably a good assessment. Also, for reasons that are not completely clear, he was not the most productive D-lineman on his Lakota West squad this year. Likely cause, double teaming which freed up the opposite end to net multiple sacks. Said opposite end has no interest in football at the collegiate level though, otherwise Lakota West could have had both DE's go out to D-1A colleges on scholarship, one at DE, the other at LB or other position. The other DE, Grant Hunter, was more interested in playing Lacrosse, for which he has netted a schollie at Robert Morris.
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Well that is the main reason why La Salle moved Martin to LB b/c they knew teams would just double him, run away from him and roll away from him. The main reason why a kid like Thomas or any great DE in high school doesnt put up good stats.

Keep in mind Thomas was a camp offer and those always seem to work out great...
 
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crazybuckfan40;716831; said:
Well that is the main reason why La Salle moved Martin to LB b/c they knew teams would just double him, run away from him and roll away from him. The main reason why a kid like Thomas or any great DE in high school doesnt put up good stats.

Keep in mind Thomas was a camp offer and those always seem to work out great...
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Absolutely, and I am not doubting Thomas' potential. It is good to see his smaller alter-ego on the opposite end (Hunter) get to fulfill his dream as a Lacrosse player in college. But, back to the (non) judgment of Solomon :)
 
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I like this kid. Saw him play twice last year against Moeller and Colerain. Looked a bit out of shape and sluggish against Moeller in week 1, but somebody told me later that he was sick...and when I saw him against Colerain in week 5 there was a marked difference. Good pick up for OSU!
 
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Yeah, I am very excited to see what he is all about. Gholston/Dublin/Thomas at WDE should be very formidable for the coming years. The only thing that concerns me is his 4.82 speed, but Butch should be abel to get that down. However, he doesn't seem to have a problem running down the QB/RB (or pushing thorugh the OLine for that matter) in his videos, so maybe it is a little misleading.
 
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