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WR Michael "Cantguardmike" Thomas (B1G Champion, National Champion, Pro Bowl, All-Pro, 2019 OPOY)

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RugbyBuck said:
I'd take Thomas over Jenkins. I see him as Jenkins 2.0. He's a different receiver from Holmes. Both great, but I think I'd still roll with Thomas.
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More polished than Jenkins. Better hands too IMO. Not as fast, I don't think, or as much of a deep threat. Potayto/potahto. I think that Holmes was as polished as Thomas and significantly faster/scarier for opposing defenses. Boston, of course, was an absolute man among boys: Freak.
 
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scarletmike said:
He seems to have an uncanny ability to know exactly where the boundary is and enough body control to get at least a toe tap, usually better. That's what I find most impressive about his game.
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Agreed, which makes him so effective in the end zone. He's also utilized on stop and go routes and slants, but I think his awareness and timing can be used on out routes and back shoulder throws if you're already utilizing the stop and go. I think Mike Thomas would excel, but maybe it's not possible with QB and line play right now.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
More polished than Jenkins. Better hands too IMO. Not as fast, I don't think, or as much of a deep threat. Potayto/potahto. I think that Holmes was as polished as Thomas and significantly faster/scarier for opposing defenses. Boston, of course, was an absolute man among boys: Freak.
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Yea, we found out why later on though =/ Perhaps didn't start til NFL but still
Don't think Thomas has that issue. He doesn't have Gonzo's speed but that's who I think of - besides, Gonzo's speed was always under Ginn and Holmes' shadow.
Catches everything thrown his way & was JT's favorite target pretty early into 2014 despite having others already established ahead of him, knows where the first down marker is, high points the ball and goes up for it, and fast enough to house some of the shorter routes in traffic.
 
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kujirakira said:
Yea, we found out why later on though =/ Perhaps didn't start til NFL but still
Don't think Thomas has that issue. He doesn't have Gonzo's speed but that's who I think of - besides, Gonzo's speed was always under Ginn and Holmes' shadow.
Catches everything thrown his way & was JT's favorite target pretty early into 2014 despite having others already established ahead of him, knows where the first down marker is, high points the ball and goes up for it, and fast enough to house some of the shorter routes in traffic.
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He didn't really look like a freak at OSU. Although he played like one even at 205. Once he was 260 and falling apart, he was a freak of a different sort. And don't get me wrong: I love Thomas. I just don't think he's been better at OSU than Holmes was.
 
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Dryden said:
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Mike Thomas, Joshua Perry, Jeff Greene, Camren Williams and 37 other Buckeye athletes officially graduated from The Ohio State University this afternoon.


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Urban Meyer

✔@OSUCoachMeyer

Congrats to the newest graduates who received their degree today! Very proud of their hard work on & off field.

6:30 PM - 20 Dec 2015
 
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