Unconquered

What would we have to lose? It couldn't be any worse. Jones, Freeman, and Thompson have been ineffective running the ball. Not to mention Freeman looked AWFUL in pass protection (which I expect from a true freshman), and Thompson didn't look much better in that department.

I assume Thomas has been outplayed in practice, and that is why he's 4th on the depth chart. But in games he has been a good player for us. Now by no means am I saying that Thomas has played lights out in games, but he's been more than adequate in his career, which is more than we're getting now.

Example...

I played high school baseball with a guy that would hit 10 homeruns a day in practice, hit the ball to all fields, and was never fooled by pitches in practices, scrimmages, etc. Well when it counted, he was terrible. He hit around .220 and had I think 2 homeruns his senior year.

We had another guy that would maybe hit a homerun every 2 or 3 practices, and would look bad at times during scrimmages. But when it counted he delivered and delivered big. He ended the season around the .450 mark and hit 10 HR and had over 50 RBI in about 30 games. He was named player of the year by our local newspaper for all players in our region, which covered about 20-25 high schools.

My point is, I believe that some people are just gamers. And I believe that when/if Thomas is given a fair shot, he will deliver.