Earl Thomas at #17 Bandwagon

Mar 14, 2010 at 3:05 AM

thuglife619
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I say we pull the trigger at #17 with this guy. He would be an instant starter and would give us that ballhawking FS we have been lacking what seems like forever. Thomas would also add much needed speed to our secondary and allow us to get rid of roman. If we go OT with our first pick would you guys like the addition of earl thomas commanding the back end of our D?

check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_tq6nqCPU

Mar 14, 2010 at 6:29 AM

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Mar 14, 2010 at 8:04 AM

phatbutskinny
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if we get an o-lineman with the 13th pick i'm all for it

Mar 14, 2010 at 8:13 AM

pelos21
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He looks to small and he reminds of Lord Helmet from Spaceballs.

Mar 14, 2010 at 9:39 AM

SanDiego49er
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He's potentially worth that but I doubt we take him.

Mar 14, 2010 at 9:41 AM

PA9erFaithful
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I wouldn't be mad, but I'd rather have Nate Allen in the second.

Mar 14, 2010 at 10:13 AM

49ersalldaway126
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on it his coverage skills are amazing hes a true ballhawk

Mar 14, 2010 at 1:25 PM

nickbradley
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Originally posted by thuglife619:
I say we pull the trigger at #17 with this guy. He would be an instant starter and would give us that ballhawking FS we have been lacking what seems like forever. Thomas would also add much needed speed to our secondary and allow us to get rid of roman. If we go OT with our first pick would you guys like the addition of earl thomas commanding the back end of our D?

check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_tq6nqCPU

Most amazing ball skills in the draft. Mike Mayock thinks he's better than Eric Berry...but berry is 2 inches taller.

Mar 14, 2010 at 7:30 PM

GoreForMore
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i wouldnt hate that pick but i would prefer Reshad Jones in the second.

Mar 14, 2010 at 9:20 PM

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Ballhawking skills look impressive but I fear his size might give him problems tackling bigger NFL receivers. And, I'd like to see Goldson one more year as our FS before even considering moving him to SS.

Mar 14, 2010 at 9:32 PM

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Thomas is a real ballhawk, and could turn into something special. I really hope we draft him.

[ Edited by PatrickWillis52 on Mar 14, 2010 at 9:32 PM ]

Mar 14, 2010 at 10:01 PM

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WillistheWall
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Originally posted by amigoj49:
Ballhawking skills look impressive but I fear his size might give him problems tackling bigger NFL receivers. And, I'd like to see Goldson one more year as our FS before even considering moving him to SS.

Goldson said on twitter he'd be willing to move to SS if we drafted ET. Thomas is going to be good guys, real good. He's 5'10'', which really isn't that small. Bethea and Ed Reed are both about the same guys.

Mar 14, 2010 at 10:14 PM

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TXNinerFan52
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I would rather have an OT and Iupati and the best FS in the 2nd round. But, I would be okay with an OT and Thomas in the first and the best OG in the second.

Mar 15, 2010 at 2:50 AM

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Some think he may be gone by 13 so at 17 he will probably be the BPA. How mad would the zoners be if we went with Haden at 13 and Thomas at 17? Our Defense would be sick, but we might have to endure another year of not being able to run the ball and/or Alex being harassed often if we don't get lucky with our later picks.

Mar 15, 2010 at 6:20 AM

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nickbradley
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Originally posted by flynhayn15:
Some think he may be gone by 13 so at 17 he will probably be the BPA. How mad would the zoners be if we went with Haden at 13 and Thomas at 17? Our Defense would be sick, but we might have to endure another year of not being able to run the ball and/or Alex being harassed often if we don't get lucky with our later picks.

That's how I mocked things falling out. It comes down to Haden or Spiller at 13, and we take Haden. RT is definitely priority #1, but the top 4 OTs will be gone by then.

We can get a good RT in the second round that can play as a rookie.

http://www.49erswebzone.com/forum/thread.php?num=139115

I agree that our D would be unstoppable.