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SBXVII · 10-05-2009, 01:03 PM

I hear the frustration about Kelly and Thomas. I'm am with Thomas especially cause he supposedly worked out with JC over the summer. What I wonder is how much of their not doing so well is Hixon's fault. I know some have the attitude that they are professionals and should already know the little things like getting seperation, route running, hand placement and so on but I also keep hearing how some colleges don't go into those kinds of things.

Secondly how much of it is Hixon saying "you will run the route like this or you will sit on the bench." No different then what Zorn said in regards to changing certain plays at the line of scrimmage? These WR's were supposed to be the elite of their class taken in the 2nd round and yet we have trouble getting the ball to them. Thomas looks slow on some routes. Heck just give Thomas go routes either toward the seam or up the sideline. That alone would utilize his speed and pull a couple of defenders out of the zone.

Also put Thomas on KR/PR if they are not going to use him elswhere. We need his speed. You can teach when to field a ball and when not to but you can't teach exceptional speed.

10-05-2009, 01:03 PM	#26
SBXVII Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 7,766	Re: Smoot lays the Smackdown (Redskins vs. Bucs) I hear the frustration about Kelly and Thomas. I'm am with Thomas especially cause he supposedly worked out with JC over the summer. What I wonder is how much of their not doing so well is Hixon's fault. I know some have the attitude that they are professionals and should already know the little things like getting seperation, route running, hand placement and so on but I also keep hearing how some colleges don't go into those kinds of things. Secondly how much of it is Hixon saying "you will run the route like this or you will sit on the bench." No different then what Zorn said in regards to changing certain plays at the line of scrimmage? These WR's were supposed to be the elite of their class taken in the 2nd round and yet we have trouble getting the ball to them. Thomas looks slow on some routes. Heck just give Thomas go routes either toward the seam or up the sideline. That alone would utilize his speed and pull a couple of defenders out of the zone. Also put Thomas on KR/PR if they are not going to use him elswhere. We need his speed. You can teach when to field a ball and when not to but you can't teach exceptional speed.