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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by mjf150 Michael Thomas just needs to change his position from “WR” to “IR”! I genuinely laughed out loud at that....

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Old 11-18-2022, 11:11 AM   #21
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Re: Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working … to return'

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Michael Thomas just needs to change his position from “WR” to “IR”!
I genuinely laughed out loud at that.
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Old 11-18-2022, 11:42 AM   #22
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Re: Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working … to return'

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Michael Thomas just needs to change his position from “WR” to “IR”!
As should the 275 other players currently on the NFL Injured Report List.

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Old 11-18-2022, 12:24 PM   #23
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All 275 that will have missed 40 out of 50 games sure.
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All 275 that will have missed 40 out of 50 games sure.
And get paid 20 times more per year than guys who at least show up every game day.
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Re: Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working … to return'

He is also working on a new album for his music career which will be titled North Korean Democracy.
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The more I read and listen to podcasts the more willing I am to part ways with Michael Thomas after this year. A post June 1st cut saves us a lot of money. Not to mention the headaches involved.
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Re: Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working … to return'

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Really good interview here.

https://twitter.com/WWLAMFM/status/1590676246702477312

For the second consecutive season a confluence injuries has become a major talking point as things go awry for the New Orleans Saints, but one thing has changed.

This year it's Matt Rhea at the helm as the Director of Sports Science, a change that's been lauded by players and team personnel despite the continued run of bad injury luck. Longtime strength and conditioning coach Dan Dalrymple was let go during the offseason as the team revamped that staff.

So what is the culprit to continued injury issues like those that have plagued Michael Thomas yet again? Rhea joined Mike Hoss and Bobby Hebert on WWL this week to talk about that subject and more.

"Without really diving into this particular injuries or people, I will say this on Mike: He works his tail off. The guy has worked hard in his rehab. He does extra work. He's constantly working on the things that he needs to work on to get better and to return. And so I think there's a lot of things that go into different injuries and different situations.

"And it's probably frustrating for fans when you don't have all the information and you don't see all of the factors that are involved that sometimes it becomes, you know, the frustration can be come something that boils up because of a lack of that information.

"Our guys work hard. Our staff works hard. Everyone, I think, they're doing everything they possibly can to limit the risk of injury, minimize the severity of an injury if it's going to happen, get them back as fast as possible, that's healthy and appropriate for return to play, and then to stay on the field and be healthy throughout it. There's some really good people involved in this and then players that, well, I'll tell you what, I really enjoyed coming here and seeing the buy-in from the players and the excitement from the players to train, to do things we're asking them to do, or not do things we're asking them not to do. I've been very impressed with and I think that's something that often gets overlooked or not not addressed enough with the fan base that these guys, these guys are working hard. They want to be healthy. They want to perform at their best. They want to win. That's why they do it, and I really appreciate their efforts in that regard."


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uhh... busting his ass to be ready for some other team than that of the SAINTS. Told yall.
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Old 11-29-2022, 10:15 AM   #28
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Re: Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working … to return'

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uhh... busting his ass to be ready for some other team than that of the SAINTS. Told yall.
We could regret letting him go as much as the Giants regretted letting Victor Cruz go the Bears. Victor was ready to ball in Chicago.
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There is no question in my mind that Olave and Shaheed should be penciled in as starters for 2023. With young WR's on rookie contracts, it is absolutely time to cut or trade Thomas.
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Re: Matt Rhea on Saints WR Michael Thomas' injury/rehab: 'He's constantly working … to return'

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There is no question in my mind that Olave and Shaheed should be penciled in as starters for 2023. With young WR's on rookie contracts, it is absolutely time to cut or trade Thomas.
Let's go with the trade route. At least we'll get something back for him. We've been paying him to sit in the hot tub and he has not even bother coming to the games for quite some time.
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