More Press On Walter Thomas........

rich006 · 05-07-2007, 02:23 AM

Originally Posted by saintsmissile

I would not say he looked fat.

Not to his face anyway...

hagan714 · 05-07-2007, 06:09 AM

The enigma now has 6 pages here.

Well he has given us something to talk about.

NarwhalHunter · 05-07-2007, 01:59 PM

If he's ready to apply himself (and hopefully he will be, not just for the betterment of the team but for himself) and he can make it through Payton's first few minicamps that have been known to lay low mere mortals, I wouldn't be surprised to see him make the team.

The more important question: If he does make it and we win the Superbowl, does he get a movie made for him a la Invincible? What do they call it, BEERMAN and BEERTRUCK? The Littlest Giant? These are the questions that keep me up at night.

hennr · 05-07-2007, 02:33 PM

Short shuttle 4.84 --3 cone 7.76---40 time low5.11 high was5.27---27 reps of225 an 8-4broad jump an 24.5vert jump.not to bad but on a pro workout schd. he should improve all no# above . an he was weighed in at 6-4an3eights tall/374.

TheDeuce · 05-07-2007, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by saintsmissile

is an example of the American dream. Made mistakes, paid the price for them and now has a chance to redeem himself. This would certainly be a great story if he makes it. You know, you guys that are being kinda harsh on this kid seem to forget a player named Michael Lewis. Certainly didn't have any kind of college career to speak of and just worked his as* off to make it. Now, can WT do the same? That's the big question on this kid, his work ethic. We all know he has the physical talents to get it done. If he can work his butt off and stay out of trouble, the sky is the limit. BTW, the reason there is so much talk about this kid is because he's the kind of story that everyone is drawn to. It's like in old time baseball when scouts would scour the country and abroad to find that one phenom who noone knows about. Course, we all knew about WT but know that he's signed it's a damn media explosion. Everyone talks about different players to mentor WT, like Whitehead etc. I would think a guy like Lewis who had to work his way up for the VERY bottom like WT would be a great role model for him.

I mean you're right, if he puts his mind to it, the sky really is the limit for Walter. But I think the reason why myself, and other people are "being hard" on him is that he has not shown anything to make us believe that he will put his mind to it. In fact, he's given us plenty of reasons to actively doubt him. Does that mean I'm not pulling for him? No, I think his physical gifts could be a huge advantage for this team. But do I realistically think he's going to make it? Nope. Typically guys who have such glaring character problems can't just flip the switch and say "OK, now I'm going to be a high character guy and adopt a great work ethic." It just doesn't happen like that.

05-07-2007, 02:23 AM	#51
rich006 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 335	Originally Posted by saintsmissile I would not say he looked fat. Not to his face anyway...
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hennr 100th Post Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 262	pro day for big walt Short shuttle 4.84 --3 cone 7.76---40 time low5.11 high was5.27---27 reps of225 an 8-4broad jump an 24.5vert jump.not to bad but on a pro workout schd. he should improve all no# above . an he was weighed in at 6-4an3eights tall/374.
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05-07-2007, 03:45 PM	#55
TheDeuce 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,928	Originally Posted by saintsmissile is an example of the American dream. Made mistakes, paid the price for them and now has a chance to redeem himself. This would certainly be a great story if he makes it. You know, you guys that are being kinda harsh on this kid seem to forget a player named Michael Lewis. Certainly didn't have any kind of college career to speak of and just worked his as* off to make it. Now, can WT do the same? That's the big question on this kid, his work ethic. We all know he has the physical talents to get it done. If he can work his butt off and stay out of trouble, the sky is the limit. BTW, the reason there is so much talk about this kid is because he's the kind of story that everyone is drawn to. It's like in old time baseball when scouts would scour the country and abroad to find that one phenom who noone knows about. Course, we all knew about WT but know that he's signed it's a damn media explosion. Everyone talks about different players to mentor WT, like Whitehead etc. I would think a guy like Lewis who had to work his way up for the VERY bottom like WT would be a great role model for him. I mean you're right, if he puts his mind to it, the sky really is the limit for Walter. But I think the reason why myself, and other people are "being hard" on him is that he has not shown anything to make us believe that he will put his mind to it. In fact, he's given us plenty of reasons to actively doubt him. Does that mean I'm not pulling for him? No, I think his physical gifts could be a huge advantage for this team. But do I realistically think he's going to make it? Nope. Typically guys who have such glaring character problems can't just flip the switch and say "OK, now I'm going to be a high character guy and adopt a great work ethic." It just doesn't happen like that.
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