Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas?

BigAlHeDMan · 02-17-2010, 10:11 PM

Still can't figure out why Pierre wasn't drafted originally. His Understudy, Rahard Mendenhall was taken by Pittsburgh. Anybody share some light on this

Danny Cox · 02-17-2010, 10:33 PM

My guess is that Thomas and Mendenhall were sharing carries when Thomas left Illinois. His numbers weren't overly impressive honestly when he left because of the dual-back system.

Mendenhall on the other hand had a monster last season in college as I can recall meriting his pick by Pittsburgh.

Danno · 02-18-2010, 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by BigAlHeDMan

Still can't figure out why Pierre wasn't drafted originally. His Understudy, Rahard Mendenhall was taken by Pittsburgh. Anybody share some light on this

I think its the whole obsession with measurables problem.
Not very big, but big enough.
Not very fast, but fast enough.
Not super impressive on tape, but good enough.
Not a big name football factory, but good enough.

And as someone mentioned he split carries with Mendenhall so no one was sure he could handle full time NFL RB duties.

On day 1, he was no better than that prima donna we drafted from tOSU. But he worked his butt off every day and got better and better.

In my opinion, he turned mediocre talent (by NFL standards) into above average talent by busting his butt every single minute in practice.

He did it the old fashioned way. He earned it.

strato · 02-18-2010, 10:21 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

I think its the whole obsession with measurables problem.
Not very big, but big enough.
Not very fast, but fast enough.
Not super impressive on tape, but good enough.
Not a big name football factory, but good enough.

And as someone mentioned he split carries with Mendenhall so no one was sure he could handle full time NFL RB duties.

On day 1, he was no better than that prima donna we drafted from tOSU. But he worked his butt off every day and got better and better.

In my opinion, he turned mediocre talent (by NFL standards) into above average talent by busting his butt every single minute in practice.

He did it the old fashioned way. He earned it.

This^

Saint_LB · 02-21-2010, 04:09 AM

Originally Posted by Danno

Not very big, but big enough.
Not very fast, but fast enough.
Not super impressive on tape, but good enough.
Not a big name football factory, but good enough.

Xavier, I think?

CantonLegend · 02-21-2010, 05:58 AM

coming from someone who didnt have a lot of respect for pierre thomas, i believe we should keep him because he is our best back right now

he breaks more tackles per game than any running back i see and has improved a lot on carrying the ball correctly and holding onto it tight

as of now i really dont see a lot of improvements that he can make and i still dont believe he increased his squats that much or whatever somebody said this offseason but the dude is a baller

he deserves a new contract

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02-17-2010, 10:11 PM	#1
BigAlHeDMan Rookie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13	Re: Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas? Still can't figure out why Pierre wasn't drafted originally. His Understudy, Rahard Mendenhall was taken by Pittsburgh. Anybody share some light on this
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02-17-2010, 10:33 PM	#2
Danny Cox Saints' Writer Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 127 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas? My guess is that Thomas and Mendenhall were sharing carries when Thomas left Illinois. His numbers weren't overly impressive honestly when he left because of the dual-back system. Mendenhall on the other hand had a monster last season in college as I can recall meriting his pick by Pittsburgh.

02-18-2010, 08:13 AM	#3
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,756	Re: Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas? Originally Posted by BigAlHeDMan Still can't figure out why Pierre wasn't drafted originally. His Understudy, Rahard Mendenhall was taken by Pittsburgh. Anybody share some light on this I think its the whole obsession with measurables problem. Not very big, but big enough. Not very fast, but fast enough. Not super impressive on tape, but good enough. Not a big name football factory, but good enough. And as someone mentioned he split carries with Mendenhall so no one was sure he could handle full time NFL RB duties. On day 1, he was no better than that prima donna we drafted from tOSU. But he worked his butt off every day and got better and better. In my opinion, he turned mediocre talent (by NFL standards) into above average talent by busting his butt every single minute in practice. He did it the old fashioned way. He earned it.
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02-18-2010, 10:21 AM	#4
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Re: Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas? Originally Posted by Danno I think its the whole obsession with measurables problem. Not very big, but big enough. Not very fast, but fast enough. Not super impressive on tape, but good enough. Not a big name football factory, but good enough. And as someone mentioned he split carries with Mendenhall so no one was sure he could handle full time NFL RB duties. On day 1, he was no better than that prima donna we drafted from tOSU. But he worked his butt off every day and got better and better. In my opinion, he turned mediocre talent (by NFL standards) into above average talent by busting his butt every single minute in practice. He did it the old fashioned way. He earned it. This^

02-21-2010, 04:09 AM	#5
Saint_LB Deuce Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,894	Re: Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas? Originally Posted by Danno Not very big, but big enough. Not very fast, but fast enough. Not super impressive on tape, but good enough. Not a big name football factory, but good enough. Xavier, I think?
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02-21-2010, 05:58 AM	#6
CantonLegend 1000 Posts + Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 2,685 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Should the Saints re-sign Pierre Thomas? coming from someone who didnt have a lot of respect for pierre thomas, i believe we should keep him because he is our best back right now he breaks more tackles per game than any running back i see and has improved a lot on carrying the ball correctly and holding onto it tight as of now i really dont see a lot of improvements that he can make and i still dont believe he increased his squats that much or whatever somebody said this offseason but the dude is a baller he deserves a new contract

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