Skins Sign Former First Round Linebacker Robert Thomas

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:57 pm

SkinsSince96 wrote:besides Fletcher our LBs suck.

Rocky certainly does not "suck." And while Blades is not a great OLB, he doesn't suck either.

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:31 pm

SkinsSince96 wrote:I havent seen anything from Rocky that makes me thing hes going to be a good LB for us.

He often leads the team in tackles, but I guess that isn't enough, huh? :roll:

Californiaskin · Post by **Californiaskin** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:04 pm

yeah...although really fletcher kinda sucks too........any mlb playing behind our crappy front 4 would have a gazillion tackles per season also.....we have the worst lbs in the league........blache has good schemes wait til he gets a little talent

Deadskins · Post by **Deadskins** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:07 pm

Californiaskin wrote:yeah...although really fletcher kinda sucks too....

Are you missing a smiley? I hope you are.

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 7:48 am

Californiaskin wrote:yeah...although really fletcher kinda sucks too........any mlb playing behind our crappy front 4 would have a gazillion tackles per season also.....we have the worst lbs in the league........blache has good schemes wait til he gets a little talent

I agree, because a guy who has never missed a game in 11 years sucks.
A guy who's averaged more than 100 tackles every year he started sucks.
A guy who has more tackles than ANYONE ELSE this decade sucks.

langleyparkjoe · Post by **langleyparkjoe** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:14 am

VetSkinsFan wrote:
Californiaskin wrote:yeah...although really fletcher kinda sucks too........any mlb playing behind our crappy front 4 would have a gazillion tackles per season also.....we have the worst lbs in the league........blache has good schemes wait til he gets a little talent

I agree, because a guy who has never missed a game in 11 years sucks.
A guy who's averaged more than 100 tackles every year he started sucks.
A guy who has more tackles than ANYONE ELSE this decade sucks.

Yeeeeeaaaa... I'm not so sure about that one Cali dude... Fletcher should have been a probowler last year. He's actually become the heart of the defense *comcast sportsnet* and he may be small but that dude packs a solid punch. Not to mention the items that my main man Vet put up, he's just a great player, definitely the best LB on our squad, hands down.

Kilmer72 · Post by **Kilmer72** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 12:51 pm

Californiaskin wrote:yeah...although really fletcher kinda sucks too........any mlb playing behind our crappy front 4 would have a gazillion tackles per season also.....we have the worst lbs in the league........blache has good schemes wait til he gets a little talent

Tell me it aint so Joe

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:09 pm

langleyparkjoe wrote:
VetSkinsFan wrote:
Californiaskin wrote:yeah...although really fletcher kinda sucks too........any mlb playing behind our crappy front 4 would have a gazillion tackles per season also.....we have the worst lbs in the league........blache has good schemes wait til he gets a little talent

I agree, because a guy who has never missed a game in 11 years sucks.
A guy who's averaged more than 100 tackles every year he started sucks.
A guy who has more tackles than ANYONE ELSE this decade sucks.

Yeeeeeaaaa... I'm not so sure about that one Cali dude... Fletcher should have been a probowler last year. He's actually become the heart of the defense *comcast sportsnet* and he may be small but that dude packs a solid punch. Not to mention the items that my main man Vet put up, he's just a great player, definitely the best LB on our squad, hands down.

The problem with saying that he should have been in the Pro Bowl last year is that he plays in the same conference as Beason and Willis so it's going to be hard for him to make it in over those guys. However, he has gotten snubbed multiple times and it's a joke that a player of his caliber has never been to the Pro Bowl.

This obviously isn't addressed to your post, but whoever said that Fletcher sucks has no clue what it is that they are talking about. The guy is one of the best linebackers in the NFL and has done a great job here despite not getting a lot of help from the guys in front of him. He plays hurt and doesn't miss games, doesn't cause off-field problems, is a leader in the locker room, is always in the right position to make plays, and rarely misses tackles. I'm not sure what else you could want from the captain of your defense.

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:10 pm

Double post...sorry

BnGhog · Post by **BnGhog** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 pm

My problem is, I liked MW. Everyone on the team like Marcus. He's a great guy.

We let him go because he's injury prone.

Just to sign this guy.

"Last year, Thomas played in two games, with one start, as a reserve linebacker. He missed time early in the season due to a knee injury and sat out the latter part of the year with a hamstring injury. He was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 5, 2008."

http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Re ... _33456.jsp

He was a RESERVE linebacker, and still got put on IR. This is better than Marcus? Maybe cap wise, but Id still rather have Marcus.

CanesSkins26 · Post by **CanesSkins26** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:41 pm

BnGhog wrote:My problem is, I liked MW. Everyone on the team like Marcus. He's a great guy.

We let him go because he's injury prone.

Just to sign this guy.

"Last year, Thomas played in two games, with one start, as a reserve linebacker. He missed time early in the season due to a knee injury and sat out the latter part of the year with a hamstring injury. He was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 5, 2008."

http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Re ... _33456.jsp

He was a RESERVE linebacker, and still got put on IR. This is better than Marcus? Maybe cap wise, but Id still rather have Marcus.

Injuries weren't Washington's only problems. His play has declined each season that he was here. He produced less and got injured more and he simply isn't a starting caliber linebacker anymore.

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:48 pm

BnGhog wrote:My problem is, I liked MW. Everyone on the team like Marcus. He's a great guy.

We let him go because he's injury prone.

Just to sign this guy.

"Last year, Thomas played in two games, with one start, as a reserve linebacker. He missed time early in the season due to a knee injury and sat out the latter part of the year with a hamstring injury. He was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 5, 2008."

http://www.redskins.com/gen/articles/Re ... _33456.jsp

He was a RESERVE linebacker, and still got put on IR. This is better than Marcus? Maybe cap wise, but Id still rather have Marcus.

We didn't get rid of Marcus to sign this dude. We got rid of Marcus due to injury and decline. This guy plays the same position. He wasn't signed as a direct replacement, especially since the latest rumors are that Blades is slotted to see snaps at SLB.

USAFSkinFan · Post by **USAFSkinFan** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:20 pm

He was really a diappointment here in StL... especially since, as a first rounder he wasn't even able to stand out on a poor defense... Lovie Smith, his ex-coach had a worse defense in Chicago in 2004 than the Rams did, but Smith had no interest in Thomas after that season when Thomas left the Rams... even though he was being looked at by Green Bay... that tells me something...

Smithian · Post by **Smithian** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:28 pm

As you can see in my avatar I am a big MW fan, but he wasn't playing at the level his contract demanded.

Robert Thomas is a depth guy. Nothing more, nothing less. Also, he is cheap.

Californiaskin · Post by **Californiaskin** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:52 pm

anyhoo.......our lbs are crap......question.....whos afraid of london fletcher? .......answer nobody really......hes no game changer bad ass......id really like to have pierce back or beason or fricken willis......i know he got hurt/attitude but i liked lavar alot when healthy.....yikes, spooky.........london fletcher is not blowing up guys all over the field.......suggs or dansby would have been great additions.......we always fall in love with these guys and they get old and slower and we are stuck with vanilla ass london "i make so many tackles cuzz my front four blows" fletcher.........yeah healthy, yeah good leaader o.k. but not game changer intimidater guy......and thats what I want for our lbs.....

in all seriousness we run the ball a ton....other teams when given the chance score on us.......our d rating over the last few years has IMO been in a large part do to the fact we play keep away.........We dont get turnovers cuz now that seans dead we have no big hitters save landry.....so o k fletcher is serviceable but is this the dude I want leading the d....no thanks

Californiaskin · Post by **Californiaskin** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:54 pm

so im glad we signed robert thomas and I think hed get 100 tackles every year if healthy and got as many snaps as london fletcher

Kilmer72 · Post by **Kilmer72** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:07 pm

Californiaskin wrote:anyhoo.......our lbs are crap......question.....whos afraid of london fletcher? .......answer nobody really......hes no game changer bad ass......id really like to have pierce back or beason or fricken willis......i know he got hurt/attitude but i liked lavar alot when healthy.....yikes, spooky.........london fletcher is not blowing up guys all over the field.......suggs or dansby would have been great additions.......we always fall in love with these guys and they get old and slower and we are stuck with vanilla ass london "i make so many tackles cuzz my front four blows" fletcher.........yeah healthy, yeah good leaader o.k. but not game changer intimidater guy......and thats what I want for our lbs.....

in all seriousness we run the ball a ton....other teams when given the chance score on us.......our d rating over the last few years has IMO been in a large part do to the fact we play keep away.........We dont get turnovers cuz now that seans dead we have no big hitters save landry.....so o k fletcher is serviceable but is this the dude I want leading the d....no thanks

OMG lets not pick on London Fletcher. That is like picking on my brother. Is he like Mike Singletary, LT or Lavar or I could name many others. No. But is he leading the league in tackles even before he was a Redskin? He is a bright spot and I dont think anyone was fearing Peirce either.

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:50 pm

Last year Fletch was our best player on defense. The man is all over the field, had a pro bowl year and was in on almost every play.

Cali, I don't understand the hate for Fletcher. :hmm:

USAFSkinFan · Post by **USAFSkinFan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:55 am

I'll say one thing about Fletcher... he's one of the few free agents we've ever signed that actually maintained their level of performance after becoming a Redskin...

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:48 am

And he is a one-man wrecking crew against Brian Westbrook when we play Philly.

VetSkinsFan · Post by **VetSkinsFan** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:43 am

JansenFan wrote:And he is a one-man wrecking crew against Brian Westbrook when we play Philly.

...and that's worthy of his roster slot right there :!:

tcwest10 · Post by **tcwest10** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 10:10 am

VetSkinsFan wrote:
JansenFan wrote:And he is a one-man wrecking crew against Brian Westbrook when we play Philly.

...and that's worthy of his roster slot right there

London gets after Brian so hard, Byron falls down.

SkinsFanAnt · Post by **SkinsFanAnt** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:16 pm

Looks like a good signing to me since we're not going to get Curry in the draft. He played on the Raiders btw...and Fletch will whip this guy into shape.

fredp45 · Post by **fredp45** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:59 am

Thomas will be training camp fodder...

I sure hope our player experts don't believe we're set at a LB now...