Devin Thomas is back at Redskins Park...Drew Rosenhaus doesn't want to help
by Kevin Ewoldt on Mar 27, 2009 9:07 AM EDT
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PrintAs reported everywhere, Devin Thomas has returned to Redskins Park to resume voluntary workouts. A lot of Skins fans jumped on Devin for being a no-show, but he had returned to MSU to help his former teammates prepare for Pro day.
I had a feeling Devin had a legit excuse for not being in camp. So much so, I decided to call Drew Rosenhaus earlier this week to get an answer on just that, and also try to setup up a brief (5 question) Q & A with Devin that would bring to light everything Devin has done this off-season in Miami with Santana. Seems like a win-win, right? Wrong. Here's how the call went (no joke):
(ring ring)
Drew: Hello!
Me: Drew!
Drew: Yea!
Me: Hello, my name is Kevin and I'm a journalist in Washington DC for SB Nation, specifically covering the Redskins. I know Devin Thomas has worked extremely hard this off-season and I was hoping to get a brief Q & A with him either by phone or email, which I'd be happy to forward to your assistants. A lot of fans are skeptical on Devin after his training camp rookie year, but I want to help win the fans back over with this article. (long pause) ... hello?
At this point I look down at my phone, and it is on the main menu, which means not only did the call end, it ended a LONG time ago. If i had to guess, he hung up on me when I said "my name."
I called back 3 minutes later, it rang twice, and he sent me to voicemail. I left a message exactly like the paragraph above, and I never heard back. I will admit I am new to this game of contacting agents, but I would think helping your players generate good press is an easy thing. Ah, what's it matter? Drew has already collected his cut, right? Perhaps I am spoiled since Albert Haynesworth's agent, Chad Speck, took my call and was happy to talk to me. So if anyone is holding their breath for a Hogs Haven/Devin Thomas interview, go ahead and exhale.
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>3.5 TDs?
on a team that only had two WRs with more than 1 TD last year?
hmm. I’m going to go with ‘not likely’
New offense...rookie coach
Zorn learned a lot last year and with our D this year, field position will be a lot better. Teams took away Cooley and Moss and there was no one else stood up. That’s the trick of the poll…will Devin stand up this year. I know hope he will.
by Kevin Ewoldt on Mar 27, 2009 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Worked in a "hope" and used an implied "IF=stand up this year"
Hope and if’s are what keeps the fans of the Washington Redskins going.
Here is to Devin repeating history rookie year compared to sophomore year in NFL, then he will have >600 yard and >3.5TD
In college his first full year as a player as a sophomore at Michigan State he had only six catches.
Thomas played well his junior year with 79 catches, 1,260 yards, and eight touchdowns.
Maybe
He could run one in too, like last year…also he had one called back where he was wide open. Seems like the Skins never get that broken coverage score like I see other teams getting. Prob a factor of not having a #2 WR.
actually,
a true #2 and #3, ARE might make a #3 slot in some but not many
So, the redskins are very weak in years past at WR, The draft was to be the key
ARE
is a great receiver at #3, but he’s just not really good enough to be a #2.
We need either Devin or Malcolm to step up this year and surpass ARE on the depth chart.
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yep
ARE is a #3 and I have Moss as a weak #1 or strong #2 in my book. Moss needs a good #2 in order to excel as a #1…he can’t get it done by himself, so surely he is not a pure #1 WR. Hopefully Malcolm or DT can step up this year.
Tend to agree ARE is a #3 but...
If Kelly and Thomas are wide with Moss in the slot, exactly how is the defense going to cover that plus cooley?
IF the 2 (two) second round picks step the game up and make the field I would expect to see less and less of ARE.
This is dependant,
of course, on both Kelly and Thomas working out well and becoming true receiving threats.
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Yeah,
he had a long TD called back against the Cards, because Heyer took an obvious cheap shot against Darnell Dockett right in front of the ref.
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Drew is the evidence
To me, the fact that DT has Rosenhaus as an agent tells the story. Money is what matters to the kid.
The one consistent thing you can see among the Redskins so called “leaders” is that their primary interests while not all aligned are certainly not the team or winning. They are all competitive and love winning, but that isn’t what drives them. Think about last year…
The fact that Santana could possibly take a penalty celebrating a touchdown that still left the team down in a game against the Bungles…That CP was worried about his 1500 yards or about how the coach was mean to him…That Cooley literally brags about how he doesn’t take care of his body on his blog. etc etc. Its not some mystery why this team never comes together and wins. They don’t have leaders who know how or what it takes to win. DT and Rosenhaus are just another symptom of the problem that start with the owner. The owner cares about the bottom line, not winning.
In short, it doesn’t matter what Devin Thomas’s numbers are. He is not a winner and the team doesn’t have people who are winners.
Welcome to Hogs Haven!
Pretty ignominious start….
I think if there’s one thing Dan Snyder has proven beyond a doubt during his time at owner, it’s that he’s not concerned with the bottom line — he’s willing to spend whatever he needs to to build a winning team. Of course, that entails more than just spending money…
Heck, even Peter King was giving Snyder props for that a year or so ago.
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me thinks
the $$$ hungry are usually also attention hungry- which is why they stick out like sore thumbs (what do they say though, one bad apple ruins the batch).
JJ Fe
May not have got that interview
A lot of fans are skeptical on Devin after his training camp rookie year, but I want to help win the fans back over with this article
But since your call it seems a significant amount of other media has been providing some positive news on Devin, as Chronicled over at TORB
Devin Thomas continues to say the right things
Maybe just coincidence but it seems something pushed the media storm…possibly one phone call which ended in silence.
true...
but when the Redskins Insider posted that article devin missed the first day of vol work outs, there was LOADS of comments going off on Devin….Skins fans as we know judge by the moment. a loss is end the of the world and a win makes us super bowl contenders.
by Kevin Ewoldt on Mar 29, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
and after your phone call...
The positive press comes out for Devin Thomas.
Personally, I think Thomas has been and continues to prepare for this season. Him and Kelly were not happy with the way things went during their rookie year, the only downside to this thought…If they don’t do it this year their is no next year. They must prepare and stepup this year!
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