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[julzmcgee]

maybe now you guys will listen to me about this guy?

http://www.rotoworld...0/darron-thomas

[dmor]

julzmcgee, on 17 January 2013 - 06:09 PM, said:

maybe now you guys will listen to me about this guy?

http://www.rotoworld...0/darron-thomas

The Eagles already have QB's who can play in the NFL.  What the team needs is a top tier QB.

[Solomon]

Maybe now we'll listen to you?

Who are you again?

[julzmcgee]

Julian who are u

[#99]

"Hey listen to me about this player everyones already heard of!"

[julzmcgee]

gotta love the bashing....alls I am saying is I mentioned him about a month ago and to no surprise got ripped a new one. With Chip being the coach now, maybe he brings him in. He had success when he played for Oregon under Kelly.

[#99]

He's no secret chief.

[zenclaybourne]

julzmcgee, on 17 January 2013 - 06:29 PM, said:

gotta love the bashing....alls I am saying is I mentioned him about a month ago and to no surprise got ripped a new one. With Chip being the coach now, maybe he brings him in. He had success when he played for Oregon under Kelly.

I saw you mention him last night and thought "why not?" I didn't see the post a month ago, or it probably would have been met with the same response. We usually bring in a 4th QB for camp anyway, and we'll probably be bringing in two this year.

[eagleeyejk]

Ugh - there's a difference between looking at a guy as a possible backup or guys like others they sign this time of year and your choices for starting and backup QB.

[julzmcgee]

#99, on 17 January 2013 - 06:32 PM, said:

He's no secret chief.

Who urinated in your coffee anyways boss

[eagleeyejk]

julzmcgee, on 17 January 2013 - 06:29 PM, said:

gotta love the bashing....alls I am saying is I mentioned him about a month ago and to no surprise got ripped a new one. With Chip being the coach now, maybe he brings him in. He had success when he played for Oregon under Kelly.

Yes he might look at past and present (and even future) Oregon players.

[julzmcgee]

Thomas holds multiple Oregon records, including the record for career touchdown passes (66). He was masterful during his time in Kelly's offense, and is yet again a prime example of how Kelly's offense is not built around a running quarterback, but around a passing quarterback who is a threat to run. In 2011, Thomas threw for 2,761 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions. It was a phenomenal season-long performance, and Thomas only ran 56 times for 206 yards.

http://www.examiner....-kelly-s-eagles

[axe_man_trotter]

I wouldn't be apposed to bringing him into camp for a little QB competition...it can't hurt.

Same goes for Dennis Dixon, both of whom played for Chip at Oregon.

To think either of these are anything more than that right, is just being silly.

[CousinVinny]

Could be a depth chart of

Vick
Darron Thomas
Dennis Dixon


I know the nightmare of every person who is anti-dual threat QB

[MicrowaveDonuts]

as a duck fan, i'd honestly say:  Yes on Dennis, pass on Darron.  And go get Tyrod Taylor, or spend a low pick on Matt Scott.

[bobbywizdum]

this isn't oregon and if chip does bring in a bunch of ex ducks who aren't cutting it in the pros it truely will be spurrier 2.0 ....danny wuerful...shane matthews anyone?

[Kasanova King]

julzmcgee, on 17 January 2013 - 06:29 PM, said:

gotta love the bashing....alls I am saying is I mentioned him about a month ago and to no surprise got ripped a new one. With Chip being the coach now, maybe he brings him in. He had success when he played for Oregon under Kelly.

Doubtful.  Take a look at the following article as to why he left Oregon:



5
Darron Thomas, Chip Kelly And the Decision to Go Pro

May 15th, 2012 at 2:36 pmby Mark KnightFootball
Home » Football » Darron Thomas, Chip Kelly And the Decision to Go Pro



Darron Thomas made a terrible decision to turn pro. Everyone knew it immediately when he decided to do it, and the verdict remains the same today, a few weeks after the draft.
It was  curious decision, one that didn’t make sense. Did he really have that bad of advisors? Advisors that told him he would be selected or was even ready for the NFL? Was he just a rogue player that decided on his own that he was ready? Did Chip Kelly try to convince him to stay or go? These are just a few of the questions that popped in my mind after I heard he was headed to the NFL Draft.
However, now some of those questions are being answered. Well, they sort of are being answered.
Rashad Floyd, a small time media member that has recently covered the LaMichael James draft party, said the reason Thomas went pro was because of an argument with Chip Kelly, and Kelly essentially told him to leave. The following interview took place on 750 The Game in Oregon.

“He should be the starting quarterback at the University of Oregon right now.” Floyd said.
“Why did he leave?” The radio personality asked.
“Because of Chip Kelly. 100%. 1oo%. Him and Chip Kelly got into it. Just saying, ‘Coach what do you think my chances would be if I declared in the draft?’ He is going to Chip Kelly as a mentor, coach, as a father figure. ‘You know Coach, I have aspirations to play at the next level. Like any other player does at the college level.’”
“What did Chip tell him?”
“Chip was like ‘WHAT? You want to leave? You think you are going to go to the draft? You think you will get selected in the draft? We don’t want you back. Kick rocks.’”
“That’s what Chip said?”
“YES! Him and Darron got into it heavy.”

The interview continues a little bit more about how Kelly and Thomas got into a loud discussion and that Floyd is completely in the Thomas camp.
However, the following day Joey Harrington comes to bat for Kelly on the same radio station, 750 the game. He basically debunks everything Floyd said about the Kelly and Thomas discussion.

“I’ll tell you right now. Absolutely, 100-percent, nothing happened between Chip Kelly and Darron Thomas. It’s not a Chip Kelly and Darron Thomas issue but a Darron Thomas issue.
There are two sides to this. One is a kid who had, it’s sort of a case,  he’s a kid nobody every said no to. He came in and played as a true freshmen against Boise and then Masoli got kicked off the team and he had a chance to play early. In high school he had some success, and no one ever said no to him. He went to the national championship game, he went to a rose bowl. He had tremendous amount of success combined with the fact he didn’t have the support system at home. He didn’t have the logical people at home. Everybody bought into the hype, everybody bought into the fact that he was destined for the NFL, well and he wasn’t…
Darron was a case of a guy getting a lot of bad advice and really kind of believing your own press clippings and not working on becoming a better player. And unfortunately it may come back to bite him. He might land somewhere as an intriguing guy, but when he went to the combine and ran 4.8 a lot of that intrigue went away. People thought of him as this fascinating athlete and he didn’t perform that way. But by no means was it a conflict between Darron and Chip. Chip was always supportive of Darron in everything he did.”

Now there are two stories both from people in the “know” about the Chip Kelly/Darron Thomas discussion about going to the NFL Draft. Who do you believe? They both say it with 100% certainty that this did or did not happen.
If the first report is true, this just provides more Kelly haters to throw gas on the fire. If it is not true and the media member was reporting this hearsay or based on opinion, the problem is still a real problem. That Kelly allowed his starting quarterback to leave and make an awful decision. Harrington’s comment “Chip was always supportive of Darron, in everything he did.” Seems to equate with the fact that Kelly was supportive of Thomas’ decision to go pro. Which either Kelly is at best, overly supportive or at worst, terrible at helping players (at least Thomas) decide what is best for them. Either way it doesn’t exactly look good.
Regardless of what happened, Thomas made a terrible decision to enter the NFL Draft and most likely won’t find himself on any team. He has been tried out by the Steelers, Cardinals, and now the Browns but none have appeared to be overwhelmed with his QB ability.

From:

http://thehuskyhaul....sion-to-go-pro/

[AceofSpades]

julzmcgee, on 17 January 2013 - 06:09 PM, said:

maybe now you guys will listen to me about this guy?

http://www.rotoworld...0/darron-thomas

This doesn't mean he'll be an Eagles QB.

[Innocence096]

he wasnt a good QB at Oregon, why would he be in the NFL?

[christsmith99]

CousinVinny, on 17 January 2013 - 07:14 PM, said:

Could be a depth chart of

Vick
Darron Thomas
Dennis Dixon


I know the nightmare of every person who is anti-dual threat QB

Joey Harrington as oc?

[Innocence096]

christsmith99, on 19 January 2013 - 03:44 AM, said:

Joey Harrington as oc?

why would that be funny? he was never coached by Kelly.