Donald Thomas Visiting Colts

[TKnight24]

G Donald Thomas, who signed with Colts in 2013 and was released after a pair of injury-riddled seasons, was back in Indy for a tryout today.

— Field Yates (@FieldYates)

October 31, 2015

G Donald Thomas, who signed with Colts in 2013 and was released after a pair of injury-riddled seasons, was back in Indy for a tryout today.

[PuntersArePeopleToo]

Well hmm maybe if he's healthy

[ColtRider]

Interesting. Hope it's a potential positive.

[BProland85]

Not this again

[COLTS449]

Good. If he's healthy he's an upgrade over Thornton

[GoColts8818]

Heck why not kick the tires and see if he's healthy. If nothing else he should know the offense, although the line is becoming less and less of an issue every week. The issue right now is Luck.

[dgambill]

I think him getting cut was a cap savings and the fact he wasn't healthy. If he is healthy now and we sign him for minimum and see if he has anything I'm fine with that....he can play center too correct so to me it's a no brainier if he passes the physical.

[krunk]

There is nothing wrong with Thorton. If healthy Thomas is a for sure upgrade over Herremans or Louis for depth. And if we ever needed to move Mewhort back out to tackle we could with a healthy Thomas. I would think he should be healthy by now. With all the lineman the Pats have lost lately im a little curious if the pats have looked his way.

[austriancolt]

another diamond in the rough you gotta love Grigson ;-)

[crazycolt1]

another diamond in the rough you gotta love Grigson ;-)

Wow, lets turn this thread into another bash Grigson thread.

[will426]

Not this again

I was saying the same damn thing

[jameszeigler834]

Heck why not kick the tires and see if he's healthy. If nothing else he should know the offense, although the line is becoming less and less of an issue every week. The issue right now is Luck.

Part of the issue is Luck not all of it 50% Luck 50% Coaching.

[21isSuperman]

If he can stay healthy and takes a really cheap contract, why not?

[jvan1973]

Not this again

Because depth is bad?

[DougDew]

If he can play center, all the better to give him a shot.

[NewColtsFan]

Good. If he's healthy he's an upgrade over Thornton

 

No.    He's really not.

 

Thornton is our best run blocker.    So says some guy named Belichick.

 

Thornton has played much better lately. 

[colts52761]

would like to see what Denzelle Good can do, but coaches must not feel he is ready.

[Defjamz26]

would like to see what Denzelle Good can do, but coaches must not feel he is ready.

He was a 7th round pick. There's not much to expect from him.

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Wow, lets turn this thread into another bash Grigson thread.

No, let's all take turns praising him for such a bang up job he's doing. Especially on the OL.

Lol

[krunk]

would like to see what Denzelle Good can do, but coaches must not feel he is ready.

Good is not a Guard

[Coltsman1788]

Yawn

[GoColts8818]

Part of the issue is Luck not all of it 50% Luck 50% Coaching.

mostly Luck, he proved that in the first half of the Pats game when he was getting the ball out fast and they were moving. He then went back to holding the ball in the second half and in the Saints game. I will fault for the coaches for not running the ball enough. I have said for years if they get down at all they give up on the run even if it's less than a touch down.

Back to Luck though. He's thinking way too much out there and I don't think he has confidence in what he's seeing which is leading to him thinking which is leading to him holding the ball. This is where the loss of Reggie shows up. When be would get in trouble in the past he would dump it to Reggie. He doesn't have that right now. Although I think Moncrief is becoming that guy.

[Colts_Fan12]

for 1 year fine don't wanna be stuck with that dead weight again for multiple years again

[krunk]

I mean this is not that significant of news, but I'm surprised no one mentioned that Miami signed Ulrick John off the practice squad according to Stampede Blue and Kevin Bowen.

[crazycolt1]

No, let's all take turns praising him for such a bang up job he's doing. Especially on the OL.

Lol

Nobody is praising him. The comment was off topic.

[CanuckColtsFan]

Nobody is praising him. The comment was off topic.

Thank you, this forum gets boring when people can't have a thread without people shouting ," fire everyone"

[ColtsConsistency]

Well, hopefully he'll prove as useful and show up.

[JPFolks]

Hmmmm... what is that I hear? The Colts hitting absolute rock bottom?  ECHO... Echo...echo... e c h o.... 

 

PS: Oh, and by the way, who is "trying him out?"  Is it the same knuckleheads who signed Herreman for example?  If so, we can hardly have faith in their judgement.   Workouts won't show them anything other than he can walk/run without a noticeable limp.  

[jameszeigler834]

mostly Luck, he proved that in the first half of the Pats game when he was getting the ball out fast and they were moving. He then went back to holding the ball in the second half and in the Saints game. I will fault for the coaches for not running the ball enough. I have said for years if they get down at all they give up on the run even if it's less than a touch down.

Back to Luck though. He's thinking way too much out there and I don't think he has confidence in what he's seeing which is leading to him thinking which is leading to him holding the ball. This is where the loss of Reggie shows up. When be would get in trouble in the past he would dump it to Reggie. He doesn't have that right now. Although I think Moncrief is becoming that guy.

When you come out that flat in the first half of a game that's the coaches fault also he wasn't getting much help out there in the first half last week even when he made a perfect throw the WR dropped it.

[austriancolt]

Wow, lets turn this thread into another bash Grigson thread.

 

I don't see where I bashed Grigson with my comment about a diamond in the rough and with a lots of love for Grigson...

[crazycolt1]

I don't see where I bashed Grigson with my comment about a diamond in the rough and with a lots of love for Grigson...

If you say so.

[JRnINDY]

He was a 7th round pick. There's not much to expect from him.

Idk, Pats are doing ok with 3 rookies (one late rd) and an UDFA rookie starting OL. Chuck doesn't give opportunities to young players often he is to loyal to his vets.

[King Colt]

Reading some of these threads this years I can't help but feel I am on "Raiders.com"

[Defjamz26]

Idk, Pats are doing ok with 3 rookies (one late rd) and an UDFA rookie starting OL. Chuck doesn't give opportunities to young players often he is to loyal to his vets.

I would think that by now people have realized that BB just has a special way with talent. His coaching and schemes are designed to put his guys in the best situation to win. He's like Tom Landry in that regard.

The Colts aren't that type of team though. Our GM and coaches aren't BB where you can actually put stock into a 7th round pick.

[GoColts8818]

When you come out that flat in the first half of a game that's the coaches fault also he wasn't getting much help out there in the first half last week even when he made a perfect throw the WR dropped it.

if your in the NFL and you need a coach to get you motivated for a game something is wrong with you, I've heard countless players say that so I don't put the team coming out flat all on the coaches a lot of that falls on the players. I think there was a clear hangover from the New England game and try as you might coaches can't always prevent that.

Luck is not the only one struggling I'll agree to that but there were several times on simple plays where he was tossing to backs that he was making ugly throws to the point throwing to the backs was becoming an adventure. I think the core problem is Luck is not confident out there right now which is leading to second guessing himself which means he's thinking too much rather than just playing. Why he's not confident I don't know. It could he's being asked to do too much. It could be he's trying too hard to avoid mistakes. It could be he's a little nervous after th first injury if his career. It could be he's still injuried to an extent and his thinking about protecting that. It could be after all the hits he's had to this point in his career and with all the mistakes this year he's seeing ghosts. It's probably a combination of things. At any rate to quote Hank Hill "That boy aint right."

[krunk]

Dude Bellichick has blown and not gotten production out of just as many 7th round and undrafted guys as anybody else so stop with the whining.

[throwing BBZ]

Good. If he's healthy he's an upgrade over Thornton

 

 Hardly.

No doubt just an option as a backup at guard and center if Holmes is out for long.

[NewColtsFan]

I mean this is not that significant of news, but I'm surprised no one mentioned that Miami signed Ulrick John off the practice squad according to Stampede Blue and Kevin Bowen.

 

Nobody mentioned it,  because nobody knows.     It's not like the Colts advertise that.

 

Very, very disappointing.

 

I hope we can get him back.