vin.couve12
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Thorpe was the initial starter at RCB in training camp last year before being taken over by Griffin. Might not sound like much, but we payed 1.5M to retain him and he's making 2.1M this year. It illustrates that the coaching staff has confidence in him.
He isn't some slouch athlete either. He ran a 4.40 flat and had a 38 inch vert and was also a bigtime track athlete. All of his combine measurements are well beyond that of Richard Sherman, for instance. He's really tough as well, being one of our single best ST players that isn't afraid to stick his nose in there. Quite the contrary. The times that he has gotten on the field in active duty at CB, he's been impressive as well. He has no problems keeping up on the deep ball and actually gets his head around and tracks the ball. His speed lends him the ability to do that, unlike some corners we've had.
I know a lot of folks want Maxwell back and that's probably a good idea at some measure of a minimal cost. We'll probably draft a CB as well and have our eyes on some UDFAs as well as possibly signing another FA.
All that said, if Thorpe is starting for us game 1 even with added competition, don't be surprised or even downplay the draft pick or FA pickup or whatever. You may actually be pleasantly surprised.
He isn't some slouch athlete either. He ran a 4.40 flat and had a 38 inch vert and was also a bigtime track athlete. All of his combine measurements are well beyond that of Richard Sherman, for instance. He's really tough as well, being one of our single best ST players that isn't afraid to stick his nose in there. Quite the contrary. The times that he has gotten on the field in active duty at CB, he's been impressive as well. He has no problems keeping up on the deep ball and actually gets his head around and tracks the ball. His speed lends him the ability to do that, unlike some corners we've had.
I know a lot of folks want Maxwell back and that's probably a good idea at some measure of a minimal cost. We'll probably draft a CB as well and have our eyes on some UDFAs as well as possibly signing another FA.
All that said, if Thorpe is starting for us game 1 even with added competition, don't be surprised or even downplay the draft pick or FA pickup or whatever. You may actually be pleasantly surprised.