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Sleeper tight end....

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11 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

6'6" 255.

Hard to over throw to that guy. Some things you can't teach.

That definitely is true and the guy is a pure hands catcher. He plucked the ball on most catches. North Dakota passed to Christian  Watson a bunch and Trey Lance ran a bunch last year. I'd like to see if it's more to his game. If not, it is an udfa signing....

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1 hour ago, Lurk21 said:

It's been 4 plus years and the guy has shown very limited anything in the passing game. We drafted  Tommy  bc im sure they would like to see someone bc a complete tight end.  If Ian surprisingly ( yes surprisingly) does well, it's a win win. 

I will not stand for this anti Ian Thomas rhetoric. He is the 24th highest paid TE in the NFL for a reason. #KeepPounding 

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21 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Been hearing that for years. Will be hearing it for a few more it seems. 

Mike Seidman, Jeff King, Michael Gaines - these are all three panther legends that hopefully Thomas will one day be compared to 

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8 hours ago, MasterAwesome said:

Teams just did not seem to care about covering this guy lol I've never seen someone that wide open that many times.

But dudes like this are exactly why I'm always excited for preseason (at least until I inevitably get bored one half into the first game).  Is he likely to blow it up or even make the team?  Nah, but there are intriguing traits that you're excited to see potentially translate onto the field.

NDSU is Alabama-esque at their level. That happens a lot there.

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