Colts Work Out Offensive Guard Donald Thomas

by Brad Wells on Nov 10, 2010 10:05 AM EST in 2010 Colts News

A source has told Aaron Wilson at National Football Post that the Colts worked out former Dolphins guard Donald Thomas.

Thomas has tried out for several teams this season, including the New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals.

Thomas is a former Dolphins sixth-round draft pick.

Thomas played collegiately at Connecticut, where he earned a scholarship and made All-Big East Conference after walking on.

Knocks on Thomas from the 2008 scouting reports were questions about his motivation and concerns over off-the-field issues. Thomas played at UConn along with current Colts runningback Donald Brown. At 6'4, 294 pounds, Thomas is a bit on the small side, especially since the Colts have supposedly moved to bigger guards in an effort to improve their run blocking.

Meanwhile, the 'small' guy Bill Polian cut for seemingly no reason this past March, Ryan Lilja, is having a Pro Bowl year for his new team: The Kansas city Chiefs. The Chiefs currently sport the #1 rushing offense in football, averaging 179 yards a game. Lilja is 6'2, 290 and is considering by many to be one of the best interior guards in football. While the Colts running game has improved somewhat this season, guards Jamey Richard and Mike Pollak continue to under perform. Richard lost his starting job to Kyle DeVan three weeks ago, and the only reason Pollak is still playing is because no one else on the roster seems worth a damn.

Cutting Ryan Lilja might have been one of the more boneheaded moves Polian has made while president of the Colts. I still have no idea why the move was made, but clearly it was a mistake.

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by Ty46 on Nov 10, 2010 10:08 AM EST reply actions

Ty

on his A game this am!!!! I think all of us liked Lilja!!!! and we sure could use him and his experience on that line!!!

by OBGYNOSUPREME on Nov 10, 2010 10:15 AM EST reply actions

WTF

WTF are we doing working out our 0-line, when it is clear we are losing games due to our d being n the field to long and a lack there of of the o?! I would be looking for the BEST OLB on the market along with a ss to replace garbage francisco

by Nathan Brummett on Nov 10, 2010 10:38 AM EST reply actions

I hadn't heard anyone

saying good things about Lilja on the Chiefs this year…I hadn’t heard them saying bad things either. But whatever the case, he was a Pro Bowl player with us last year…perhaps the other KC linemen are helping…i doubt KC is #1 at running solely because of the addition of Lilja. On a side note, I still miss Jake Scott…

by fc3worships on Nov 10, 2010 10:49 AM EST reply actions

Well, I hear GREAT things about Lilja every week.

I live in Missouri and essentially all of my friends are avid Chiefs fans. I have on multiple occasions had Chiefs fans come up to me and thank me and my Colts for giving them Lilja. Every friggin’ week.

Dallas Clark: Some tight ends catch. Some block. Clark just owns.

by Sir Sci on Nov 10, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions

How often do you hear anything about other team's offensive linemen?

by strootster on Nov 10, 2010 11:43 AM EST up reply actions

Quick note

The Chiefs already had a pretty stout offensive line. So while adding Lilja was great for them, it was merely a thing where a good line became a great line…

Also, Richard was injured and that was why DeVan initially replaced him.

by DevilsReject on Nov 10, 2010 12:35 PM EST reply actions