re: Why I believe we got a steal in Chase Thomas.

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4. He's disruptive, and even when he can't get near the qb or get off of his block, he creates a problem within the play, sometimes drawing double teams, and it allows his teammates to make a play.

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yeah, he seems like uses his hands pretty well. He doesn't get locked up with his blocker a lot. And when he does, like you said, it isn't a bad thing because his effort might leave a lane open for someone else to get through and make a play.

another positive about this guy is that he was a durable player at Stanford. A three year starter who never missed a game. This could be big for him because we had a few guys who couldn't stay healthy last year at LB.