Ex-Jacket Thomas sets NFL playoff record
Greetings-
A few notes about Demaryius Thomas‘ breakout game for the Denver Broncos in their 29-23 playoff win over Pittsburgh Sunday.
- He set an NFL record for highest yards-per-reception average in a playoff game (minimum three catches) at 51.0 yards. He had 204 yards on four catches. The previous record was 46.3, held by Harold Jackson (Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1974).
- Thomas, in fact, never had a better yards-per-catch game at Tech in any of his five 100-yard games. That would be his 25.4 yards-per-catch game (127 yards on five catches) against Georgia in 2009.
- His 80-yard touchdown catch on the first play of overtime produced the fastest end to an overtime game in NFL history, playoff or regular season, 11 seconds, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. It was also the longest touchdown pass play in an overtime playoff game.
- He accounted for 64.6 percent of quarterback Tim Tebow’s 316 passing yards.
- Thomas’ performance came against the defense ranked No. 1 in the league in total defense and pass defense.
Some quotes from the Denver Broncos’ website:
“It is amazing because I haven’t played explosive like I did in college in a long time. To come out and make plays tonight, and win a playoff game, is just amazing.”
On the game-winning play:
“We were on the sideline and talking about it before we even went out there on the field and we were like, ‘We are going to run this play and all you have to do is beat the corner.’ They said, ‘All you have to do is cross the safety’s face,’ and I was walking to the line and saw the safety come down and I knew, at that time, the play that we had called, the only person I had to beat was the corner. I crossed his face and I knew the middle of the field was wide open.”
On his emotions:
“It feels good. Like I was saying earlier, I have been through a lot of ups and down – injuries and stuff. I was on the field, off the field and hadn’t felt great until the past four weeks. To be able to go out and do some of the things I did tonight, it feels great because I could be the big-play receiver that they drafted me to be.”
Broncos coach John Fox:
“He’s a young player that missed a lot of time early this season, and he missed a lot of time a year ago for that fact. He’s just going to get better. I think the more you get in these spots and the more you get these opportunities, the better he gets. He’s a very talented, young player that I think showed some of that tonight.”
Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil:
“He was huge. The big plays he made – he’s been working all year. He’s been banged up and he persevered through all that. I’m so happy for him. That was big, big, big, big for us.”
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WnE
January 9th, 2012
1:35 pm
re:
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
8:57 am
WnE’s head will explode as soon as he reads this article.
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Why would my head explode?
I have said on numerous occasions that Bay-Bay was drafted HIGH to the NFL due to being 6-3 235lbs. and running a 4.38 in the forty, NOT because CPJ is some kind of Offensive genius.
Bay-Bay and Dwyer and Nesbitt have already said on more than one occasion that if CPJ were the HC at GT when they came out of HS then they WOULD NOT have signed with GT.
Two guys that played their HC FB here in the Great State of Ga. that are 6-3 235lbs. and 6-5 235lbs. respectively that had great performances in the playoffs, AND YET the GT fanbase is somehow trying to “boot-strap” their playoff successes to Coach Kung Fu Panda that didn’t recruit EITHER PLAYER, and would NEVER sign with GT if CPJ were the HC when they were coming out of HS.
If both of these GA. HS recruits played so well in the NFL playoffs, then WHY is Coach Fish Fry recruiting so heavily in friggin’ North Carolina instead of Ga.?
The GT fanbase is so mentally FRAGILE that they are REACHING at every possibility to try an validate to themselves that CPJ is the right guy for GT, this only proves that deep down inside many GT Fans indeed agree with ME, but are somehow trying to convince themselves that I am wrong.
This weekend’s NFL playoff games mean nothing for GT & CPJ going forward recruiting wise, if they did then where are our WR Recruits that rival a Julio Jones or A.J. Green that were the nos. 1 and 2 HS Recruits at WR that went on to be the #1 & #2 College WRs and then the #1 & #2 NFL Rookie WRs.
I guess now we can call him “Bootstrap Paul Johnson” since the GT boot-licking-toadies are now trying to to bootstrap the successes of players he DIDN’T Recruit to his gimmicky Offensive system.
Ha-Ha………..”Boostrap Paul Johnson”, you putzes are making this too easy for me!
Go Jackets!
January 9th, 2012
1:55 pm
“boot-licking-toadies” and “Coach Kung Fu Panda”, get some new material dude or dudette!
Also, please read George Stein’s link.
Aj Greene
January 9th, 2012
1:56 pm
Man….they’re a helluva a lot better than I am. Just another over rated, over hyped dwag.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
1:56 pm
WnE
January 9th, 2012
1:35 pm
re:
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
8:57 am
WnE’s head will explode as soon as he reads this article.
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Why would my head explode?
I have said on numerous occasions that Bay-Bay was drafted HIGH to the NFL due to being 6-3 235lbs. and running a 4.38 in the forty, NOT because CPJ is some kind of Offensive genius.
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What you’re saying validates what GT Fan said earlier
IF YOU CAN PLAY, THE NFL WILL FIND YOU! Don’t believe me? Then check out the top 5 NFLers in sacks this season (Idaho St, Western Michigan, Troy, South Florida, Arizona State)
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Bay-Bay and Dwyer and Nesbitt have already said on more than one occasion that if CPJ were the HC at GT when they came out of HS then they WOULD NOT have signed with GT.
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When did they say that?
WnE
January 9th, 2012
1:56 pm
boot-licking-toadies” and “Coach Kung Fu Panda”, get some new material dude or dudette!
Also, please read George Stein’s link.
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Please tell me what I wrote above that is FALSE?
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
1:58 pm
My apologies to GT Fan. I will repost your entire entry for WnE to digest.
GT fan
January 9th, 2012
10:29 am
D Thomas played 3 seasons at GT. 2 of those were spent blocking in GT’s “high school” offense (i.e. 2009 – 46 receptions, 1154 yds, 8tds).
Wow! So, UGA naysayers, and WnE, how in the holy he*l did D Thomas get drafted??
In fact, how did any of the 2011 top 5 WRs get drafted when none of them went to an “S..E..C” school (Johnson-GT, Welker-TxTech, Cruz-UMass, Fitzgerald-Pitt, Smith-Utah)
IF YOU CAN PLAY, THE NFL WILL FIND YOU! Don’t believe me? Then check out the top 5 NFLers in sacks this season (Idaho St, Western Michigan, Troy, South Florida, Arizona State)
wut?
January 9th, 2012
1:59 pm
“Bay-Bay and Dwyer and Nesbitt have already said on more than one occasion that if CPJ were the HC at GT when they came out of HS then they WOULD NOT have signed with GT.”
They weren’t being held against their will, could’ve left anytime. You idiot.
Go Jackets!
January 9th, 2012
2:00 pm
Well, first it would be hard for me to type if I was a toad and second CPJ is not a panda.
Read George Stein’s link…
AJ Greene
January 9th, 2012
2:02 pm
WnE
Please don’t talk about me.
Go Jackets!
January 9th, 2012
2:05 pm
WnE, reading Mr. Stein’s link would possibly help you realize you do not help Tech by stalking recruits. Thanks in advance.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 9th, 2012
2:06 pm
WnE, how about documenting your claims that Nesbitt, Dwyer, and Thomas said that. I haven’t read it anywhere. If you can’t give a specific reference to that having been said, then you’re just talking out your butt, like you always do.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:06 pm
“Bay-Bay and Dwyer and Nesbitt have already said on more than one occasion that if CPJ were the HC at GT when they came out of HS then they WOULD NOT have signed with GT.”
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When did they say this, WnE?
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:08 pm
Required reading for WnE. Courtesy of Mr. Stein.
George Stein
January 9th, 2012
10:58 am
Because we all know WnE is obsessed with all things GT and is certainly reading – though not yet commenting – I thought I’d post this for his review.
http://www.subwaydomer.com/2012-articles/january/hey-college-football-fans-leave-recruits-alone.html
WnE
January 9th, 2012
2:10 pm
wut?
January 9th, 2012
1:59 pm
“Bay-Bay and Dwyer and Nesbitt have already said on more than one occasion that if CPJ were the HC at GT when they came out of HS then they WOULD NOT have signed with GT.”
They weren’t being held against their will, could’ve left anytime. You idiot.
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You’re the idiot!
Coaches have “free movement” with their careers, but players have to sit out one-year and run the risk of losing an opportunity to get more “Film” i.e. game time to show NFL scouts and this hurts their draft prospects, and in turn hurts their chance to get more money via the biggest signing bonus possible.
Also, D. Thomas had already used a RS, so transferring would have hurt him even more than the other 2 guys.
GT must have the dumbest CFB fans on the planet!
Your comments make you look like an idiot.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:10 pm
From Mr. Stein and subwaydomer:
It is not CUSTOMARY or NORMAL to cyberstalk recruits.
Why are we talking about this? Well, because of that “gray” area, people actually think it’s acceptable to interact with recruits via social networks. They think it’s OK to try and get involved with some 17 or 18 year old high school student. They think it’s OK to try and get involved in the lives of kids. This is definitely not “OK.”
People, mostly grown men, spend their days trying to contact potential “program changing” high school athletes. Most of these attempts are “harmless” in their minds, but at the root of situation lays the problem. They justify talking to a 17 year old on the internet because they are offering, “wisdom,” words of encouragement, and of course advise on where these kids should attend college. It’s all innocent and good natured- right?
Wrong. Because it is acceptable in their eyes, it is also “acceptable” to chastise, warn, threaten, and downright get nasty with these recruits when someone else’s child makes a decision about their life that they don’t like. This, of course, is why social media has become a threat to college football- because it is not right to try and get involved in these kids lives.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:12 pm
“Bay-Bay and Dwyer and Nesbitt have already said on more than one occasion that if CPJ were the HC at GT when they came out of HS then they WOULD NOT have signed with GT.”
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When did they say this, WnE?
wut?
January 9th, 2012
2:14 pm
WnE
January 9th, 2012
2:10 pm
“Your comments make you look like an idiot.”
Your comments leave NO doubt you’re an idiot.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:17 pm
WnE
January 9th, 2012
1:56 pm
boot-licking-toadies” and “Coach Kung Fu Panda”, get some new material dude or dudette!
Also, please read George Stein’s link.
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Please tell me what I wrote above that is FALSE?
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I think what you wrote about Bay-Bay, Dwyer, and Nesbitt is FALSE. Please provide links to prove me wrong. Thank you.
Reality
January 9th, 2012
2:17 pm
What’s the matter WnE? Bad leak in the roof of your metal mansion?
JACKETfan12
January 9th, 2012
2:18 pm
Yeah announcers make me sick. The entire country was watching Bay Bay score a historical touchdown and the stupid announcer says that he is from Central Florida?? Georgia Tech just cant buy some spotlight.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:26 pm
WnE
January 9th, 2012
1:56 pm
boot-licking-toadies” and “Coach Kung Fu Panda”, get some new material dude or dudette!
Also, please read George Stein’s link.
________________
Please tell me what I wrote above that is FALSE?
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I think what you wrote about Bay-Bay, Dwyer, and Nesbitt is FALSE. Please provide links to prove me wrong. Thank you.
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Crickets.
Hank Saye
January 9th, 2012
2:27 pm
What do you mean, Coach Johnson can’t recurite? He has two of the best QB’s in the country, one last year and one this year. I’ll bet he gets a wide receiver that can catch the ball. BUT we still need some big linemen , as in 6′5″, 320 lbs. Go Jackets!
WnE
January 9th, 2012
2:29 pm
It is pretty much common knowledge and was talked about on at least 3 of the major GT Message boards when those 3 were asked if they would have signed with CPJ when they were coming out of HS.
I could find the link, but I won’t, you putzes should follow GT FB more closely.
Supersize that order, mutt
January 9th, 2012
2:31 pm
WnE —- “I could find the link, but I won’t.” That translates to “I just made that up knowing that there was no link that anybody could check to disprove what I said.” YOU are the PUTZ, WnE
Supersize that order, mutt
January 9th, 2012
2:33 pm
My sister’s next door neighbor’s first cousin’s stepdaughter said that WnE raped her. I could find the newspaper article, but I won’t.
GT Lee
January 9th, 2012
2:33 pm
W n E
Please go post your drivel somewhere else
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:36 pm
WnE
January 9th, 2012
2:29 pm
It is pretty much common knowledge and was talked about on at least 3 of the major GT Message boards when those 3 were asked if they would have signed with CPJ when they were coming out of HS.
I could find the link, but I won’t, you putzes should follow GT FB more closely.
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I don’t think so, WnE. Just because some idiot says something on a message board doesn’t make it true. I still think what you said about Bay Bay, Dwyer, and Nesbitt is FALSE. You have failed to refute my accusation.
Reality
January 9th, 2012
2:36 pm
“could find the link, but I won’t”
Hilarious! Maybe a “Housing” major.
GT Lee
January 9th, 2012
2:37 pm
Supersize.
LMFAO!!!!!
Supersize that order, mutt
January 9th, 2012
2:40 pm
@ GT Lee, Thanks
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:52 pm
If they said it on more than one occasion, there should be at least one link to the story somewhere.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
2:53 pm
Did you make that up, WnE?
WnE
January 9th, 2012
2:56 pm
http://gtsportstalk.com/georgia-tech-football/1839-bay-bay-recruiting-gold-gt.html
It seems that there are other GT Fans that know this also.
Read the 2nd or 3rd reply in this thread from GT themed Message board.
GT Lee
January 9th, 2012
3:02 pm
My sister’s next door neighbor’s first cousin’s stepdaughter said………..
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
3:05 pm
I see where someone named HelluvaMGTmjr claims he told us, but I do not see a link where he actually did. Were you posting as HelluvaMGTmjr, WnE, or were you posting as srschirm?
Supersize that order, mutt
January 9th, 2012
3:07 pm
@WnE, that’s still only heresay. ANYBODY can CLAIM that he said that. Just like my sister’s next door neighbor’s first cousin’s stepdaughter can CLAIM that you raped her. Show us a DIRECT quote from Thomas.
Seriously folks
January 9th, 2012
3:07 pm
@Hank Saye, Did G. Keil change his commit from LSU to tech ? or did J. Winston switch from Florida state to tech? Went to rivals.com , scout.com espn no tech qbs on the roster or being recruited this year listed .
Is Lemay transferring from Georgia he was the highest rated QB recruit from N.C. last year.Or is Nick Marshall transferring from Georgia.?
If you’re speaking of Lee , not nationally ranked or the kid from switched his commit from Bama those aren’t highly ranked QB recruits good athletes but most likely WR or DB anywhere but tech.
No Thomas and Johnson would’ve had not gone to tech if Pj was recruiting them. This is PJ 5th recruiting class, not a WR on board yet this year.
gdawginkalamazoo
January 9th, 2012
3:10 pm
For a Bulldog fan, that play from a Gator to a Bee to end that game last night was awesome. One heck of a play for both Tebow and Thomas.
Technically Correct
January 9th, 2012
3:13 pm
Did anyone else notice that the game announcer, in the excitement following the touchdown, said that Thomas was from Central Florida?
Buzz 2011
January 9th, 2012
3:17 pm
Thomas and Calvin Johnson kind of kill the old Dog adage ” high school offense”.
Some Dogs are not too bright are they..Go Jackets!
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
3:17 pm
You have not produced a link showing where Bay Bay said he would not have signed with GT if CPJ had been the coach at the time. What about Dwyer and Nesbitt? If any of the three said this on more than one occasion, there should be at least one link.
Al Bundy
January 9th, 2012
3:24 pm
I believe WnE is actualy correct about Bay-Bay, Dwyer, and Nesbitt. I can’t point to a particular source but I did hear they wouldn’t have come if they’d known Tech would be running the option. True or not it really doesn’t matter, we’ve seen the last great wideout play at Tech as long as CPJ is the coach!
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
3:27 pm
Is this your profile on GTSportsTalk, WnE?
http://gtsportstalk.com/members/srschirm.html
Seriously folks
January 9th, 2012
3:28 pm
@Buaa 2011, Calvin never played for PJ some jackets are clueless.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
3:32 pm
WnE asked the question, Al Bundy. He asked us to point out if what he said was FALSE. I think Bay Bay, Dwyer, and Nesbitt saying on more than one occasion they would not have signed with GT if CPJ was the coach is FALSE.
I did hear the moon landing was faked. True or not it really doesn’t matter.
Seriously folks
January 9th, 2012
3:37 pm
Whether those players would have signed or not is moot, that no players of that caliber have signed in 5 years is a valid point.Pj service academy offense isn’t attracting the elite athletes or football players that previous coaches were able to recruit.
BobinBuford
January 9th, 2012
3:40 pm
Al Bundy:
See comments to WnE above – just because you “heard” it does not make it true. Unless you can show in writing where this was said, then you are in the same class as WnE.
WnE claims he graduated from GT – no real GT alum would call CPJ and the GT fan base the names he does.
BobinBuford
January 9th, 2012
3:44 pm
Seriously:
Ever heard of Charles Perkins from Collins Hill? He was ranked as the #1 RB in his class after his senior season by the AJC.
Elite enough for you?
And it doesn’t matter how “elite” the players are – it matters how they perform. Sort of like all those “elite” players that UGA gets that manage to underperform every year, including giving the Big 10 their ONLY bowl victory on 1/2.
HighTech
January 9th, 2012
3:44 pm
Good point, BobinBuford.
Although not posted today, I believe past claims that WnE made that he is a GT alumnus are FALSE.
If WnE would answer my follow-up question correctly, that is, what name he uses on GTSportsTalk, we may find out the identity of his alma mater.
GT Lee
January 9th, 2012
3:51 pm
and Seriously,
does it really matter how highly the players are rated? I thought the bottom line was wins and losses. Chan’s 1st 4 yrs-28-22. CPJ’s 1st 4 yrs-33-19………