Quote:He's all over the boards because different people express their understanding of the game of football solely on quarterback.

 

He's low on boards because some see a quarterback as a surreal franchise savior that must employ the forward pass thirty to fifty times a game.

 

He's high on boards because more experienced people understand a quarterback needs to be able to do two things: 1) hand the ball off and 2) throw for a first down once in a while.

 

To the inexperienced Thomas is a flop that will wash out.

 

To the experienced Thomas is good enough to hand the ball off and throw for first downs once in a while.