Quote:This is the only possibility I like. Still though, if you're only getting a 7th, why not just keep JT? Yeah he sucked last year, but so did a lot of other players. Shop him for a 5th even, a 7th??? Really?

I get the sense that this is a purge of players that somehow rankled either Marrone, Coughlin, or both.  Nothing really to substantiate this thought, but if the brass thought there was any value whatsoever in getting them off the field and out of the locker room, that may explain the willingness to settle for a 7. 

 

Also keep in mind Thomas completely disappeared from the offense.  Even if his innate skills justify a higher pick, his decline in productivity and lack of durability diminished his value.

 

Edit:  Now there is something to substantiate the thought:  http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/201...-friction/

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