We seem to all be ready to throw Thomas under the bus. I believe we all need to step back and be careful in our evaluations. Thomas came into the season with an ankle injury. If you remember, his ankle was heavily taped for most of camp. Then he sprained the other ankle and now it is also heavily taped. It's no wonder his mobility has been limited. I'm willing to cut him a break and I think you should as well. Last year when he was moved to center, he was a standout and a leader on the line. I believe he also got some post season recognition. Since he is still playing, I assume both ankle sprains were not "high ankle sprains". As long as he doesn't have any serious setbacks, hopefully he should quickly be returning to his full capability.
Same is true for Robertson. His ankle should soon be healed. Once he gets his footwork issues worked out, he will be back to his levels of performance from last season.
Jones has made great progress and will be getting more and more snaps. With the return of Hall and the continued development of Boulware, we should have a solid 8 moving forward. This would mean that all three of the freshmen could redshirt. Of course, additional injuries could change all that.
