There was a time that he was the best option on the team (Iowa St.), but as the season went on and the injuries got worse, he got worse. He was physically unable to complete a pass against Nebraska. I honestly do not remember him completing a single pass in that game. Between KSU and Manhattan Christian College there were hundreds of young women in Manhattan that had more potential in their throwing arms than he did.
Practice is less demanding than games. He was able to be effective enough in practice to convince the coaches he was capable of playing well in games and this is what cost us, because he flat out wasn't. Had he removed himself for the good of the team, someone else (Coffman, Klein, any healthy man, woman, or child on earth) could have stepped in, handed it to Thomas and been physically capable of completeing simple passes.
Thanks Grant.
