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Julius Thomas 2014
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pdxfan said:
That would be a league leading 7 TDs!
DustRunner
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He caught Peyton's 500th TD pass, by the way.
bigskyconf
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pdxfan said:
Julius did get an interview on ESPN, but you're right, mainly talking about Manning. He also got a "Berman"-type nickname, with a few ESPN honchos calling him "Orange" Julius, homage to the Broncos orange jerseys.
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Julius was fined $8,000 by the NFL today for a "chop block" in the Cardinals game. When does a cut block (legal) become a chop block (illegal)? When two people block a linesman, one high and one low. Julius went low. I didn't see anyone going high, but I suppose someone did. Why wouldn't the high hitter also be fined??
bigskyconf
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pdxfan said:
I believe the intent of the rule is to protect the knees, hence the one that "rolls" into the knee is fined. Just my interpretation, I'm not really sure. If it is the play I saw, Thomas was flat and did not roll, but the guard did push the lineman over him.
Viktorious
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From ESPN's Fantasy Football's front page.
http://espn.go.com/fantasy/football/story/_/page/fantasyfallout141013/julius-thomas-record-touchdown-pace" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
We might be witnessing another record-setting performance by a Denver Broncos player -- and it's somebody other than Peyton Manning this time.
Oh, sure, Manning completed his 504th, 505th and 506th career touchdown passes on Sunday, moving within two of Brett Favre's all-time record, but it was the man who caught two of them who is on a staggering pace: Julius Thomas.
With those two receiving touchdowns, Thomas has nine this season, the most by any tight end in history through his team's first five games and matching Calvin Johnson's record for a player at any position through five games (2011). They also put Thomas more than halfway to Rob Gronkowski's single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end (17); Thomas is on pace for 29, which would not only shatter Gronkowski's record, but also Randy Moss' overall single-season receiving touchdowns record (23, 2007).
With Jimmy Graham's health now in question, Thomas has asserted himself an outstanding candidate for No. 1 fantasy tight end status. Thomas has a position-best 79 fantasy points and has done it in just five games; the No. 2 tight end, Greg Olsen, has 67 and has scored those in six contests. Gronkowski is tied for fourth with 57. Thomas' seasonal pace for fantasy points is 253, which would be 20 more than Gronkowski had when he set the tight end record for a single season with 233 in 2011.
http://espn.go.com/fantasy/football/story/_/page/fantasyfallout141013/julius-thomas-record-touchdown-pace" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
We might be witnessing another record-setting performance by a Denver Broncos player -- and it's somebody other than Peyton Manning this time.
Oh, sure, Manning completed his 504th, 505th and 506th career touchdown passes on Sunday, moving within two of Brett Favre's all-time record, but it was the man who caught two of them who is on a staggering pace: Julius Thomas.
With those two receiving touchdowns, Thomas has nine this season, the most by any tight end in history through his team's first five games and matching Calvin Johnson's record for a player at any position through five games (2011). They also put Thomas more than halfway to Rob Gronkowski's single-season record for touchdowns by a tight end (17); Thomas is on pace for 29, which would not only shatter Gronkowski's record, but also Randy Moss' overall single-season receiving touchdowns record (23, 2007).
With Jimmy Graham's health now in question, Thomas has asserted himself an outstanding candidate for No. 1 fantasy tight end status. Thomas has a position-best 79 fantasy points and has done it in just five games; the No. 2 tight end, Greg Olsen, has 67 and has scored those in six contests. Gronkowski is tied for fourth with 57. Thomas' seasonal pace for fantasy points is 253, which would be 20 more than Gronkowski had when he set the tight end record for a single season with 233 in 2011.
bigskyconf
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After the latest negativity surrounding the football program, it certainly felt good turning on Sunday Night Football and hearing "Julius Thomas, Portland State University". :thumb:
