RuskieTitan Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, Superman(DH23) said: I still remember seeing him getting off the fishing boat to be told he was drafted #3 overall. Biggest day of his life to that point and he went fishing instead of going to New York. Lol He saw it as a job, and he was damn good at it. But little things like this, as well as choosing to stay in Cleveland rather than pursue a championship, that show how he didn't necessarily have a passion for the love of the game and personal legacy. Kudos to him for being as good as he was in spite of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistakey Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Real talk about Joe Thomas one of our mods in the browns forum was dying of cancer (RIP crakburn). he really wanted to meet a browns player. a bunch of forum members on this here very forum made it happen. turns out the player was Joe Thomas. he agreed, and if i remember correclty, he only came as long as no media found out this dude was a pillar of the community, loved cleveland, and was an amazing player. by far best browns pick ive ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Will always remember and revere Joe Thomas for his efforts in visiting crakburn. Class act, all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, showtime said: I'm not really hedging either way, but that certainly doesn't make @El ramster a hater. I agree. The rest of his anti-Cleveland posts do though. It's a "body of work" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistakey Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, showtime said: I'm not really hedging either way, but that certainly doesn't make @El ramster a hater. All of the LT's he listed are certainly among the greatest ever and here's the thing - Jonathan Ogden, Orlando Pace and Walter Jones all played in the league at the same time and there is only one LT that can make it on the first team all-pro team. For the majority of his career, Joe Thomas has been the best LT in the league and there certainly weren't two other LT's during the bulk of his playing time that were near the caliber of Walter Jones or Jonathan Ogden for him to compete against. A guy like Tyron Smith is fantastic, for example, but he hasn't been in the league for a good portion of Thomas' career. na it does. especially the "a ton of other guys" part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelonebillsfan Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Just now, EliteTexan80 said: Will always remember and revere Joe Thomas for his efforts in visiting crakburn. Class act, all the way. Yep not gonna lie I am irrevocably biased because of the Crackburn stuff. Total and undisputed class. Man has my eternal respect for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 If people keep dangling that carrot in front of Browns' fans faces by bashing JT, we're going to see a mass banning of fans here. You've all been warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Punch Man Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Definitely in the argument for top 3 all time. But that conversation will always be a mess. Hard to compare guys like Ogden and Pace, all the way back to Munoz. What with the changes to the game stylistically, physical advancements, rule changes. I don’t think anyone will argue that he’s been the best LT of the 2000’s (love you Walter Jones). A safer statement: He’s top 5, at worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 12 minutes ago, Superman(DH23) said: I still remember seeing him getting off the fishing boat to be told he was drafted #3 overall. Biggest day of his life to that point and he went fishing instead of going to New York. Lol I vividly remember that too. Doesn't feel like it's been 11 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 2 minutes ago, MWil23 said: If people keep dangling that carrot in front of Browns' fans faces by bashing JT, we're going to see a mass banning of fans here. You've all been warned. Easy, please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, Thelonebillsfan said: Yep not gonna lie I am irrevocably biased because of the Crackburn stuff. Total and undisputed class. Man has my eternal respect for that. All of us long time guys are incredibly biased to JT the person, if not the football player, for what he did for crak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 As far as Joe Thomas as a player, he's obviously a hall-of-famer and he will go down as one of the best offensive linemen ever. I may be wrong, but I don't believe Joe Thomas has ever played in a postseason game, which is mind-blowing. I've always said, I admire Thomas for never leaving the Browns even though those teams have been so terrible. The guy can take a lot of pride in playing on one team his entire career in front of some of the most loyal fans in all of sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWil23 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Just now, EliteTexan80 said: Easy, please... I actually wasn't even close to talking about myself. I'm talking on behalf of about half of the Browns forum. If you don't believe me, go re-read the Crackburn thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawgX Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Man, I'm heartbroken. I would have loved nothing more for Joe to have been around when the team started to turn things around. Amazing player and an even better person. Enjoy retirement, Joe. We'll miss ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TecmoSuperJoe Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 So Hubbard is taking over then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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