Dud No. 1 – Demaryius Thomas
We’ve been giving Demaryius Thomas the benefit of the doubt so far this year because, well, he’s managed to come through in some pretty major moments (see Kansas City). And he did so again on Sunday in overtime against Cleveland with two big catches on the Broncos’ game-winning drive, one of which moved the Broncos into Cleveland territory.
But Thomas is one of the highest-paid wide receivers in football and his propensity for dropping passes is becoming a major problem with the Broncos offense. Thomas dropped what should have been a touchdown pass last week against Oakland and on Sunday against Cleveland had several drops, including two on third downs.
Thomas entered the game with the second-most drops in the NFL (5), according to sportingcharts.com. That number will climb after Sunday’s effort, one that saw Thomas eclipse the 100-yard mark, but convert only 10 of 17 targets into receptions and once again kept him out of the end zone. Are we being greedy? Maybe.
But the wideout who signed a $70 million contract this offseason has just one touchdown through three games. Yes, much of it can be blamed on the wider struggles of the offense, but the drops aren’t helping. That’s a high price to pay for that kind of productivity.
Finally, our No. 1 “stud” for the week didn’t even get his first start until Sunday…
