Five takeaways from Demaryius Thomas' press conference - DenverBroncos.com (blog)
"I don't know (about) a goal, I want to lead the league in yards and touchdowns, basically about everything a receiver can do," Thomas said. " Thomas sees this as realistic because he averaged 113. 69 yards per game after a slow start before the Week 4 bye last year. That would have put him on a 1,819-yard pace over 16 games, which would have been third-best all-time behind Calvin Johnson in 2012 and Jerry Rice in 1995. "If my first three games weren't bad last year, I would have got it," he said. Although Thomas could have waited until November to sign his one-year franchise tender and received credit for the season, he never considered missing any regular-season games and did not want to report late for training camp, either. Thomas said he figured he needed to be at training camp to help get up to speed with the new offense. "I would have been here to learn everything," Thomas said. I remember my first few games last year when I was a bit slower and I hated that. Thomas played in the 228-229-pound range last year, but he spent the offseason emphasizing cardio work to drop to 222 pounds. "I was just working out in Atlanta sometimes two-a-days, morning, sometimes afternoons," he said. Thomas spent a good chunk of the offseason recovering from the ankle problems through which he played last year. Source: www.denverbroncos.com
