SB Nation Denver - Colorado St. Rams' Pete Thomas Leads 'Ahead Of The Curve' Offense, Says Coach Steve Fairchildhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png2011-08-02T10:23:26-06:00http://denver.sbnation.com/rss/stream/21039702011-08-02T10:23:26-06:002011-08-02T10:23:26-06:00Colorado St. Rams' Pete Thomas Leads 'Ahead Of The Curve' Offense, Says Coach Steve Fairchild
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/colorado-st-rams">Colorado St. Rams</a> will look to improve on their 2010 record of 3-9 and a big part of that will be the continued growth of quarterback Peter Thomas. As a true freshman in 2010, Thomas started all 12 games, completed 64.7 percent of his passes and threw for 2,662 yards. He had 11 touchdowns to 13 interceptions, however.</p>
<p>But with an experienced returning offensive line and wide receiving corps, Thomas will have plenty of help. The running game is still in question, though <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/9436/raymond-carter">Raymond Carter</a> should provide senior leadership. The loss of <a target="_blank" href="http://denver.sbnation.com/colorado-st-rams/2011/7/15/2276735/colorado-state-football-recruiting-kapri-bibbs">highly-touted recruit Kapri Bibbs</a> for the season hurts, but the Rams offense appears ready to go.</p>
<p>Head coach Steve Fairchild recently told <a target="_blank" href="http://www.denverpost.com/csu/ci_18598303">Chris Dempsey of the <i>Denver Post</i></a> about Thomas and the offense:</p>
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<p><span id="redesign_default">He is a lot better. It was very apparent when we went back and reinstalled our offense in spring ball how far ahead of the curve we were now that we had a returning quarterback. Just by the nature of that position.</span></p>
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<p>The Rams start the season on Sept. 3 with a game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/new-mexico-lobos">New Mexico Lobos</a>, one of the team's they beat in 2010. After a Sept. 17 game against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/colorado-buffaloes">Colorado Buffaloes</a> the schedule doesn't pick up until Oct. 15, when they host the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/boise-st-broncos">Boise St. Broncos</a>. In November, the Rams face a three-game stretch against San Diego State, TCU on the road and the Air Force.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/113284/pete-thomas">Pete Thomas</a> surely seems up to the task of leading his Rams.</p>
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