Eric Mangini on Joe Thomas: 'I think he's pretty good'

Cleveland Browns offensive left tackle Joe Thomas has been selected to the Pro Bowl in all three of his NFL seasons since being drafted in the first round in 2007 out of Wisconsin.

And Browns coach Eric Mangini made it clear that Thomas' contribution is appreciated during today's practice. 

“What did he give up one sack last year?" Mangini said in remarks distributed by the team. "It’s a pretty small margin for error to give up no sacks. He’s pretty good, he’s pretty good. I’m trying to think of something to get. He’s pretty good you know in looking at a lot of left tackles we had, but there’s not one thing that jumps. There’s a lot of little things that he can do better, we talk about with him and work on with him but he’s, I think, a unique guy.”

When asked if he would rank Thomas among the top left tackles in the NFL, Mangini replied: “I think he’s got to be in any of those conversations I think. Yes, I think you’ve got to discuss him, put him with whoever you want to put him with. I think he’s pretty good.”

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