I think we need more mentor/leadership help at FS than at LB...I dont know why there isn't more talk of us going after Darren Sharper.

Adalius is a 3 down LB who can play any position along the LB core in any scheme. He can even put his hand in the dirt and pressure the QB.

If we do not go after him I will be very disapointed.

Wasn't due to poor play as far as I know. He did something, (kind of like the Matt Roth situation), that upset Bellichick and their relationship got ugly.

Adalius is a 3 down LB who can play any position along the LB core in any scheme. He can even put his hand in the dirt and pressure the QB.

If we do not go after him I will be very disapointed.

Adalius is a 3 down LB who can play any position along the LB core in any scheme. He can even put his hand in the dirt and pressure the QB.

If we do not go after him I will be very disapointed.

Wasn't he one of the patsies that were sent home for being late to workouts due to a snowstorm? Perhaps he didn't respond well to that and he rubbed Belichek the wrong way? Regardless, I would pass on the guy.

Adalius Thomas WAS a 3 down LB, and a really good one. But he hasn't played well for 3 years. Our FO doesn't chase names, they chase value and production; people who "fit the mold" and still have upside. There are rare exceptions (JFerg, Pennington) but I will be very surprised if Thomas is a Dolphin. Best money is he signs with the JeTs to be another toy for Rex. Oh, the egos in that locker room!

So rubbing BB the wrong way should get one passed up on? BB is an arse. Thomas has been unhappy there nearly the entire time, especially in how they used him. It was an awful marriage.

No, by putting the word 'regardless' in there, I meant taking that situation out of the equation, I would pass on him. He is old(er) and hasn't been productive in a belichek defense (while many have said that BB is one of the best DC's ever)

Sorry, just don't subscribe to your sweeping generalizations. BB's midas touch hasn't been seen on defense in quite a few years now.

Or since his tapes were taken away from him at least.

Hahah ....so true.

BY THE NUMBERS: Adalius Thomas – Why He May Have Been Benched
Posted on October 18, 2009
Filed Under Football

The biggest story prior to the start of Sunday’s record setting win against the Tennessee Titans was the fact that veteran linebacker Adalius Thomas had been benched for the game.

Thomas, who according to published reports wasn’t at the stadium and sources say was less than pleased about it, was reportedly benched due to “performance-related issues” - although Belichick told reporters after the game it was more due to having the best personnel on the field.

When asked by reporters after the game if there was a personal issue with Thomas, Belichick said, “No, we just went with the players that would have a bigger role in the game.”

His comments and tone were telling, and it’s going to be interesting to see how this whole thing unfolds. Looking at the numbers, through five games Thomas’ production has already waned compared to where he was even at this point last season, and it’s hardly the type of play one would have expected from a player who signed a 5-year deal back in March of 2007 that was reportedly worth $35 million. Granted he’s coming back from a broken arm, but so far he’s seemed out of position and must have done something wrong to cause Belichick to sit him down.

Here is a look at the numbers from 2008 through the first 5 Games


Week
Solo
Assist
Tackle for a Loss
QB Hit
Passes Defensed
Sacks
Week 1 4 - 1 1 - 1
Week 2 3 - 1 1 - 1
Week 3 2 2 1 - 1 -
Week 4 4 1 1 2 1 1
Week 5 2 - - 1 - -
TOTALS 15 3 4 5 2 3



Here is a look at the numbers from 2009 through the first 5 games of this year


Week
Solo
Assist
Tackle for a Loss
QB Hit
Passes Defensed
Sacks
Week 1 4 1 - 2 1 1
Week 2 1 1 - - - -
Week 3 4 1 1 - - -
Week 4 1 1 - - - -
Week 5 - 1 - - - -
TOTALS 10 5 1 2 1 1



So draw your own conclusions. But just by looking at where he is so far this season, obviously Belichick isn’t pleased and it remains to be seen what he’ll really need to do to prove his worth before we’ll see him back out on the field.

i have no idea what that says

i have no idea what that says

Yeah you know, because if we don't even go after a guy who got benched in New England due to poor play, it will be a travesty.

Since I am from New England I have been "forced" to watch many Patriots games over the years. My opinion is that Thomas benefited from Ray Lewis and was more of a product of the Ravens system. His years with NE were all pretty uneventful. I don't see the Phins pursuing him.

Adalius Thomas WAS a 3 down LB, and a really good one. But he hasn't played well for 3 years. Our FO doesn't chase names, they chase value and production; people who "fit the mold" and still have upside. There are rare exceptions (JFerg, Pennington) but I will be very surprised if Thomas is a Dolphin. Best money is he signs with the JeTs to be another toy for Rex. Oh, the egos in that locker room!

Funny thing about NE. They dont win a super bowl & all of a sudden they are a failure as a franchise or at least lost the Midas Touch.

the only fa that i am hoping we possibly sign is darren sharper.

They lost that "Midas touch" when Pioli left. They lost the ability to make their famed halftime adjustments when their tapes were taken from them. It has nothing to do with not winning a super bowl and everything to do with it being a sham of a franchise ran by a scumbag.

They lost that "Midas touch" when Pioli left. They lost the ability to make their famed halftime adjustments when their tapes were taken from them. It has nothing to do with not winning a super bowl and everything to do with it being a sham of a franchise ran by a scumbag.

Click on the link....

Since I am from New England I have been "forced" to watch many Patriots games over the years. My opinion is that Thomas benefited from Ray Lewis and was more of a product of the Ravens system. His years with NE were all pretty uneventful. I don't see the Phins pursuing him.