Zach Thomas
Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomasis a former American college and professional football player who was a middle linebacker in the National Football Leaguefor thirteen seasons. He played college football for Texas Tech University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played for the Dolphins his first twelve seasons in the NFL. He was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times and recorded 1,100 tackles...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth1 September 1973
CityPampa, TX
I'm going to be a jerk, but I don't care. I didn't say anything all week. We let guys slide and got too comfortable. We've got to work harder and answer on game days.
They did a little fast-tempo offense and were moving guys in and out. You have to be able to get the calls right even when they do that. A couple times we missed communication and that starts with me. We all have to be on the same page.
For a guy who's 21 years old, that's impressive to come in here and pick up a scheme like this. That just shows that he is only going to get better.
We're trying to do what the Patriots have done. We've got a long way to go, but those guys know how to win. They've been there. They've done that. That's what we're striving to do.
He's a little different guy than what he is on camera. He's entertaining. He's a good guy.
He was huge. The guy takes up a lot of gaps and does a great job of getting push. He does a great job of plugging.
I'm just proud of the guys, because when we were 3-7, we could have shut it down. And guys kept fighting.
That was a steal. To get a Pro Bowl-caliber quarterback, really a franchise quarterback, it can't get no better than that for a second-round pick, now. Come on. I was excited. Hopefully, his health will be fine and we've got a lot of talent around him.
We're definitely going to be running our tails off because of today. We just got outplayed. They really dominated us.
We're changing so many things, it's causing confusion for other teams. In the past, it's always been so simple. Now we're making offenses think a little bit. They don't know where I'm going to be.
We practiced horribly this week. We had it coming. We had some of our worst practices of the year this week and we got outplayed today because of it.
I've got two days of film work to do in one,
No back in the league gives me as much trouble, ... I'm short, and I can get leverage on the backs, but not Henry. I can't get under him. And he runs so hard. I hate trying to tackle him.
That just shows how much depth they've got. They don't miss a beat when the starters are out of the game.