New England Patriots Links 3/16/10 - Adalius Thomas Claims He Didn't Know Workouts Began Monday
by Marima on Mar 16, 2010 10:27 AM EDT
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Karen Guregian received an email from Adalius Thomas, disavowing any talk about him wanting to be a Jet.
"I’ve heard of all the chatter up there about me," Thomas wrote. "It was about something Bart Scott said on TV, (and) that’s not what was said . . . I have never told anyone that I wanted to leave and go play for the Jets."
"I have been asked by coaches, reporters (and) players, ‘Where are (you) going to play next year?’ And my response has been I don’t know," Thomas wrote in the e-mail. "I’m still a Patriot unless you know something I don’t know, but reporters report any type of hype.
"Not once did anyone of (the media) . . . pick up the phone or e-mail and ask if (that) was what I said. So I’m a Patriot until otherwise noted from Bill (Belichick) or the organization."
In his e-mail, Thomas claimed he didn’t know workouts began for the Pats yesterday.
Mike Reiss reports Ty Warren is forgoing the off-season workouts in Foxboro, and his $250,000 bonus, to finish up his college degree at Texas A&M. It's the first one he'll missed in eight years.
"I try to put the kids in the best educational system possible and I think there is something to be said for their father, who has been blessed to play in the NFL and do something he's loved to do, going back and finishing what he started," Warren said from the campus of Texas A&M. "In the big picture, I think it's important for me to do what I'm doing. I can sacrifice that bonus for that."
"If I'm fortunate enough to play 12, 13 years, but then find myself getting cut in training camp, I'm not going to put myself in a situation where I don't have my degree," he said. "I'm not going to give myself up like that. I need to have options, so I feel like right now is a time where I need to dictate what I'm doing in the offseason.
"Working out has never been a problem of mine, I do it regardless. I'm self-motivated," he said. "I've always been a working person. Ask anyone who knows me, I've been working and supporting my two siblings and now my own family since I was 13. No matter how much I have in the bank account, I'll always work.
LOCAL LINKS
- Jeff Howe notes at least 40 players were in attendance Monday at Gillette Stadium for the Patriots' first day of voluntary off-season workouts. Big Vince was one of them.
- Albert Breer lists the NFL offseason program rules and how it all works.
- Tom E. Curran observes that in spite of Asante Samuel's opinion that the Patriots don't care about players, they received two honors from the league for doing just that.
- Jeff Howe thinks the Jets are keeping their fingers crossed with their risky LaDainian Tomlinson signing. A big name addition that could come back to bite them Favre style.
- Mike Reiss reports Stephen Neal's contract is for two years, totaling $6.5 million. With signing bonus and salary, it pays him about $4 million this season, with the remainder coming in 2011. A win-win for both sides.
- Albert Breer says it's a good bet the Patriots could help open the Jets new stadium for the first Monday Night game of 2010.
- Mike Reiss notes one of the top questions he's heard over the last 10 days is about what has prompted the team to open its checkbook this offseason.
- Michael Felger wonders what possessed Mike Holmgren to pony up $12 million for 3 years for Benjamin Watson. What does he see in him that New England didn't?
- Albert Breer reports the Patriots Hall of Fame Nomination Committee met to vote on the All-Decade Team for the Aughts and nominees for the 2010 enshrinee.
- Ian Rapoport has his eye on RB Ryan Matthews (Fresno State) for the Pats to pick up at number 22 in the Draft.
- Mike Reiss examines the bond between Belichick and La Russa.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Matt Bowen (Nat'l Football Post) Do NFL offseason programs have value?
- Jack Bechta (Nat'l Football Post) The disconnect in scouting: Foot soldiers (regional scouts) are often left behind at crunch time on Draft day.
- Joe Fortenbaugh (Nat'l Football Post) WR Mardy Gilyard and QB Tony Pike to meet with Patriots today in Cincinnati.
- Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady encourage the world to participate in Earth Hour by filming two videos to invite people to join them in turning off their lights for one hour Saturday, March 27th at 8:30pm.
- Pro Football Focus All AFC East Team. Eight Patriots make this team.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Another All-AFC East team to consider.
- Clifton Brown (Sporting News) Signing LaDainian Tomlinson was a sexy move for the Jets, but not necessarily a good move.
- James C. Black (Yahoo! Sports) Tomlinson, others forced to retire elsewhere.
- Dave Goldberg (AOL Fanhouse) 1998 NFL Redraft: Still Peyton's place.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Measuring the wealth of NFL owners. Robert Kraft tied for 655th on Forbes 2010 list of the world's richest people.
- Luisa Kroll and Matthew Miller (Forbes) The World's Billionaires.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) The NY Jets took out a full-page, full-color ad in Monday morning's edition of the Kansas City Star to express gratitude to former RB Thomas Jones, and it only cost them $15,000.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Bills might model 3-4 D after Saban's.
- Don Banks (SI) Quinn's short tenure in Cleveland just another QB failure for Browns.
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Is that...at all common?
Aren’t the workouts pretty well-publicized?
Oh, if a man tried to take his time on earth, and prove before he died
What one man's life could be worth--oh, I wonder what would happen to this world.
by LegendaryTadpole on Mar 16, 2010 10:42 AM EDT reply actions
well then, how come...
all the other players are there, participating?
i mean, i can’t see how he would be the only one not to know
or get the message.
stay tuned to how this little tale plays out….
He had his fingers in his ears when they made the announcement.
Adalius “Hear No Evil” Thomas
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Mar 16, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure there are weights and a track at Texas A&M, Ty Warren should be just fine.
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Mar 16, 2010 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah -- interesting counterpoint
You’ve got one guy who doesn’t know what everyone else seems to know, who really should be in Foxboro all the time right now if he wants to resurrect his career, who shouldn’t need to be told because he should be helping make the schedule, but who clearly isn’t hearing the music.
Then you’ve got a guy who knows the workouts have started, would otherwise be there (since he’s never missed) but has taken the time to go back to school as an example to his kids and get his degree. Something tells me that he cleared it w/ Big Vince and Hoodie beforehand.
What a difference. When are we going to get rid of Thomas?
As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead
by JohnHannahRules on Mar 16, 2010 12:04 PM EDT reply actions
If we got rid of him yesterday, it would be too long to wait.
Oh, if a man tried to take his time on earth, and prove before he died
What one man's life could be worth--oh, I wonder what would happen to this world.
by LegendaryTadpole on Mar 16, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Are trades to the UFL allowed?
My life has been a trivial pursuit. Trivia: where three roads meet.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Mar 16, 2010 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Hah.
I’d take Brooks Bollinger over AT.
by Richard Hill on Mar 16, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd take Chris Chambers for AT given how Welker could miss some time with that bad knee...
by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Mar 16, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Chambers ISN'T a washing machine strapped to two tackling dummies?
Oh my.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
by Comedic.Sans on Mar 16, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
The Tom Brady Earth Hour video is hilarious
He’s in the very corner of the kitchen, as far away from the camera as he can get. So hilariously awkward, I love it.
he needs a haircut
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.....159 mph is my top speed..will top that this spring
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
(formerly mathew.40)
This is a bad story for the Pats.
This is getting to be a lot like Phil Kessel, in that the media really seems to be stirring the pot a bit too much on AT and in the end hurting the Pats more then AT.
He said he didn’t know, and that was stupid, but really tons of players miss these workouts each year for any # of reasons. Would it be great if all players were there? Absolutely. But bonuses are offered and awards a given related to these for a reason, so getting all up in arms about one guy not being there is pretty weak IMHO.
The fact that the globe ‘dug’ deeper on AT and got a sound bite, which is bad for AT, really does nothing but add fuel to the fire.
And this is doing is diminishing his trade value for the Pats.
trade value
(psst — Guregian writes for the Herald, not the Globe.) I thought about the other side of that, too. Guregian is a shit-stirrer, no question. I remember a couple of years ago when she resurrected the “get paid” quotes from Asante right before the playoffs when the quotes were literally months old.
Trade value aside, though, don’t you want to know the reasons? Isn’t AD one of those guys who should have heeded Vince’s call to rededicate and buckle down? Shouldn’t he know the spotlight is on him?
After the way his being late to a meeting got blown up last year, shouldn’t he know better than to say, “I didn’t know” when pressed for a reason? At least make something up — sprained ankle mowing the lawn, tripped over a snowsnake — anything. Whether he intended it to or not, the comment gives the impression that not only didn’t he know, but that he didn’t care to know (otherwise he would have known).
I guess what I’m saying is that you have a point when it comes to Boston “press,” but there’s definitely something not quite right with the Thomas situation.
As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead
by JohnHannahRules on Mar 16, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Good point, though that's assuming he wants to be here, and they want him here.
If AT wanted to make amends, he should be in camp. If the Pats wanted him in camp, Vince should have called him and BB should have spoken positively about him prior to. I’m guessing none of this happened because all parties agree parting ways is the best way to go.
And given that trade is the best option for the Pats – KG (thanks for clearing up the rag she writes for) is only weakening the Pats position. It didn’t really hurt the Pats with Samuel, but that’s an entirely different situation because he performed at a high level and was a RFA.
ADT claims he didn't know how to tackle last yr
resulting in him being the worst tackler in the nfl.
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.....159 mph is my top speed..will top that this spring
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
(formerly mathew.40)
Mardy Gil.
would be a great addition in the 2nd round….reminds me of dieon branch but a player who can play ST.
Non Sibi Sed Patriae.
I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.....159 mph is my top speed..will top that this spring
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
(formerly mathew.40)
I'm not sure how i will respond
if we get mathews at 22. I really do want the guy, but with the 1st pick? I don’t know. Hopefully spiller or dwyer become available when it’s our turn, just because I think the chargers want to trade up at our spot, we can get an earlier pick, and then some. I think we can still get Odrick, and maybe even mathews. Or get Mathews first, the with an additional pick from the chargers and our 3 second rounders, we should stick to our needs immediately.
A million Huzzahs to Ty Warren.
It warms my heart to see current NFL players like Ty doing something about their future once their playing careers come to an end.
The 2010 New York Mets: Maybe it's the Phillies' turn to have 95% of its roster on the DL
The 2009 New England Patriots: At least we got our division title back
The 2009-10 New Jersey Devils: Allergic to second periods
My question is
WHY ISN’T BRADY THERE?!??!!!?
He’s been increasingly detached from this team, going back to before the 2007 season, when he “stopped competing” for the coveted offseason’s hardest worker parking spot (next to BB’s spot).
I’m not saying he’s not putting in the work; there is no doubt in my mind that he’s one of the hardest working players in the NFL. My concern is that his effectiveness as a leader is going to be compromised by his continued aloof approach to football. On a team that’s begging for leadership, the absence of the star QB is NOT a good thing, in my opinion.
My (completely unsubstantiated, reactionary and slightly embarrassing) fear is that he’s turning into a Favre/Marino-type player; talented, good and hard-working, but “too good” for his team.
i don't think he will
also, he has a baby son to take care of, which i know can be hard work. But even though I don’t see him working out, I’m not going to question his leadership.
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