Where was Adalius Thomas yesterday?? [merged] - New England Patriots Forums

***Phoenix111*** · 11-04-2007, 06:23 PM

He wasn't on the injury report was he? Don't get his absence.

frankiesfly · 11-04-2007, 06:59 PM

If you see the replay of the long run by Addai, you can see AD limping after him, when he's going into the endzone.

***pats1*** · 11-04-2007, 07:00 PM

He came in on the third drive and was used sparingly after that.

It was the 4-3. Vrabel and Bruschi were obviously going to be in there.

He wasn't on the injury report this week but was a bunch in past weeks.

***DarrylS*** · 11-05-2007, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by MoLewisrocks

Tedy is on WEEI now and he just reiterated that when the game plan on D was revealed last week there was a lot of head scratching. Now, maybe AD's role in that scheme was limited somewhat due to a little hitch in his giddy up, although he closed on Addai on the 70+ yard scamper from the backfield so if any deficits remain they likely limit his cutting ability, but it was a game plan decision by BB and not a benching or anything else nefarious. It's not my favorite of his game plans, but with a little modification in the red zone it worked - even in the face of blatent zebra bias. It didn't impress me when we tested drove is a couple of weeks ago, but Bill apparently believes what he gains in rotation in that scheme over 60 minutes outweighs the negatives it predisposes them to matchup wise on the ground or in all purpose yardage tradeoffs to the elusive back like Addai. He's determined to stop WR's and TE's with QB's capable of hitting them for big plays. And absent the zebras he would have yesterday.

Very nice thread the Zebra bias was obvious, and hopefully the league notices this.. could not believe the calls on Hobbs and Moss... the other side also is that this D is not stat driven, so time after time we notice #93 getting tied up on the line and the box score does not have stats for this.

***Brady_to_Moss*** · 11-05-2007, 09:34 AM

I know i herd something in the fourms here that he was limping. But he was in on the last colts offensive series.. we got him just for the colts yet didnt use him? stange

Franchise12 · 11-05-2007, 09:41 AM

he played a little d lineman when we were in the nickel defense

patsox23 · 11-05-2007, 09:43 AM

AD has been playing hurt for WEEKS. It's possible he was too hampered to be effective. Nice to have won "without" him.

STFarmy · 11-05-2007, 09:43 AM

Coach Belichick said that they were giving some different looks of defense and using different people. You don't think he's withholding information about Thomas do you???

***AndyJohnson*** · 11-05-2007, 09:52 AM

He played defensive end.
We played 3 DL (rotated Seymour, Warren, Wilfork, Wright, Green) a LB as a DE (Thomas and Colvin mostly) and 2 LBs (Vrabel played almost every down I noticed, and Bruschi and Seau split) with Harrison as the 'nickel back' playing the position of a 4-3 LB.
Basiaclly, Vrabel played all day and our other 4 LBs rotated in and out, with Colvin and Thomas at DE, and Bruschi and Seau at MLB.

My feeling was that this was partly an effort to deal with what happened in the AFCC when our defensive guys were worn out in the 2nd half.

MrTibbs · 11-05-2007, 10:09 AM

I saw him limping as well. I think he's playing hurt since the Browns game.