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By no means am I a defensive expert in schemes, etc. but I did watch the ProBowl with the interest in how BB and the Pats staff ran the game. IMO, it just seemed that BB and Pees seemed to go out of their way in doing all kinds of different things with Thomas. At the time, I thought nothing of it.
But with AT's pending signing (fingers crossed), it all makes sense. I just envision this side session before/after practice, or dinner, or mai tais at the pool and BB taking 10-20 drink napkins and showing Thomas all the cool stuff he'd be doing in the PB....and at the same time giving him a glimpse of what the "elephant" position in the Pats D is all about.
I just go back to the story with BeliPioli taking Rodney to the Ground Round in Foxboro and diagraming all kinds of plays that he would be the focus of on notebook paper. Rodney's face lit up and went back to Gillette and signed the deal.
We all know the Pats aren't the type of team that shows a lot of flash to FAs. They appeal to a players passions- which is football and winning. If it's anything less than that, they don't bother moving forward in the woooing process fo FA.
My .02$
But with AT's pending signing (fingers crossed), it all makes sense. I just envision this side session before/after practice, or dinner, or mai tais at the pool and BB taking 10-20 drink napkins and showing Thomas all the cool stuff he'd be doing in the PB....and at the same time giving him a glimpse of what the "elephant" position in the Pats D is all about.
I just go back to the story with BeliPioli taking Rodney to the Ground Round in Foxboro and diagraming all kinds of plays that he would be the focus of on notebook paper. Rodney's face lit up and went back to Gillette and signed the deal.
We all know the Pats aren't the type of team that shows a lot of flash to FAs. They appeal to a players passions- which is football and winning. If it's anything less than that, they don't bother moving forward in the woooing process fo FA.
My .02$
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