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Chat: Chat with Tedy Bruschi - SportsNation - ESPN

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Dan (Southington,Ct)

You can't argue with success, but I have to say sending players home for being late when there weather and travel problems is overdoing the control issue. Are there problems in the Pats locker room that need to be addressed? Brady did say the team is not tough enough. By the way, thanks for all the great memories.
Tedy Bruschi
(12:02 PM)

I don't think this is coach Belichick overreacting. I think this is an action he took due to other things that have happened througout the course of the year.
secor (NH)

Tedy Player discontent in December - that's a hard one to overcome. Do you sit those players? Are you interested in being cloned?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:03 PM)

I think it depends on how they responded when they came back Thursday and how they worked going on into the week. If you came back with a good attitude, coaches will see that positively and move on to the game.

Scott (Leominster)

Hi Tedy, I think BB may have lost the veterans on this defense after the INDY game what are your thoughts?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:05 PM)

If any veterans were upset about the Indy situation, they should have gotten over it quickly. It's OK to get emotional about coaching decisions, but if you don't move on, you have problems.
Jon (Stoughton, MA)

Tedy, thoughts on if BB should deactivate Adalius Thomas for the rest of the year?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:07 PM)

He already deactivated him once, and that's before he mouthed off. I think that's inevitable.
JS (Foxboro)

How big of a bust has Adalius Thomas been?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:08 PM)

I know the coaches have expected a lot more out of him. He started out gangbusters with the INT for a TD against San Diego. I think that's what everyone has expected from him. This year has certainly been a disappointment.
Dick (Hudson)

With Adalius Thomas's lack of production; and now apparently becoming a cancer to the team can the Patriots just cut there ties with him at this point in the season? Also, how do you think Belichick handled his comments he made in the media yesterday?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:10 PM)

Coach Belichick always handles situations with players in house. I think that's the best thing he can do is keep it out of the media on his part. Cutting ties with Adalius now, the Patriots wouldn't get anything for him. Do they try to trade him in the offseason? Or make an example of him to the other players and just deactivate him the rest of the year? That's up to coach Belichick. We'll see what he does, because it's on Belichick now.
Todd (Nh)

Tedy, how would you have reacted in the locker to AD's insubordination?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:11 PM)

As a former leader on that team, I definitely would have confronted him.

Robb (Cary NC)

Tedy, who should be a vocal leadership role on defense. Is Mayo too young to get them in line?
Tedy Bruschi
(12:13 PM)

Mayo's doing the best he can, but he's still only in his second year. There is still a lot he has to learn in terms of leadership. The problem is it seems like Adalius is the most vocal.