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Good to see former Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas last week at his induction to the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
No Dolphin extracted every last ounce of his ability more than Thomas, and none wore his emotions more on his sleeve.
That, plus sustained excellence, made him as popular as any Dolphin (excluding Dan Marino) over the past 20 years.
While Thomas remains busy dabbling in real estate ventures and gym ownership, he has slipped into the shadows, by choice, in recent years, leaving a local radio job after a year and choosing not to be quoted much.
But last Tuesday, he shared his thoughts with me (and earlier in the day, with WQAM’s Orlando Alzugaray), in his first extended interviews in quite some time.
Here’s what he had to say during my chat with him:
### Thomas said he watches Dolphins games religiously and “I get emotional because I love my Dolphins. It ruins the rest of my day, for sure [if they lose]. I’m a little cranky with the wife. I always catch every game. I’m here [in Broward]. I go to some of the games, but because I have young kids, it’s tough.”
### On how difficult it is to be a Dolphins fan: “You want to stay positive. You want the guys to get over that hump. You root for them for that. I don’t know what the answer is. I think they’re trying to find it.
"The one thing I do see is when I watch the Dolphins now, especially over the last five weeks with Dan Campbell at the helm, is they’re playing with effort. And they’ve got good body language. They’re not quitting. That’s what you want to see. There are some winners on that team. If they can click, that’s what you want to see….
“I love to watch Jarvis Landry, Reshad Jones. I feel bad for those guys, but it’s a team effort. They are great players. I feel bad for Cameron Wake getting hurt and guys you respect because they’re good for the game.”
Click the link for the rest of the article. This organization misses people like Zach and Jason.
Good to see former Dolphins linebacker Zach Thomas last week at his induction to the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
No Dolphin extracted every last ounce of his ability more than Thomas, and none wore his emotions more on his sleeve.
That, plus sustained excellence, made him as popular as any Dolphin (excluding Dan Marino) over the past 20 years.
While Thomas remains busy dabbling in real estate ventures and gym ownership, he has slipped into the shadows, by choice, in recent years, leaving a local radio job after a year and choosing not to be quoted much.
But last Tuesday, he shared his thoughts with me (and earlier in the day, with WQAM’s Orlando Alzugaray), in his first extended interviews in quite some time.
Here’s what he had to say during my chat with him:
### Thomas said he watches Dolphins games religiously and “I get emotional because I love my Dolphins. It ruins the rest of my day, for sure [if they lose]. I’m a little cranky with the wife. I always catch every game. I’m here [in Broward]. I go to some of the games, but because I have young kids, it’s tough.”
### On how difficult it is to be a Dolphins fan: “You want to stay positive. You want the guys to get over that hump. You root for them for that. I don’t know what the answer is. I think they’re trying to find it.
"The one thing I do see is when I watch the Dolphins now, especially over the last five weeks with Dan Campbell at the helm, is they’re playing with effort. And they’ve got good body language. They’re not quitting. That’s what you want to see. There are some winners on that team. If they can click, that’s what you want to see….
“I love to watch Jarvis Landry, Reshad Jones. I feel bad for those guys, but it’s a team effort. They are great players. I feel bad for Cameron Wake getting hurt and guys you respect because they’re good for the game.”
Click the link for the rest of the article. This organization misses people like Zach and Jason.
