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Dreadful outing spells end of Miami's season

BY DAN LE BATARD

dlebatard@MiamiHerald.com

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-- Zach Thomas was broken.

Cracked like a windshield hit by a brick. Shattered like porcelain fallen from a shelf.
Fin-ished.
This happens to him after the worst losses, so many of which have come in this awful and dreary place. Whether he screams or whispers, his soul opens and the frustration speaks on his behalf. He has screamed at giant teammates in this locker room after defeats, angry and confrontational. And Sunday, after a 20-17 defeat to the hated New York Jets dropped his 1-5 Miami Dolphins deeper into last place, Thomas' voice gave up, and he sounded like he was very close to crying.
''Embarrassed,'' he began.
His hair was still wet from the shower. The bloody scars all over his body were still fresh.
''We're the worst team in the NFL right now,'' he continued.
He was surrounded by cameras and notebooks and questions. So many questions.
''This is ridiculous,'' he said. ``This is tough.''
His voice cracked. He turned away from the cluster of cameras as that happened and said, ''I'm not going to say any more.'' Thomas bent down and tugged at his luggage, and what he whispered next, to himself, was hard to hear. He either said, ''This [expletive] will make you real tired'' or ``This [expletive] will make you retire.''
Pretty huge difference between those two things, even if it's just frustration talking and he is one of the most unusually raw athletes you'll ever hear. He was asked to repeat himself, but it was still hard to make out. Nobody had the heart to ask him yet again. Dressed, Thomas dragged himself out of the losing locker room, defeated in every way an athlete can be.
Fin-ished.
 
I doubt he will retire anytime soon. The problem is I don't know how much longer he will be useful to the team. I love the guy but in two years he might be nothing more than an average linebacker who is a liability in coverage. I hope he keeps up his calibre of play long enough to be on a championship hopeful team. Him and Taylor really do deserve it.

But that is just frustation. I don't really trust much of what LeBatard says.
 
i'll tell you what, right now i don't like anybody i mean anybody on our team except for zach and jason,the rest have a lot to prove to me as a fan.
 
For the last several years, everytime Zach or JT make an excellent play, I cant help but feel sad myself. Sad these two great warriors shed blood and tears for the aqua and orange, and are not rewarded in kind. My wish for these two great players is that they get to experince a championship, even if not with Miami. Because they both emobody what the game is really about. They play for the team, reguardless of score or standings or talent on the field. They play. If everyone on the team had the heart of these two men Id be writing about the dynasty of the Miami Dolphins, instead it seems Im writing about one of their tragedies.
 
Thomas has been a great dolphin. but he never has an answer after a loss like this. Same as bad ones last year and the year before. Same as the playoff losses.

He never has an answer or an idea of what is wrong. He is a great player and can motivate others in good and average times, but seems to lack that special something that some people have....that allows them to motivate anyone at anytime. Zack is not that. Zach has never know the answer.

But since he is the leader, (a leader), this PC is going to drag others down. Talk about being negative. That crap would not even fly on this website let alone the locker room.

I swear something has been bad in the Dolphins for a long time now. I think is is time to look at some of the key people on the field and decide if they are the type to take the team to the Superbowl if if they are just pretty damn good. Big difference.

I am talking about chemistry, not talent or toughness or tackles. I am talking about the difference between special and great. We need some special players.
 
Zach, Jason, and wes our the only pleyrs who care.......ridiculous!!!!!!!
no body else plays with heart that i can see !!!!!!
 
Yea I had the oppurtunity to read the Herald today usually I read the Sun-Sentinal but I got my hands on the Herald and there were a couple of good reads in there.They had a article on JT and saying how he got up-set after the loss and was yelling saying "If you catch the damn ball you win" i agree I feel for these guys.JT also said that its not over yet and running the tables is not out of the question. Call me unrealistic but I believe in my team and think that they sure can run the table`s after all thats why they play the game
:dolphins: GO DOLPHINS!!!!!!:dolphins:
 
Zach and Jason die a little more each loss than we ever thought we did, so sad to see a guy with his heart have to suffer this way.
 
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