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Zach Thomas HOF semi-finalist

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Awards and honors[edit]

In addition to being a seven-time All-Pro selection by the Associated Press and a seven-time Pro Bowl selection, Thomas earned the following awards and honors in his NFL career:

  • NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month (October 1996)
  • All-Rookie selection by College & Pro Football Newsweekly, The Football News, Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football Writers of America (1996)
  • AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year (1996)
  • Dolphins' 1996 Unsung Hero Award as selected by NFLPA
  • Dolphins MVP and Newcomer of the Year by South Florida media (1996)
  • AFC Defensive Player of the Month (September 1998)
  • 2× NFL Alumni Association's Linebacker of the Year (1998, 2006)
  • First-team All-Pro selection by the USA Today, College & Pro Football Newsweekly and Football Digest (1998)
  • 1998 All-Madden Team (1998)
  • 3× Dolphins' Leadership Award (1998, 1999, 2005)
  • Weeks 1 & 16 2001 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (2001)
  • Dolphins MVP by South Florida media and fans (2001)
  • All-Iron Team as selected by CBS analyst Phil Simms (2001)
  • PFWA Dolphins Chapter "Good Guy" Award (2001)
  • First-team Pro Football Weekly All-AFC (2002)
  • First-team Sports Illustrated All-Pro (2003)
  • Second-team Football Digest All-Pro (2003)
  • Week 14 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (2005)
  • All-AFC selection by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers of America (2006)
  • Only two linebackers currently in the Hall of Fame have more combined tackles. Ray Lewis (2,061) and Junior Seau (1,846).
NFL career statistics[edit]
Career statisticsTacklesSacksInterceptionsOther
SeasonTeamGames PlayedGames StartedSoloAstTotalSackIntYdsIntTDPDFFumFRecFTD
1996Miami1616118351532.036415220
1997Miami151577501270.511008200
1998Miami1616117361532.03027200
1999Miami161679531321.01009100
2000Miami11115643991.51001110
2001Miami151594601543.025114200
2002Miami1616101551560.51704010
2003Miami151584681521.0321010120
2004Miami131385601452.00004000
2005Miami1414104541582.01003410
2006Miami1616103621653.01(-4)08200
2007Miami554210521.00002000
2008Dallas16146529941.00003010
Career18418210906301,72020.5171704681780

Hell of a career for one of the best 5th round picks in NFL history. Loved him as a player the David crushing the Goliaths of his time. In my eyes he should be in the HOF. The stat about Lewis and Seau speaks volumes about him.
 
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Phinatic8u said:
He won't make it in before Patrick Willis. He was a more athletic Ray Lewis.
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He bette not. I don’t even think Willis is a HOF, let alone first ballot. He was great but Zach pretty much doubled him in every stat. You have to have atleast a semi long career. 8 years and not even 8 full years doesn’t make the cut. No superbowls either so can’t even give him the Terrell Davis exception who carried his team to two superbowls and most dominate playoff performer ever or Barry who atleast had 10 dominate seasons not 7.5.
 
If you want to get Zach in you have to bring attention to whichever HOF voter is in your area. Mine is Scott Garceau. The biggest indicator that he's a HOF is that he was a first team All-Pro 5 times during the same time frame that both Ray Lewis (7) & Brian Urlacher (4) played. The only HOF eligible players that have more than 5 that aren't in the HOF are Alan Faneca (should get in soon) & Jim Tyrer.
 
Look at Zach's First Team All-Pro selections. Look at his contemporaries. Now ask yourself how he's not in the Hall of Fame.

He doesn't self promote enough.
 
Zach should be in before Willis. There are two other worthy LBs on that list who aren’t in yet in Carl Banks and Clay Matthews. Clay played at a high level for 18 seasons. He was amazing. Can’t believe he’s not in. Banks played on a D that had LT, Harry Carson, Pepper Johnson etc but he was fantastic too. Tough competition here. If they vote 2 LBs in i hope it’s Zach and Clay.
 
MARINO1384 said:
He bette not. I don’t even think Willis is a HOF, let alone first ballot. He was great but Zach pretty much doubled him in every stat. You have to have atleast a semi long career. 8 years and not even 8 full years doesn’t make the cut. No superbowls either so can’t even give him the Terrell Davis exception who carried his team to two superbowls and most dominate playoff performer ever or Barry who atleast had 10 dominate seasons not 7.5.
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Stats mean little when impact is in play. Zach was great, Willis was the best ILB for 7 straight years, I dunno if you can say the same for Zach.

Both will be in the HOF
 
Sorry to say, but I dont think he will get in. He deserves it, no doubt, but Willis will be a 1st ballot candidate, as will Troy P. Narrows ZT's chances massively.
 
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