OneMeanFish said:
I have been reading many threads about Zach Thomas and the lack or i should say zero respect and notice he gets in the NFL! Yes Zach is very under ranked and always over looked because of R.Lewis and B.Urlacher....Ya know what though all of us fin fans respect him and love what hes been doing for or team. He shuts his mouth and does exactly what coach says and does it better than any one else at the MLB spot in the NFL! a few things I've read in the megazine despite injury and fatigue ya can always count on #54 to make the BIG PLAYS! to get his team back in a game and get the momentum pumping through the D! I remember Two seasones ago Zach laid out Priest Holmes in the KC game i mean rocked his world he didnt celebrate or dance around like hes tough **** he helped Priest up and hussled back to the huddle.Preist said "the NFL is like a game of chess, and I would have to say Zach Thomas is a knight ya never see him coming and before ya know it your layen on your back." So ya gotta understand alot of players respect the talent of Zach and all of us do as well so who cares what these ESPN, NFL LIVE, and other people think of Zach because we know as fin fans hes greatly appreciated and respected for all the heart he gives to this great game!
A.J. Hawk, the 2006 #5 overall draft pick for the Packers, has had respect for Zach Thomas for a long time. He went on ESPN before the draft and said a lot of good things about Zach. It must have made Zach feel pretty good to hear this coming from a guy like Hawk who they say is one of the best linebackers to come along in years.
"Fickell, who graduated from Ohio State in 1997, was a four-year starter at nose tackle for the Buckeyes. Hawk also said he studied and admired the play of Miami Dolphins' linebacker Zach Thomas."
"I think someone who really helped me a lot, my junior and senior year, I got a new linebackers coach. His name is Luke Fickell," Hawk said. "He played at Ohio State, and he just did wonders for me. I felt so much more comfortable in games with him because of what he taught me: how to play with my hands, how to keep blockers off me, stuff like that.
"I think the guy I kind of look up to as a linebacker is a guy like Zach Thomas. I really respect his play and I'm nowhere near him, so I wouldn't say I emulate him, but I just respect him. I've watched him on film a lot to see what I can do and he makes so many plays that he shouldn't, that really amazes me how he plays."
"The Packers are certainly hoping Hawk will be as productive as Thomas, who has been named to six Pro Bowls during a 10-year career with the Dolphins."
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=420370
