Adalius Thomas

Gametime: Jets at Patriots

The Teams: New York Jets (6-3) at New England Patriots (6-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 11
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 8:15pm
The Channel: NFL Network, Channel 5 (Boston), WMUR (New Hampshire)
3 Burning Questions:

Which quarterback do you trust more? A laughable question heading into Week 2 when Matt Cassel was making his first career start [...]

Adalius Thomas Broken Arm?

Sources close to ESPN.com’s Michael Smith have indicated that Pats LB Adalius Thomas could be out for the rest of the season with a broken left forearm he suffered in the first half of Sunday’s 20-10 win over the Bills.
“It’s not good. He’s probably done [for the season],” said one source to Smith.
Reaction: This is [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Colts

The Teams: New England Patriots (5-2) at Indianapolis Colts (3-4)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 9
The Place: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Time: 8:15pm
The Channel: NBC
3 Burning Questions:

Can the Patriots front seven continue to step up? It sounds like beating a dead horse, but as usual the outcome of this game relies mostly on the Patriots [...]

Patriots 23, Rams 16 - The Verdict

Despite all the complaints and misgivings with backup QB Matt Cassel, you gotta take a step back and appreciate that he’s got the team to 5-2 and now in a virtual tie atop the AFC East. On Sunday, the strength of the offense - the wide receiver corps - let Cassel down on several occasions [...]

Gametime: Broncos @ Patriots

The Teams: Denver Broncos (4-2) At New England Patriots (3-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 7
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 8:30 pm
The Channel: ESPN
3 Burning Questions:

How does the team respond from last Sunday night’s beat down: The blowout loss to the Dolphins was shocking, but last weekends dismantling of the Patriots in all three [...]

Chargers 30, Patriots 10 - The Verdict

Boy, was that ugly. After Stephen Gostkowski missed the 48-yarder which would’ve tied the game, 3-3, the Patriots never sniffed a victory. A total domination on both sides of the ball and I’ll dive more into the absence of Tom Brady in my 2-Point Conversion column. Here’s a look at the answers to the questions [...]

Gametime: Patriots at 49ers

The Teams: New England Patriots (2-1) At San Francisco 49ers (2-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 5
The Place: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
The Time: 4:15pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

How will the Patriots respond? It’s put up or shut up time for the Pats as they enter the most difficult part of their schedule. The loss [...]

Patriots Upset with Fans Leaving Early

For this weeks column I’ll be focusing my two points on the fan reaction of Sunday’s disaster at Gillette Stadium.
There was still much of the fourth quarter to go, yet most of the fans were headed towards the exits. The field which has seen multiple AFC championships triumphs in this decade was emptying faster [...]

Patriots Offense in Transition

Here’s this week’s Patriots Two-Point Conversion column:
The loss of Tom Brady to this offense in the first drive of the first week of the season puts the Patriots in some rare company. Only once before has a team lost a reigning NFL MVP for the entire season, that was back in 1991 when Joe Montana [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Jets

The Teams: New England Patriots (1-0) vs. New York Jets (1-0)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 2
The Place: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
The Time: 4:15pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

How will the Patriots respond? Losing an MVP quarterback in the first week of the season to a year long injury is something no team has ever had [...]

2008 Training Camp Preview: Linebackers

Here’s the schedule for the training camp previews:
Friday: Linebackers
Saturday: D-Line
Sunday: O-Line
Monday: Tight Ends and Wide Receivers
Tuesday: Quarterbacks and Runningbacks
Wednesday: Special Teams and Coaching
Linebackers
Key Departures: Roosevelt Colvin, Junior Seau(?)
Key Arrivals: Jerod Mayo, Victor Hobson
Breakdown
Probably the most intriguing position heading into training camp is linebacker, considering the evolution of the corps taking place. Many felt 2007 [...]

Player in Focus - Adalius Thomas

Adalius Thomas, middle, has fit perfectly into the Patriots defensive scheme. (Courtesy of viewimages.com)

#97 Adalius Thomas
6′2″, 270 pounds
College: Southern Miss
Signed: Free Agent - March 2, 2007 (5 years, $35 million)
Pick any cliche you want: a match made in heaven, two peas in a pod, go together like peas and carrots.
The fact is, Adalius Thomas was [...]

Patriots Prepare for Tennessee

The Patriots held two practices Wednesday, both of which did not include many first team starters. The morning workout featured players mostly on the third string or beyond.

Running Back Laurence Maroney at practice Wednesday. (Courtesy of Patriots.com)

The nightcap - marked as the final training camp opened to the public - had missing starters Tom Brady, [...]