NFL.Com "Improbably Heroics Cap Dolphin's Win"
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Not to devote another thread to Michael Thomas, but this is a great piece written by Michael Silver on yesterday's unlikely hero. Enjoy
"Oh man, do I have a story for you," Michael Thomas said, a few minutes after emerging from the sweetest postgame shower he'd ever experienced. "You won't believe how I got here -- and how I almost didn't get here."
Among the Dolphins who made a point of meeting Thomas last Tuesday when he arrived at the team's training facility was star pass rusher Cameron Wake, who went undrafted out of Penn State in 2005 and lasted just two months on the New York Giants' roster before reinventing himself in the Canadian Football League, ultimately hooking on with Miami in 2009.
"Well, I mean, I can definitely relate, having been a guy who had to make the most of his opportunity when it came," Wake said after Sunday's game. "I really don't even know how much of my story he knows. But this is the NFL -- you have to be ready to do whatever your job is whenever they put you in, even if it means you have to put the team on your back. Because it may be the one play that decides everything; you literally never know. (Ten) of our games have come down to one score. That means every single play could be the play, and that's how you have to treat it."
It was a challenge -- given his unfamiliarity with the team's defensive signals, Thomas leaned on safeties Chris Clemons and Reshad Jones for pre-snap explanations. He'd had a good feeling about his new teammates since arriving on Tuesday, when he encountered a group of players which, in Wake's eyes, "came together during OTAs back in April, when all the coaches left the room and we talked and committed ourselves to buy in and rely on one another -- every man in here."
Said Thomas: "A couple of teammates came over -- I'm not sure who, because I don't know everybody's name, I can't lie -- and they said, 'After all you've been through, your hard work is paying off.' I think I even called out to my mom: 'Mama, I did it!' It's just so overwhelming."
Here is the link to the full article.
BigDogsHuntNew Member
Another here from MMQB: http://mmqb.si.com/2013/12/16/nfl-week-15-monday-morning-quarterback/
BDH -
"To me, there are three things we all should do every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy.
"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
Jimmy V. (Mar '93)
MonstBlitzforum_veteranGreat story. Excuse me a second, I think a bug flew into my eyes...
MonstBlitzforum_veteran"djphinfan wrote:
Lol..blitz is all tears eyed..mama.
The part where he said he cried out, "Mama I did it!" go to me a little...
Jerk. :lol:
BigDogsHuntNew Member"MonstBlitz wrote:
The part where he said he cried out, "Mama I did it!" go to me a little...
Jerk. :lol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjVWORC3Wcc
BDH -
"To me, there are three things we all should do every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. And Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy.
"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
Jimmy V. (Mar '93)
djphinfansubscriber"MonstBlitz wrote:
The part where he said he cried out, "Mama I did it!" go to me a little...
Jerk. :lol:
got choked up a little myself..not tears, but a quiver or two..lol
Dolfan330New MemberI love this dude already. Seeing someone so humble in the NFL is rare.
Release the Kraken!
Dolfan330New MemberAlso, Thomas will be on Lebatard in a few minutes if anyone is interested in hearing him.
Release the Kraken!
MonstBlitzforum_veteran"djphinfan wrote:
got choked up a little myself..not tears, but a quiver or two..lol
Same here, just a little watery eyed. No tears streamed. Not that there's anything wrong with that...
MiamiMan147New MemberThe interception was a nice play, but Brady threw it right to him. Give credit where credit is due though, he was in the right place at the right time.
The breakup on the pass to Amendola was just outstanding play. The ball was perfectly placed and he broke it up anyways.
I know it's just two plays, but I'm really hoping we found our #2 corner here.
Rhody Phins Fanforum_veteran"MiamiMan147 wrote:
The interception was a nice play, but Brady threw it right to him. Give credit where credit is due though, he was in the right place at the right time.
The breakup on the pass to Amendola was just outstanding play. The ball was perfectly placed and he broke it up anyways.
I know it's just two plays, but I'm really hoping we found our #2 corner here.
It was a nice defensive play call. Finally called something that would cut off that pass, which they were throwing all game.
branNew Membergreat story, and he seems like a really nice guy. hopefully he sticks around for a while.
byroan;2178644 wrote:
Tannehill could have had more time had Clabo just fell down and forced Mario to step over him.
xphinfanxforum_veteran"MonstBlitz wrote:
Great story. Excuse me a second, I think a bug flew into my eyes...
That's not a bug.:tongue2:
"I knew Tom Brady, he was definitely gonna come at me, being the new guy," Thomas said.
Great story.
That's why they play the games!:yes:
xphinfanxforum_veteranNew England Patriots: U mad bro?
^^^Kinda funny Thomas played in college with Richard Sherman.
That's why they play the games!:yes:
Da 'Finsmoderator"MiamiMan147 wrote:
The interception was a nice play, but Brady threw it right to him. Give credit where credit is due though, he was in the right place at the right time.
The breakup on the pass to Amendola was just outstanding play. The ball was perfectly placed and he broke it up anyways.
I know it's just two plays, but I'm really hoping we found our #2 corner here.
On most INT's the ball is thrown close enough to the player for him to make the play. Otherwise the INT would not happen. It's that he was in he right position, made the right read, and then made the play. Good coaching call also as Rhody noted.
But, he made two plays in a row. Great stuff for him.
Alex44New Member"Rhody Phins Fan wrote:
It was a nice defensive play call. Finally called something that would cut off that pass, which they were throwing all game.
I'm not sure it was the call. He said something about drifting back so the receiver couldn't get behind him (He wasn't in the endzone much, said they wanted a catch and tackle in field of play)
I think he may have just read Brady and drifted back.
That said it was a rookie mistake by Brady.
On the draft Quentin Rollins bandwagon.
jdang307subscriberYup looking at replays the ball was way low if Brady saw him. Brady clearly missed him or it was a errant throw.
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