Zach Thomas sounds off

[tubba marxxx]

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/12871/thomas-blasts-dolphins-over-taylor



needless to say, he was never a fan of parcells

[JVides]

Uh, Oh!  Now Brian's gonna hate Zach too!  Let's hope Marino doesn't call the Tuna fat...

[Brian Fein]

I don't hate Zach.  I don't hate Jason Taylor.  I hate how everyone's saying the team "owed him more respect"

I could give a crap about what people say.  Big whoopidee doo!  I'm a fan of the Dolphins, not the Miami Jason Taylors

[Dave Gray]

In full disclosure, Thomas is also Jason Taylor's family.

[Tenshot13]

If I didn't say it before, I'll say it again...JT is dead to me.

[CF DolFan]

Thomas said he had only one request as he cleaned out his locker, to say goodbye to Dolfans with a news conference at the team's facility. The request was denied.

"You've got to respect players that's been good to the game," Thomas said. "I don't like the organization to look bad that way."

Add this to the list of dickish things this group has done. While I respect the Parcells no nonsense approach to football he goes overboard and cannot speparate himself from his ego at times. I think this is another one of those times. He should show some sort of respect to the people that "made" this organization what it is prior to him.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Parcells handling of JT is just part of the Parcells-Belichick rivalery.  Belichick's handling of outgoing players he no longer wants from Bledsoe to Seymour is generally considered pretty dickish and childish.  In his continuing quest to match or outdo his former pupil he has managed to be even more dickish and childish that BB has been with outgoing players. 

[jtex316]

"Made" the organization what it was prior to him? A 1-15 joke of a franchise when he took over? No championships since 1973 when he took over? No playoff appearances in 7 seasons and no playoff wins in what, 11 years?

F Jason Taylor.

[CF DolFan]

And if we had not had Jason and Zach we wouldn't have the fan base we do today.  They carried this team's fan base through many disappointing seasons. It wasn't the logo that did it. It ws these two guys we could call bright spots.

[Dave Gray]

I agree with the team decision not to give him an official press conference.  He isn't on the team anymore, and you don't want him souring the team publicly.  It's just good business sense.  You don't let your employees who've been let go, then signed with your largest competitor, sound off to your current clients in any official capacity.  It just isn't done and would be negligence.

[StL FinFan]

In full disclosure, Thomas is also Jason Taylor's family.

not anymore

[Dave Gray]

^ Oh... did Taylor get divorced?  I didn't know that.

[Phishfan]

I don't think Taylor is divorced. She had filed for one but withdrew it I believe.

[Spider-Dan]

I agree with the team decision not to give him an official press conference.  He isn't on the team anymore, and you don't want him souring the team publicly.  It's just good business sense.  You don't let your employees who've been let go, then signed with your largest competitor, sound off to your current clients in any official capacity.

What are you talking about?

Zach Thomas is the one that they wouldn't allow to have a press conference.  None of that stuff applied to him.

[CF DolFan]

He is saying Zach didn't deserve one. I disagree and think people like Zach should be treated better than your average player. There is a point where they earn lifelong membership into the organization. Maybe not the team, but certainly into the Dolphin family.