Thomas Will be New England’s True Impact Acquisition

According to Jeffri Chadiha, writing for ESPN.com, Adalius Thomas will have the most impact of all the Patriots’ offseason acquisitions in 2007.  Though much hubbub has been made of the Patriots’ new wide receivers, especially Randy Moss, Chadiha maintains that it will be the presence Thomas brings to the Pats’ defense that will make the most difference in the new season.  It’s an interesting perspective, and quite frankly, it holds up.  Thomas will be joining an aging defense that fell apart late last season.  His presence should definitely give everyone else on defense a break.

I learned something from this article.  Junior Seau is still playing football. That’s not a misprint.  Junior Seau is 38 years old.  And it’s not like he’s spent most of his career as a backup QB or something.  This man has been a starting linebacker in the league for his entire career.  His joints are probably worse than most men twice his age.  When you take into account that the average age of the Pats’ linebackers is around 32 years, then having a 29 year-old linebacker with an eclectic skill set becomes that much more important.

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