Episode 97: Zach Thomas with Clayton Trutor

Jim is joined by historian and author Clayton Trutor to break down down the hall of fame candidacy of former Miami Dolphins Middle Linebacker Zach Thomas. First, Jim and Clayton discuss how Thomas was the quintessential middle linebacker who seemed to make every play on the field despite being undersized (7:16). Next, they cover his record-setting 22 tackle playoff game in 2002, detail how he compares to HOFer Mike Singletary, and do a head-to-head comparison between Thomas and HOFer Brian Urlacher (14:55). Finally, they discuss whether or not voters undervalue the statistical category of tackles (29:59), before both stating whether or not they believe Thomas deserves to be in the Football Hall of Fame (39:09).