He talked to friends in the game to make sure they understood his reasoning. Although he considered it nothing more than a public-relations ploy by his new agents, he didn't even publicly strike back when they announced they fired him for going against their advice. That was unnecessary. I saw right through what they were doing. He believes in this team, but yet he says they're fooling themselves if they think they can waltz though the season and spend the summer lining up their postseason rotation.
Good teams win consistently.
I just hope we don't go through the motions because this year will be different. We're not hunting anymore. We're the huntees. No one on the team will be lined up through the cross hairs more than Thomas. It's essential for him to get off to a quick start.