Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas was upset after being sent home by coach Bill Belichick on Wednesday after getting to practice late. Thomas said after returning Thursday that he was "dumbfounded" and "can't figure out what Bill thinks or knows." Three other players were sent away for showing up late on Wednesday -- wide receiver Randy Moss and linebackers Gary Guyton and Derrick Burgess. Thomas called ahead on a snowy Wednesday morning, as players are instructed to do when they're going to be late, he said. "You're told to call and you call, you get sent home," Thomas added. "That's not an excuse," he said, but "I could have been in the ditch. They really don't give a damn, honestly. As long as you ain't in the meeting they really don't give a (expletive)."