Earl Thomas Opinion

[Stash]

I agree. Maybe they tried fishing out an amazing value for Thomas but they are quickly (well hopefully still) learning it isn't going to happen. Let them sit on it for a bit and get their bluff called and I bet they come down. This is also assuming they actually do want to move him. I feel like maybe they could/would as he clearly doesn't want to be there. You don't run up to another team's coach and yell "come get me" if you're still passionate about your current team.

You have to ask yourself exactly what the Seahawks are doing.

They've shipped out age and salary all over the team. And they've also switched out their entire coaching staff save for the head coach.

That's a rebuild. And you don't rebuild with a high-priced, 29-year old safety looking for another contract.

And you don't rebuild without draft picks. They can say whatever they want, but they're angling for as many draft picks as they can get for their rebuild.

I see what's happening in Seattle. And the rest of the league does too.

 

[Hardline]

Are you considering their rebuilding and not having draft picks?

I see they have an elite safety that has one more year on his contract.

 

[Stash]

I see they have an elite safety that has one more year on his contract.

Ok, I have my answer then.

 

[Hardline]

If ET didn't go into the Cowboys locker room and make that statement this wouldn't ever be talked about. ET will be wearing a Seahawks uniform next season most likely.

 

[glimmerman]

Don’t give up any of our picks. It would not be wise to give up picks and pay load of money to a aging player. We have some young safeties and can draft another.

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

I would be annoyed too if we sent a 1st and 3rd away for Thomas. Third round pick take it or leave it, way too many other needs. Plus Boston, Reid, and Vaccaro are all out there as possible options. None are Thomas, but are upgrades.

 

[Avery]

SEA is living in bizarro world and they know it.

 

[NassauCowboy]

I don't believe anyone is going to offer more than a 3rd for ET, Seattle is going to have to decide if getting a 3rd is more valuable to them for their rebuilding process then having ET for one more year mentoring their young secondary.

I would do it for a 3rd and a reasonable contract, then go WR, LB & G in the first 4 rounds.

WR Moore, LB Jewel & G Smith plus Thomas would look pretty good to me.

I like it

 

[LatinMind]

Naturally with Dez gone and some of his Salary available the Earl Thomas talk has been a hot talk again. The last talk with Seattle was our 1st and 3rd Rounders do you think this is still what Seattle wants or what will they actually end up taking our 1st, 2nd, 3rd or still a combo...............


What will it take to trade for him and what kind of salary ?

2nd and that 4th comp should get it done as the draft gets closer. Just depends if the team wants to

 

[Jipper]

2nd and that 4th comp should get it done as the draft gets closer. Just depends if the team wants to

Giving up that 2nd is a total waste

 

[LatinMind]

Giving up that 2nd is a total waste

I’d rather have Earl over anything they can get in round 2

 

[Stash]

Giving up that 2nd is a total waste

I'm not giving that up either.

A 3rd rounder is as high as I will go.

As well as $10 million a year in salary.

If Earl Thomas at 29 years old wants more than that, he can stay Seattle's problem.

This team has too many future huge deals looming to tak on yet another huge contract.

 

[Jipper]

I’d rather have Earl over anything they can get in round 2

How can you say that at this point with not knowing who is going to be there or what else happens....thomas is good but his time is going to run out sooner than a 22 year old kid that we draft....

It's not just about the point in time it's about assembling a team that can have sustainable success for years to come....and giving up high picks for guys that are on the back side of their career is not the way to do it

 

[RodeoJake]

A 4th and maybe Brown or Jones is as high as i would go. Seattle has no bargaining power and they know it. They have a player that went out of his way to make it known he wants to come home.

 

[Jipper]

A 4th and maybe Brown or Jones is as high as i would go. Seattle has no bargaining power and they know it. They have a player that went out of his way to make it known he wants to come home.

Need brown and Jones, those guys and a pick would be a waste....no deal...

 

[LatinMind]

How can you say that at this point with not knowing who is going to be there or what else happens....thomas is good but his time is going to run out sooner than a 22 year old kid that we draft....

It's not just about the point in time it's about assembling a team that can have sustainable success for years to come....and giving up high picks for guys that are on the back side of their career is not the way to do it

Lol earl Thomas was a 2nd team all pro in 2017. He’s on the backside? Dez is on the backside. Thomas is still arguably if not the best one of the best safeties in the game.

 

[Knotamus]

Could he not have a tremendous impact on our young, talented secondary?

YES. Folks will have thier opinions, but the fact is.. we absolutely need veteran leadership on the back end of this young secondary. As talented as our young DBs are, the obvious upgrade and experience of a player like Thomas to facilitate Kris Richards scheme is worth trading for.

Seattle dosent have a 2nd or 3rd pick, so they don’t have much leverage whether they want to admit it or not, not to mention they need a reasonably priced veteran WR themselves. I’m with a few others on this thread. I’d give a 3rd and possibly a WR like Williams, Switzer, or Beasley to make it happen.

Giving the above scenario.. let’s say Williams in traded. Dallas gets a proven veteran true FS to help the young DBs and still would be able to add a top tier WR in the draft to go along with Hurns, Beasley, Thompson, Lenoir, Brown, and Switzer.

 

[Idgit]

I'd go with the third or the fourth.

Seattle can't expect to get much considering the salary it will inevitably cost for Thomas.

They dumped Michael Bennett for little compensation due to salary and I expect they have to do the same thing with Earl Thomas.

They're stuck. And I'm calling their bluff.

But I'll ask again, if the moves with Bryant and Earl Thomas were connected, why didn't they happen simultaneously?

Nobody has an answer for that.

They’re probably not directly connected. Dez was just not worth the cap he was taking up. Signing Thomas is probably more about getting a workable deal than it was about immediate cap space or the trade compensation.

 

[Stash]

They’re probably not directly connected.

I can't see how they would be. If they had a deal with Seattle, they t would have been done the minute Dez was cut - if it was about needing to free up the money

Dez was just not worth the cap he was taking up.

I won't argue that, but he wasn't "worth the cap hit" in March either. If they were going to make this move, I don't see the sense in waiting. I don't see logic in the timing, but I do see where some emotion - possibly spite - may have been involved.

Signing Thomas is probably more about getting a workable deal than it was about immediate cap space or the trade compensation.

It's all part of the picture for me. I'm not willing to pay him some huge contract, nor am I willing to part with a 2nd round draft pick for a high-cost, 29-year old player. I think that several factors need to be considered in any potential deal.

 

[Bleu Star]

Naturally with Dez gone and some of his Salary available the Earl Thomas talk has been a hot talk again. The last talk with Seattle was our 1st and 3rd Rounders do you think this is still what Seattle wants or what will they actually end up taking our 1st, 2nd, 3rd or still a combo...............


What will it take to trade for him and what kind of salary ?

Is it just a coincidence that ET's cap hit in trade is exactly what we gained from cutting Dez?

I think not. In the Dez paradox, the "where there's smoke there's fire" addage fit. It fits here too.



I also apologize for making this observation.