Trade down for Earl Thomas?

gjkoeppen said:
Lets see Thomas made a name for him self playing on the Legion of Doom with a lot of talent and in less than 2 weeks will be 29 so you say he'll being playing at a high rate and be the same Thomas when he's 33 or 34 and not have the talent that he made his name with while in Seattle? He would not be the 1st player thought to be really good but on another team with less talent didn't produce as well as he did while surrounded by more talent and to give up draft picks on a player in his contract year that just might be a rented player after giving up those picks - No thanks. I'd rather draft a safety and get him cheap for 4 years and not cost multiple draft picks.
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Correction: Legion of BOOM. :)
 
AsthmaField said:
No way Dallas trades a second for Thomas. They value their picks way too much to do that.
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Really? Conventional wisdom says that they don't value their 2nd round pick based on the walking wounded and weed heads that we have taken chances with in recent drafts.
 
Denim Chicken said:
I'd rather draft a player with that second. 2nd is too high for someone who will be free next year.
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Not when Thomas is better right now than anyone in this draft.

This isn't just some guy who can start.
 
gjkoeppen said:
Lets see Thomas made a name for him self playing on the Legion of Doom with a lot of talent and in less than 2 weeks will be 29 so you say he'll being playing at a high rate and be the same Thomas when he's 33 or 34 and not have the talent that he made his name with while in Seattle? He would not be the 1st player thought to be really good but on another team with less talent didn't produce as well as he did while surrounded by more talent and to give up draft picks on a player in his contract year that just might be a rented player after giving up those picks - No thanks. I'd rather draft a safety and get him cheap for 4 years and not cost multiple draft picks.
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Yea, ive been against this from the start, not to mention we play them this year, and liable to see them in the playoffs if we get there...He may be exhibiting now on the injury side as we. .Your points are spot on!
 
erod said:
Perhaps things could fall this way....

Dallas is up at #19 and either Lamar Jackson or Mason Randolph is there. A team trades up to take a QB, and Dallas gets a 2nd rounder out of it. New England, or perhaps a team that got left out early on the QB buffett, are good candidates.

Now Dallas has two 2nd-round picks.

Dallas then trades a 2nd for Earl Thomas, but retains a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and two 4ths in this draft.

Winner.
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I've been saying this for weeks but didn't feel like typing it up. Good job.
 
Billyd said:
This..100 percent..We get backed up on the cap again, to rent a player for a year..Further is Thomas starting to exhibit wear now? IS he still an elite safety?
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He's still the best safety in the NFL, yes.
 
gjkoeppen said:
Lets see Thomas made a name for him self playing on the Legion of Doom with a lot of talent and in less than 2 weeks will be 29 so you say he'll being playing at a high rate and be the same Thomas when he's 33 or 34 and not have the talent that he made his name with while in Seattle? He would not be the 1st player thought to be really good but on another team with less talent didn't produce as well as he did while surrounded by more talent and to give up draft picks on a player in his contract year that just might be a rented player after giving up those picks - No thanks. I'd rather draft a safety and get him cheap for 4 years and not cost multiple draft picks.
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I didn't say he would be good for 4 or 5 years. I meant if they knew he could be. Which is doubtful. I guess I should have elaborated.
so yes, give me a draft pick and see how he plays out. If not, then sleet one high next year.

And there are some good S's in the later rounds this year too.
If we can get ET for a 4th rounder, and get 2 years from if, yes, but otherwise I would not count on a 2nd to get 5 years, no way.

We can go DT in the 1st, select Harrison at S in the 2nd. Get a LB like Jewell in the 3rd or 4th. And this D can be much better right away.
 
erod said:
Not when Thomas is better right now than anyone in this draft.

This isn't just some guy who can start.
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REALLY, i thought right now he is recovering from an injury! Lol Guys point just made about playing with guys not as talented as in Seattle right now good point against this..
 
erod said:
Perhaps things could fall this way....

Dallas is up at #19 and either Lamar Jackson or Mason Randolph is there. A team trades up to take a QB, and Dallas gets a 2nd rounder out of it. New England, or perhaps a team that got left out early on the QB buffett, are good candidates.

Now Dallas has two 2nd-round picks.

Dallas then trades a 2nd for Earl Thomas, but retains a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and two 4ths in this draft.

Winner.
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It's still giving too much to a team that is backed into a corner, which is what people do when they become emotionally obsessed with a player. :rolleyes:

Seattle has 3 options: pay him, release him, or let him play out the final year of his contract. Tossing them a 2nd round pick as a life preserver would be foolish, especially since you still have to meet ET's contract demands.
 
gjkoeppen said:
Lets see Thomas made a name for him self playing on the Legion of Doom with a lot of talent and in less than 2 weeks will be 29 so you say he'll being playing at a high rate and be the same Thomas when he's 33 or 34 and not have the talent that he made his name with while in Seattle? He would not be the 1st player thought to be really good but on another team with less talent didn't produce as well as he did while surrounded by more talent and to give up draft picks on a player in his contract year that just might be a rented player after giving up those picks - No thanks. I'd rather draft a safety and get him cheap for 4 years and not cost multiple draft picks.
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He was the unquestioned leader and best player on that defense outside of maybe Bobby Wagner.

He is the best safety in the NFL, and he's better right now than anyone in this draft. By a good margin.

By the time he's done, so will Witten, Lee, Tyron, Zeke, Hurns, Beasley, Williams, and 10-15 more players on this team most likely.

Play for now.
 
Billyd said:
REALLY, i thought right now he is recovering from an injury! Lol Guys point just made about playing with guys not as talented as in Seattle right now good point against this..
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No, he's not. He's missed 7 games in 8 years.
 
This still doesn't answer the question of why the Seahawks would give up their perennial all-pro safety who isn't even 30 yet for a second round pick? They have more money to keep him than the Cowboys.
 
glimmerman said:
Perhaps. But still don’t like trading a high pick for a player on the backend of his career (still immediate impact player) and we will pay 10 million to.
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Not gonna happen..Let me see you cut Dez to save 8 so you could give two more to Thomas and you havent resigned Martin yet.Lol.
 
Jake said:
It's still giving too much to a team that is backed into a corner, which is what people do when they become emotionally obsessed with a player. :rolleyes:

Seattle has 3 options: pay him, release him, or let him play out the final year of his contract. Tossing them a 2nd round pick as a life preserver would be foolish, especially since you still have to meet ET's contract demands.
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A late 2nd is more like a 3rd anyway.
 
Or, that team could trade with SEA directly and they get their 2nd rounder that way instead.
 
Aerolithe_Lion said:
This still doesn't answer the question of why the Seahawks would give up their perennial all-pro safety who isn't even 30 yet for a second round pick? They have more money to keep him than the Cowboys.
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Because he doesn't want to be there. He walked up to Garrett in front of reporters after they won in Dallas and said "come get me."

They can't franchise him. If they keep him, he leaves for nothing.

They got rid of Bennett and Sherman, and Chancellor is likely going to retire. They are in a defensive restructuring.
 
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