What do you think ET would actually amount to?
The BTB mailbag is an interesting one, and we always encourage you to send over thoughts you might have (email
right here). Our latest question comes to us from Matt in New Jersey.
Playoffs not withstanding, let’s just say the addition of
Earl Thomas automatically gives Dallas two extra wins this season. Would you pull the trigger on the trade?
This is a fascinating way to look
at the ever-changing and always interesting (
in wild ways) Earl Thomas situation with the
Cowboys. When his name comes up we imagine him reuniting with Kris Richard and helping mold the other Dallas DBs, but what would his presence literally amount to?
Two wins feels fair. When you look back at last season for example, Thomas likely makes the difference in the losses to the Green Bay Packers and the
Los Angeles Rams. Had the Cowboys won two more games they’d have finished 11-5, gotten the second wildcard spot, and traveled to LA to take on the Rams in the wildcard round.
When opening
odds to make the playoffs
came out this week the Cowboys were given the 16th-best at +145. Most people feel that Dallas is an eight to nine win team already. If Thomas truly did make a difference of two games, you have to pull that trigger.
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