Cowboys offering a 2nd for Thomas

[John813]

Not like Seattle can draft anyways.

 

[WillieBeamen]

The Seahawks will eventually take this. It’s more than they’d get as a comp pick, and Thomas is a malcontent at this point.

Eventually?


Youd figure this deal is on the table for a short period. The season starts in 4 days

 

[remdak]

Seattle is probably going to try to delay the trade until after Seattle and Dallas play in Week 3.

 

[TexasHillbilly]

Dallas blinked. The Seahawks now sense they have a sucker on their hands. Looking back at the Roy Williams and Galloway trades, they may be right.

Man, talk about not letting sleeping dogs lie...or is it lay?

 

[Rayman70]

pass...just out of principle. Love ET, but I would not give up assets like candy. Let Seattle get nothing.

 

[starfan1]

Wasn't their asking price a second and some change?

 

[MyFairLady]

I will be very very very disappointed in the front office if they decide to burn draft picks and cap space on a guy who is looking for his retirement package.

 

[Rayman70]

When you spend months saying you'll only offer a third then at the last minute you up your offer to a 2nd, you blinked.

Seattle has waited this long. They'll wait longer to see if Dallas blinks again sensing the Cowboys "dire situation" and all.

Nah, we wont offer more, I promise ya that.

 

[DFWJC]

This wouldn't completely shock me.
A little, I guess.
But a 3rd on 2018 draft day is roughly the equivalent of a 2nd on 2019 draft day....trade value wise.
Just wish it'd either get done or people would shut up about it

 

[Jake]

Those trades were 100 years ago. Dallas doesn't have that rep anymore and if they did it would be false.

Doesn't matter if they were a thousand years ago since the same GM is in the house. Spin it any way you want, Dallas blinked...just as Seattle has been waiting for them to do for months.

 

[Ebnorice]

If I were ET, I would be irate. How do you seriously expect him to report to the team now?

It's one thing to have stern negotiation demands, but to change your asking price seemingly every week is punishment.

I imagine Dallas put this out so Earl throws a tantrum and doesn’t show up at all now.

 

[bark]

I tell them once the season starts the offer drops to a 4. And btw a 2 is an outrageous price to pay imo.
Jerry is a better negotiator than this

 

[ClappingCarrot]

I imagine Dallas put this out so Earl throws a tantrum and doesn’t show up at all now.

Agreed. Giant game of chess.

There is a method to Trader Jerry's madness. We don't always understand it, but it's there somewhere.

 

[GMO415]

Withdraw the 2nd and offer a Bowl-of-D

 

[Typhus]

This deal will get done for a 2nd.
We are in 2nd level negotiations at this point,, that alone should be telling.
I can see a deal being struck within 48 hours.

 

[Jake]

Man, talk about not letting sleeping dogs lie...or is it lay?

It's called a track record. It applies when the same guy is still in charge. Jerry's "splash trades" haven't fared so well since Herschel Walker. Whether anyone likes being reminded of that is irrelevant.

 

[Joe Realist]

Joey Galloway, Roy Williams and perhaps Earl Thomas. I do not approve.

 

[montgod]

Damn... I really didn't want them to give up a 2nd for him. It's a definite need, but feel like without better WR or TEs (or coach.. no comment), this year won't be as successful as the brass think it will be.

 

[Silverstar]

Time to move on and focus on the Panthers.

 

[HardHittin'Witten]

Not a fan of giving a 2nd, but whatever. They damn sure better not cave for anything else.