Do you want to play good defense against good offenses this year or not? Because it entirely depends on whether Thomas is here or not.
I find this to be an extreme and reckless position. One unsupported and unsupportable by facts.
Kris Richard is pushing hard for it.
I have seen nor heard any direct references to this being true either. If you have any direct evidence of this being true, I'd be very interested to read it?
Seattle would much rather have a 3rd or 4th in 10 months than a 3rd or 4th in 22 months. Especially with Thomas being a distraction in the meantime. Not that he wouldn't play, but the entire Seattle fan base and organization now knows how he wants out of there, and that is a cloud that hangs over a city and team.
And yet he we are on July 17th?
I understand that this is one that you're gung-ho about and I can appreciate that. But I also think that you're making quite a few assumptions here that I don't see being supported.
I agree with you that it's true that a 3rd round pick for 2019 is more valuable than a possible comp pick in 2020. The pick from the Cowboys would be guaranteed, while any comp pick would be conditional and subject to being wiped out entirely if the Seahawks were to make a big signing themselves. To say nothing of the fact that Seattle would save $8.5 million for today and the future as well, ideal for what is clearly a rebuilding team.