All you had to see was Goff shred our secondary in the playoffs.
from the article:
Earl Thomas signed a 4 year, $40,000,000 contract with the Seattle Seahawks, including a $9,500,000 signing bonus, $25,725,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000,000.
I can live with the $9.5M signing bonus .
$25.725M of $40M, meaning 64% of the total contract being guaranteed seems excessive, especially for a 30-year old who has missed 19 games the last 3 seasons.
I'd hope that they'd protect themselves and tie in his guarantees and bonuses to games played and other performance-related incentives.
The “shredding” that killed us vs Rams was their complete dominance of our O-line and D-line.Absolutely.
All you had to see was Goff shred our secondary in the playoffs.
We need more help back there.
His injuries have not been serious at all.
Heath I like but he has no coverage skills.
We have Wolf Hunter and Smith to tackle in the mid secondary.
We need a playmaker like Thomas.
This is a no brainier.
This is confusing. In the Cowboys playoff game against the Rams Goff only completed 53% of his passes, only had 186 yards, and didn’t throw for a TD. The Rams running game shredded the Cowboys, but their passing game was mostly ineffective.Absolutely.
All you had to see was Goff shred our secondary in the playoffs.
We need more help back there.
His injuries have not been serious at all.
Heath I like but he has no coverage skills.
We have Wolf Hunter and Smith to tackle in the mid secondary.
We need a playmaker like Thomas.
This is a no brainier.
Get both LC and ET.
Secondary would Rival LOB
You'd seriously give 10mil/season to an aging injury prone S?Would you do this deal for Earl Thomas if you ran the Cowboys?
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...s-deal-for-earl-thomas-if-you-ran-the-cowboys
What, another Earl Thomas article connecting him with the Cowboys? Yes, that’s what’s happening. Now that Thomas is a free agent, there will be plenty of speculation about whether he will wear the Star until he either signs with Dallas or with another team.
When he was still with Seattle last year, we know that the Cowboys and the Seahawks had discussions about trading him, that went all the way back to the offseason before the draft. It never came to fruition but it did show Dallas had interest. Now that he’s a free agent, the question is just how much would it take to sign him? ESPN steps in and gives us a marker.
Dallas signs Thomas to a four-year, $40 million deal
It seems almost inevitable that the Cowboys will go after Earl Thomas, given his history in Texas and the presence of former Seahawks defensive coordinator Kris Richard on their coaching staff. With Tony Romo’s contract finally off the books, the Cowboys have the cap space to consummate their long-held interest in the future Hall of Famer...
And whose contract do you not extend, D-Lawnprence or Amari Cooper?
And anyone who wants to pay him a huge salary really needs to work on their evaluation skills.Anyone who doesn't want Earl Thomas doesn't know what a star player he is. One of the best defensive players in the league.
Players ranked him 66th best player in the league in 2018 from the 2017 season. When you consider how many positions there are and that there are 32 teams in the league, that there is offense and defense... you realize that instantly makes him a game-changing type player.
Best safety in the league.
Only the following defense players were ranked higher than him
#37 Joey Bosa, DE
#35 AJ Bouye, CB
#34 DeMarcus Lawrence, DE
#32 Jadeveon Clowney, DE
#28 Chandler Jones, DE
#26 Cameron Jordan, DE
#23 Patrick Peterson, CB
#21 Bobby Wagner, LB
#19 Everson Griffen, DE
#17 Jalen Ramsey, DE
#16 Khalil Mack, DE
#15 Calais Campbell, DE
#12 Luke Kuechly, LB
#9 Von Miller, LB
#7 Aaron Donald, DT
You'll notice this list is almost entirely defensive linemen.
Any chance you can get a player on this list, you absolutely do it. Particularly when it is at a position of need and the player wants to come here...
People against him coming here are absolutely on drugs. You can barely find a better fit out there.
Cowboys were #6th in points allowed on defense, but there are warts on the defense.
22nd in Defensive Passer rating and we had 9 interceptions all year. Earl Thomas played in 4 games last year and had 3 interceptions. He would make a very young secondary significantly better instantly, which would be great when paired with a young but up and coming linebacker corps. If the defensive line can become consistent, you're looking at a top 3 defense in the NFL.
earl Thomas was having an all pro season before his injury. he can transform this defense.
And whose contract do you not extend, D-Lawnprence or Amari Cooper?
First of all, if I ran the C Cowboys I would have weekly parties with the cheerleaders with an ice cream barWould you do this deal for Earl Thomas if you ran the Cowboys?
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/201...s-deal-for-earl-thomas-if-you-ran-the-cowboys
What, another Earl Thomas article connecting him with the Cowboys? Yes, that’s what’s happening. Now that Thomas is a free agent, there will be plenty of speculation about whether he will wear the Star until he either signs with Dallas or with another team.
When he was still with Seattle last year, we know that the Cowboys and the Seahawks had discussions about trading him, that went all the way back to the offseason before the draft. It never came to fruition but it did show Dallas had interest. Now that he’s a free agent, the question is just how much would it take to sign him? ESPN steps in and gives us a marker.
Dallas signs Thomas to a four-year, $40 million deal
It seems almost inevitable that the Cowboys will go after Earl Thomas, given his history in Texas and the presence of former Seahawks defensive coordinator Kris Richard on their coaching staff. With Tony Romo’s contract finally off the books, the Cowboys have the cap space to consummate their long-held interest in the future Hall of Famer...
Ear Thomas is far better then Landon CollinsNo. Give me Landon Collins. Earl Thomas is in his 30's how and coming off a season ending industry. And safety was hardly the problem last year.
Lawrence isn’t older than ET though, and I’m not sure we can say he has more injury issues than ET either.I was half joking.
But I wouldn’t extend Lawrence
Older and more injury issues despite being the more valuable position on most teams