It was reported recently that the Cowboys were offering only a third round pick for All-Pro safety Earl Thomas and weren’t budging. Now the Cowboys have apparently upped their offer a second round pick, but the Seahawks still want more according to Adam Schefter of ESPN (Twitter link).
Thomas, one of the last remaining pieces of the Seahawks’ once legendary defense, has held out all offseason in search of a new contract. Seattle has made it clear they have no intentions of giving him one, leading to the current stalemate with no end in sight.
A second round pick is a hefty offer for a player heading into the final year of his deal, so it’s somewhat surprising the Seahawks turned it down, especially considering a second round pick had previously been said to be their asking price. It’s not clear what Seattle’s endgame is here, since Thomas has no plans of reporting to the team anytime soon and appears certain to miss regular season games.
The Cowboys have the potential to have the best defense the team has fielded in years, but could use some help in the secondary. Acquiring Thomas would go a long way toward solidifying their defense as a top unit, so it makes sense why they’re being aggressive here. With the season just days away, this situation could develop further at any moment. Stay tuned.
” We said we wanted a second round d pick, and change! Where’s the change, Jerry?!”
Thomas and a third for 2 2nds….or something along those lines. Just make the deal already Seattle
Its clear to me that Seattle is doing this out of spite. Why, I don’t know. Alex Smith was traded for a slot and 3rd (Skins will get a 3rd comp pick for Cousins FA), Bridgewater went for a 3rd as well. When starting caliber QB’s are trading on 3’s, why not a safety?
Because neither of them are the best at the position they play.
QB has been and always be the most valuable position in the game.
You can’t compare those quarterbacks to elites at the same position, would Brady, Wilson, Rodgers go for a 3 rd round pick, highly doubt it. Thomas is the elite at his position.
Is he? He was at one point and is in he final year of his current deal.
As soon as LeVeon Bell reports to the Steelers, you’re getting a Bell for Thomas straight up trade.
Two knuckleheads and supremely talented players getting traded for each other with the two teams happy to give big money contracts to the guys they acquire.
That’d be news!
Hawks have no intent to trade or pay Bell. Get real
It’s fascinating to watch how Dallas beatwriters fantasy is reported as news. Earl Thomas was never available for a second. Because that would be silly. When you have the best safety in the league under contract for a year, in his prime, the offer has to be real good to let him go. Here’s the equation: 16 gms w ET + 3rd rnd comp pick/franchise tag > 2nd rnd pick
Exactly. Seahawks are not giving up on the season and the secondary will improve more with Earl’s presence than not. I think a 2nd and 4th might be enough to accept though.
Seattle was offered the 2nd that they wanted, and declined. Now, the story is they are back to asking for a 1st. Just ridiculous. If this is all accurate, John Schneider is just burning bridges.
Why not ask for more when the season is starting soon? Desperation at the end will cost more to get what you want!
Seattle is locked in to using Thomas, so planning comes into play here. At the time of the draft they could have addressed the situation many ways.