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Earl Thomas trade demand drumbeat continues


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4 hours ago, Nails said:

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/07/16/earl-thomas-asks-seahawks-either-to-extend-him-or-lets-make-a-trade-happen/

LOVE the toxicity in Seattle now.  Not unexpected but still love.

He’s attainable.  It’s that simple.  For a price of course.  But very attainable.

Yeah I think he is attainable but at what price.   Are we willing to bite?  Do we have $$$ to pay him?  Will he fit in our defense?  

I personally think he would help our defense be a top 5 defense.   He not only brings skills but he brings an attitude that our defense could use a little bit more of.

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1 hour ago, Pup McBarky said:

We aren't paying him $12-14 million a year. I honestly don't know what he wants, but he's scheduled to make $8.5 million and isn't happy with that, and Eric Berry makes $13 million, so I'm guessing he wants that or more.

I'm thinking it's less the yearly # and wants the extension and guarantee. Lots of unknowns for him.

Give him 4 years $32m fully guaranteed and he's yours

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16 minutes ago, Panthro said:

I'm thinking it's less the yearly # and wants the extension and guarantee. Lots of unknowns for him.

Give him 4 years $32m fully guaranteed and he's yours

Maybe for Dallas. I don't see him signing with Carolina for that, primarily because I don't see Carolina offering that. We don't invest in safeties under Rivera.

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4 hours ago, Pup McBarky said:

Maybe for Dallas. I don't see him signing with Carolina for that, primarily because I don't see Carolina offering that. We don't invest in safeties under Rivera.

I think not investing in the secondary was more of a G-Man thing than an RR thing, but yeah, regardless, we aren't going to pay him what he wants to come here.

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I'd love to have him, but honestly we can't afford him and I'm not sure that investing huge money into a 29 year old safety coming off a significant injury who seems to be on the decline would be a good idea anyway. When healthy, he's still one of the best in the league, but I think his best days are definitely behind him. He peaked around '13/'14 and hasn't been the same since.

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13 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I'd love to have him, but honestly we can't afford him and I'm not sure that investing huge money into a 29 year old safety coming off a significant injury who seems to be on the decline would be a good idea anyway. When healthy, he's still one of the best in the league, but I think his best days are definitely behind him. He peaked around '13/'14 and hasn't been the same since.

He was first and second team All-Pro last year

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5 hours ago, Adb6368 said:

Has one super bowl win ever created more arrogance than Seattle's? The whole team turned from potential dynasty to a bunch of self-absorbed egotists almost overnight. 

I live out here and it was like that way before their Super Bowl win. Since then it's only gotten so much worse.

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