Exactly.

A lot more tempting to take their deal when you’re literally a “deal” away from having the best free safety in the league for a 4-5 year contract.

Terez said it yesterday that they want it to come down

Get it done. Get it done.

Get it done.

Flipside, though, is if the trade doesn't go through ultimately Seattle is left with a seething extensionless Thomas.

Eric Berry and Earl Thomas................

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Which should drive the price down.

Creates more of a "meet in the middle" solution, which ends up being better for everyone...

Simpred! Gettang er dun!

I think the 1st round pick is a great deal for both teams.

Odds are they don’t get another Earl Thomas, better odds are that the player they get will suck... but he’s 29 and needs paid. Gotta give a little bit.

Nope. Been made abundantly clear it's not happening for a 1st.

Hope we get him let him smash all Denver's receivers would be a wonderful sight
Get it done Veach

They'd never let it get to contract terms before the teams were good on terms of the trade.

The Chiefs could **** them over by saying they'd give him some huge crazy deal then not go thru with the trade. Good luck to Seattle ever getting the deal done if Thomas thinks whatever else is out there.

That we know of. The Chiefs actually haven't said anything and we have no idea if these talking heads are right, even Terez.

And yeah, I'd say with the talk of the Chiefs wanting the price to come down, it won't be for a first rounder.

And I've come around on this more so today. He can play for 3 or 4 more years at a high level hopefully. That's worth it.

So why isn't the deal done then? If they actually want MORE than a 1st rounder you say thanks but no thanks and hang up.

KC may just be playing games right now, wanting to see if Seattle will budge.

But make no mistake, they should not let their pride get in the way of giving up that 1st round choice. We saw the names that have been picked in the late 1st round over the past several years. The vast majority of those guys turn out to not only be worse than ET, but to suck altogether.

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You guys I just got this email. SAFETY AWARENESS

You can trust this source, I work at FOX. Colin Cowherd is just across the lot.

printem

I'm pretty sure Veach and co. aren't sitting in their offices thinking "well, we're going to blow these picks anyway so might as well give it to Seattle for Thomas." ****ing quit if that's your attitude.

I also got that email. Well, that and stop touching Debbie's ass. I think it's a wrap

So you’d rather them sit there and say, “We’re gonna turn that first round pick into Earl Thomas 2.0 anyways, so to hell with giving that up”...?

Cause that’d be just as dumb as saying that they think they’ll blow the pick.

But one is much more likely than the other, and we all know which one.

I think they don’t want to give up a 1st rd pick and will wait this out until 10/30 to try to do that.

No. I'd rather them do what they're doing now and let it play out a bit more. Thomas isn't a win now move. It's a win in January move. We don't need him to win right now.

Debbie likes it, don't listen to "them".

I saw a video - Seth mentioned we have plenty w/ some rearranging. So yeah, get him you son of a Veach!

Understandable, but when 10/30 comes, they’d better give that 1st up.

Let’s just lay it out there in simple terms:

Player A: 2019 first round draft choice, let’s say he’s pick 28 after the Chiefs have lost a playoff game (just a random guess).

Player B: Earl Thomas with a 4-year contract extension

Which guy is going to give you the best chance to win the championship with a roster that’s locked and loaded right now? It’s not even a debate.

If that pick even turns out to be a good player, he still likely won’t give you Earl’s production for the next several years.

Spent the last year and a half talking about how we needed to take advantage of Mahomes’ rookie deal. This move is a prime example of that.

DefinitelyROFL

I’m warming up to it, especially if we have two 2nd rd picks.

Hoping it’s for a 2nd and future 3rd.

IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN - THING POSITIVE!

He was telling you to use lube

That thought process is flawed as the Raiders saying we don’t want to pay Mack so we’ll trade him and hope we get Bosa who could be Mack

I’m not keen on giving up a first round pick though, especially since he could be a rental. I’d do a 2nd rounder and try to sign him long term.

ROFL

My guess is that Seattle wants our first because they’re looking at this offense and figuring out that there is no way in hell that our 2nd round pick is going to be high at all. Add in Earl Thomas and it gets lower.

You don’t make the trade unless it comes with a contract extension, and that’s what Earl will want anyways

WE ARE NOT TRADING FOR EARL THOMAS AND NOT SIGNING HIM TO A NEW CONTRACT.

Then we aren't working on a contract yet imo.

I would imagine compensation would be agreed upon before they let us talk money with him.

But I could be way wrong

Well according to the media pundits we always start out 5 or 6 and 0 and die from there.

If we’re being realistic—the best case scenario for that 1st round pick if the Chiefs keep it is a Chris Jones level player. BEST case.

Even in that scenario, I think I’d rather have Earl because this team’s window is so open.

I’m good with paying with him. He’s the impact safety that could help turn this defense around and if Berry comes back ok, watch out. They’ll be tough and force some turnovers because Berry and Thomas are ballhawks

i feel like we have some momentum now - Billay saw a FO member at that gay bar and Seth is saying we have money - we have a message out there on FB for him. This is happening folks - buy your Earl Thomas pillow-cases now!

Exactly, because if you work out a deal and the trade doesn't go through the player is even more pissed off

Did we win yet?

Yes

And then if it doesn't go down the player blames the team for costing them 30-50 million?

Doubtful

we are all getting more confident by the minute.

You're going to hear first that the Chiefs and Seahawks have come to an agreement on the perimeters of a trade and then you'll hear that the Chiefs are in discussions with Thomas and his agent on an extension.

Who knows EXACTLY what the team cost him at that point.

let me check facebook to see if this sweet dark chocolate man messaged me back! I DO like that heart accented photo!

BRB!

Did you include that in the message?

No - I guess I should have.

Also you get a player in his prime at a position of need for say 4-5 years. That player is also top 2 at his position. Yeah you'll pay him alot, but it's worth it. Even if you draft a guy thats a stud you'll have him 5 years cheap but if he is the best at his position then you'll be paying him alot more than you're paying ET. Safety is position that is easier to play at a high level when you get older, so ET should be still be playing fairly well at the end of his contract.

This 100%

yes, Yes, YEs, YES, YES!

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OMFG why is he not a Chief yet???

It will happen at the exact time this thread hits 3000 posts.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again:

Penis.

I'm seeing talk here as if there's some inside info?

Wishful thinking, along the same lines as Berry playing in the Broncos game.

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No I think most know it'll be JAX home game.

I haven't seen philosoraptor in a long time.

Nope, this is Bashaud Breeland v2.

Simply put, they're both not happening.

Earl wants more money if he's not going to Dallas.

Then I'd just let Dallas trade for him.

Earl wants more money period. Dallas or not.

Another cocktease thread.

Just go buy a lotto ticket and walk back to your car slowly and relish the dream of winning.

Same feeling.

Earl wants a minimum of 6 crunchy tacos from Taco Bell and 3000 posts. Sources tell me he'd take a huge pay cut if we hit 5000

How many times has there been a blockbuster trade like this in the NFL at midseason? Really. It's not going to happen. We are going to lie in the bed that Reid and Veach have made for this year. Watch Pat and be happy we have that for the next 10 years.

They won't pay what Seattle is asking (because NO ONE will pay what Seattle is asking.)

Seattle needs to take the low 2nd rounder and Veach needs to give Thomas Chunt's $$.

All 3 sides want the deal to happen, but everyone needs to quit directly stepping on each other's dicks.

If a 2nd rounder was enough the trade with Dallas is already done.

Who is leaving Seattle anyway.

Either deal him to KC and get a low 2nd...

Or let him sign with LA or SF, get a 3rd, and play him twice a year.

Seattle is ****ing stupid for still having him on their roster during week 4.

This isn't MLB. When's the last time a trade like this happened during the season? Never does...

I think that references to "price" not only apply to the compensation Seattle is looking for, but also what Thomas is set to make for the rest of the year.

Every week that goes by, his pro-rated salary for the rest of the season goes down like a half million dollars.

The longer we wait, the more likely the asking price goes down as Seattle gets desperate, and the lower his pro-rated salary is for the rest of the season - getting us under the cap this year without any major moves or restructures.

Well, obviously it's not, but a first and a 3rd is too much, so is a 2nd and 3rd in the same draft.


A 2nd next year and a 3rd in 2020?

I'd be willing to part with that to make it happen...

And the longer that we keep winning.....the less urgency there is to make the trade this very instant. If we were 0-3 with this offense.....then we'd see a trade by now because they'd make it happen.