Originally Posted by Sannyasi (Post 13757941)

Trading for Earl Thomas means we would be either giving up draft picks for a one year rental, or planning on signing a safety entering his 30's to another record-setting contract. Neither one of these are good moves.

Its hilarious how people who've waited their entire lives for a franchise QB now want to trade everything away in his first year starting to go "all in." Its really misguided. This isn't basketball, the best team doesn't usually win, there's a ton of randomness in the NFL. You win by building for long term success and by giving yourself as many rolls at the dice as possible.

Originally Posted by Sannyasi (Post 13757941)

Trading for Earl Thomas means we would be either giving up draft picks for a one year rental, or planning on signing a safety entering his 30's to another record-setting contract. Neither one of these are good moves.

Its hilarious how people who've waited their entire lives for a franchise QB now want to trade everything away in his first year starting to go "all in." Its really misguided. This isn't basketball, the best team doesn't usually win, there's a ton of randomness in the NFL. You win by building for long term success and by giving yourself as many rolls at the dice as possible.

Originally Posted by T-post Tom (Post 13757925)

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Originally Posted by Simply Red (Post 13757979)

Maybe Jonathan Baldwin can come in to play safety? Thoughs?

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato (Post 13758023)

Well, we have the Cap Space to pay him if we decide to pull the trigger on a trade. Would have to be a 2nd + another pick from what I can tell.

"Dallas offered a second-round pick, but that wasn’t enough for Seattle. The Seahawks wanted more."

Originally Posted by DTVietnam (Post 13758024)

sign him today..he can start vs Denver

but he'll most likely be a cowboy...they may have been waiting till after they played them to trade him there..now they played them and won ..

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Earl Thomas said a couple of Cowboys coaches said to him before the game, “You ready for the trade tomorrow?”

7:01 AM - Sep 24, 2018

Originally Posted by rico (Post 13758062)

I just read a thing that said the average retirement age for an upper tier Safety/CB is 32-36. He is 29. I think he has Woodson toughness and durability. I say we trade for him and extend him for 3-4 years.

Originally Posted by Mecca (Post 13758057)

I'm not worried about giving up a higher pick it's not like this team is going to be sitting at top 10 during the draft.

Thomas probably has about 4-5 years of elite play left in him and honestly at the end of the first you'd take that from your pick and be happy with it.