Earl Thomas expected to report week 1

[AgentDib]

Who do you cut to make room for Earl? Hill? Luani? Someone else?

Delano Hill would make it to the practice squad no problem.

 

[Hollandhawk]

FWIW, he's absolutely being disrespected by the Seahawks by their unwillingness to work with him on a contract.

So players holding out should be negotiated with? I'm sure that won't cause more holdouts. :roll:

 

[JGreen79]

He went into the other team's locker room after a game? N0ooooooo!! The horror!!!! He can never play for us again!!!!!

Everyone's acting like they have never looked for a new job or tried to get a raise while currently employed.

 

[Sgt. Largent]

Rookie Question: Can we Franchise Tag Earl Thomas next Year? Only out of interest.

Yes. But there would be another holdout.

And another year of retaining his rights to trade him.

Believe me, if Earl balls out this year and we don't reach an extension agreement with him.......he WILL be franchised. The tag for safeties is only a million more than he's making now, we'd be stupid not to franchise him and just get a 3rd round comp pick or whatever.

If he plays poorly and/or gets hurt again? See ya.

 

[JGreen79]

FWIW, he's absolutely being disrespected by the Seahawks by their unwillingness to work with him on a contract.

So players holding out should be negotiated with? I'm sure that won't cause more holdouts. :roll:

Walter Jones held out three straight years before playing 4 years of a 7 year deal.

 

[Seymour]

FWIW, he's absolutely being disrespected by the Seahawks by their unwillingness to work with him on a contract.

Bologna. It's called learning from past mistakes and NOT paying top $$ for aging vets that are declining in health and production.

We made him the highest paid safety in the league, and now do not see that value and want to move on.

It's called smart business decisions.

You must seriously disrespect the Patriots and their 5 rings. :roll:

 

[kidhawk]

FWIW, he's absolutely being disrespected by the Seahawks by their unwillingness to work with him on a contract.

So players holding out should be negotiated with? I'm sure that won't cause more holdouts. :roll:

Walter Jones held out three straight years before playing 4 years of a 7 year deal.

I could be remembering this incorrectly, but I believe Jones' situation was that he was franchised and didn't sign his tender until the end of the pre season. Technically not a holdout as he wasn't technically under contract.

 

[hawkfan68]

FWIW, he's absolutely being disrespected by the Seahawks by their unwillingness to work with him on a contract.

So players holding out should be negotiated with? I'm sure that won't cause more holdouts. :roll:

The Seahawks unwillingness to work with him on a contract could be the reason for his holdout in the first place.

 

[Jac]

Who cares. This is hopefully a face saving prelude to trade.

Yeah, otherwise we're paying a 2nd round pick (Dallas's rumored offer) for one year of (disgruntled) service, while taking away a developmental year for Thompson. I mean you could franchise him, but I'm not sure that makes sense for a 30-year old safety who has been wanting out. So, they either plan to extend him, still plan to trade him...or are willing to forego a second round pick to get one last year.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

NOBODY is being disrespected on either side.

 

[Gibbo]

He went into the other team's locker room after a game? N0ooooooo!! The horror!!!! He can never play for us again!!!!!

It was more than this though wasn’t it.

 

[oldhawkfan]

I’m wondering and hoping that maybe the disrespect he’s talking about is the rest of the league in their lack of desire to trade something worthwhile for him. If so, let him take it out on the opponents.

 

[JGreen79]

FWIW, he's absolutely being disrespected by the Seahawks by their unwillingness to work with him on a contract.

So players holding out should be negotiated with? I'm sure that won't cause more holdouts. :roll:

Walter Jones held out three straight years before playing 4 years of a 7 year deal.

I could be remembering this incorrectly, but I believe Jones' situation was that he was franchised and didn't sign his tender until the end of the pre season. Technically not a holdout as he wasn't technically under contract.

In 2002 he was franchised tagged, the team was unable to negotiate a long term deal until he signed the tag. He signed it prior to week three after seattle was 0-2.

I guess what I'm trying to say is holdouts happen. Earl is not the first and will not be the last. The team is better with him and he has always gone all out on the field.

 

[kidhawk]

So players holding out should be negotiated with? I'm sure that won't cause more holdouts. :roll:

Walter Jones held out three straight years before playing 4 years of a 7 year deal.

I could be remembering this incorrectly, but I believe Jones' situation was that he was franchised and didn't sign his tender until the end of the pre season. Technically not a holdout as he wasn't technically under contract.

In 2002 he was franchised tagged, the team was unable to negotiate a long term deal until he signed the tag. He signed it prior to week three after seattle was 0-2.

Which still isn't a holdout as he hadn't signed the deal, so he wasn't under contract to be here. This is different than Earl or Kam who were under contract and thus held out.

 

[Maulbert]

Good god, would you read this horseshit:

Getting a second-round pick back in exchange for Thomas seems like a good deal; the San Francisco 49ers gave the Patriots a second-round pick for Jimmy Garoppolo and he’s a franchise quarterback.

Nothing against Garoppolo, outside of him being on our rivals, but he was an unproven backup (some would say still unproven) who the Patriots had to deal. He was getting starter money from somewhere, and it wasn't coming from the Patriot bench. The Hawks still want Earl as a starter and he's still under contract for the season.

https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-ea...s-seattle-turned-cowboys-offer-163320763.html

 

[Coug_Hawk08]

If cowboys finally upped to a 2nd round pick as has been reported, we should absolutely take it.

 

[hawkfan68]

My guess is that Simeon Thomas or Luani gets waived and added to PS after they clear waivers. Doubt they release Hill. He can now be moved to SS backup which is the better role for him anyway.

 

[kobebryant]

Business is business. Come back and ball out on Sundays. He's a gamer that always plays all out.

 

[TruHawkFan9.0]

Walter Jones held out three straight years before playing 4 years of a 7 year deal.

I could be remembering this incorrectly, but I believe Jones' situation was that he was franchised and didn't sign his tender until the end of the pre season. Technically not a holdout as he wasn't technically under contract.

In 2002 he was franchised tagged, the team was unable to negotiate a long term deal until he signed the tag. He signed it prior to week three after seattle was 0-2.

Which still isn't a holdout as he hadn't signed the deal, so he wasn't under contract to be here. This is different than Earl or Kam who were under contract and thus held out.

Yeah maybe technically different... But if this message board was around during Jones not signing his contract & the Hawks starting 0-2 he'd be getting blasted just the same.

 

[twisted_steel2]

He went into the other team's locker room after a game? N0ooooooo!! The horror!!!! He can never play for us again!!!!!

It was more than this though wasn’t it.

Yep. Tical is downplaying it a bit.