Earl Thomas First Ballot

BigMeach · Oct 8, 2017

I was thinking today, after the fumble turnover at the beginning of the game caused by Earl Thomas... Will he end his career holding the record for these? I could have sworn he has had multiple now and those have to be super rare plays. How often do you even see one in a season?

I know that he had one against the Rams a few years ago also and want to recall another one.

It'd be fun to find all the obscure stat records Earl Thomas will hold after his career. Since a lot of what he does you cannot quantify in a stat.

bmorepunk · Oct 8, 2017

He has to sustain at least good performance for a few more years. But if he does that, I don't see how this dude isn't a lock.

BigMeach · Oct 8, 2017

bmorepunk":kc2aqj1h said:
He has to sustain at least good performance for a few more years. But if he does that, I don't see how this dude isn't a lock.

While I agree a few more years helps, do you really think it's needed? If his career (god forbid) ended today, how many Safeties in the Hall can you say are better than him?

bmorepunk · Oct 8, 2017

BigMeach":2k5gjkbl said:
bmorepunk":2k5gjkbl said:

He has to sustain at least good performance for a few more years. But if he does that, I don't see how this dude isn't a lock.

Click to expand...

While I agree a few more years helps, do you really think it's needed? If his career (god forbid) ended today, how many Safeties in the Hall can you say are better than him?

It worked for Earl Campbell; it's just hard to get in and there are some amazing skill position players on the outside looking in.

BigMeach · Oct 8, 2017

bmorepunk":zgju8jg5 said:
BigMeach":zgju8jg5 said:

bmorepunk":zgju8jg5 said:

He has to sustain at least good performance for a few more years. But if he does that, I don't see how this dude isn't a lock.

Click to expand...

While I agree a few more years helps, do you really think it's needed? If his career (god forbid) ended today, how many Safeties in the Hall can you say are better than him?

Click to expand...

It worked for Earl Campbell; it's just hard to get in and there are some amazing skill position players on the outside looking in.

Fair enough. Can you imagine if he does play amazingly for another 3+ years? After the injury too... I mean he came back and to my eye looks better than ever.

bmorepunk · Oct 8, 2017

If he keeps this up for three more years he's in the discussion for the greatest safety ever. And he's got a set of dual Rams-killing goal line chops for highlights.

edogg23 · Oct 8, 2017

Earl has been amazing this year!

12thbrah · Oct 8, 2017

If Earl gets another All-Pro nod. No doubt first ballot

hgwellz12 · Oct 8, 2017

I said it in the game day thread. I think he just needs to be top 3 (easy task) for the rest of his career and his Gold Blazer is a GUARANTEE. And rain, sleet, snow...or nuclear war, I WILL BE AT THE CEREMONY. Front row.

seahawkfreak · Oct 8, 2017

Well ask yourself this. Do you think Troy Polamalu is a first ballot HOF? I do. Is Ed Reed? Yes, well IMO they both should be. Earl has played far less than the previous two have and is really close already to many of their stats. ET is missing a DPOY award though. Irony is I think ET getting hurt last year may have helped his cause. In the sense it showed how really important he was to our D and he also got his first taste of life without football and I don't think he liked it.

ET seems to be the hybrid of Ed and Troy.

Earl Thomas.

Seattle Seahawks (2010–present)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
5× Pro Bowl (2011–2015)
4× First-team All-Pro (2012–2015)
Second-team All-Pro (2011)
Consensus All-American (2009)
First-team All-Big 12 (2009)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2017

Total tackles:
565
Pass deflections:
57
Interceptions:
23
Forced fumbles:
10
Touchdowns:
2
Player stats at NFL.com

Troy Polamalu
Position:
Strong safety

Career history

Pittsburgh Steelers (2003–2014)

Career highlights and awards

2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII)
8× Pro Bowl (2004–2008, 2010, 2011, 2013)
4× First-team All-Pro (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011)
Second-team All-Pro (2004)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
Consensus All-American (2002)
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2001, 2002)

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:
770
Sacks:
12.0
Interceptions:
32
Forced fumbles:
14
Touchdowns:
3
Player stats at NFL.com

Ed Reed

Position:
Safety

Career history

Baltimore Ravens (2002–2012)
Houston Texans (2013)
New York Jets (2013)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XLVII)
9× Pro Bowl (2003, 2004, 2006–2012)
5× First-team All-Pro (2004, 2006–2008, 2010)
3× Second-team All-Pro (2003, 2009, 2011)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2004)
3× NFL interceptions leader (2004, 2008, 2010)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor
BCS national champion (2001)
Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2001)
2× Consensus All-American (2000, 2001)
NFL records1,590 interception return yards, career
108-yard interception return

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:
643
Passes defended:
141
Interceptions:
64
Int. return yards:
1,590
Touchdowns:
13
Forced fumbles:
11
Player stats at NFL.com

hawk45 · Oct 8, 2017

Even better to me is he looks the best he ever has coming back from injury. In awe of ET.

ivotuk · Oct 8, 2017

seahawkfreak":281mfhx0 said:
Well ask yourself this. Do you think Troy Polamalu is a first ballot HOF? I do. Is Ed Reed? Yes, well IMO they both should be. Earl has played far less than the previous two have and is really close already to many of their stats. ET is missing a DPOY award though. Irony is I think ET getting hurt last year may have helped his cause. In the sense it showed how really important he was to our D and he also got his first taste of life without football and I don't think he liked it.

ET seems to be the hybrid of Ed and Troy.

Earl Thomas.

Seattle Seahawks (2010–present)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
5× Pro Bowl (2011–2015)
4× First-team All-Pro (2012–2015)
Second-team All-Pro (2011)
Consensus All-American (2009)
First-team All-Big 12 (2009)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2017

Total tackles:
565
Pass deflections:
57
Interceptions:
23
Forced fumbles:
10
Touchdowns:
2
Player stats at NFL.com

Troy Polamalu
Position:
Strong safety

Career history

Pittsburgh Steelers (2003–2014)

Career highlights and awards

2× Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII)
8× Pro Bowl (2004–2008, 2010, 2011, 2013)
4× First-team All-Pro (2005, 2008, 2010, 2011)
Second-team All-Pro (2004)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
Consensus All-American (2002)
2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2001, 2002)

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:
770
Sacks:
12.0
Interceptions:
32
Forced fumbles:
14
Touchdowns:
3
Player stats at NFL.com

Ed Reed

Position:
Safety

Career history

Baltimore Ravens (2002–2012)
Houston Texans (2013)
New York Jets (2013)

Career highlights and awards

Super Bowl champion (XLVII)
9× Pro Bowl (2003, 2004, 2006–2012)
5× First-team All-Pro (2004, 2006–2008, 2010)
3× Second-team All-Pro (2003, 2009, 2011)
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2004)
3× NFL interceptions leader (2004, 2008, 2010)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor
BCS national champion (2001)
Co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2001)
2× Consensus All-American (2000, 2001)
NFL records1,590 interception return yards, career
108-yard interception return

Career NFL statistics

Tackles:
643
Passes defended:
141
Interceptions:
64
Int. return yards:
1,590
Touchdowns:
13
Forced fumbles:
11
Player stats at NFL.com

Fabulous post. I heard someone say he's the greatest today, I think it was at halftime.

Sports Hernia · Oct 8, 2017

Was thinking the same thing after today's game. He is the heart and soul of that defense. He won a ring, IMHO he'll be in 5 years after he hangs them up!

Threedee · Oct 8, 2017

Counting Earl, we've had a HOF player on the team every year since 1976, except for 2009. Walter was still under contract, but, it would be cheating to count him to keep the streak alive. So, we just need Unger to come back and somehow make it in.

DJ_CJ · Oct 8, 2017

First ballot all the way. Best two FS in last several years has been him and Ed Reed. All timers

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

SoulfishHawk · Oct 9, 2017

Without a doubt hall of famer, unreal player.

themunn · Oct 9, 2017

Threedee":2bigz5rn said:
Counting Earl, we've had a HOF player on the team every year since 1976, except for 2009. Walter was still under contract, but, it would be cheating to count him to keep the streak alive. So, we just need Unger to come back and somehow make it in.

I think Edgerrin James is our best hope there

Sgt. Largent · Oct 9, 2017

Kenny Easley is my favorite Hawk of all time, but with each passing game Earl is earning more and more his place in my heart to take over #1 for me.

I've honestly never seen this level of intuition, speed, quickness, football IQ, heart, determination, toughness and relentless joy and love for playing the sport of football.

This can't be taught.

Jville · Oct 9, 2017

Sgt. Largent":2spb0jtl said:
Kenny Easley is my favorite Hawk of all time, but with each passing game Earl is earning more and more his place in my heart to take over #1 for me.

I've honestly never seen this level of intuition, speed, quickness, football IQ, heart, determination, toughness and relentless joy and love for playing the sport of football.

This can't be taught.

In basketball it's illegal. It's called "hacking" when hitting someone in the forearm trying to take a scoring shot.

But in football, "hacking" is legal and Earl is turning "hacking" into an art form. :2thumbs:

Threedee · Oct 9, 2017

It's also contagious art, because Kam did it to Megatron a year or two ago.

Earl Thomas First Ballot

Active member

Well-known member

Active member

Well-known member

Active member

Well-known member

Well-known member

New member

Well-known member

New member

Active member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Active member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Similar threads