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