Want Earl Back at the Right Price? He Might be Available.

MO Hawk

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Would you want Earl back at the right price?

This article suggest the Ravens might be laying the groundwork to cut Earl.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2 ... ed-salary/

Talent vs. Attitude. If he regained the right attitude what would a defense with Jamal Adams and Earl in the backfield be like? Maybe the experience with the Ravens will humble him a little bit. Pete has a good record of dealing with attitudes, except he didn't with the old Earl.

The article suggests Ravens players don't consider him a star player any more. He was pretty amazing with Seattle until he broke his leg the 2nd time. We let Sherman go and he did much better than I expected with San Francisco.
 

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No thanks. If his current teammates don't want him around, we certainly don't need him here.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rave ... be-around/

The team's "Leadership Council," a group of players recognized as team leaders, made it clear that they do not want Thomas around, per La Canfora, who also noted that the potential is there for the team to suspend the safety or take other disciplinary actions.
 

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A big middle finger to Earl no. When you flip off the coach, you are also flipping off the entire team and FO. When Earl did that he cemented his ending legacy with the Hawks.
Loved him as a player but...he cut the cord permanently.
 

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Quandre Diggs isn’t the physical talent that Earl once was, but at this point he’s a better player and without question a better leader.
 

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I like Earl, but unfortunately there seems to be a lot going on with him right now. Right now Quandre is better and younger; and Jamal is the new alpha dog in the secondary.
 

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I guess he's having a mid career crisis. Maybe SF gets him...
 

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I don't mind him flipping off the sideline.
He went against his instincts and played without the contract and it didn't work in his favor.
Our situation is different now.
Diggs, Adams, Blair, Amadi, Flowers, Griff, Dunbar and an idea that our secondary can be feared again and some chemistry/momentum/hope going forward. No thank you Earl.
I will always reflect fondly upon your dog days tho.
 

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That ship has sailed on the tides of yesterday year. No going back now.
 

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Love him for his legacy and what he gave to the team, but that ship has sailed.

No.
 

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I say no. I appreciate what he accomplished here, but don’t miss his attitude.
 

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Wasn't a fan of Thomas or Sherman. Thomas always had a attitude problem and Sherman has one big mouth. Hope those 2 never ever come back here again. With the crap that they both pulled they burnt the bridge with Seattle IMO.
 

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If I were going to look back into recent past it would be at Clowney and Lynch. While I'm still hopeful for Clowney my general attitude is to look forward, not backward. I think Earl is too far backward to see for any future here.
 

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Attitude aside, he's still going to want a lot of money no matter where he goes. I don't know if he's still better than Diggs, but I'd rather have Diggs at his salary than Earl at whatever he'll want. We also don't need to spend any more money on the secondary. Save that cap space for a pass rusher.
 

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Ship has sailed

Love him but wish him best wherever he ends up unless it’s on Dallas or SF
 

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The Breh":sda3ont2 said:
I don't mind him flipping off the sideline.
He went against his instincts and played without the contract and it didn't work in his favor.
Our situation is different now.
Diggs, Adams, Blair, Amadi, Flowers, Griff, Dunbar and an idea that our secondary can be feared again and some chemistry/momentum/hope going forward. No thank you Earl.
I will always reflect fondly upon your dog days tho.

Many veterans play out their second contract and go to free agency. Can’t recall any flipping off their team as they leave. I’d understand it more if this was the end of a low priced rookie deal. But Earl was coming off a monster deal and was still being paid a ton to suit up. Absolutely no call to denigrate his coach in such a way.

Earl made far more than any other LOBer. He should consider himself fortunate, not entitled.
 

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If let go by the Ravens, Earl should focus his energy to become a porn star , specialize in those all in the family stuff .

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