Dallas Cowboys: Why Earl Thomas to the Cowboys is inevitable

The Dallas Cowboys plans to acquire Earl Thomas have seemingly been steamrolled by the Seattle Seahawks front office. Why? Let’s take a look.

Well, the Seattle Seahawks got what they wanted, absolutely nothing. The Dallas Cowboys were willing to part with a second round pick for a player who will be 32 in three short years. The Seahawks instead got greedy or petty, or both as they wanted a second round pick and “change” likely meaning a third or a fourth. What the Seattle front office has done is only stave off the inevitable, here’s why.

The Seahawks have only upset Earl Thomas as now he will be forced to play for a franchise that does not think highly enough of him to give him the contract he deserves. While he stated that he was only breaking his holdout because of his teammates he also said that he would not forget the level of disrespect the Seahawks have shown him this offseason.

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The Dallas Cowboys, on the other hand, were willing to give up a second round pick (which often times outperforms their first). That gesture says, ok Thomas is worth a second round pick/he is worth a player who is 22 or younger, and a top 50 draft prospect. The Cowboys have shown Thomas all of the love they can without it being tantamount to tampering and Thomas knows this.

I mean the Dallas Cowboys came to get him, but the Seahawks closed the door on that union (until 2019). Thomas begrudgingly admitted that he needed to be there for his teammates and get ready for Week One, however, the level of pettiness that the Seahawks demonstrated cannot be forgotten.

They clearly have no intention of offering Thomas an extension, and just want him to finish out his contract because the message seemingly is “it does not matter what you want”. Now I get the whole, you don’t want players holding an organization hostage by holding out and not playing (Le’Veon Bell) but there is a fine line between pettiness and progress.

Thomas mentioned earlier in the offseason that he would have welcomed an extension from Seattle but now those feelings have likely changed. Thomas knows he will be a Dallas Cowboy at some point down the road and that will be enough to get him through this tough predicament, however, the Seahawks front office is ending his tenure with the football team in the most unappreciated way possible.

The Dallas Cowboys made the effort, freed up the cap space in terms of his salary for 2018, and offered the Seahawks one of their top picks and it still was not enough. It also makes you wonder does this have anything to do with their Week Three matchup?

Teams look for any competitive edge you can get, so why give the Cowboys a Pro Bowl safety prior to their matchup. Makes enough sense, if the Seahawks plan is to trade him after Week Four. But Seattle getting nothing for a Pro Bowl player and letting him just walk out into free agency seems like awful front office management.

That’s why the move is so puzzling. The Dallas Cowboys will need a safety in 2019, the same year Thomas becomes a free agent, so it is basically guaranteed that he will have a Star on his helmet, we just do not know at what cost.

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Hopefully, the Seahawks come to their senses, abandon their emotions, and just do what is best for all parties involved prior to the trade deadline in Week Eight.

Published on 09/06/2018 at 21:40 PM
Last updated at 09/06/2018 at 21:40 PM

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