Earl Thomas did say he is still disappointing in the negotiations in getting a new contract from the Seahawks. I expect though he would want to have a contract extension in place if he were to be traded to the Cowboys as well. He was sighted in Seattle on Monday because his daughter was starting school. I am sure he stayed as well so that probably helped in getting him to report besides the fact he probably doesn't want any more fines and he wants to play football as well whether in Seattle, Dallas or elsewhere.
One thing we do know he is the best defensive player on the Seahawks and they will be a better team with him than without him but if he doesn't want to be in Seattle with the Seahawks might as well trade him for the second round draft pick instead of losing him for nothing after the season. Of course this depends to whether general manager John Schneider and head coach Pete Carroll want him for future years as well. The big question though is will he be healthy enough to play over the next four years or will it be a big gamble to take to sign him. I am sure seeing him in playing action over the next month or two will make the decision more clearly for Schneider and Carroll to give him the extension. Of course we don't know whether they have made the decision to move on from him as well. You have to figure that the Seahawks don't have Kam Chancellor or Richard Sherman in the backfield any longer plus the retirement of Cliff Avril and the trade of Michael Bennett. They may believe to do a rebuilding of the defense will work better without Thomas. I believe the Seahawks would be better with him in the future well as now but of course it is not my decision. I wonder the other Seahawk fans feel about Thomas as well. The answer will be when he takes the field for them in his first game at Century Link Field if he is still around. Of course the Seahawks first home game will be the third game of the season and that actually will be against the Cowboys so which team he suits up we will find out as well.
In the meantime the Seahawks will be getting ready to play the Broncos in Denver this coming Sunday. How they play and whether they win is a question mark right now. Playing in Denver is never an easy task either. We hope to see a better running game over the last couple years regardless if the win or not. The best way for them to win is to keep the offense on the field as long as possible. I hope to that the offense will get off to a good start in the first half as well. Over the years that Russell Wilson has been the quarterback the offense has had trouble in the first half of games along with the first half of the season then they rebound in the second half. I know that there are those who believe the Seahawks would have won more games if field goal kicker hadn't missed shots but I think the Seahawks wouldn't have won as many games if it were not for heroics by Russell Wilson in the second half of several games. I guess you could say those things reversed the record may have turned out to be the same anyway. This year though the Seahawk record could be about the same or less. It might be anyway from seven to nine wins this season depending on how the defense plays this year with or without Earl Thomas. Whatever happens we thank you for your service with the Seahawks. Stay tuned and see what happens. Go Hawks!
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