Seahawks were going to trade Earl for a 2nd

[MontanaHawk05]

Didn't see this anywhere...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1046844035350974464[/tweet]

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

 

[Seymour]

Didn't see this anywhere...

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

Swing and a miss!!

Nobody is doing that. People are pissed on HOW he is going about it and disrespecting the entire organization.

Good riddance Earl. Hope you can eat OK on the $56 million you collected from the Seahawks. ukeface:

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Crap timing for sure. Fluke injury, but you just never can predict those things. We all knew that this wasn't gonna' end well regardless.

 

[ivotuk]

I don't see anything in that tweet that indicates an actual trade was in the works. It said that the "Seahawks were going to wait until the deadline to see if they could get more for Earl."

I think it's more speculation and innuendo with zero supporting facts. Just a great way to get clicks after Earl's devastating injury, and cheezy journalism.

 

[TreeRon]

Didn't see this anywhere...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1046844035350974464[/tweet]

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

Asbestos? mesothelioma? To name one.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Didn't see this anywhere...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1046844035350974464[/tweet]

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

Asbestos? mesothelioma? To name one.

You can try to poke holes in my obviously generalized "Nobody" if you really want to be pedantic. I stand by my statement. It's not entitlement for athletes to seek long-term security.

Nor, of course, was it wrong for Seattle to withhold it.

 

[Spin Doctor]

Didn't see this anywhere...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1046844035350974464[/tweet]

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

There are plenty of jobs out there that are more dangerous than football. Those guys don't get paid nearly what Thomas gets paid. I'm sorry, I don't have any sort of sympathy for someone that is making 3-4 times what we'll ever see in our entire lifetime in a one year. His contract is worth 12 lifetimes worth of work for most people.

 

[AROS]

Both sides were doing what they felt was the right thing to do. In the end it didn't work out for Earl, a true warrior and amazing player for us. I don't agree with his approach and antics in the end but he's an emotional person. I will give him a pass (sort of).

I can't fault the Seahawks for holding tight. It's just shitty it had to end this way. See you in the Ring of Honor one day, and hopefully a speech in Canton.

 

[lukerguy]

If the Seahawks were trading Earl then they were essentially admitting they weren't going to be competitors this year. If you're willing to admit that, then why not sit the player to protect the asset... especially when you can make an example of someone who refuses to go to practice.

 

[vin.couve12]

The real shame here is that the Hawks lost out on a 2nd round asset. This is sort of like the stock market and you don't wait until a time when you can lose it all before you pull the trigger. The FO really screwed this one up, but I kind of knew it was going to end up this way. The bad part is that Earl kind of forced the delay with his antics in terms of future contracts for others and locker room dynamic. If he wasn't such a twat publically, he probably would have been traded before TC...maybe the draft. It's kind of ironic that Earl forced the team to save face and now here we are.

If there is blame here, it's really on Earl's very public BS.

 

[Natethegreat]

I've seen many injuries (and even a few deaths) on the job and had a few imjuries myself for far far less money and I never bitched and whined or flipped people off about my pay because we agreed to it.
Earl has MADE LOADS of cash and he is making 8.5 mill while injured. CRY ME A RIVER.

 

[bmorepunk]

This is sort of like the stock market and you don't wait until a time when you can lose it all before you pull the trigger.

Timing equities is gambling, even on an upswing. You pick an asset allocation based on your situation (not market performance), unless you like to gamble.

 

[MontanaHawk05]

Didn't see this anywhere...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1046844035350974464[/tweet]

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

There are plenty of jobs out there that are more dangerous than football. Those guys don't get paid nearly what Thomas gets paid.

By implying that they should, you're validating Earl's position.

 

[bmorepunk]

There aren't jobs out there "as dangerous" as football when you factor in the risk of losing all ability to earn income, pretty much from anything (because you wasted your life playing football and are mostly useless anywhere else). Sure, being a logger or a commercial fisherman has a higher fatality rate, but the probability that you'll be able to work a 20-30 year career doing it is way higher.

Unless maybe you're an infantryman trying to make it to retirement. Then we could make some comparisons.

 

[chris98251]

KC and Dallas were both "Interested" before the injury, this is the same as the 49ers saying they were interested in Reid before he signed as well, if they were that interested they should have went after him harder. Hard to buy into todays revisionary press clippings of would have and could haves.

 

[vin.couve12]

This is sort of like the stock market and you don't wait until a time when you can lose it all before you pull the trigger.

Timing equities is gambling, even on an upswing. You pick an asset allocation based on your situation (not market performance), unless you like to gamble.

You're gambling regardless. It is what it is even if a decent hypothesis. Once Earl was actually on the field playing, that particular market became extremely unstable. It's the NFL and the only thig you know is that if you're in the NFL...you're gonna get hurt.

 

[jeremiah]

Didn't see this anywhere...

[tweet]https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1046844035350974464[/tweet]

Shame for everyone. Earl was seeking long-term security against just this kind of injury. Seattle was seeking the ability to keep paying other defensive superstars in coming years. Both had a legitimate case. Eventually, timing decided the stare-down.

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

There are plenty of jobs out there that are more dangerous than football. Those guys don't get paid nearly what Thomas gets paid. I'm sorry, I don't have any sort of sympathy for someone that is making 3-4 times what we'll ever see in our entire lifetime in a one year. His contract is worth 12 lifetimes worth of work for most people.

WORD

 

[jeremiah]

If the Seahawks were trading Earl then they were essentially admitting they weren't going to be competitors this year. If you're willing to admit that, then why not sit the player to protect the asset... especially when you can make an example of someone who refuses to go to practice.

Logic dictates that if you are looking to trade a player, you sit the player to protect him.

 

[jeremiah]

There aren't jobs out there "as dangerous" as football when you factor in the risk of losing all ability to earn income, pretty much from anything (because you wasted your life playing football and are mostly useless anywhere else). Sure, being a logger or a commercial fisherman has a higher fatality rate, but the probability that you'll be able to work a 20-30 year career doing it is way higher.

Unless maybe you're an infantryman trying to make it to retirement. Then we could make some comparisons.

A football player can become a garbage man, car salesman, house painter, logger, truck driver, auto mechanic or ditch digger. How are they useless? I shattered my ankle working on roofs, and can no longer climb ladders. You improvise, adapt and move on to something YOU CAN do.

 

[Mad Dog]

The people on this board who are strutting around giving their own middle finger to Earl over his desire for a new contract...well, it's just all very silly. Nobody who signs a contract to work in a cubicle faces the danger of suddenly losing the ability to do their job because of something inherent TO their job.

I work in the medical field. I've seen SARS take down nurses and doctors several years back.

I've seen heavy equipment operators lose limbs and eyes. I've seen people that drive for a living have life altering motor vehicle accidents with TBI, neck and back injuries.

Sure the cubicle workers are safe but there are tonnes of dangerous professions out there making relatively low wages given the danger. Football isn't even remotely high up in the danger per dollar earned scale.

Earl Thomas has broken 2 bones and separated his shoulder over 7 years while making 56 million dollars. I've had more injuries just playing rec sports in my life (3 concussions, 1 fractured clavicle, 7 shoulder dislocations, 2 bruised kidneys). I just sadly wasn't born with Earl's physical gifts so my injuries didn't garner any money.

Be grateful Earl.