Earl Thomas will likely be the highest paid Safety after he signs his next deal. His play is based off speed and he is approaching 30. There's nowhere to go but down.hawk45":278ardpz said:massari":278ardpz said:McDougald+Eric Reid+1st round pick > Earl Thomas
So Reid at SS in this scenario?
Reid will cost a ton and isn't much younger than Earl. Instead of having an all-world FS for our single-high defense we'd have an excellent SS and a decent FS. It's a huge risk for a small *potential* incremental gain.
I submit that with our draft history in the first round, ET+McDougald > McDougald+Eric Reid+1st round pick. Both Reid (we aren't guaranteed to get him, and don't know his price tag) and the first round pick are the biggest risks in that inequality, and they are both on the RHS.
Anyone else on the defense I can see it. But with Wagner and Thomas the likelihood by far is that we don't bring back enough value to replace them. Unless they were making outlandish contract demands, and they haven't, they are untouchable.
He openly wants to play for the Cowboys. Good example keeping him around?
Earl Thomas is three years older than Reid BTW.