Three weeks after the Dallas Cowboys season, two sporting traditions fell into disrepair: a secondary passing attack collapsed and Earl Thomas began trending on Texas state social media platforms.
Three straight Mondays featured a familiar question pinballing by the Dallas fan base.
Every week, the answer was no – without a sensible explanation.
Thomas and a sign reportedly appeared nearby, The question arises: “data-reacted =” 24 “> Now, with the Houston Texans Engage with Thomas and a sign up close, The question becomes:
Every time safety deep burns. Not every time Cornwark has enough brackets on the star receiver. Each time Dallas offers a touchdown pass at an apparently historic rate.
Fans can dial back to a statement Monday from Stephen Jones, executive vice president of Cowboys, who originally called the team’s main radio station, 105.3 The Fan, “this is good.”
“Overall, we’ve met people here on campus who can work for us,” Jones said.
It’s a dice trend, despite the injuries forcing the Cowboys to rotate their secondary and unit which is adjusting to plan changes under new defensive coordinator Mike Nolan.
The bottom line, below the state line, is good for Dallas Secondary. The Cowboys are among the league’s worst teams in almost every defensive passing category through three games, including nine touchdowns with dead passes. Surprisingly, all nine have come in the past two games, while the Atlanta Falcons ’Matt Ryan and Seattle Seahawks’ Russell Wilson did what was almost the full amount of passing clinics.
Jelon Smith Cornwack on Byron Jones in the summer of 2019. They allowed Jones to leave the free agency in March, eventually putting pressure on the young Cornbachs and the Safety, who won the most tragic matches in three games. So much so, however, that even the cowboy hole of femur Troy Cayman could not resist in Thomas’ conversation after the loss of Seattle on Sunday. “Data-reacted =” 44 “> Result? It’s clear that the Cowboys made the mistake of preferring the signing of linebacker Jillian Smith to Cornback Byron Jones in the summer of 2019. Fem Troy Eckmann’s Cowboy Hall couldn’t resist participating in Thomas’ conversation after Seattle’s loss on Sunday.
“After what happened tonight [to Dallas], With some issues in security and big dramas out there, yes, his phone could come up, ”the man said at the conclusion of the Fox broadcast.
That call never came. Well, at least I didn’t go down without explaining myself first. Now, the conversation moves on for the cowboy, but not without answering the lengthy question of why. Remember, the ownership of the team is leaning towards head coach Mike McCarthy, who, along with the right veterans, is very clear about the desire for a proper locker room – the program he envisioned.
Earl Thomas was never to be included in that program.
It’s worth considering why Dallas had the extent that Houston obviously didn’t. I reached out to a handful of sources with an understanding of how Thomas got to this point – an NFL. Season three games and a little need for a Texans lifeline. More importantly, why was Dallas so good at dice on a player who made it clear he wanted to play for the franchise?
Despite boasting of remarkable talent, Thomas was shown the door by two franchises that prided themselves on being able to manage arrogant players. Thomas greets him in both places. And problems inevitably arise from three issues.
Between them …
-Non-field reliability
In Seattle, despite Thomas ’remarkable coverage skills – and he was certainly selective during his Seahawks tenure – he also had the occasional frenzy for freelancing that put a strain on the back end of the plan.
While the Chancellor was healthy and playing with Thomas, Seattle focused on making sure everyone (including Thomas) knew where they were going to live forever, and to understand and cover the circumstances that could be caught out of place.
This became a matter of concern when the Chancellor’s health began to decline. Essentially, Seattle felt that Thomas was at his best (and most liberal) when he and the Chancellor joined. When that tandem ceased to be long-lived, the Seahawks hoped that Thomas would mature into the Chancellor’s leadership role and that the credibility of the field would never be complete. Seattle played a part in why Th Thomas, however, was reluctant to give Th Thomas another second long-term extension.
Sihks needed a moderate cum Chancellor to keep Earl Thomas on the field. (Wesley hits / Getty Images)
Fast forward to Ravens, and that reliability was a bigger problem than expected.
A team source said Thomas was repeatedly late for meetings and confirmed Peter King’s report that Thomas had missed the walkthrough. Some fellow players thought he was a diva who still believed he was a select player with the talent to fly free errors or ment signatures. Some in the organization questioned its Pro Bowl nod in 2019 because it was about reputation rather than results.
Bang on Thomas by both bodies is easy. He is a better player when it comes to other high-level security, ready to bite his tongue and allow Thomas to be independent, while also clearing out some of Thomas’ mistakes and making sure he arranges each play correctly. Also takes the burden of making sure. .
The chemistry of the locker room
Seahawks felt that Thomas was an elite player, whose personality was a bit outward when it came to leadership roles. He was never elected captain of the team. Still, in fairness, the franchise had a lot of talent and there were just a lot of opportunities for that difference.
Outside of his play on the field, Tho Thomas was never even pushed for the role of Alpha in the locker room. There were always multiple players who took that cover. Seattle once hoped to step into the role at the end of the chancellor’s career, but that did not happen … It fell flat next to Thomas’ expansion negotiations.
After all, he was never the player who broke into Seattle’s locker room, but he never materialized as a galvanized person.
In Baltimore, it’s fair to say that a number of the organization’s players and surrounding staff didn’t take care of Thomas in the locker room.
The Ravens’ 2019 success covered a tough front. There was hope that he would return to the COVID-19’s break-even as a break, as a person who could be a dedicated partner and fit more seamlessly as a leader.
A Ravens source said it was a franchise that would work with people like Steve Smith, Qu Nakun Boldin and Marcus Peters. They may be helpful as personalities, but they ultimately establish plenty of respect rather than rubbing peers wrong.
That never happened to Thomas. Then during 2020 training camp, he punched Chuck Clark, who has a reputation as a humble, hardworking and very popular fellow. As far as some Ravens players were concerned it was the last straw.
Safety Earl Thomas, left, and Chuck Clark underwent an exercise during a Ravens training camp on August 18, 2020, before the practice fight ending Thomas’ tenure in Baltimore. (Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
Field F-Field Trust
His Seahawks runs – despite an uncertain ending, which caused him to flip off his own side – he was not disturbed by many issues of confidence. But Ravens? It went fast south.
The first big blow: Baltimore’s brainchild was angered by the lack of advance notice of a highly publicized domestic incident between Thomas and his wife, when the SLUs details were printed by TMZ and left bored to catch the Ravens.
Ravens was also annoyed that Thomas chose his social media accounts to try to remove the incident and make it a success, relying on silence and guidance from the franchise.
This was not the only significant breach.
Second, and eventually the issue of ending the relationship developed at a critical moment when Baltimore decided that the situation with Thomas could survive after a fight with Clark.
It was then that Thomas posted some parts of the practice film on his social media pages, which the team considered a big slap in the face. Some in the organization knew at that moment that there would be no turning back. Even a limited number of Thomas supporters internally acknowledged that it was time to leave him behind.
It was a moment that fueled the belief among some in the organization that Thomas was a selfish player, putting him in front of the team both on and off the field whenever he felt fit.
What does all this have to do with the Cowboys ’final decision to pass on Thomas?
Many, considering the team’s history of missteps with red-flagged players, who ultimately downplayed messaging to younger players. Thomas cannot be placed in the same category as Greg Hardy, there is still the remnant of Hardik being a selfish player who often faces team messaging about personal responsibility. That remnant is not something that team ownership should be inside the building again.
Time will tell whether Thomas is really that kind of player – or whether he has missed a step or whether he needs elite players ahead of him to cover his decision.
The reality of his playing which is 31 years old and on his third team in three seasons, Dallas will not perform him. Considering what Dallas Secondary has performed on this beach, that’s something to speak of.
