Earl Thomas is injured. Earl Thomas is an incredible player. If you are a Seahawks fan and want to be properly terrified, read Danny Kelly’s excellent piece from today to get a sense of how important Thomas is for Seattle’s defense and scheme, and what the team now expects Steven Terrell to try to replace.
Or this little nugget of joy from Danny’s article:
Through 12 weeks, the Seahawks had posted a minus-74.7 percent DVOA on deep middle passes, per Football Outsiders’ charting (negative numbers are good on defense), more than twice as good as the second-best Giants.