Safety Earl Thomas -- who is in the mix to be the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year after blossoming into a star and a leader -- was on "Schein on Sports" on Tuesday, and I can't stress enough how much I enjoyed talking to him. When I told him I thought Seattle can play better, he explained: "I think that statement is accurate. But what we have is the 'never say die' attitude. Credit to how relentless we are. We learn from our mistakes and adverse situations. But this team has a chance to be great. We are getting a lot of injured players back. We got to get better in run gaps. In the secondary, we have to tackle better."