Hey…I heard the Steelers had a stellar offseason and upgraded the QB room. Disregard the 4-8 for 45 yards…that’s Kenny’s fault. 😂
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It is called jealousy! The Steelers are a mess right now but they are a far better mess that what Pitt Football has been the last 2 years
Roll the dice. Wilson is not worth anywhere near $40 million. He 's ready to get on with his life after football. Trade for someone and/or draft a QB early in the draft.
Russ needs to figure out what his life's work is at this point, and start doing it. He's clearly on his way to a comfortable retirement.
They might as well trade for Deshaun Watson. The Browns will gladly eat a lot of the $45 mil he's owed.
Wilson has now averaged 171 yards per game over his last 5 starts. Bum.
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I certainly don't want NON PASSER Kordell Jr. Fields locked in for 5 years. I'd rather tank, go 3-14 or something and get in position to draft a real PASSER
Part of the Problem for Wilson and Pickett too is the OBSOLETE STONE AGE STILLERS FOOTBALL offense, Tomlin needs to go and Rooney should be locked in a closet, tied up with a sock stuffed in his mouth
Feel free to bump this thread later after he signs for significantly more than league minimum.
Maybe your worst take ever, and I'm no fan of Justin Fields.
There are way too many QB needy teams out there and honestly he hasn't been horrible.....he just doesn't move the needle when you have 2 legit MVP candidate quarterbacks in your division.
Nah. The pirates openly flaunt that they don't want to win. Steel openly flaunts that they are world beaters, but they ain't.
The bears offered him to everyone. Everyone passed but the stillers who thought he was worth a 6th round pick.
A year later after being benched in favor of a washed up RW, why would his "value" increase?
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Teams could see that veteran qbs such as Mayfield and Darnold coming into an offense with a quality OL and WRs can produce quickly. Fields has never been a great pocket passer but if you gave him the talent that others have had, I suspect he can put up above average numbers.
If the Steelers can upgrade the OL and WR, I would not mind signing Fields for a 2 to 3 yr deal worth 7-10mil. If we walks, then I would take a look at other veterans.
The question for Rooney is does he have the stomach for a rebuild in which case you blow up the team and org, or do you try to focus on just build a team to win a playoff game or two? I would prefer the former because I want super bowls. I think Art's goals are much more modest.
The rumor is the Bears were asking for too much prior to the draft. No one has to give up draft capital to sign him as a FA.
I said before the draft! After they drafted Caleb their perceived leverage was gone.
That's not why. Everyone knew long before the draft, Caleb was the pick and Fields was getting dumped. No one was interested in him. EOS.
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Dude, no one is disputing that Chicago was asking too much for a terrible QB.
Just because you are asking $50k for your 2004 Kia Sportage, that doesn't mean your Kia is worth $50k.
The most any team was willing to give for Justin Fields was the stillers "brain" trust and that value was 6 round pick.
This is what I wrote and you disputed it - keep up!
The rumor is the Bears were asking for too much prior to the draft. No one has to give up draft capital to sign him as a FA.
They did upgrade the QB room. Obviously, they weren't stellar this season, but the defense and running game were worse this year. None of it matters as long as Tomlin is head coach.
They could draft a hybrid of Jesus Christ, Tom Brady & prime Roethlisberger, but as long as Tomlin is HC, it won’t matter.
Wilson/Fields > Pickett/Trubisky/Rudolph
2024:
3,607 yards, 21 TDs 6 INTs, 7 rushing TDs
2023:
3,421 yards, 13 TDs, 9 INTs, 3 rushing TDs
Neither set of QBs were particularly good, but definitely better this year. The offense actually went out and won some games and didn't need the defense to ball out every single week like the last couple of years.
You said "they lost their perceived leverage". What leverage? Everyone knew he was done in Chicago just like everyone knew he's worth nothing more than a 6th round pick.
Which leads back to the original question, why would the same teams now be interested the guy?
He's going ride a bench somewhere, "earning" a backup salary. If I were betting on it, I would guess he is a stiller next year because they have no clue what they are doing.
Did you factor the change in OC into that equation?
Already answered your question - you don't have to give up draft capital for him. He's a FA. I never mentioned him being a starter - just that he'll get more than the league minimum.
Yep. The OC that was suppose to fix the running game had a less efficient ground game this year compared to last. Same head coach that doesn't know how to run a modern NFL offense. Also, the 2024 offense didn't even have a true No. 2 receiver. Diontae Johnson and George Pickens were much better options than Pickens and Van Jefferson.
Trubisky and his 150 ypg is irrelevant since he was never in the plans for 2024. Obviously, none of it is apples to apple but the point those stats highlight, is how stupid signing RW/JF was long term..
I keep saying this but I can’t stress it enough. DO NOT PAY A QB, DRAFT A QB, OR SIGN A QB, UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT YOUR OFFENSIVE SCHEME TO BE. Get a scheme that works and then stick with it ( requires a OC with 4 years of success playcalling) then when you evaluate QB’s you can eliminate bad picks because you can tell they will not fit your system. This is 100% on the Rooney’s and Tomlin
Long term? It was brilliant because they aren't tied to a ridiculously high QB contract for a player who is not a long-term answer.
Yes, the guy who average 78 receptions, 873 yards, and 5 TDs per year in his 5 season with the Steelers. That is unless you believe Van Jefferson's 24 receptions for 276 yards and 2 TDs was an upgrade.
Are you insisting that Fields will be signed for the league minimum next year? Didn’t try to follow this all the way thru so not sure.
But if so, you’re truly out of your mind.
The headache went 31 for 363 and 3TD this year and was cut. C'mon, who you used to be is a silly argument.
Nope, just suggesting that's his value. Some dumb franchise will give him a chance to fail a third time.
It's brilliant to burn another season with a defense that's aging out? Or that they still have no long-term answer at the most important position?
