OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: New Quarter Backs for the Handball team!

[Ryder71]

I think Cam is washed, so whatever…their Dline sucks with or without him…

He needs to mind himself, remember something, the team matters more than any individual player with few exceptions. And Heyward isn't one of them. lol

 

[Empoleon8771]

Okay thought as much but wondered if my memory was betraying me and you were in Camp Scream.

And yes, it seems clear to me as well. Beyond the likelihood the Steelers changed the sales pitch on them, if its reasonable for the Steelers to look at their options, then it's reasonable for the players to look at theirs too.

Yeah and that's what I edited in after. I don't think the Steelers necessarily did anything "wrong", because wanting to make the team better is fundamentally not "wrong", but the smoke out there suggests that at least both Pickett and Rudolph were unhappy with some aspect of how they did it.

 

[Peat]

Just re Heyward missing OTAs - as I said, it all comes down to the money. That said, if he wants to force the issue that much, maybe he wants too much.

Yeah and that's what I edited in after. I don't think the Steelers necessarily did anything "wrong", because wanting to make the team better is fundamentally not "wrong", but the smoke out there suggests that at least both Pickett and Rudolph were unhappy with some aspect of how they did it.

Yup.

And to return to a point I made earlier this off-season, it does make me slightly uneasy. They want to move off of those guys, no skin off of my nose, but if they did actually want to keep them but instead managed to alienate them, it doesn't speak well for those involved. You'll have to put some back into the search to find someone who's genuinely worried we're not keeping those two, but bad processes tend to repeat.

 

[Ryder71]

Betcha Najee gets a three year extension.

 

[Coastal Kev]

Just re Heyward missing OTAs - as I said, it all comes down to the money. That said, if he wants to force the issue that much, maybe he wants too much.



Yup.

And to return to a point I made earlier this off-season, it does make me slightly uneasy. They want to move off of those guys, no skin off of my nose, but if they did actually want to keep them but instead managed to alienate them, it doesn't speak well for those involved. You'll have to put some back into the search to find someone who's genuinely worried we're not keeping those two, but bad processes tend to repeat.

Heyward should be gonzo. Dude is paid like superstar and he's barely average nowadays.

 

[Ryder71]

Heyward should be gonzo. Dude is paid like superstar and he's barely average nowadays.

Where's the my message? Thought you were gonna hook me up?

 

[Peat]

Good point I saw elsewhere - both Ravens games aka most bruising games of the year are followed by a short turnaround.

 

[WickedWrister]

Heyward should be gonzo. Dude is paid like superstar and he's barely average nowadays.

16m AAV is like 20th among IDL. The top of the market guys (Chris Jones, formerly Aaron Donald) are making double that figure.

You can make an argument that he's not worth that anymore, but he's not paid like a superstar.

 

[lastcupever75]

Eh, it would have been way better to be the guy behind someone like Wilson than Jalen Hurts.

depends. would you rather learn under an offensive type of coach or someone who hired randy fitchner and matt canada as OCs?

 

[lastcupever75]

Damn that’s a brutal schedule after the bye. For an offense with a lot of question marks, it might not be the worst thing to have a lighter schedule early on and hopefully be a somewhat well oiled machine by the time things get awful.

a possible silver lining is KC may have clinched their division/playoff spot by then.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Whoa. That's brutal.

This could get really ugly. Could easily only land 2 wins in that stretch.

Tomlin will be playing for the Never a Losing Season Bowl though.