Recent content by steelers1080

Roman Wilson is our WR2, just out of the slot. But Van/Quez are our WR3 currently. Currently, we have the 2021 Titans Special. They had AJ Brown as their WR1, and an aged Julio Jones as their WR2 (434 yards that season). They were carried by Derrick Henry to a 12-5 record. Najee and Warren are...

Idk, I'm hopeful that our TEs can improve greatly with a better OC even if people think he underutilized Pitts. Pitts' yards per reception far exceeded Freiermuth. Last year Pitts caught 100% of the balls thrown his way deemed "catchable"... 59% of the passes to Pitts were deemed catchable and...

Fair, I'd expect any additions to be depth moves. See Scotty Miller, WR6.

I'm not so sure. Last May we released and signed a handful of players, including Markus Golden who went on to have a key role at OLB. I would expect us to extend some players this May, especially if something big might happen post June 1st, we'll need to clear some cap space. Players in line...

I'm not 100% convinced that Jefferson, Watkins, or Mims is the answer across from Pickens. Jefferson and Mims had potential coming into the league, but would definitely be considered reclamation projects if they all of a sudden were solid WR2s. It feels like we're going to trade for someone...

Has to be because they don't believe he's got much left. That's a reasonable contract for sure.

It feels like the annual trap of getting my hopes up. Last year it was how good the Steelers looked during preseason, but then we immediately fell flat when we started to face true defensive alignments. This year it seems so obvious that we've upgraded at a lot of individual positions and...

I would also love to see the defensive alignment comparison. It felt like Najee was being bashed against 10 man fronts within Canada's scheme since the play calling was so predictable. Warren had change of pace on 3rd down with much lighter pressure up front.

Both Najee and Warren are solid and will benefit from not having Canada's scheme holding them back. I think the front office just wants to see how Najee does with the new scheme. Also, Najee has always seemed self-motivated, but if the Steelers ever had an "all-in" year, it's this one with two...

A lot more than a 3rd round pick in 2025, but less than some of the contracts given out this year.

To be fair to Najee, and the whole Steelers offense the last 3 seasons, they were saddled with Matt Canada. Najee averaged 4.1 yards last year in a Matt Canada offense, that feels like 4.8 in an average NFL offense. But yeah, I agree that the main reason for not extending him was probably his...

Maybe an extension is planned? In which case it's not necessary.

The Steelers O-line was 25th last year. So we somehow got 7 spots worse while replacing Mason Cole and Dan Moore, and moving Broderick to his more natural position. Interesting. I'd be willing to bet all the money that we rank better than 32 by the end of the season...

My favorite would probably be Zach Frazier, with Fautanu a tiny step behind just because we already have one solid tackle. We haven't had a good Center since the 2018 season. Mentally Pouncey was still an asset who could diagnose defensive schemes and help situate the offense, but physically his...

The most recent rumor is that we've basically called about half the top 15 WRs in the league, but that they would be post-June 1st due to current contracts. At this point I'll believe it when I see it. Too much buzz without substance. There are a handful of free agents I wouldn't be too...