2021 Offseason/Season... Draft, FA & Staff

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Well shit...


@SteelersPride @Superbelt @thedddd

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Not sure how to make sense of these roster-manipulation moves... Cutting Coward, Finney & Maulet only to resign them back onto the active 53-man roster the next day?

Well at least the CB & IOL positions don't look as perilous now.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

I'm beyond surprised Karl Joseph's best offer is a PS spot.


I'd still far and away prefer to have Roche.

hasnt joseph been flat out terrible?

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Not sure how to make sense of these roster-manipulation moves... Cutting Coward, Finney & Maulet only to resign them back onto the active 53-man roster the next day?

Well at least the CB & IOL positions don't look as perilous now.

Kinda sorta figured this out via tweets from Neal Coolong...

So they had to cut those 3 (Coward, Finney & Maulet) in order to keep 3 (Banner, McFarland, Tuitt) and move them to IR. Those players have verbal agreements to return on their current salaries if they don't want to go elsewhere. Vested Vets (4+ years of accrued seasons) do not go through waivers and can turn down any offer to sign elsewhere.

Now the question becomes... Seeing as all 3 of those IR guys can & most likely will return in week 4... Who gets cut at that point? Snell & UG3 are my top candidates. And maybe 1 of Finney/Coward/JCH?

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

My Lord this dude is quick in & out of his breaks.... crazy acceleration

 

[SteelersPride]

My Lord this dude is quick in & out of his breaks.... crazy acceleration

Yeah theres good traits, but man when u couldnt hang in washington…

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Yeah theres good traits, but man when u couldnt hang in washington…

Yep seems like a return specialist option on paper... Just in case Ray Ray gets the yips or gets injured.

 

[SteelersPride]

Yep seems like a return specialist option on paper... Just in case Ray Ray gets the yips or gets injured.

Ray ray shouldnt of made this team either imho. I said that before.

 

[thedddd]

Not sure how to make sense of these roster-manipulation moves... Cutting Coward, Finney & Maulet only to resign them back onto the active 53-man roster the next day?

Well at least the CB & IOL positions don't look as perilous now.

My only thought it is a formality since they had to wait to put the others on IR.

 

[Superbelt]

Well shit...


@SteelersPride @Superbelt @thedddd

Expected move.

3 weeks to return, min

 

[Superbelt]

It's a good development. Stash 3 players to take an extended look at some others.

Got Big Dan in as LT starter, for one.

 

[SteelersPride]

yikes, so mcfarland is rb2? snell 3? ballage gone once mcfarland is back

 

[thedddd]

Out of all the ex Steeler fringe players cut, the only one I wouldn’t mind bringing back to the Practice squad is Derwin Gray. Their OL needs the depth and not sure what they have there is any better.

Also they lost Quincy Roche to the Giants. Nothing against him but that was a testament to how deep their OLB core is.

 

[thedddd]

yikes, so mcfarland is rb2? snell 3? ballage gone once mcfarland is back

Yeah that is scary bad along with Samuels/Edmunds on the practice squad.

On a side topic I am still trying to figure out why they signed Ballage at all? Nothing from prior seasons and the pre season impressed me vs what they already had.

 

[SteelersPride]

Yeah that is scary bad along with Samuels/Edmunds on the practice squad.

On a side topic I am still trying to figure out why they signed Ballage at all? Nothing from prior seasons and the pre season impressed me vs what they already had.

Guess the intangibles, hoping he puts it together

 

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Steelers trade a 2023 5th Rd pick to Seahawks for CB Ahkello Witherspoon.


@SteelersPride @thedddd @Superbelt

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Witherspoon played for the 49ers last year. He lost a battle in Seattle this off-season.

But the Seahawks’ secondary is pretty bad right now so I don’t know how to be excited about this.

Seems like Sutton is moving to the slot now. And Pierre & Witherspoon battle for outside.

 

[SteelersPride]

I dont hate it.

 

[thedddd]

I honestly don't hate the deal and by the time 2023 comes around they will most likely have a compensation pick to replace that one.

 

[thedddd]

Looks like they cut Mondeaux to make room for Witherspoon.