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

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

I still have issues with his age.

Right now, I'm for using premium picks on the big boys, not the flashy picks. We'll see later in the offseason.

Recently the Steelers have been using high end picks on positions with shallow pools. If DL is deep, they will wait to take one.

 

[thedddd]

Well this sucks

Steelers In Danger Of Losing 3rd Round Comp Pick For Bud Dupree

When Bud Dupree hit free agency and secured the bag with Tennessee to the tune of a five-year, $82.5 million contract, it felt like a slam dunk that Pittsburgh would receive a third-round compensatory pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Fast forward eight months and the odds of that happening are...

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[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Well this sucks

Steelers In Danger Of Losing 3rd Round Comp Pick For Bud Dupree

When Bud Dupree hit free agency and secured the bag with Tennessee to the tune of a five-year, $82.5 million contract, it felt like a slam dunk that Pittsburgh would receive a third-round compensatory pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Fast forward eight months and the odds of that happening are...

steelersdepot.com

Bummer. His IR is supposedly short-term so hopefully he comes back.

 

[Superbelt]

Tyler Linderbaum in the first next year.

 

[SteelersPride]

Tyler Linderbaum in the first next year.

With najees progression, he should continue to cure the line woes. No need to waste capitol on lineman.

Dudes a beast. Rare center worth that. But i doubt it after they took green, and still talk him up. Unless they kick green over. But then thats admitting a mistake again, and I doubt they will yet.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

With najees progression, he should continue to cure the line woes. No need to waste capitol on lineman.

Dudes a beast. Rare center worth that. But i doubt it after they took green, and still talk him up. Unless they kick green over. But then thats admitting a mistake again, and I doubt they will yet.

Easy now... You're starting to sound like the Philly fans

#CentersDontMatter

 

[SteelersPride]

Easy now... You're starting to sound like the Philly fans

#CentersDontMatter

Just following the beat writer and steeler fan narrative thats all.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Just following the beat writer and steeler fan narrative thats all.

I'll have to wait & see how the big boards shake out in February, but I still have the OL near the top of my wishlist next year. After bandaiding the OL this year they clearly need to rebuild the right way. Green ain't it, and its fair to question whether a position change would even help. If that's admitting a mistake then so be it. I don't want them to arrogantly continue to force bad players onto the field with promises of better outcomes.

 

[Superbelt]

With najees progression, he should continue to cure the line woes. No need to waste capitol on lineman.

Dudes a beast. Rare center worth that. But i doubt it after they took green, and still talk him up. Unless they kick green over. But then thats admitting a mistake again, and I doubt they will yet.

Starting Green at Center is a mistake. I think he might pan out at Guard. But I have seen enough of a guard drafted to play center to know he needs to be a guard.

Draft Linderbaum and he becomes the anchor of the line, and competent play will radiate out from him. That means Dotson can continue to just be the best LG he can be. And it lets Green compete for RG, or at least be a decent backup OG for a year or two.

He was thrown in to start at a position he doesn't belong because there were no other competent bodies available.

Linderbaum, even in a trade-up to make sure they get him, is gonna be worth it. Najee is going to need someone like him, and so will whoever takes over for Ben. The game all starts with the OC, and this Steelers team has wisely always put a premium on having excellence there.

 

[SteelersPride]

Starting Green at Center is a mistake. I think he might pan out at Guard. But I have seen enough of a guard drafted to play center to know he needs to be a guard.

Draft Linderbaum and he becomes the anchor of the line, and competent play will radiate out from him. That means Dotson can continue to just be the best LG he can be. And it lets Green compete for RG, or at least be a decent backup OG for a year or two.

He was thrown in to start at a position he doesn't belong because there were no other competent bodies available.

Linderbaum, even in a trade-up to make sure they get him, is gonna be worth it. Najee is going to need someone like him, and so will whoever takes over for Ben. The game all starts with the OC, and this Steelers team has wisely always put a premium on having excellence there.

I dont disagree with anything you are saying!

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

 

[Superbelt]

Ebron with MCL injury. Likely done for the season.

 

[thedddd]

Ebron with MCL injury. Likely done for the season.

 

[thedddd]

Texans Cut RB Phillip Lindsay

The Texans are cutting running back Phillip Lindsay (Twitter link via NFL.com's Ian Rapoport). As a post-trade-deadline cut, Lindsay will be …

www.profootballrumors.com

Now if he makes it all the way to the Steelers on the waiver wire you better claim him and cut bait on the crappy backup RB's they have.

 

[thedddd]

With najees progression, he should continue to cure the line woes. No need to waste capitol on lineman.

Dudes a beast. Rare center worth that. But i doubt it after they took green, and still talk him up. Unless they kick green over. But then thats admitting a mistake again, and I doubt they will yet.

I know you aren't 100% serious, but on both points sadly seem to be the way the Steelers think, not only the Steelers beat writers.

 

[SteelersPride]

I know you aren't 100% serious, but on both points sadly seem to be the way the Steelers think, not only the Steelers beat writers.

Im 0% serious. WE NEED A LINE. The steelers have invested in it before. Our line was all top draft picks, they just got old. But yes, its flawed thought.

In regards to Lindsay. bring em in. Somethings up though, he was doing very well in denver and they cut bait, not even as a backup. He had no real free agency interest, again for a guy that was doing well. Not sure what the story is, or if he got hurt and just never came back the same.

 

[thedddd]

Im 0% serious. WE NEED A LINE. The steelers have invested in it before. Our line was all top draft picks, they just got old. But yes, its flawed thought.

In regards to Lindsay. bring em in. Somethings up though, he was doing very well in denver and they cut bait, not even as a backup. He had no real free agency interest, again for a guy that was doing well. Not sure what the story is, or if he got hurt and just never came back the same.

Oh I know you weren't serious at all, was being facetious. If they don't fix the o-line, drafting any QB/RB/WR early is pointless.

As for Lindsey something has to be up? He got the RFA tender from the Broncos, then they recinded it and the only deal he got in the offseason was from the Texans for essentially nothing. Then used sparingly, had no takers in a deadline deal and then cut him loose.

Even with all that went on I still think he is worth the gamble over giving a team with a better record in the AFC an opportunity.

 

[SteelersPride]

Oh I know you weren't serious at all, was being facetious. If they don't fix the o-line, drafting any QB/RB/WR early is pointless.

As for Lindsey something has to be up? He got the RFA tender from the Broncos, then they recinded it and the only deal he got in the offseason was from the Texans for essentially nothing. Then used sparingly, had no takers in a deadline deal and then cut him loose.

Even with all that went on I still think he is worth the gamble over giving a team with a better record in the AFC an opportunity.

I dont disagree, but we would have to give up a draft pick to claim him

 

[thedddd]

I dont disagree, but we would have to give up a draft pick to claim him

Oh that’s right. I doubt they make the claim then especially if they are in risk of losing the Bud Dupree pick.

 

[SteelersPride]

Oh that’s right. I doubt they make the claim then especially if they are in risk of losing the Bud Dupree pick.

His contract isnt much maybe a needy team drops a late rounder for him ..