You're crazy.
There are 32 teams in the league that would have loved to hand that contract to Brown.
Unquestioned best player at his position over the last 4 years. That is the type of player you hope you get to spend your cap space on.
Do the math at the end of this offseason and try to find a 2 or 3 player combination signed in free agency for this money that you would rather have on your team than just Brown. If you find one, post it and in 4 years we will laugh at it after it plays out. Free agency is fools gold. A lot of money for mostly average players and busts. And it's not like the steelers have an over abundance of talented players abut to come up in free agency that they won't be able to sign now than they otherwise could have.
If you are worried about paying too much money to your offensive skills position, you should be talking solely about Bell....not Brown. Of the two Brown is the obvious must sign.
The franchise tag value for RB's is currently around $12mil. If AP gets cut or restructured then that number could decrease to $8-10mil.Bell was tagged today, so I believe he gets $17 million
I think Gronk and Brady are doing alright, and now Bennett wants the big contract, so they are very good at managing the cap but some players have to be paid if you really expect to win in the NFL.....
AB is a game changer, so as long as he doesn't get hurt or just go on the I already got paid vacation, he was a no brainer....
I will never understand this. When was the last time a team won a SB with highly paid WR? Seriously.
The Steelers draft great WR's all the time. I wish the Pats could draft that well in this area. The Steelers should of traded him. I know fans wouldn't like it but that kind of money could be spent on more important things you need. No?
Plus the Falcons got pretty dang close with Julio Jones and I believe he was the 3rd highest paid WR in 2016. And I believe Thomas was 4th highest behind Calvin Johnson, AJ Green, and Julio Jones in 2015. 2013 Seahawks, Percy Harvin was 6th highest too.Well before this upcoming season D. Thomas was a top-3 paid WR in the NFL and the Broncos won with him.
The franchise tag value for RB's is currently around $12mil. If AP gets cut or restructured then that number could decrease to $8-10mil.
Plus the Falcons got pretty dang close with Julio Jones and I believe he was the 3rd highest paid WR in 2016. And I believe Thomas was 4th highest behind Calvin Johnson, AJ Green, and Julio Jones in 2015. 2013 Seahawks, Percy Harvin was 6th highest too.
Denver did it 2 years ago with Thomas and Sanders but with 0Tds thrown, we know it was the Defense that won it. Pats don't use their 1st round picks on offensive weapons , just lineman or guards. Last one was pre-Brady with Edwards RB in 1998
I agree 100% I just wish Dallas had the same philosophy on defenseYep... that's what good teams do. Lineman, QBs (Pats lucked with Brady) and that really should be it. It all starts in the trenches... Look at Seattle, with an actual offensive line they probably would've gone to the Super Bowl.
Dak/Elliott are living proof. The ESPN mock re-draft with Dak #1 overall was absolutely hilarious. Dak appears to be a decent QB, but the 500 seconds he gets along with the blatant holes you could drive a mack truck through for his rookie runningback is the reason he gets any looks. Put him on LA and he'd be a 55 QB rating with a 0.75% TD/INT ratio.
I agree 100% I just wish Dallas had the same philosophy on defense
this is bad , so much money in three guys
I will never understand this. When was the last time a team won a SB with highly paid WR? Seriously.
The Steelers draft great WR's all the time. I wish the Pats could draft that well in this area. The Steelers should of traded him. I know fans wouldn't like it but that kind of money could be spent on more important things you need. No?