Trade! Raiders Trade WR Switzer To Steelers

[CaptainStubing]

@ATL96Steeler

ok, so if it's just a swap from 5th to 6th, then that's no big deal, especially since the Raiders 6th will likely be higher than the steelers 5th. they can take a flyer on him and see if he pans out.

 

[jarntt]

Some questions & thoughts rattling around in my head:

*Are they going to sacrifice Patterson to the PS?
*Maybe DHB & Hunter are being viewed as 1 or the other?
*Maybe they are giving up on Rogers in 2018 and shelving him to IR?
*This effectively ends the Quadree Henderson experiment.
*This takes AB off punts hopefully. And they will likely pair him with JuJu on KR.

Did I leave the iron on?

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

ok, so if it's just a swap from 5th to 6th, then that's no big deal, especially since the Raiders 6th will likely be higher than the steelers 5th. they can take a flyer on him and see if he pans out.

Yea doesn't seem like a bad move at all. They essentially move back a handful of spots to acquire a young return specialist. Almost like they simply gave themselves another draft pick this year without giving up any future picks.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

@ATL96Steeler

Well the cost wasn't a song and a dance so they better use him.

 

[Schmoopy1000]

Kinda surprised.
Dont know a lot of the steelers, but figured that was one team that was good on WRs & return men. In fact assumed some WRs that get cut will find themselves onto another team.

 

[steelerssb]

Oakland Raiders trading Ryan Switzer to Steelers

Report: Steelers working on a trade with Raiders for WR Ryan Switzer

Don't think this was necessary at all. But I'm interested to see what the Steelers gave up. Hopefully its just someone that they were going to cut anyways.

Because of course Jon Gruden keeps the guy in his 30s over the guy in his early 20s

Just too fitting for the way that off-season has gone.

 

[handicappers]

Switzer is fast. Hope it works out for him