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You're assuming Rodgers will sign with the Steelers, which he doesn't seem to want to do. Hostages, not volunteers now?

 

I'm sure Flacco chose Cleveland because he knows if Rodgers signs with Pittsburgh he won't play, with the Browns he will get more playing time.

 

Nice intelligent response

 

I have to dumb it down for a couple of posters

 

It is a bit humorous to me that we have a QB room of Mason Rudolph and Skylar Thompson and I still think we are better off than the Browns QB room.

 

It's a race to the bottom!

 

There's that defeatist attitude again. I doubt the team is thinking that way. I certainly hope not. They should be trying to put the best possible team on the field this season. They have let too many solid players who could have helped them go this year, including the decent options for backup quarterback. That changes if they get Rodgers, thus pushing Rudolph into the backup role where he belongs. I'm simply pointing out that if they don't get him, unless Khan pulls something surprising out of his hat, this is another failed offseason. It is already a bad job to put themselves in that position.

 

The Bengals are kind of the mirror opposite of the Steelers with cap spending in terms of offense/defense.

The Steelers currently run $87M/$176M, the Bengals $165M/$103M.

 

Most teams are going to skew toward offense simply because the QB position is the most expensive position. It just goes to show you how bad our QB situation is. Crazy how much we spend on defense.

 

Obviously the teams with a franchise QB on second contract are very likely to be heavier on offense. Conversely, with a lot of second/third contract guys - some on elite-level deals - we're going to bend the other way. Minkah is their biggest bloat - the money they're spending for how they're utilizing him is out-of-whack. Those dollars would be better spent elsewhere.

 

I agree 100%. I think that is why they are considering Safeties in the draft and brought in Thorton. Not because Minkah had a down year, but because they want to utilize Minkah alot more and move him around the defense. I could see them using him in the slot alot. That playing him 20 yards deep may take away the opposing offenses deep threat but it also takes Minkah out of a ton of plays. Teams just end up nickel and dimming all the way down the field. It was a bad defensive scheme and use of personnel. Tomlin has to be willing to take more risks other wise the experienced Qb’s and innovative OC’s just exploit our defense, especially if Watt is neutralized or not on his game.

 

It just goes to show you we don’t have a quarterback

That’s all

 

He can play!

 

It is defeatist to give up on the season before it starts if they don't get Rodgers or Cousins. That is why I still want them to sign a viable backup like Flacco.

This situation with Rodgers makes the Steelers look weak, not for the first time. Pro athletes do not respect weakness.