HOW DO YOU GRADE PICKENS TRADE TO DALLAS

I agree that he should have been benched for that one, especially after he gave his explanation. There is plenty Pickens did do wrong during his time as a Steeler, but some folks want to buy into the dubious stories that came out after he was traded.

 

Just because he was a jackass doesn't mean the Steelers didn't mess up, too.

 

Steelers handled this very well

 

They failed to find a viable replacement before moving him and settled for a weak return, but other than that, it was perfect. lol

 

There was player talk last season about one player just out there doing his own thing. I think we know now who that one player was.

 

That talk was about a player on defense, not offense.

 

The idea we didn't find a replacement before moving him does not fit any valid business model

If you have a bad employee you remove him/her quickly otherwise that just sends the message bad behavior is acceptable

Plus in this case they did get a replacement prior his name is Metcalf

 

Regardless of what he does, they did not handle it well because they didn't acquire a viable replacement first. Even if they do end up trading for a receiver or signing one, that will likely cost them more because everyone knows they are hurting at receiver again with Pickens gone.

 

I'd agree with this if any part of it was correct

 

Metcalf is one starter. They need two. We saw them fail in exactly this same way last season, but you somehow think repeating that experience is a good idea.

They didn't get rid of the bad employee quickly, anyway. They tolerated his behavior for three years. He was taking plays off even as a rookie. People posted video and images of him coming to the line with his gloves in his hand, making it very clear he wasn't prepared to catch the ball on that play. It is bad business to leave a role inadequately filled, which the Steelers did last season and seem on pace to do again this year. Counting on a washed-up Robert Woods or thoroughly untested Roman Wilson is not a wise practice. That there was suddenly a report out there about Wilson looking like a completely different receiver right after the Pickens trade is more evidence of the Steelers using media leaks to try to prop up a bad deal.

 

They have a recent history of leaving gaping holes on the team and not getting enough in return. It's not as if they made that trade during training camp. They did it at the start of May. There was plenty of time, but they seemed to panic.

 

Hmm

How come when you go back and forth with a knucklehead you don’t get chastised but some of us do

Hmm

I’m filing a formal complaint as soon as I can find the form

 

It was the first week in May. They didn't have to rush it. They had survived three years of his behavior.

Disruptions? Have you read the various posts about Metcalf's history? What about Rodgers?

 

Oh. I thought fans were talking about it being Russell Wilson.

 

You are assuming the leaks from the team are true. One thing I teach is proper research. If a source is known to be dishonest and has a reason to lie, it is best not to trust the information from that source. As a Steelers fan, how do you not understand the Steelers fit that description?

A good teacher addresses issues rather than expecting the school to expel the student. I thought Tomlin understood that. Perhaps not.

 

I’m assuming you teach fiction

 

That is also fair, but wouldn't that make it even more likely that the team would want to shift the blame itself to the player by floating even more stories about him whether they were true or not. If they shouldn't have drafted him and couldn't get him to grow up, isn't that a failure by the Steelers?

 

Perhaps that is why I can spot it more easily than you can.