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Declining Najees 5th looks even better

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Jul 22, 2025.

  1. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Najee had one year where he was top 5 in explosive plays IIRC.
     
  2. Thor

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    I always like seeing his 'angry runs'. Dude gave full effort on every run.
     
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  3. El Kabong

    El Kabong Well-Known Member

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    How about...the Steelers considered Najee to be their best chance to win last year and Warren their best chance to win this year?
     
  4. Steelers '08

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    Happy Najee got his money in San Diego. He was good for us. We just had a circus of QB’s when he was with us. Especially that he tore his Achilles. Season over.
     
  5. Formerscribe

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    Edmunds is a terrible comparison. He was never good, but they never had a quality option to challenge him.

    The evidence supports me very well. Warren was too good to sit, but not good enough to take the job from Harris. If they believed Warren was better, they would have turned to him late in the season or in the playoff game. Even with them having to abandon the run fairly early and needing big plays against the Ravens, Harris still got more touches than Warren in that playoff game last year.

    When they had both backs, they always chose Harris. That is the most important fact. The rest is your mental gymnastics.
     
  6. Formerscribe

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    Yup. That is why I found it laughable when someone claimed that Warren runs harder. I love the way Warren runs, but no, he doesn't run harder than Harris.
     
  7. Formerscribe

    Formerscribe Well-Known Member

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    Possibly, which is where my point about wear and tear comes in.
     
  8. Jean74

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    Well wasn't too sure over in having Harris fifth season being declined a good idea, but things can be a blessing in disguise.
     
  9. Joel Buchsbaum

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    Edmunds, Bush, and Harris were all not given 5th year options by the Steelers. When it is his 5th year, Jones likey will join them. All were poor 1st round picks.

    Tomlin lives in his fears and IMO is not an offensive coach. In fact I think he is really lacking in offensive knowledge in comparison to his peers.



    Any coach who keeps feeding a 4.0 - 3.9 yard YPR a cloud of dust back as Tomlin did for years, is hurting his offense. Just like any coach who would promote a rookie " duck " at QB who went undrafted is kicking his own offense is the shorts.

    Dark shades Tomlin who dresses like he's from North Alaska did both. I would love for a beat writer to point this out and ask questions open ended questions.

    Tomlin does not offer detailed interviews. Why do you think this is so?

    Sorry ladies and gentleman, Tomlin is not going anywere untill 2027.

    Every NFL team that is very good ( wins at least one playoff game ) or bettter has a top 15 QB and a good head coach. Find me a team that does not.

    -JB
     

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