Steelers and Sam Darnold

giving all that money to a 31 year old edge coming off his worst season and multiple injuries seems pretty high risk to me, not to mention signing a 42 year old Qb to lead your team to their fading playoff hopes.

Signing Darnold would’ve been a prudent move to keep the team competitive

 

I guess 2023 would be considered a great draft then:
Jones
Porter Jr.
Herbig
Washington
Benton

 

Correctamundo

 

I think knowing how this team operates, there's no way they don't give TJ a contract. It was a business decision.

 

i can understand the business intent, but its still not a good football move.

 

A draft that could help the Steelers to take a another level in a good way for the future(not just the 2026 season)... They have 12 draft picks, including 5 picks in the first 3 rounds, so they can't afford to miss their chance...At some point, they need to draft an all-pro caliber player... They haven't done that since Watt in 2017.

 

Don't disagree here.

Massive 3rd contracts aren't good business (football wise).

Cam was the outlier here.

 

or

 

Enormous !

 

dove vivi in Italia?

 

What's sad is that I'm old enough to get all these references.

Welcome back....

 

I think JPJ is one, or will be, or should be. LoL

 

milano

 

Great player but I am just not sure he is all-pro caliber yet

 

Obviously not

 

Sure they have. Unfortunately they became Pro Bowl and All-Pro players once the team traded them to other teams.

Pickens and Dotson say hello!

 

Grazie per averci permesso di visitare la vostra bella città e il vostro paese durante le Olimpiadi.

 

How do You know you went to the same city He was in??
Edit: never mind, I see the other post. LoL

 

if I know you were here I would have offered you a beer anyway you are welcome

 

You are getting too caught up in the price of doing business. Only $37.5 million of Darnold's contract was guaranteed. There is a reasonable out after two seasons. Better give that sort of money to a quarterback in his prime rather than an edge rusher who is past it. Whether he would do it is a good question, but he should have given Darnold an offer at least that good.

That the 2026 quarterback class turned into a mess is a great example of why it is foolish to save up picks assuming you are going to get your quarterback.

 

I thought it was foolish to give up on a cheap option after only two seasons, yes, but your use of hindsight is quite impressive there.

 

We have already been over this Khan wasn't going to sign any player to a big contract last year.

 

Like I said, the Steelers did a good job selling a story and quite a few folks here were suckered into believing it!

 

What??
I'm giving you credit for the Darnold, and I'm taking away credit for Pickett. Just facts. I could say Hindsight for Darnold, but I'm not.
I personally thought after Picketts 2nd season he sucked, and I'm still not sold on Darnold, although I can't take away his SB win.

 

That is your opinion, one that you cannot support with facts.