Who is getting the ax.....

So the draft is in the books and we have added talent at a lot of positions both in the draft and via FA after the draft. With that said who are the guys on our roster that could be gone and replaced with these new players? I am adding a few names with the salary we will save.

Wilcox 3.1m No brainer here
LJ 1.9m I think a preseason battle will happen with him and Dobbs
DHB 1.2M I think we added a lot of special team players including the Henderson kid after the draft.
McCullers 630K enough is enough, hello Fraizer
Toussaint 630K someone has to go and I think it may be him

Anyone else?

 

Those all sound good to me

 

Landry is not getting cut. DHB is a special teams standout and might survive but will not be shocked if cut. The rest I agree with. I would add Jordon Dangerfield. Dobbs will fall on the sword after camp.

 

I wish people would stop with the "Landry Jones being cut nonsense."

Jones is not going anywhere.

 

J.J.'s would have not been changed even if Rashaan Evans fell in the draft. He was getting replaced anyways.


Jaylen Samuels is essentially a far superior Fitzgerald Touissant.


Joshua Fraizer will beat out Big Dan. The "Shade Tree" will no longer be here.


As for Landry Jones, given the fact he is a proven backup in the league, I would say let Darwinism answer that one for us come the preseason. Time will tell if Dobbs is ready to supplant him or not.

 

At QB things don't look good for Dobbs, but wouldn't surprise me that they would try to get him to practice squad perhaps.
I don't think things look good for Toussiant at RB.
The Wide Receiver spot is a little more open. Tomlin is DHB fan boy. But or Justin Hunter maybe would be odd men out.

On defense
Wilcox is going to be gone.
Big Dan will be on his last leg is Frazier beats him out.

 

Agreed.

Looking at it objectively: LJ is an experienced back up, knows the system, and is seen by the coaches as being calm under pressure. He's shown he can manage a game, which is basically what you want your back up to do.

Dobbs will have to show all that and more to unseat him. Not impossible, but a tall order given the arrival of Rudolph.

 

I wish to hit the lotto and live a very happy life with a house in every nice weather state next to a golf course..........

Seriously LJ getting cut is not that far fetched especially if Dobbs lights it up in preseason. You and everyone else on the LJ train are acting like we are saying cut Ben, there will be a battle in preseason and there is a chance LJ could be gone. Right or wrong?

 

Heres the thing about Landry Jones. All I heard about for months leading up to the draft is that Mason Rudolph is a first round talent. If this is true, then Mason needs all the reps in practice he can possibly get. The best way for him to do that is if he is your immediate backup. If he comes in and lights up the preseason, and I actually think he will, Landry is going to become expendable.

Like I said in a different thread, I think Landry carries some trade value. He is a decent veteran backup in this league. There are teams that could use one of those. So if someone was willing to part with either a player who could add depth, or a 5th round pick I would trade Landry and go with Rudolph and Dobbs. If not, I would keep Landry and go with Landry and Rudolph. Just my 2 cents.

 

It has little to do with being on the LJ train and more to do with the situation and how this team approaches it's roster make up. Dobbs will be given every opportunity to show what he has learned in camp but that has to be weighted against how the Steelers feel about a proven backup QB with actual real game experience that has shown that you can win. We know how the preseason will play out. Ben and Jones used sparingly in the games Dobbs will split time with Mason and will have to try and put enough on tape to convince the staff he is a better choice than Jones given the weighted metric. It could very well happen but the chance is small and the task is big. That is the reality of it.

 

I don't know why, but it wouldn't surprise me if Ridley got the axe and they kept Fitz again. I don't know why, but the team sure seems to love him.
I agree that Frazier probably means the end of big Dan, but I am curious to see if Dunbar can make the light finally go on for Dan during camp.
While I like Wilcox, I think it's a $$ game for him. They won't want to keep his salary on the books if they can find similar production somewhere cheaper.

 

Justin Hunter

 

If Rudolph lights it up.. That would be the best time to trade Landry.. We would have a legitimate excuse for moving him, maybe add some fake value to him and get a pick.. if you wait.. you get nothing.

 

OMG we agree.........

 

LJ is staying without a doubt.

 

DHB is a Tomlin FAV. It takes a lot for a Tomlin FAV to get axed.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ers-ranked-mason-rudolph-among-drafts-top-qbs

In case you don't want to read it all:

Jones has proven he's nothing more than a clipboard holder and Dobbs was given two preseason games before the Steelers snapped up Rudolph. If the Steelers' evaluation of Rudolph comes close to being true, Pittsburgh certainly upgraded its backup position and might have found its successor to Big Ben

 

All the more reason the 2018 NFL Preseason cannot come soon enough.


Time to find out just how far Dobbs has come since last season. That will decide upon who stays and who goes.

 

Wilcox
Dobbs
Dangerfield
McCullers
Fieler
Hunter
DHB (maybe)

 

I posted a thread a little while ago basically saying this very topic. I didn't notice your thread here. Apologies to all for this. If the mods would like to merge mind into this one I'd be okay with it.

Cajun

 

I am sorry I have to disagree as I sat here this morning and was watching an inch of snow fall.........I love football season but man I would love some spring and summer right now.....lol

 

All gooder bud....great minds

 

So says Kevin WHO? Patra? Some zero with no rep. When game one of the 2018-19 season fires up remind of Mr. Patra brilliance ... not!