Welcome to the Steelers Chase Claypool

James Washington will have one more season on his rookie deal by the time 2021 rolls around. They can decide then what to do with him. The same cannot be said for JuJu as he has the unfortunate situation to be lumped in with T.J. Watt.


T.J. is going to reset the EDGE market in a big way. Von Miller has $70 Million fully guaranteed as a starting point. Why am I saying starting point?! Assuming T.J. wins DPOY, Aaron Donald is the next figure to look at as he has $87 Million fully guaranteed. Should T.J. do that, given how big the NFL Salary Cap is projected to go up in 2021.....



... Do not be surprised if T.J. commands between $95 to $100 Million in fully guaranteed money. He already has Pittsburgh at his mercy to begin with thanks to his tremendous play. A Defensive Player of the Year season will push his contract into a territory in which no other Defensive Player in NFL History would have thought of being in!

 

You might be right!!

 

Would be cool to hear riffs from Jerry was a Race Car Driver and Tommy the Cat when Claypool scores a TD over Heinz Field PA system. If Claypool prospers at WR, Primus royalty payments will go through the roof.

 

yea not sure what happened to my phone there.. I wasn't trying to be funny, which is opposite of the norm lol

 

I would say it has more to do with the FO's view than the lack of talent at WR. I think the current group of WRs are great but the chance to add someone like Claypool was too good to ignore. I've said it before, the WR class was deep...but only deep in the first two rounds... You could get a 1st round talent in the second. A deep draft can go both ways, very top heavy or solid throughout. I thought it was the former for this class.

 

That would be awesome. I’d just use Primus for all stadium music. Playing The Air is Getting Slippery could unsettle the opposition no end...

 

Well thats stuck in my head now lol.

 

Welcome Chase.... being the spouse of a ND grad... I’ve seen more than my share of ND games. I always thought he’d look good in a steelers jersey, plays hard, big and strong. I’m far from an expert, but I thought he was more of a late 3rd rounder..... then again I think he went early 3rd in our mock draft in the bill nunn draft room.

 

Don't rule out the Bengals. If and it's a big if they don't screw it up they should have a top tier QB for years to come.

 

Claypool is a going away present for Ben. He always wanted an up-sized WO. Now he has Claypool (6'4")
to line up with TEs Ebron (6'4"), McDonald (6'4"), and three dwarves - Washington (5'11"), Juju (6'1"), and
Diontae (5'10"). No more dwarves need apply - J.K. Dobbins.

 

He should work out with AB

 

Hey, this board, like all sports boards, is full of Dave Parkers, "A legend in their own minds."

 

Ravens have a running quarterback. They only get you so far..Many examples prove this point.

 

oh heck yeah I grabbed him with the 2nd pick in the 3rd for Washington... Redskins didn't have many picks or I would have gotten him sooner. I beat press coverage and then highpointed the ball to score 6 on that play....

 

Well... guess that Highsmith is just Anthony Chickillo's replacement then?!

 

One way or the other, we needed more OLB. The other part of this, keeping Bud or Juju, was made clear last night. That's why Claypool was drafted.

 

Intention is a strong word and a motivator....After they count the pennies from the sofa on the TJ Watt deal, they will have every intention of signing Dupree, just at a much lower salary.

 

I definitely wanted J.K. Dobbins with this pick but the Steers decided to stay loyal to decent often broken down RB that can't stay on the field. I sure hope Benny Snell works his way into the starting role so Conner can stay healthy and help where needed. As for this pick, the CBS Draft Tracker, he has "Freaky size and combine but doesn't play to his speed. Will struggle to separate". Time will tell how this works out because the Steelers now have to face Dobbins twice a year.

 

this guy could be a dominant tight end. they’ll put 10 lbs on him and have a 4.4 TE standing 6’4”.

 

maybe, but he would be a great fit as a pass catching TE. his size and speed will make it hard for linebackers to cover him. think Vernon Davis.

 

Dobbins won’t be any better than Ingram. they will all be blocking for Jackson.

 

This pick will spell the end of Smith-Schuster after this season. So now Juju has a prove it year to get a nice fat contract elsewhere.

I believe that Johnson will be the #1. Now they have a corral of weapons for Ben.

 

I see where the FO is going here and I love the pick! He's a 6.4 HInes Ward, but faster!

For all of you that have come off the ledge, but are on suicide watch because they passed on Dobbins.
This big kid is as fast as him and the top running backs in the league. Put that into perspective.
And unlike them, he can Catch! He's a TD maker and "that guy" the other team hates.

Heart and Soul of the Irish and their go to guy in he Red Zone particularity when in trouble.