free agent targets you would like to see us go after

Also, he tore his ACL in November. Be lucky to see the playing field at all in 2022. The last thing we need is a QB with a giant brace on his knee that has less mobility than Ben.

I would rather them look at a healthy vet QB that can be there for the offseason training to pickup Canada's offense.

Trubisky or Mariota are your 2 best candidates.

 

I also like center Ryan Jensen out of Tampa Bay, but he would cost a pretty penny.

 

They did absolutely nothing with Buddy Johnson last year, so why spend another 3rd or 4th rounder on an ILB?

 

You can't even add Buddy to the conversation yet... he is just a likely to be cut this year as he is to make the roster

 

DJ Chark is definitely someone I would be interested in. The team has an affinity to bring in FA's they have previously scouted before. While Kevin Colbert himself did not make a debut at LSU's Pro Day in 2017, Mike Tomlin did. I would imagine that Coach T would definitely at least inquire about him.


LVE is still my personal odds on pick as far as LBs go; RaShaan Evans being the other.

 

I would love to see Trubinsky, which would take the pressure off of reaching for a draft pick QB. Jansen at center; Chark at WR, and Evans at ILB.

 

This would be quite the spending spree for certain though by spending spree I mean exactly how much each would command. Among the four, I can easily see Evans commanding the most; Chark a close second. Tru and Jensen would be solid pickups though I would want James Daniels myself.

 

Johnson was injured most of the second half of the season.

 

I figured Trubisky for 5m, Evans 10m, Chark 7m, and Jansen 10m figuring singing bonuses to average the cap number.. I would be fine with Daniels or Jansen. Give them the same offer and sign the first one to accept. Free agency is going to be the key to setting up the draft. The Steelers have been good about keeping their own free agents, but now, most of their own aren't worth resigning. It's time to do some deep sea fishing instead of wading in the kiddie pool. Yes, I give Tomlin permission to use that line.

 

I like the line.
I will use it

 

I'm thinking Chark gets 12ish mill as long as he shows he is healthy

HACK

 

He won't get that from the Steelers, they would pay that to Diontae over a free agent WR.

 

I didn't say they would.. that's just my guess what he might get

HACK

 

How many free agents are signed on the first two days of free agency? The Steelers are usually very quiet on those days. Do you expect them to be any different this year? I'm going to wait and see how they do the first couple of days at free agency. I'd like to think they're going to sign a couple OL and maybe a DL as well. So many holes on this team it's hard to prioritize where they need to start. Maybe Mason Cole is in their reach for the interior offensive line.

 

Speaking of LSU talent, Donte Jackson should be at least in consideration. Not likely to happen as he may command a good penny but still... someone to consider.

 

they still have white, vaughn, sims and miller on the team. sims and miller have some nfl experience. white played some here as well. i wouldn't be mad if they brought ray ray back either. he made some tough catches and held the ball after big hits. i could see us mixing these guys in with johnson and claypool. give sims and miller time in a full camp and whomever is the new QB and we could bargain basement a good group together. the money could be spent elsewhere for secondary and o-line. ILB is going to have to be delt with.

 

Don’t know
Yes
No
Agreed
Probably
Yes
Don’t know him

 

ben and juju officially have voided contracts as of today. we still owe dead money for several years. the 41 million we once had is down to 31 million and only about 25 million of that is usable. https://steelersdepot.com/2022/02/c...isberger-juju-smith-schuster-officially-void/

big difference in what many were kind of expecting. schobert would get us a little over 7 million, but also create a voided position too. banner would net us about 5 million, again that's one more less tackles on the team that needs replaced.

 

Banners 5 million should be a no brainer. How do we replace Banners 5 offensive snaps last year? It is time to cut bait on Banner as he has never lived up to Daddy's potential.

Also, don't forget to add the extra 10 million we were under last year to this years Cap.

Without the 40 million dollar anchor that we were always carrying, the Steelers should be active in the first couple of days going after big name free agents this offseason.

 

not sure where all that will come from but we could get into the 40's. we still will have to replace those guys. we carry 3-4 into the season as well.

 

Just a thought, in getting to 64 doesn’t that create more holes? Is this a diminishing return thing?

 

Love the oluokun and Lindsay idea.

I could see oluokun being a huge upgrade.
Lindsay has always produced but undersized and that's the knock, I think. Something about him keep teams from using him. I'm not sure why.

 

Are you basing this on the last, oh say 20 years of free agency, when the Steelers typically don’t do anything on the first couple of days of free agency, let alone big names?

 

Trubisky would be ideal to compete with Rudolph and Haskins, IMO. I doubt it will happen.