keisel

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/0...f-keisel-will-likely-have-to-wait-until-june/

looks like the diesel may be back for one more after june 1.

 

he would be beneficial to the cause. he still can pressure the qb. a lot depends on big red (arnfelt) progress and Williams. arnfelt may be an UDFA, but the kid is still fast and strong. coming from northwestern, I'm guessing he's smart too. all pluses. with keisels and thomas' addition we should be alright up front. I'd like to see urban drafted and a couple of guys late as UDFA's. rumph as one of them.

 

I look for them to re-sign him as well. We need the depth and I think he still has the talent to compete at this level. I don't look for him to be the answer at the starting position obviously but i would like him back for depth and even for his veteran presence in the locker room as well as on the field.

 

Well, to be fair, mac, the article is speculative. But I wouldn't mind Keisel coming back on a vet min (or slightly higher) deal. His agent said earlier that Keisel is not going to work for "minimum wage" which in his case is about $950,000. Pretty good "minimum wage" if you ask me and that statement is quite offensive to folks out there making the real minimum wage of about $7.50 an hour. Agents are idiots at times. At any rate, IF Keisel hasn't signed with someone by June 1st "minimum wage" will be looking better and better all the time.

 

I'd almost bet he'd get something like foote got last year. he does a lot of things well still. they do move him around at times. I think he'd also be beneficial to the young guys for another year.

 

I agree. Why not Arnfelt ,he has all the tools. Just needs experience. I like Williams too he's already a beast physically ,he just needs some time as well. I wish that we had insight as to the development of these guys. What we may perceive as a position of weakness the coaches see and know so much more. We may not have as much of a need as we think. They kind of went out of their way to protect Arnfelt so they must have high hopes for him.

 

There is another factor in bringing him back....mentor. They guy has done it. Yeah, Heyward looks like he is going to be the real deal, but this past year was his first starting. Arnfelt's and Williams' development could be impacted by his influence.

 

Blast, he said "minimum wage". My point is that agents like to be sensationalists to get their point across and I think most of them are idiots!

Keisel has said he wants to play in 2014, but his agent, Eric Metz, said he would retire before taking a job that pays minimum wage.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...ents-today/stories/201403140077#ixzz2x55QjSsq​

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2014/0...ould-rather-retire-than-play-for-the-minimum/

 

I never implied that Da Beard said that, it was his agent. But I think the analogy of him being asked to play for the vet minimum, the "minimum wage" his agent was referring to, and me being asked to take the real minimum wage to remain employed is way off. First of all, if my employer asked me to take minimum wage to remain employed I'd have another comparable position tomorrow making much more than that. Keisel may or may not be able to get more than the vet min and in all likelihood if he's still on the streets after June 1st his options will be limited. The $950,000 (or so) that he'll make is way more than he'd be able to make sitting at home or doing something outside of football. I think his options may be more limited than he or his agent think. He is pushing 36 and had some pretty significant injury issues last season. When healthy, he's a tremendous asset on and off the field but after a while the reality is that bodies do wear out. His may be on the verge and I don't see anybody lining up to try and sign him at this point. I hope something works out and we are able to bring him back, even if he does have to stoop to making "minimum wage".

 

I'm thinking when the dust settles the org. will not budge on money the beard will retire and head to Wyoming for few Elk. Of course he's going for more $$ but how many times have we seen this similar rodeo ride out.

 

Professional Hitman. Shhh, don't tell him I said anything.

 

depends where you are. Ohio added jobs last year. we have a lot of oil and gas work going on paying "well". see what I did there.

 

If minimum wage was still way more than you would make anywhere else, why not?

 

Bingo.

 

Let's just say I got options.

And I don't' begrudge Keisel for wanting more cash, I just get tired of this over the top agent-speak at times.

Nobody likes a rat.

 

In my world, snitches end up in ditches.