Pittsburgh Might Obtain Another Second Round Pick!

Again, this is a very small possibility. Please though, here me out on this one. It could be beneficial in both the short and long term run.



Word broke today that Max Unger, the former First Team All Pro and Three Time Pro Bowl selection, has retired. New Orleans owns the 62nd pick, number 30 Overall in the Second Round of this year's draft. In addition, New Orleans is also going to restructure Drew Bree's Contract yet again.



Given the fact that New Orleans has little to no trade leverage in this upcoming draft due to the draft selection of Marcus Davenport in addition to an abysmal center class in Free Agency. Not much they can do right?!




Well... not quite!






I know that B.J. Finney is a lifelong Steelers fan. I also know that New Orleans, like Pittsburgh, is running out of time with their Quarterback as well. That being said, it is possible that New Orleans could secede their Second Round Pick to us in exchange for Finney. Would that hurt?! Sure. Does this mean the interior will have to be looked at again?! Absolutely.



Now, does this give us even more firepower in the draft?! Most definitely. Should this happen, what would your takeaway be?! Excited?! Unhappy?! Hopeful?!

 

IMO Finney is a better guard than centre. And he’s played a lot more at G. Not saying it’s impossible, but it would seem unlikely that he’s even on their radar.

 

No way I’m trading him. If one of our starters go down, we’d be screwed. Saints will just have to draft one in the 2nd round.

 

Yeah I have to agree to say no to this one.

Finney is a solid backup that's sure to find some time playing for injured players.

The O-line is important.

Keep Finney!

 

I would rather keep Finney. If the scenario the OP suggested were to happen, you would end up having to spend that extra pick on the Oline, because the trade would leave us thin. I would pass on this one.

 

We need to keep depth in our o-line so no.

 

They can’t trade him. That’s not what his tender is. They have the right to match any offer he gets. FYI

 

Can Phinney not replace Gilbert at Tackle ?

 

It's Finney and no, he's not a tackle.

Can we get back to the informed discussion now?

If the Steelers lose Finney and get a second-round pick, it's not a disaster, but I think they are better off keeping him.

 

Thanks for pointing this out. I forgot the guy was restricted. Hope the Steelers retain him.

 

The Saints don't have a 1st, 3rd or 4th round pick. The 2nd round pick is basically their whole draft. Why would they trade it for a backup OL? Wouldn't they just draft one in the 2nd round?

 

They could. However, only three centers in this drafr qualify as plug and play starters.



Only options that would be available to start though would be Garrett Bradbury, Chris Lindstrom and Dalton Risner. All three are top 50 selections. None of them will make it that far. Too many teams within the top 15 of both rounds need a center in the worst way.



Again though, this is not just about the pick. This is more so about the remaining time the Saints have with Brees. B.J. Finney was a finalist for the Remington Trophy. For that matter, he is a flex option within the Steelers offense. It is just that Ramon has been more hurt than Pouncey since 2016 onward.

 

We need to protect our qb so he can play 10 more years and own the interception record lol

Kidding kinda

 

I'd do it in a second if we make them also take Tomlin and they can keep their draft pick..

 

I could more likely see the Saints trading their 2nd for a 3rd and 4th (or something along this lines) and drafting an OL while gaining another pick.

 

If this trade could happen hell yeah in a second I would do it. We are talking about a back up for a 2nd rounder, um yeah no brainer for me. I love finney and I go back and watch the clip where he announces he was signed by the Steelers every once in awhile when I need a pick me up but I would make the trade. It will never happen so it is a lot easier to say yes to the trade.......lol

 

He’s got a long way to go to catch Bret Favre. He may not even pass Bradshaw, Joe Namath, John Elway, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, or Johnny Unitas

 

This post made me go look it up and wow I would have thought Ben was higher then 32. He might break the top 20 if he plays a few more years but holy cow he will never catch Eli.........

 

Offensive line depth is vital. Losing a starter quality backup would hurt.

This being said, matching this hypothetical offer only keeps Finney for 1 year at an inflated cap hit. I'd take the 2nd rounder who we can keep fot the next 4 years at the low cap hit.