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Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Mar 5, 2024.

  1. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Nobody does much with Lamar Jackson.....he's had what.....one 1000 yard wrs since he's played. There is a reason people ....that the Ravens have to pay through the nose to bring in Wrs.
     
  2. Mashburn

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    If we haven't traded for a WR, I don't think we will. Unless it's the second day of the draft
     
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  3. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Somebody needs to remind Khan free agency isn't over, he still hasn't signed a center or slot CB :rolleyes:.
     
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  4. SteelersFanCanada

    SteelersFanCanada Well-Known Member

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  5. SteelersFanCanada

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    Michael Thomas on a prove it deal?
     
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  6. biggbunch68

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    Trade: Chiefs are finalizing a deal to send franchise CB L’Jarius Snead to the Titans, per league sources.
    Chiefs are expected to receive a 2025 3rd-round pick, in addition to a 2024 7th-round pick flop, while Snead will sign a new contract. Trade is pending a Sneed physcal
     
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  7. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    He's probably washed at this point.
     
  8. Formerscribe

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    That seems cheap for a cornerback as good as Sneed.
     
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  9. Thor

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    It is, until you consider what it would cost to keep him. The Titans are rumored to be signing him to the richest CB deal in history. Currently that's Jaire Alexander, whose contract was worth $84M total, with $30M guaranteed (35.7%), and a $21M AAV.

    The Titans are still $45.7M under their cap and don't have many players that carry a significant hit - including a franchise QB. The Chiefs, on the other hand, have over $60M assigned just to their QB, TE, and DE in 2024. And that number currently doubles to $120M next year, or about 45% of their entire 2025 cap.
     
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  10. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    And a pain in the ass.
     
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  11. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    excited about these 3.
    :cool:
     
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  12. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Some of those safeties and CB’s must be looking for big bucks, surprised they’re still available.

    The WR options are bare, Boyd probably the best one. Going to either have to address that with a trade or draft. Maybe it won’t cost as much as people think to get Aiyuk here.
     
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  13. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    Agreed. Maybe the Chiefs know something :shrug:
     
  14. S.T.D

    S.T.D Well-Known Member

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    This could be it.....I didn't think about that.:thumbs_up:
     
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  15. steelersrock151

    steelersrock151 Well-Known Member

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    Here's what the Chiefs know- they could not possibly sign Sneed for the money he wanted. He's expected to become the highest paid cornerback in the league.
     
  16. SteelersFanCanada

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    Sneed's contract with the Titans is 4year/$76million ($55million guarenteed)
     
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  17. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    The
    Or maybe the Chiefs don't want to pay him 55 million guaranteed like the Titans are going to.
     
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  18. Vox Ferrum

    Vox Ferrum Well-Known Member

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    Those are insane numbers for 3 players. IDK specifics, and likely Kelce retires after this year, but the 'great mad manageable, contract Mahomes signed, which they have restructured several times does and will be a problem at some point. Not saying it was bad for anyone, they have 3 rings, but the money becomes due one day. That contract to Jones can also be a backbreaker, the market is the market, but he turns 30 this year and the decline usually starts then and can come quickly. He can still be great, but statistically it rarely pays off.
     
  19. Arch Stanton

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    Not a single center on that list. They damn sure better draft a center in the 2nd round, or even the 1st
     
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  20. SteelersFanCanada

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    I think they bring back Mason Cole and draft someone early.

    Connor Williams is a C, but he had a pretty bad knee injury last season.
     
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  21. jeh1856

    jeh1856 Happy Holidays Yinz Jagoffs

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    This is a possibility

    They are letting Cole find his market value
     
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  22. SteelersFanCanada

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    You can drop the apparently, he is a confirmed idiot.
     
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  23. Thor

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    Connor Williams is a center, and in terms of play was considered the best in the FA class this year. But an ACL tear in December has stunted his value for 2024. I haven't been able to find any updates or projections on his recovery, but the injury and its timing really put a hitch in things. He was expected to sign a contract with an AAV north of $13M (Cushenberry's was $12.5M) prior to going down.
     
  24. Steel_Elvis

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    There’s not a lot at positions of need:

    C: Cole may be our best remaining FA center option - god help us. I feel like we are locked into a center in the 1st or 2nd, and it has to be a guy who plays CENTER, not a guard who took a few snaps at center. Whoever it is needs to be ready to step in early.

    CB: The remaining corners are a bunch of has-beens, never-beens or guys coming off of major injuries. I have a little bit of hope that Rush can develop at least into a competent backup outside corner, but that’s a long way from a certainty. Jackson is a legit mid-tier starter. He’s not a stud, but he’s at least better than what we had across from JP Jr last season. Still, he’s on a 1 year deal.

    WR: Right now we need at least 1 more receiver who will play significant snaps. I like CA3, but he’s really a slot guy. We currently lack a true #2. Jefferson could surprise us and recapture his 2021 form, but it would be a surprise (to me anyway). I guess there are a few declining former stars still available who can maybe play, but it just seems to rarely work out when a team signs a declining star WR. I love Roman Wilson in the 2nd if we do nothing else to address WR.

    T: I know that conventional wisdom has us taking a T early. I don’t know. I think we’re locked into Jones and Moore as the starters in camp, and in a draft with so much talent at tackle we may find a good one in the 3rd round who can be ready in 2025.

    DL: We need help, but may be Ok in 2025 if the room stays healthy (a definite risk). I didn’t see much there at DT.

    LB: If Kwon can pass a physical, I’d like to bring him back into the rotation.
     
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  25. mac daddyo

    mac daddyo Well-Known Member

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    i think the options already here can be as good as cole. mccollum, herbig, anderson. i think we go for one within the first 3 rounds minimum.


    cream rises to the top with these corners and i expect we go early to get a good one. if rush and trice do anything it will be a plus. josiah scott did start 4 games in 2022 for the eagles. 8 passes defended and two picks. that aint bad. maybe he works into the dime or slot. he's got 4 years in the league. have to see what happens.

    again i think they may draft a tackle after the first but may just see what anderson and cook bring. rookie won't be ready.

    LB i agree if kwan can come back healthy yes but it's time for robinson to take the next step as well. roberts and queen could hold down the fort. holcomb i hope is healthy by camp. it will be close probably. they have been working out and meeting with some inside guys.

    DL, we have a few that need to step up. we do need to draft but this draft has limits for the type we look for. maybe a DT and adams and benton move outside some. they both can play there too. :cool:
     
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