Jarvis Jones 5th year option Declined

Fantastic news

The only thing better than this would've been drafting Xavier Rhodes like I wanted

 

I know there was a big thread on this... but I never understood it. Giving that dude $9M for one season is crazy.

 

Maybe he will be extra motivated to produce next season.

 

I hope we are extra motivated not to re-invest in any production that comes from his extra motivation

 

Now is the time that Jarvis needs to showcase his skills. If he does not, then he has been a waste of an investment.

 

I disagree, if he manages to get double digit sacks next season then bring him back in 2017. Harrison will be gone, and there's not much depth.

 

**** no

 

No production equals no 5th year pretty simple.

 

Let me say right off the bat I am good with our draft pick of Burns, I like it but you mean to tell me the Steelers went into this draft knowing they weren't gonna pick up this option and unsure of JH. Dodd and Ogbah were both there and they didn't grab them, that says something. MT and KC have a plan and the only thing I can think of is there is a LB in FA next year they really like right?

Back to JJ I love that they didn't pick up his option, least year he showed some flash but not what we all thought we were getting. I hope he lights it up this year so someone else can over pay for him next year......

 

Good because he hasn't shown enough to receive $8 mil. I believe we will keep him but under contract and way under that amount. If he wants to move on then that's ok as well. We will get a stud on that side as well ...if we don't have one on the roster already

 

In my mind Jarvis = Moats. I think we can sign him to a similar contract next year.

 

Hello JJ, whats happening? Ummm, I'm gonna need you to go ahead and play like a Steeler OLB should. So if you could get at least 9 sacks that would be great, mmmk...

 

1. They think Chickillo is going to really show something this year or next?
2. They already know Harrison is not coming back after this next year.
3. They plan on trying to get another OLB in next years draft to replace and are willing to let Chickillo be the man.

I'm going to go with Chick being thought of as just as capable for a lot less money. The kid looks like he's really taken this full offseason to hone himself for the OLB/rush spot. Last year he just cut pounds. This year I think he's trained the right way for the spot. Remember his numbers were right at the top of the combine and he was asked to play heavier to occupy blockers at Miami. Then they go out and draft a Miami CB in the first this year? I

Chemistry on defense with these young guys might just be a plan here folks!

 

Mel Kiper grades the steeler draft:

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.co...grades-the-pittsburgh-steelers-2016-nfl-draft

 

Freaking Kiper. He wouldn't shut up about how much he loved Sean Davis... but if he were the Steelers he'd have take someone else in that spot. Whatever.

 

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Okay Blast, without making this a 100 post thread, the only thing I got to say is getting sack productions and quarterback hurries is the main thing that we need from our OLB, that's another reason we were 30th in pass defense. This is where he is bad. The 2nd priority is to be stout against the run which he is average.

I know your going to bring up he is good in pass coverage, but come on that's not what we need from our OLB. He didn't have a pretty good season last year, he had a below average season, hence the reason he is didn't get signed to extend. I do agree that for a lot less money and as a back up he would be okay, but at this time we don't have anyone better. We will see if Chick can come thru this year.

 

Yea, the plan is Dupree becomes a bonafide sack man off the edge, living up to his potential, and Moats bridges the gap over the next 1-2 years while we work to turn out a late rounder depth, the way we've done for years (Chickillo, Feeney, etc).

The plan also features changing the scheme and philosophy around how sacks/pressure are created, and Hargraves is quite a good indicator of that (along with how we've augmented Heyward and Tuitt in to more 4 tech/3tech alignments).

The Steelers are flat out a different defense. This is not the Lebeau defense. Thinking in terms of 2 tweener OLBs is significantly lower on the totem pole of value, roles, etc within this defense.

They drafted a Man-Press corner, not a zone corner
They drafted a Cover 2 safety, not a box safety
They drafted a 3 tech tackle, not a 0 tech tackle
They drafted a 4-3 Will, not a 34 OLB

How much more obvious do they need to make it?

 

lol , thanks for keeping this short.

 

Okay, your actually getting smarter in your old age.