2026 stillers

What we found out two years ago was that the Steelers decided not to keep both and went with the guy with less attitude and less mileage on his body.

 

If they wanted him they could have kept him for the extra season without signing him to the 5th and guaranteeing two seasons and for less money

they did not have to use the 5th to not draft KJ

so the 5th still makes no sense and never will

 

They never started Warren over Harris. They gave Harris more snaps and more touches every season they played together. That tells you who they thought was the better back.

They moved on because running backs don't last long in the league, and Harris had a lot more mileage on him. As you just acknowledged, he wanted more money than they wanted to give him. Those are the reasons he was gone before last season. That is the conclusion that best fits the evidence.

By the way, take note that the guy who is supposedly playing nice just bragged about starting an argument on this very thread.

 

This.


Mike McCarthy stated the mission was to find an AFC North QB for the 2026 Offseason. Within that same breath, he has also been on record in stating that Will Howard would be someone he would be willing to roll the dice on. There was an asterisk though; a QB would had a greater ceiling. Turns out that QB, as I stated during the 2026 NFL Draft Cycle and have been on record since 2024, was Drew Allar.


Now, whether or not Drew himself can put it all together remains to be seen. One aspect is for certain, the Steelers are being very proactive in ensuring Drew does have all the tools to give him the best shot.

 

That he was an UDFA is irrelevant to evaluating the type of back he was going into last season or now.

I act like someone who understands that if a team thinks a back is better, they will start him, give him more snaps, and give him the ball more. The Steelers did none of those things with Warren in 2024.

I'm happy to rehash this for the thousandth time because those facts are still on my side, but I'm not sure what Harris has to do with the 2026 Steelers. I think it is worth pointing out that I'm not the one who dragged this onto yet another thread, and neither are you.

 

I thought this thread was about the 2026 Steelers

 

Remind us all again who brought up Harris.

 

Inside linebackers

Payton Wilson is going into his third year
and it appears the coaches believe he can play down hill and get under the pads and stop the run

If they have faith then along with him putting it all together in his third year I have faith. That’s one spot down.


Go Yinz Stillers n at

 

Coming out of retirement to play linebacker for the Steelers?

 

I generally have optimism heading into the season. I agree with the changes for the most part. I've been touting the rebuilding of the Oline for years so i'm very happy with the effort spent. Unfortunately Jones didn't run out as expected.

I think the addition of Pittman is going to be important. They need to get Mount Washington contract extension as well as Porter Jr.

 

You're thinking of Eli not Payton

 

It's not hard. You can say it. They kept the better back, i.e, they made the best choice for the team.

 

Good luck with that

 

And the beat goes on

- The Whispers

 

What??
You are skipping the part where many of us only wanted him for the 5th year because we know that most RBs today with his amount of touches don't fair well.
Also more than likely if they don't let him go they don't spend a 3rd round pick on a rb, or would You like to argue that point? So you see it makes perfect sense. Also sorry if I'm not so bullhead I can't see both sides of things.

 

The weakness is the fragility of Rodgers. He's an old man in football years. So this season will be looked at based on how well they can keep him upright and healthy.

But aside from that, which I admit is a significant weakness, there is actually room for this team to make some noise if Rodgers stays healthy. So this season I think feels different from that perspective. There is actual real upside potential for this team. The pass game pieces they added were significant. The corner addition was significant in FA. This team has a chance to shake things up in the AFC.