Being the Steeler Guru that I am, I was checking out 2017 FA's today and....

turtle · Jan 6, 2017

troybellringer55 said: ↑

I'd really like to Steelers to draft James Connor RB from Pitt. He would be an awesome supplement to Bell. Plus he knows Heinz field well playing at Pitt, and he's from Erie, PA. He's a wonderful character person too, beat Hodgkin's disease (cancer) and everything. Good Power back with decent enough speed.

From the sounds of what I'm reading he's a 4th-5th round draft choice, more than likely.
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But has he ever had a meatball omelette at 2 in the morning at Dominicks?? lol Seriously though, I think he would be a good addition as well. I definitely think a RB is in play for this draft even after the eventual signing of Bell.

troybellringer55 · Jan 6, 2017

turtle said: ↑

But has he ever had a meatball omelette at 2 in the morning at Dominicks?? lol Seriously though, I think he would be a good addition as well. I definitely think a RB is in play for this draft even after the eventual signing of Bell.
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I think a draft pick will be spent on a RB as well.

Williams is going to be 34 years old and is a FA.

I think Bell with be resigned, but he's one slip up with Mary Jane, from being out either 10 games or a year.

So, I think it would be very wise to use a pick on a younger guy just in case.

turtle · Jan 6, 2017

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And what do they do with Hargrave? Personally I like Hargrave's game and he will only get better. Poe has been part of their run defense ills. You will see when they we play KC.
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I like Hargrave as well, I was thinking of Poe and Hargrave as a rotation. Not sure McCullers is gonna be back even though he had that "Godzilla falls on Japanese tea house" sack of RGIII. But I think Poe would ask too much so it's probably a moot point.

Steel_Elvis · Jan 6, 2017

turtle said: ↑

I like Hargrave as well, I was thinking of Poe and Hargrave as a rotation. Not sure McCullers is gonna be back even though he had that "Godzilla falls on Japanese tea house" sack of RGIII. But I think Poe would ask too much so it's probably a moot point.
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I think our interior D line in sub packages (which is most of what we run) is a relative strength, when healthy. Each of Heyward, Tuitt and Hargrave are solid interior rushers, and I don't think there's a need to spend money on someone who would take one or more of those guys off the field. We're not great at interior run defense, but I just don't see signing a big name free agent to add to our number of solid inside guys being a good investment. Better depth, maybe. High priced starter, no.

SanDiegoSteel · Jan 6, 2017

troybellringer55 said: ↑

I'd really like to Steelers to draft James Connor RB from Pitt. He would be an awesome supplement to Bell. Plus he knows Heinz field well playing at Pitt, and he's from Erie, PA. He's a wonderful character person too, beat Hodgkin's disease (cancer) and everything. Good Power back with decent enough speed.

From the sounds of what I'm reading he's a 4th-5th round draft choice, more than likely.
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I saw one mock had the steelers taking him in 4th rd. I'd be all for it.

SanDiegoSteel · Jan 6, 2017

SteelerGlenn said: ↑

If Golson can play he'll replace Gay. If not they'll need to draft or get a FA. We also have Justin Gilbert so may not be a need to draft a CB early.
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I dont think the steelers should count on Golson, he just never stays healthy. Pegging him as a 4th CB is fine though.

cockrell, burns, gilbert, golson, gay or draft a CB

SteelerGlenn · Jan 6, 2017

SanDiegoSteel said: ↑

I dont think the steelers should count on Golson, he just never stays healthy. Pegging him as a 4th CB is fine though.

cockrell, burns, gilbert, golson, gay or draft a CB
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The team is around Golson every day. I'm sure they have a good idea whether or not they can perform for us in the future. If so great, if not we may need to draft a CB

KnoxVegasSteel · Jan 7, 2017

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Just a suggestion, maybe use different verbiage when describing...
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Harambe?

KnoxVegasSteel · Jan 7, 2017

steeler guru said: ↑

I was looking at the Unrestricted Free Agent list for 2017 today just for the fun of it. And I took some notes that I thought I would share with you all. And will add some "hmmmmm" comments, because thats what Guru's do, they make you hum.

Captain Munnerlyn, age 28, CB Minnesota, earned 3.7 million this year.
I like this guy, I'd offer him a 5 year deal for 23 million and see if he takes it. We could use a "very good" veteran CB.

Morris Claiborne, age 26, CB Dallas, earned 3.0 million this year.
I like this guy, I'd offer him a 5 year deal for 25 million and see if he takes it. We could use a "very good" veteran CB.

Dre Kirkpatrick, age 27, CB Bungles, earned 2.1 million this year.
I like this guy, I'd offer him a 5 year deal for 20 million and see if he takes it. We could use a "very good" veteran CB.

Dontari Poe, age 26, DT Kansas City, earned 2.8 million this year.
I like this gorilla, I'd offer him a 6 year deal for 35 million. He really gets it done.

Devin Still, age 27, DT Houston, earned 675K this year.
I liked this guy coming out of College and hoped the Steelers would grab him. He plays Steeler ball.
I would offer this guy a 6 year deal for 30 million. Plus 5 million to sign.

DeAngelo Williams contract is up, and he made 2 million this year, he only has 1 or 2 years left. If we re-sign Bell, we will need a guy thats capable to fill in if Bell gets hurt, and maybe make some plays to give Bell a rest. There are some very interesting FA's that would be a good replacment for Williams if we can't sign him. I wouldn't give Williams a raise, 2 million is plenty for a guy who might sit for the next year or two, or get in a little playing time.
My intent isn't to find a franchise RB, but rather a guy to replace DeAngelo if he bolts. There are 3 guys who could be just as effective as Williams.

Darren McFadden, age 29, RB Dallas.
I liked McFadden since College. He is still young enough, and lightly used. He can give you a LeVeon Bell like performance any week. If Bell gets hurt and misses a month of so, Run D Mc or D Mac can give you some terrific games. I'd offer him a 3 year 7.5 million dollar deal to back up Bell, and fill in for Bell if he gets hurt for a month or more.

Latavius Murray, age 25, RB Oakland. Earned 566k this year.
Every time I watched Oakland this year, Murray caught my eye. He looks exactly like Bell when he runs the ball. He doesn't get a lot of carries, but Oaklands run blocking leaves much to be desired. This guy would be one that I'd try real hard to land if a deal isn't worked out with Bell.
I really like Murray. Whoever signs him is gonna strike gold.

Chris Johnson and Reggie Bush are free agents this year, and both are 31 and earned 1.5 million this year. If we can't sign DeAngelo, then one of these guys would be just as good as any we got to back up Bell now.

According to the website I used, Landry Jones and Bruce Gradkowski are both FA's as well. There are about 15 FA agent QB's but I wouldn't even consider any of them for a backup. We are going to have to look to the draft for a good backup QB. Someone might take a flyer on Jones to start, and we could lose him. Geno Smith is probably the only FA QB we could land.

That's it for now. Thank me later.
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jeh1856 · Jan 7, 2017

I'm not sure using a pick on a running back is a good investment. We need starters, not back ups, and any running back is clearly a back up. Get starters with the draft. We have proven twice that a good, older, vet, running back is available if we need one.

RPO IZSB · Jan 7, 2017

Those are some pretty terrible choices. If we are spending UFA cap space it should be to improve our pass rush and nothing else.

Chris Johnson and Reggie Bush???
Do you even watch football?

steelersrule6 · Jan 7, 2017

Fans think the Steelers could afford to pay Poe in FA , their first priority would be to re-sign their own FA. They should draft a RB in the middle rounds this draft is deep at RB, let DWill go he can't stay healthy for 16 games.

Wardismvp · Jan 8, 2017

Being the Pitt homer I am, James Conner would look great in black and gold.

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