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2021 NFL Free Agency thread

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Mar 15, 2021.

  1. AskQuestionsLater

    AskQuestionsLater Writing Team

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    The league has always been like this. The major takeaway of all of this though is a re-emphasis of this philosophy.
     
  2. Rel

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    I would say it’s a mix.

    it’s a deep WR class plus the cap reduction.

    that being said, JuJu is not a max deal talent, he’s a really good #2 if you have a decent quarter back.
     
  3. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    I actually think now that with all the comps they are likely to get, that they will move up next year to get their QB.
     
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  4. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    This has to pretty much seal JuJu’s return.

     
  5. SteelersFanIrl

    SteelersFanIrl Well-Known Member

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    Yeah his options are pretty limited now by the looks of it. If the Steelers want him back they have him over a barrel, he tested free agency and got nothing.

    Two years $20m, keep the year one cap hit to around $5m. If he wants more let him find it elsewhere. It’s possible he gets another offer but I can’t see anybody else paying him much more than that now or he would have already signed elsewhere.
     
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  6. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Thats the key, do the Steelers want him because I’m sure they could easily afford him now. I can’t imagine JuJu going to a new team for the same pay he could get from the Steelers if they want him back.

    Work out a 2 year deal and then if you ball out this year, look to extend next season.
     
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  7. R2sojr

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    Can you imagine when your supposed to be the Steelers #1 and being in the position he is now. There’s something about him that teams just aren’t willing to pay for. Maybe this is a reality check that he needs to put more focus on football.
     
  8. Jammasterc

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    RB Phillip Lindsay available.
    Tough runner.
     
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  9. steelersrule6

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  10. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    He seems to be injured often too.
     
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  11. SteelersFanIrl

    SteelersFanIrl Well-Known Member

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    He is the same type of player as McFarland, small speedy scatback. I’d prefer to give McFarland a shot under a new OC than pay a guy like Lindsay.

    Very good player when he is going well though. I think he had 1,000 yard seasons back to back at one stage but has had injury issues since
     
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  12. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    He was the Steelers best player in the playoff loss to the Browns :shrug:.
     
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  13. R2sojr

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    Then why did Keenan Cole get signed before him. Gotta be something....
     
  14. biggbunch68

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    What's the odds he pulls a bell and sits out a year?
     
  15. SteelersFanIrl

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    I like the idea of keeping him if the price is right. It just rounds out the group so well.

    They have many needs though, so it’s anybody’s guess what the team is thinking. Nose Tackle and Edge is a must in free agency IMO, not sure what they are thinking at Center.

    We said it a few days ago, juju would be a luxury at this point, but it must be tempting to try to bring him back given how the WR market has collapsed.
     
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  16. R2sojr

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    He will probably end up like AB and Bell but without the ring lol
     
  17. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    Cole only got 5 million, JuJu could be looking for 3x that much.
     
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  18. zcoop

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    Worst part, they could've had Watson but passed on him.
     
  19. CanadianSteel

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    Did I read somewhere that the max amount of comp picks is 4?
     
  20. FootballAnalyst98

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    Lol "ab-eclipsing".
     
  21. dobbler-33

    dobbler-33 Well-Known Member

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    I'd like to keep JuJu but what I'd really like as icing on the cake is if AB takes JuJu's IG interview up and they slap some leather on one another. I believe JuJu smokes him rd 1 hahahahahahahaha
     
  22. FootballAnalyst98

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    Because he's not a number 1. But everyone on this board thinks they know more than the rest of the NFL. If Allen Robinson wasn't franchised tag watch would he'd be commanding on the open market. True #1. There wasn't one this fre agency. Golladay was the closest thing to it. Ty Hilton and aj green used to be they aren't the same anymore.
     
  23. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Ouch

    Yep
     
  24. Lambert

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    Uhh, fellas, there was this other QB who was also drafted after Trubisky. His name is Patrick Mahomes.
     
  25. zcoop

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    True Dat!
     

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