Pittsburgh's blocking line happens to include James Daniels, whom Poles let go over a mere 8+ mil per year, in favor of his series of pet failsons Lucas Patrick, Nate Davis (11 mil/yr), Coleman Shelton, Ryan Bates, Cody Whitehair...
"soft schedule" my butt. Pittsburgh just beat San Diego and Justin Herbert while the Bears lost to the Indy D and Anthony Richardson. Talk about really "soft". The Texans that throttled the Bears subsequently got thumped by Sam Darnold-led Vikings 34-9. The Titans are Titans.