OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: 2022 Handball season has arrived!

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Hasn't it been reported that it was Rooney who pushed for Big Ben to get one last season, and that Tomlin and Colbert weren't super keen?

I think… I know Roth has said/whined that he wasn’t wanted back anymore, so that drama rama has to be coming from somewhere.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Thinking about this...it's been long time since the Steelers won a Super Bowl. To put things in perspective, more time has passed between now and Super Bowl 43 than had passed between Super Bowl 30 and Super Bowl 43. Most Steelers fans younger than 23 probably have no living memory of a Super Bowl win.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Thinking about this...it's been long time since the Steelers won a Super Bowl. To put things in perspective, more time has passed between now and Super Bowl 43 than had passed between Super Bowl 30 and Super Bowl 43. Most Steelers fans younger than 23 probably have no living memory of a Super Bowl win.

I mean, it has been a while but you talk about since the Steelers won a SB and then use SB 30 as a marker? They went 14-40 between wins. We aren't 26 years since 43.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I mean, it has been a while but you talk about since the Steelers won a SB and then use SB 30 as a marker? They went 14-40 between wins. We aren't 26 years since 43.

That was my typo...I mean 13 and not 23 yrs old.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

That was my typo...I mean 13 and not 23 yrs old.

Gotcha.

It is noteworthy that we're almost as far from 45 as we were at 30 from 14. If that makes sense.

Counting the upcoming SB, it will have been 12 years since the Steelers played in one. That's pretty well approaching how far 30 was from 14 and is the second-longest period of not playing in a SB in the SB era for the team.

 

[xlm34]

It’s not Steelers related but this absolutely blows for Purdy if he actually does end up needing Tommy John surgery.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

It’s not Steelers related but this absolutely blows for Purdy if he actually does end up needing Tommy John surgery.

That’s messed up for Purdy. Now the 9ers will move ahead with Lance and Purdy could become an asterisk for their franchise if Lance plays well next season.

 

[JTG]

Not to pick, but wasn't it Bledsoe?

I've mixed the two up forever. I've just accepted the fact at this point.

 

[Pens1566]

Ooof. That sucks for Purdy. And is way more than I was expecting given how routine that play seemed.

 

[JTG]

I don't know if Purdy or Lance are the answer for the 9ers. I think Purdy is a really good back up. He can not lose you games, but I don't know if he has it in him to will teams to victory. They didn't ask him to do very much, and I think if they ask him to do more (barring he comes back without problems), he will get exposed.\

Lance is supremely talented, but anyone that watched him or read his draft evaluation knew he needed years of seasoning.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

It’s not Steelers related but this absolutely blows for Purdy if he actually does end up needing Tommy John surgery.

Yea wow...that really sucks!

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

Gotcha.

It is noteworthy that we're almost as far from 45 as we were at 30 from 14. If that makes sense.

Counting the upcoming SB, it will have been 12 years since the Steelers played in one. That's pretty well approaching how far 30 was from 14 and is the second-longest period of not playing in a SB in the SB era for the team.

It’s more about the lack of playoff success than SBs for me right now.

Feel like they gotta walk before they can run.

Like uh, win a playoff game.

10 out of 12 years without a playoff win… 3 playoff wins since 2011… current 6 year modern franchise record without a playoff win… the playoff blowouts… now in the lowly top ten of franchises with the longest playoff win droughts..

It’s a pretty sad state for this org and why I keep emphasizing that Tomlin has absolutely failed at his job despite this winning record nonsense.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Hasn't it been reported that it was Rooney who pushed for Big Ben to get one last season, and that Tomlin and Colbert weren't super keen?

Yeah ben himself said that

Hasn't it been reported that it was Rooney who pushed for Big Ben to get one last season, and that Tomlin and Colbert weren't super keen?

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I don't know if Purdy or Lance are the answer for the 9ers. I think Purdy is a really good back up. He can not lose you games, but I don't know if he has it in him to will teams to victory. They didn't ask him to do very much, and I think if they ask him to do more (barring he comes back without problems), he will get exposed.\

Lance is supremely talented, but anyone that watched him or read his draft evaluation knew he needed years of seasoning.

Tom Brady would actually be a very good play for the 49ers

 

[JTG]

Cap 224.8m next season (+16.6m). Khan should be able to clear around 60m in space with the bump.

Florio had a rant in Oct basically claiming that AR2 was a meddling owner like Jerry Jones, but more discreet and Tomlin was basically his lapdog.

He then suggested this is why he keeps Tomlin around, because Tomlin goes along with it… he suggested Tomlin doesn’t have the power to fire Canada, etc etc:

Steelers Owner Art Rooney II Is The Victim Of A Vicious Rant By Mike Florio Heading Into Week 6

The Pittsburgh Steelers are not having a very good start to the 2022 season. The Steelers were embarrassed by the Buffalo Bills 38-3 and now they are an 8.5-point underdog to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday at home.

www.yardbarker.com

Florio hates the Steelers so I didn’t take it seriously, but AR2’s comments the other day do have me wondering I’ll admit.

AR2 is a lawyer. Take that how you will. Do not trust the government. Do not trust lawyers.

Tom Brady would actually be a very good play for the 49ers

Agreed. He could probably win another Super Bowl there.

 

[xlm34]

Cap 224.8m next season (+16.6m). Khan should be able to clear around 60m in space with the bump.

That should be enough to bring back some key free agents and try to make a splash in free agency if Khan structures the deals like he did last off season. And there should be room to extend Highsmith.

With all the new media deals, the cap should be going up this much or more for the foreseeable future.

 

[JTG]

Senior Bowl first practice recap from PFF

Tomlin front and center. Plus two of the players the Steelers are interested with in the writeup, aka Wright and Dawand Jones. Both are RTs though, so I would think earliest would be pick 49. The latest PFF Mock by Trevor Sikkema has the Steelers taking Wright at 17 and I think that would be a mistake. If Wright is a RT, that is way to high for a RT. RT is 2-4 round territory.

I'm a fan of Wright. He has taken on some really awesome pass rushers and has held his ground.

I like Wright because the issues he has are coachable, and I think he could be one of those guys that turns pro, gets his body right, and has a really solid career. Worst case scenario for him, I think he's a Pro Bowl caliber G right off the hop.

 

[JTG]

Zay Flowers is a guy I have liked for years. I thought the Steelers may be able to grab him in the 3rd round. According to PFF he'll be a 1st rounder. He is a lot like AB coming out of Central Michigan without the attitude.

 

[Andy99]

Cap 224.8m next season (+16.6m). Khan should be able to clear around 60m in space with the bump.


AR2 is a lawyer. Take that how you will. Do not trust the government. Do not trust lawyers.


Agreed. He could probably win another Super Bowl there.

Hey buddy, I resent that…kind of a broad brush…some of us are very trustworthy…

 

[JTG]

Hey buddy, I resent that…kind of a broad brush…some of us are very trustworthy…

I work for the government. No we aren't.

 

[Peat]

I resent the implication I might be trustworthy as someone who does neither.

 

[JTG]

Porter and Kyu Blue Kelly's dad's both have connections with Tomlin. There is also an OL who plays for William and Mary that is from Mt. Lebanon. Bank on that being a pick. Colby Sorsdal

Just letting everyone know how the We are Family draft board will shake out.

 

[Pens1566]

Porter and Kyu Blue Kelly's dad's both have connections with Tomlin. There is also an OL who plays for William and Mary that is from Mt. Lebanon. Bank on that being a pick. Colby Sorsdal

Just letting everyone know how the We are Family draft board will shake out.

It'd be funny if we went full on nepotism with every single pick.

 

[JTG]

Word is Tomlin met with this guy. He sounds like a freak 3-4 DE.

Keion White, EDGE, Georgia Tech | NFL Draft Scouting Report

Could Georgia Tech EDGE Keion White be a surprise first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft? His scouting report boasts all of the upside necessary to do so.

www.profootballnetwork.com

 

[Peat]

Either this is the mother of all smokescreens, or there's gonna be plenty of picks in the trenches.