OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: 5 and 2 Justin who? Hand the Fields to Wilson

[JTG]

I wouldn't like it if they paid Najee 9m a year.

 

[Factorial]

I wouldn't like it if they paid Najee 9m a year.

Don't worry, they won't.

 

[Peat]

They can take a RB in rounds 2-4 and get the same production. Maybe better.

Chuba was a 4th round pick. Breece Hall was a 2nd, James Connor was a 3rd, Jordan Mason was undrafted. Kamara was a 3rd round pick. Etc etc etc.

Najee will be 27.5 by the time next season kicks in. Way more important to put money and picks into O-line and WR, even D-line.

But you're not putting both money and picks in. You're putting one or the other in, and using the other to cover the other things.

So the question for me is whether you'd have a 2nd/3rd round RB and Mike Williams, or a 2nd/3rd round WR and Najee Harris? Because Williams is getting paid more than Harris is projected to next year. You can repeat the exercise over other positions. Harris or Ogunjobi? For me, albeit with a bit of nerves about Harris' age and how long it's taken him to come really good, that's Harris.

If they can be patient and find a Tyler Allgeier in the 5th round, where the RB supply is still strong but other positions aren't all that, then cool. But I have my doubts about them doing that when the RB is going to be pivotal for them.

 

[DanielPlainview]

Spending a first on a RB in today’s NFL was a stupid thing to do. Undoubtedly was The Deuce meddling in the draft. They can ride with Warren + rookie if Najee is demanding a lot of money. He’s not worth it.

Whether they keep Williams depends entirely on how he plays and whether the team wants to keep Russ around for another couple years.

It’s possible they go without Najee, Williams, and Wilson all together for 2025.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

But I have my doubts about them doing that when the RB is going to be pivotal for them.

If the offense is going to be so reliant and pivotal on a RB......then they need to find one that is way more dynamic.

 

[Peat]

If the offense is going to be so reliant and pivotal on a RB......then they need to find one that is way more dynamic.

But the Steelers - unless they're about to shift philosophy radically - want a power back and they don't come way more dynamic than Harris all that often.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I don't think RBs are guys you generally want to pay serious money to, but I also don't view $8 million a year to be "serious money" either.

Like oh wow, you're paying your RB the cost of a backup QB.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

People wanted Slayton as a wr the giants beat writers think he is going to get 10 million aav in free agency. The jets paid Williams 10 million. I would rather pay Najaee

 

[Pengwins]

Anyone want to sell me 2 tickets for tomorrows game?

How good will 44 Tyler Warren be in the NFL

 

[Pengwins]

Damn refs just robbed Singleton of a 97yd td by calling holding on a pancake block. Unreal

 

[Pengwins]

Mark Bruener’s son is a beast at MLB

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Montana is on ESPN2 and, naturally, wearing the shittiest jerseys in school history.

I hate that the embodiment of 'cool' is just black jerseys with black pants. It looks like ass every f***ing time.

 

[Ulf5]

Mark Bruener’s son is a beast at MLB

at first I thought you meant MLB baseball instead of middle backer.

 

[End of Line]

Defense needs to buck the trend of being asleep when they hit the field for the first time

 

[WickedWrister]

Kenny Pickett vs Cooper Rush today

Get ya popcorn ready

 

[Andy99]

Defense needs to buck the trend of being asleep when they hit the field for the first time

I don’t see it…picking the Commanders to win…third best offense in the league…I see a high scoring affair…Commanders have a better chance of stopping our offense than we do theirs lol…only chance is to get Daniels to make some TOs he hasn’t been making so far

 

[DanielPlainview]

They should use Wilson to spy Daniels and box him in to let Highsmith and Watt eat.

I don’t give Tomlin a lot of props but he does have a pretty good record dealing with mobile QBs

 

[DanielPlainview]

The Steelers patented power run to the outside failure

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Tomlin always makes the wrong gamble. Always.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

I hate those outside run calls on 3rd and short

 

[End of Line]

What a f***ing catch

 

[TNT87]

What a catch!!

 

[WickedWrister]

Jorgito!

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Pickens is unreal

 

[NewAgeOutlaw]

Holy shit Pickens and Wilson are a menace.