OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: No 3peat for the Swifts

[Peat]

colts want to bring in competition for Richardson Sam is probably more than competition. The Titans could go Howard or a Qb round 2 or 3 to compete with Levis

That's what they've said, but the Steelers said they were just bringing in competition for Pickett last summer so I've learned my lesson about believing teams at this time of year.

 

[Peat]

Yeah that makes sense, I'm just not sure why they'd pass on Ward to do that. They must just not view Ward as that good or view the 2026 QBs as far better than Ward. I thought Ward looked like a good QB prospect so I'm a bit interested in hearing why they think that.

It makes sense to me. Pure consensus parroting, but it sounds to like Ward is a good QB prospect you'd be happy to take around 10OA most years. Carter and Hunter sound like really, really good prospects you'd be happy to take top 5 any year.

If you're sure of your job and pretty sure your team is probably picking top 10 next year, punting on taking Ward now at an overpay to get more picks and Carter/Hunter at fair value looks reasonable to me. You have to believe in next year's QB crop for that but having had a look at it yesterday, I think it'll probably be okay. Lot of interesting if unpolished guys. Right now it looks like QB4, who's maybe who the Titans have next year, would be LaNorris Sellars, who reads like a squat Josh Allen. Obviously the likelihood of him being QB4 is low, but that'd give me enough faith that I'd take the gamble. It's not an obviously weak year coming, which I think was called from fairly early with this year.

 

[JTG]

To my Rust Belt brethren - happy fish fry season!

 

[JTG]

Big fan of this guy. But from this video, you can see that he doesn't put the ball in the right hand. If he switched hands he could get more yards. I just think he's a guy who has the stuff you can't teach. Looks like LBell at MSU.

 

[lastcupever75]

Stutsman and Payton Wilson would be so much fun to watch at MLB. Two white maniacs running around.

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Just heard him on that show above.
Great interview. The guys think he’s a green dot type of lb from the start

 

[JTG]

Just heard him on that show above.
Great interview. The guys think he’s a green dot type of lb from the start

Wanna stop the run? Draft Alfred Collins and Danny Stutsman. Can probably get both of them in the 2nd-3rd round. Awesome specimens. Stutsman reminds me of Vrabel.

 

[lastcupever75]

Would they be a primary team in on Darnold to give him a multi year deal?

rumor is they are the team that will offer darnold big money

 

[JTG]

If we sign Darnold, I'm going to be sick.

 

[Empoleon8771]

If we sign Darnold, I'm going to be sick.

I think that was in reference to the Titans.

 

[JTG]

The more I go through this draft the more I really like Texas players in this draft. Sark has something brewing there.

There are two "draft" things that I'd like to see change, one with the NFL, one with the NHL.
NFL - shouldn't have an option not to participate at the combine.

NHL - draft eligibility should get bumped back to the kid's 20th birthday. Pay them more at every level lower. College kids are getting paid. It makes it more interesting to follow NHL draft prospects because they aren't 7 years away from playing, speeds up the maturation of the game.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Lol no thanks

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Lol no thanks

Drop it to a 3rd sure maybe 2 3rds no one is offering a AJ Brown package

 

[MrBrightside]

Gotta figure that's the end of Elandon Roberts - with Queen, Holcomb and Wilson, can't see Roberts sticking around.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Gotta figure that's the end of Elandon Roberts - with Queen, Holcomb and Wilson, can't see Roberts sticking around.

Maybe, but who knows how good to go holcomb will actually be. More space is great though

 

[Empoleon8771]

I'm shocked that Holcomb is still playing tbh, I thought his career was over.

This has him at a cap hit of $3.5 million (roughly) next year, which is fine as a 2nd or 3rd ILB. I'm just worried he's going to be ruined due to his injury.