OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Oh no! They are 3 and 1. Panic!
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Buddy Bizarre
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The Raiders defense outside of Crosby, isn't that great. They are severely injured.
TooManyHumans
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It takes two to trade. Do you want him to just throw a first round pick at the first team that will take it? The team is 4-2. Yes, they need another WR but there is no reason to overpay when it isn't like any WR is going to turn this team into a Super Bowl contender.
No argument from me there but at the same time, I'm going to guess that there might be three definite upgrades in FA - if they're lucky - who will all be heavily courted and after that, there's the draft, which may or may not work.
At which point Moore at a reasonable price doesn't look the worst thing going.
After nearly two and a half seasons, I think we can safely say this is who he is. A supreme talent with a brain that goes "pfft!" on a regular basis. I don't think there's any way to stop those brain farts.
And this coming off-season, he is going to be demanding money in line with his talent and I doubt he'll want to take a discount based on his brain.
TooManyHumans
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They don't have to pay him this offseason if they don't want to. He has no recourse but to play.
A George Pickens that’s unhappy about his contract situation seems like a disaster waiting to happen. I think a decision needs to be made on him this offseason.
Barring a strong 2nd half of the season, it makes no sense for GP to push for an early extension. He has no argument to ask for +$20 mil a year, which is the type of player he views himself as. Regardless of what happens with his contract, the Steelers will need to find his replacement in the 2025 draft. There are also a number of vets in the 2025 free agency class that could be suitable WR2s. My favorite of the bunch would be Godwin, but I suspect TB will extend him.
He can hold out all summer and demand a trade if he wants. Technically the team can just bully him on that but historically a lot of hold-outs don't play that great the next season and the team generally grants trade requests, so I doubt they would and I don't know they should anyway.
If he's not going to do that, that changes my patience levels (although not my optimism levels). But if he does, then that's the end of hoping he can grow. He's got to be worth the money.
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JTG
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They will not keep him around if he gets much worse than he is right now. They are at the point they are throwing him balls in a meaningless drive to keep him happy.
We knew this was totally possible with the guy. The upside, he's awesome. The downside, they aren't figuring shit out fast enough here to make him happy where he puts up big numbers and gets a big contract. Pickens wants out, and if past behavior predicts future, they will oblige.
Hold in then. I was loose with the language but we all know players can avoid training during a pay dispute if they want.
