OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Oh no! They are 3 and 1. Panic!

[WickedWrister]

None of that sounds unusual for a 3/4 receiver though. We're talking a position that's been held by the likes of Switzer, Holton, Washington, McCloud and Sims. All average third day picks or disappointing second day picks, all limited guys who didn't stick around long.

The bar for being a replacement level 3/4 receiver feels pretty low. Not being there while producing in line with opportunity feels like it's expecting too much.

Okay maybe I'll adjust and say he's "replacement level" rather than below it, but I'd be okay if they nuked the whole WR room next year.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

I don't know, I don't have any specific yardage threshold that I'm expecting out of him but I'm not going to say he's a proven producer or someone that should even merit contract extension conversations at this point. He has 2 games with over 50 receiving yards in his career. That 27.8 average is being propped up by one long play, but I get it, that's how averages work. Same with the high yards per target. I'm just chalking up these modest improvements to more opportunity-73rd most routes run among WR and 71st in receiving yards. I just see him as having a very limited skill set, basically your average day 3 pick in the draft.

Your 3rd wr is usually a Wheaton type. Slayton Reynolds Aghlor Boyd

 

[WickedWrister]

Your 3rd wr is usually a Wheaton type. Slayton Reynolds Aghlor Boyd

Yeah I don't think he's in the same ballpark as those last 4 names.

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Yeah I don't think he's in the same ballpark as those last 4 names.

Reynolds has 185 yards 1 td this season
Boyd 130 yards 0 td
Nelson 114 0 td
Slayton 315 1 td because nabers has missed 2 games
Austin 167 1 td

 

[WickedWrister]

Reynolds has 185 yards 1 td this season
Boyd 130 yards 0 td
Nelson 114 0 td
Slayton 315 1 td because nabers has missed 2 games
Austin 167 1 td

Ok now look at their whole careers...

 

[ChaosAgent]

CAIII has exceeded my (low) expectation, but overall Khan has assembled a terrible WR room.

To agree with what he did, you'd have to conclude either that:
1) Diontae Johnson was actual cancer to this team, which I don't agree with but some do.
2) They couldn't find a Donte Jackson without trading Diontae Johnson. This is not true, since the Steelers have 10M in cap space with which they could have gotten a corner.

Khan just whiffed bad on this whole situation. Hope he realizes it and remedies it.