OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Sneaking up onto training camp

[Peat]

as much as i would love to see sully move players around in preseason, when you're hoping that the new guy's gel, it seems that that should be no. one on the list

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Sully?

 

[The Old Master]

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Sully?

just comparing coaching styles

 

[Empoleon8771]

On the Aiyuk talk:



Think this gives a good baseline for what Aiyuk would cost on an extension. I know the salary cap is fake anyway, but unless Fields or Wilson is taking a cheap deal to be their QB next year, I'm not sure how easily they can afford that kind of money for a WR.

It's kinda wild that AB was making $17 million a year at his peak in 2019 while WRs today are making literally double that just 5 years later.

 

[Pengwins]

Lamb is a level above Aiyuk

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Lamb is a level above Aiyuk

Lamb operates almost exclusively in the slot Aiyuk lines all over the place

 

[Peat]

On the Aiyuk talk:



Think this gives a good baseline for what Aiyuk would cost on an extension. I know the salary cap is fake anyway, but unless Fields or Wilson is taking a cheap deal to be their QB next year, I'm not sure how easily they can afford that kind of money for a WR.

It's kinda wild that AB was making $17 million a year at his peak in 2019 while WRs today are making literally double that just 5 years later.

Mayfield's APY is 33m and his first year cap hit is 6.9m. None of Love/Tua/Lawrence count as more than 21m this coming year. Fitting in a normally priced QB and a high end WR with this sort of cap juggling is doable in year one at least. Beyond that, you hope for the rising cap to do you a solid in combination with losing some guys on defence.

edit: Also, yes, top WR salaries are really wild at this point.

 

[WickedWrister]

Just browsing twitter, sounds like Russ isn’t a full practice participant yet and Fields is having his best day so far with the pads on.

 

[WickedWrister]

Hope it’s not serious, Roman Wilson was getting his ankle looked at before this.

 

[xlm34]

Just browsing twitter, sounds like Russ isn’t a full practice participant yet and Fields is having his best day so far with the pads on.

Russ right now:

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Hope Roman Wilson is ok

 

[WickedWrister]

I may have jumped the gun, sounds like Wilson is participating in some fashion today. Wasn’t in the first round of 7 shots so maybe just limiting his reps

 

[JTG]

He started more than 30 games at a very good P5 program and will be 24 in October. He may be a lot of things but "raw" isn't one of them. If BigDaddyTomlin is looking for a justification to keep playing his boy Dan Moore, whatever - but this is a reach.

Yeah, Fautanu is ready to roll like...yesterday. Jones was raw, but even then I believe his immaturity is something he needs to work out in game. He's noticeably more athletic than just about every other lineman, so it really is just him getting adjusted to the speed of the game and the moves he sees.

I believe that at minimum we have two good tackles, with potential to be the face of this team going forward.

 

[WickedWrister]

Great coverage by Porter, but an even better catch by Pickens

 

[JTG]

Pickens punks the shit out of Porter. Porter has great coverage, and there is truly nothing he can do.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Pickens punks the shit out of Porter. Porter has great coverage, and there is truly nothing he can do.

I feel like there was one of those last year in camp too.

 

[OnMyOwn]

I feel like there was one of those last year in camp too.

Yea and they got into it after. I love those two going against each other. Makes them both better.

 

[xlm34]

Pretty much a nothing update but hopefully it’s a short term thing. They aren’t built to handle WR injuries

 

[T1K]

Any word on Roman Wilson’s injury yet? I’ve heard rumors hip/back or foot, but it seems to be speculation to me.

Edit: nvm just saw xlm’s post above

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Yea and they got into it after. I love those two going against each other. Makes them both better.

Not that my dad imparted much wisdom on me, but I remember when I was 7 or 8 years old and he said: you'll notice that many teams who have a strong position group typically have just as strong as a position group on the opposite side bc they practice against each other every day.

So teams with a good OL will likely have a good DL too. Teams with strong WR play have good CB's, etc.

That doesn't always apply but I generally carry that rule of thumb with me

 

[WickedWrister]

Couple more highlights from todays practice. Nice sidearm throw and protection by Broderick on Watt





Looking forward to more RPO's and designed runs to take advantage of Fields athleticism.



Random celebrity sighting of the day: Jason Kidd

 

[WickedWrister]

Camp Day 5 TLDR;

 

[Peat]

I generally try not to react too much to training stuff but since this is a guy I'm excited about but think some people are too excited about -

I'm not surprised that Payton Wilson lived up to his pre-draft scouting reports of not being the best at working through traffic on the run in backs vs backers. I mean it's such a surprise a short-armed lanky guy isn't made for this scenario, right?

I'm convinced the sky is the limit with this kid as a mack ILB, but as a buck?



Also the Roman Wilson stuff is shithouse.

 

[MrBrightside]

 

[WickedWrister]

Sucks that he's going to miss valuable training camp reps but at least it's nothing that's going to require surgery.

 

[MrBrightside]

Sucks that he's going to miss valuable training camp reps but at least it's nothing that's going to require surgery.

Yeah. Assume it's a high ankle sprain. Definitely a big setback toward him being an impact player early in the season but could be a lot worse.