OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: Steelers need a new ball thrower for the handball game thingy

[Factorial]

I don’t think Canada is a good OC at all but it’s the second week of OTAs. And his supposed system and Ben’s strengths did not mesh at all so last year was some weird mix of systems that was a complete disaster. It was a dumb hire but this is the first year he can actually do whatever it is he wants to do. He’s got no excuses this year though.

Still wish they would have just hired Pep Hamilton. No clue if he’d be a good OC but he seems like a QB whisperer which would be nice to have right now.

Agreed, and we should see how it goes before proclaiming it a disaster in waiting. So much negativity on this board.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Tuitt announces retirement

 

[Pengwins]

wat, all the yinzers said he was playing this season lol

 

[Pens1566]

Yeah, this was unofficial common knowledge a while ago wasn't it?

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

I recently bought myself a Greg Lloyd jersey. Had one when I was a kid.

I used to have the shirt he wore under his shoulder pads:

"I wasn't hired for my disposition"

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Tuitt announces retirement
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I swore Tomlin's relative (who posts here) said Tuitt is a lock to play this season

Dude's heart hasn't been in it for a couple seasons. Which is fine, but the yo yo act was wearing thin.

 

[xlm34]

Sucks to see. He’s been through a lot so I don’t blame the guy.

The Steelers have had a lot of guys that have had to retire or decided to retire earlier than you would expect. Shazier, DeCastro, Pouncey, and now Tuitt all within the last couple of years.

 

[wheelz87]

Yep that was obviously coming. Hopefully we addressed dline enough in the off-season.

 

[Goalie_Bob]

I feel bad for Cam Heyward. He kept saying and sticking up for Tuitt and saying he would be back and that he was in a good place and then Tuitt retires. Which, more power to him, it's his life and with what these guys make, I can't blame him from that standpoint. If he doesn't have the onus to play anymore then so be it. But man, feels like he really left Cam out to dry.

Not a surprise in general, when he didn't show up last season I figured he was done. Guys don't usually take a season off in the prime of their career to grieve.

 

[Peat]

See a lot of people saying they saw this coming but doesn't feel like the org did, not based on their actions or player comments.

Anyone out there worth using his freed up cap on?

 

[ChaosAgent]

It was dumb to not address DL in a more material way. Not even hindsight.

 

[OnMyOwn]

See a lot of people saying they saw this coming but doesn't feel like the org did, not based on their actions or player comments.

Anyone out there worth using his freed up cap on?

There are always bodies and cap casualties that become available.

 

[xlm34]

It was dumb to not address DL in a more material way. Not even hindsight.

It’s a little bit of hindsight. It definitely seems like they thought Tuitt would be back. And if that would have been the case, a unit of Heyward, Tuitt, Alualu, Adams, Loudermilk, Wormley, and Leal would have been above average.

Even now it’s not a bad unit and there’s plenty of time to make a move before the season if they feel it’s needed.

 

[DanielPlainview]

More concerned about DT/ Alualu than replacing Tuitt. He wasn't here all last season and Loudermilk did fine for a rookie.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

I feel bad for Cam Heyward. He kept saying and sticking up for Tuitt and saying he would be back and that he was in a good place and then Tuitt retires. Which, more power to him, it's his life and with what these guys make, I can't blame him from that standpoint. If he doesn't have the onus to play anymore then so be it. But man, feels like he really left Cam out to dry.

Not a surprise in general, when he didn't show up last season I figured he was done. Guys don't usually take a season off in the prime of their career to grieve.

I don’t see how he left anyone out to dry.

He probably wavered a bunch of times trying to decide what to do and I can’t imagine it was an easy decision.

I severely doubt he told Heyward he was for sure coming back, and dude could have declined comment when asked about Tuitt.

Ultimately Tuitt decided his heart wasn’t in a kid’s game anymore.

Not sure why anyone would be mad at him.

Not like he retired early just so he could smoke weed full time.

 

[ChaosAgent]

It’s a little bit of hindsight. It definitely seems like they thought Tuitt would be back. And if that would have been the case, a unit of Heyward, Tuitt, Alualu, Adams, Loudermilk, Wormley, and Leal would have been above average.

Even now it’s not a bad unit and there’s plenty of time to make a move before the season if they feel it’s needed.

Maybe wishful thinking on Tuitt. You have a guy with mental and physical issues, Alualu who is old and coming off a significant injury. Way too big of question marks. And too old to begin with.

 

[xlm34]

Maybe wishful thinking on Tuitt. You have a guy with mental and physical issues, Alualu who is old and coming off a significant injury. Way too big of question marks. And too old to begin with.

Unless they decided to cut Alualu and unless they knew for sure Tuitt wouldn’t be back, it would have been tough to do anything very meaningful in free agency. I can’t imagine they would have much success getting a guy who would have an impact when you can’t even guarantee they’d be a starter.

 

[Snooki Stackhouse]

We've been hearing for a few months from the org that Tuitt would be back. And most fans were skeptical. It feels to me that the org didn't do enough to address DL and were hoping he'd be back. It felt like the wrong move before this announcement and it certainly is the case now.

 

[ChaosAgent]

We've been hearing for a few months from the org that Tuitt would be back. And most fans were skeptical. It feels to me that the org didn't do enough to address DL and were hoping he'd be back. It felt like the wrong move before this announcement and it certainly is the case now.

His extended absence has simply been too weird to think he'd just helicopter back in.

It was at best a coin flip he'd be back. Combine that with Alualu's effectiveness/health, also a coin flip, and you can see why the smart non-QB position to take in the 1st would have been DL.

 

[Peat]

I don't get thinking the org should have done more to address DL. Yeah, what they did was a gamble, but look at the wider picture and what isn't a gamble right now? There's a lot of guys being asked to step up this year. If they'd stuck more money into the position, we'd be looking very thin elsewhere. If they think Pickett is the future of franchise, then passing over him to get a DL would be inexcusable.

They could have used the 2nd on a DL and the 3rd on a WR. Dunno if that makes a difference. They could have cut Tuitt early and pursued someone else. Dunno how that would work out... and tbh, I just don't support them being that ruthless with a guy in his position over a season that's going to be finding out what lotto tickets we hit on and which we didn't anyway.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Ain't nothing Tuitt but to retire.

 

[JTG]

Isn't June 1 the date when bonuses come due? So if he retired today, we would have 9m in dead money. If he retired yesterday we would have 14m in cap space, if I'm understanding this correctly.

 

[DanielPlainview]

Some kind of Frankenstein series

 

[bigdaddyk88]

Isn't June 1 the date when bonuses come due? So if he retired today, we would have 9m in dead money. If he retired yesterday we would have 14m in cap space, if I'm understanding this correctly.

We get 9 million in cap back but have 5 million in dead cap in 23 because it is June 1st

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Former Cowboys, Bears back Barber dies at 38

Former Cowboys and Bears running back Marion Barber III has died at the age of 38, the Cowboys said Wednesday.

www.espn.com