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AR was a good receiver a few years ago I believe.

Has 2-3 1000 yard campaigns under his belt. Pretty sure his numbers went south when Fields took over.

It was obvious they would bring in a vet, so he should help some.
 
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The #Steelers are working to finalize a trade to acquire veteran WR Allen Robinson from the #Rams and have been granted permission to give him a physical, per sources.

If the Steelers are comfortable with the physical, Robinson is expected to land in Pittsburgh.

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WR Allen Robinson is due $15 million guaranteed this season, of which the Rams already have paid $5 million. It is expected that the Steelers will pay a portion of the remaining $10 million to Robinson, per sources.
 
Yeah I think it’ll be AR/Austin in the slot with DJ and Pickens on the outside.

AR gives you the bigger body inside and Austin can be the gadgety/speed guy if he can recover from his foot injury. I think it’ll be a good combination.
 
Robinson is nice bit of depth insurance, but there's no reason for it to impact draft decisions. Pickens and DJ are 1-2. Robinson slots. Austin we don't know anything about and is probably at best a high level gadget player. If JSN or Addison fall to them as BPA, they should do it.
 
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Goalie_Bob said:
I'm fine after seeing the deal. They basically gave up 17 positions in the 7th round. 5 mil caphit and no guaranteed money after this season.

So, it's basically like signing Robinson to a 1 year/5mil contract.
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No lose deal. I love Khans aggression. So refreshing. Can't wait for them to nail getting personnel beefed up only to watch Tomlin, Canada, and company screw it up lol

Edit: Robinson also had 3 times the TD production then our #1 DJ last year :eek3:
 
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wheelz87 said:
Really used to like Robinson. Like this deal.
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I didn’t watch him last season with the Rams, but unless he’s aged since then, he’s basically a slightly older JuJu type.

Big bodied WR that can make tough catches but isn’t going to run away from anyone.
 
DanielPlainview said:
Robinson is nice bit of depth insurance, but there's no reason for it to impact draft decisions. Pickens and DJ are 1-2. Robinson slots. Austin we don't know anything about and is probably at best a high level gadget player. If JSN or Addison fall to them as BPA, they should do it.
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I think this deal tells you the Steelers' opinion of how likely it is they'll end up with one of those guys as BPA on their board. They're not spending 5m on cap for a guy they think is going to be their 4th WR.

Doubt they drafted Austin in the 4th just to be a gadget player either. He's boom-bust as either he finds a way to completely clean open with CBs bumping him or he's useless at that size, but he can track a ball and get deep and lose a defender. If he can figure out using that pace to get open he could be a legit receiver.

Flying Dego said:
No lose deal. I love Khans aggression. So refreshing. Can't wait for them to nail getting personnel beefed up only to watch Tomlin, Canada, and company screw it up lol
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Which is also the possible lose part of it. If he is just straight-up cooked and they're relying on him, that lack of WR depth will hurt.
 
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Peat said:
I think this deal tells you the Steelers' opinion of how likely it is they'll end up with one of those guys as BPA on their board. They're not spending 5m on cap for a guy they think is going to be their 4th WR.

Doubt they drafted Austin in the 4th just to be a gadget player either. He's boom-bust as either he finds a way to completely clean open with CBs bumping him or he's useless at that size, but he can track a ball and get deep and lose a defender. If he can figure out using that pace to get open he could be a legit receiver.



Which is also the possible lose part of it. If he is just straight-up cooked and they're relying on him, that lack of WR depth will hurt.
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They almost always draft a WR every year, but this deal likely means they will wait until the middle rounds to address the issue.

Then hit the position higher next year if DJ does DJ things again.
 
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Mr Jiggyfly said:
They almost always draft a WR every year, but this deal likely means they will wait until the middle rounds to address the issue.

Then hit the position higher next year if DJ does DJ things again.
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Yea very smart move to essentially hedge their bets and have fallback options with this position group. Similar to the Oline and Dline approach early in FA
 
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Mr Jiggyfly said:
They almost always draft a WR every year, but this deal likely means they will wait until the middle rounds to address the issue.

Then hit the position higher next year if DJ does DJ things again.
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Colbert did. Dunno Khan sees it the same way. There's deffo been some interest in WRs, but it's mostly been 4th round possession slots. The sort of player they're probably hoping to get with Robinson.

Sure, they could use a 3rd-4th-later acquired pick to get a guy like that with the idea he doesn't do much but is ready for next year. But there's so many ways they could use those picks, particularly if they don't acquire more. Maybe they will take a guy, but I don't think it'd be any surprise now if they don't.
 
Peat said:
I think this deal tells you the Steelers' opinion of how likely it is they'll end up with one of those guys as BPA on their board. They're not spending 5m on cap for a guy they think is going to be their 4th WR.

Doubt they drafted Austin in the 4th just to be a gadget player either. He's boom-bust as either he finds a way to completely clean open with CBs bumping him or he's useless at that size, but he can track a ball and get deep and lose a defender. If he can figure out using that pace to get open he could be a legit receiver.



Which is also the possible lose part of it. If he is just straight-up cooked and they're relying on him, that lack of WR depth will hurt.
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$5m is not a significant enough amount of money, especially a 1 year deal for a 30 year old WR with some recent injury problems. The trade isn't anything more than a move for a veteran depth piece and has little to no implications for the draft.
 
He’s only dropped 5 passes in the last 3 seasons. Now his targets the last two years dont even equal DJ’s one, so less opportunities for drops. Still a good stat either way.
 
DanielPlainview said:
$5m is not a significant enough amount of money, especially a 1 year deal for a 30 year old WR with some recent injury problems. The trade isn't anything more than a move for a veteran depth piece and has little to no implications for the draft.
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Eh, I guess there will be back-up positionals making that money on the roster, so maybe. Would still be pretty weird to commit to doing this now if they thought there would be a good chance he wouldn't be playing most snaps.

I think there's plenty of even stronger clues they're not particularly interested in taking a WR early tho. No pre-draft visits, no dinners, no big pro-day visits say Smith-Njigba, where they were obviously scouting a bunch of people. It's not like they're going to be short of other players they'd consider as good when those guys are on the board.
 
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Peat said:
Colbert did. Dunno Khan sees it the same way. There's deffo been some interest in WRs, but it's mostly been 4th round possession slots. The sort of player they're probably hoping to get with Robinson.

Sure, they could use a 3rd-4th-later acquired pick to get a guy like that with the idea he doesn't do much but is ready for next year. But there's so many ways they could use those picks, particularly if they don't acquire more. Maybe they will take a guy, but I don't think it'd be any surprise now if they don't.
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Tomlin is a former WR so I suspect that’s a huge part of why they have taken a WR every year since 2012 (aside from 21).

Some have been late round flyers though to be fair.

I guess it depends heavily on what they think of Austin 3, but I don’t feel like it’s as big a need now as it was 24 hrs ago.
 
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Peat said:
Eh, I guess there will be back-up positionals making that money on the roster, so maybe. Would still be pretty weird to commit to doing this now if they thought there would be a good chance he wouldn't be playing most snaps.

I think there's plenty of even stronger clues they're not particularly interested in taking a WR early tho. No pre-draft visits, no dinners, no big pro-day visits say Smith-Njigba, where they were obviously scouting a bunch of people. It's not like they're going to be short of other players they'd consider as good when those guys are on the board.
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I don't really recall the Steelers giving Pickens much attention last year, either. I also don't really put much stock into pre-draft dinners and meetings being an indication of much. There's a lot of smoke and mirrors with the draft. IIRC, for months every talking head thought Tomlin was for sure going to take Malik Willis, but what came of that? He wasn't taken till the middle of the 3rd round by the Titans.

I would wager if Addison is there he gets taken just on his rapport with Pickett alone. JSN as well.

Personally, I'm hoping an OT falls to 17.
 
Seeing a lot of Van Ness to the Steelers. I love him as a player, but I'd be lying if I wasn't a bit more intrigued by Andre Carter as a prospect. He needs a redshirt year, but I think he could be every bit as good as Van Ness.

xlm34 said:
I loved Colbert, but it’s way more fun as a fan to have an aggressive GM like Khan.

R.I.P. to my dreams of an Addison-Pickett reunion though.
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I wouldn't count that out. Addison I think is bound to tumble down draft boards. He didn't run again at his pro day. I could see him being one of those guys this year that you can't believe lasted as long as they did.

OnMyOwn said:
I don’t. I don’t think AR is good enough to run just him and Pickens. DJ is still a very good WR. Just has nagging flaws and the offense didn’t do him any favors last year.

I like this group better to start the season than how last year ended, already.
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I think what needs to be questioned with DJ is if he and Pickett have chemistry, because it just doesn't look like it. If they do draft Addison, I could see them trying to flip DJ. At least we know Pickett an Addison have chemistry. Robinson can be a nice stop gap. CA3 is hopefully back healthy.

I say the same thing with Highsmith. If we draft and edge rusher and they are productive as a rookie, I flip Highsmith. That's how a good team consistently has talent. Develop and flip.

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Essentially just swapping 7ths for him. NFL deals are wild.
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And we have two 7ths.
 
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