thesteelhurtin

I like the cap for a lot of reasons. First the the rooneys are the 31st richest owners and it create a level playing field. Also its going to be really crazy when this 89% rule goes into effect. Its really going to come down to coaching and having a top qb.

How in the world do the steelers have more money then yinz. I know we are waiting on the wallace situation but we still have at eight mill or so.

Just throwing this out there should suggs and co. banned as well for putting a bounty on ward.

Yeah i was laughing about that no way i see them paying casey hampton making 8eight million this year no way. I would rather cut him and go with hood or a rookie.

Yeah big cuts still to come im going farrior, kemo, and aaron smith hampton will probably get a pay cut also.

The only good part about wallace when it comes to the run is that when he is on the field it really is hard to put 8 in the box becuase of the deep threat. That said he cant block well at all amd that to me is why mendy struggled because he likes to start inside and bounce out. When ward was there the outside was wide open now mendy bounces and there is a corner waiting on him. Like i said i go back and forth on the subject. Also he only averaged 30 some yards a game the last 8 games of the year. It seems teams gave figured out he is either going deep getting a screen or running a drag.

Im hoping thats what they are doing in the negotiations with wallace "hey we are going to pay you but we need yiu to take less in the first two years then the money will come pouring in." Im one that thinks the steelers will be fine without him while getting an extra first but i would really like him back.

Thats what i was thinking thats probably what teams that have to restructure their deals are selling to their players. Kinda like hang in their do this for the team and get paid later.

The steelers have been up against the cap since they installed the salary cap. We pay our players thats why we are not biflg in FA. Unless you count us signing ours. Think about it woodley timmons and taylor all would have been big time free agents last year. They arent afraid to cut the fat when needed and you will see that once the cap is set. Also everything i have read the cap is going to go up significantly and the value of a dollar in the world market isnt going to change anything.

Cool i knew it was coming so im not worried about them restructuring

Yeah not this year but i think next year the tv contract money comes into play it may be the the year after but its coming.

Well oz said he wouldn't give up a first for a restricted free agent and he diesnt want to pay the money it would take either.

Age will catch up ro players before the cap and they will be cut. Plus the cap is about to sky rocket

Hes been to three super bowls now at the time of the deal i believe he had been to two. So if joe had been to two super bowls by this point in his career you dont think he would be asking for a 100 mil also. This doesnt change his deal much since he is still getting the same amount and i believe they are trying to push as much onto his final year as possible so they can extend him and it will be null and void at that point. Either way i think he is worth every penny of that money. No other qb could play behind the steelers oline week in and out. Im sure the steelers have a plan already in place. Colbert and kahn are no dummies.

Yeah ben seems to heal pretty quickly and everything he is saying leads me to believe that he really is going to play smarter. If they can grab the qb from asu in like the fourth i would be fine with that pick but i still think ben has 5 good ones left in him maybe longer if our oline can stay in one piece

Maybe next year but not this year

Im waiting to see this season. He says he is going to work on all thay and he is already working out fir next season amd this is the earliest he has ever started training. He is tough as nails so i really think he has 5 or so good years in him

better then the crackhead sentinel

http://m.triblive.com/triblive/pm_18301/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=FNG1az7g it really depends on the new cap we are either at it or up to 8 mil under. In the article it3 says the steelers were 22-30 mil over and have saved 30 mil so far. We are at last years cap theres not going to be a huge increase in the cap butthere should be some added to it. Colbert also said the steelers knew they were going to be over and were right where they figured they would be. Yinz act like our front office doesnt know what they are doing. Also harrisons restructuring should be announced in the next few days. The steelers have a lot of needed cuts to make also but colbert isnt doing that until the new cap is set. Aaron smith is do 4 mil kemo is due 4 also hampton will probably received a pay cut as well since he is due 8 mil. Throw in the 4 mil from either farrior or foote plus there will be others. The steelers arent in bad shape at all.

Well crave your dream of having wallace looks like its about to nfl. On nfl32 mortenson interviewed colbert and colbert said with a big smile that with bens restructuring they now have what they need to bring back wallace. So him and wallaces agent must have had a number that he would take to be a steeler. So it looks like the young money crew is staying together

Update big ben restructures saving us 8 mil and putting us four mil UNDER the cap. Throw in the rest in line to do the same and the cuts coming the steelers are fine. Also i guess ben isnt as pissed at the steelers as everybody thought.

Yeah he has said he needs to be smarter with getting rid of the ball. I hope they look at the new england game and say this is who we need to be passing wise. Im not saying i want them to chuck it 50 times every game but when we do lets make it quick passes with shots deep every once and awhile.

I think he has a good five years left in him especially if they continue to fix the line and ben buys into haleys system amd gets rid of the ball quicker.

Lord no he is restructuring his deal and there is a quite rumor it could come in the form of an extension. From everything im reading wallace wont ever see the market. I go both ways on this becuase even if we lose him we are fine at wr and could use the extra pick. I would love for us ro franchise him then somebody go after him becuse under the new rules that is a first and third.

http://www.usatoday.com/article/sports/633738 one way or the other he will be a steeler