tsylvester Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Queen to the Steelers, 3 years, $41 mil. According to Espn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 8 minutes ago, oldno82 said: BTW isn't Hill already with us? Ah yes, for 1 more year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 12 Author Share Posted March 12 Queen to Steelers, harumph! That hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Well we know the tight ends will be open when he is in coverage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Henry isnt worth that deal. I think its a net gain with queen eating up so much cap space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 For the price and 2 years, he is definitely worth it. True, he may be on the downside of his career, but he has at least 2 good years left in him. Has he even reached the proverbial 3,000 carries threshold? Teams will have to load the box to stop him, run blitz, linebackers stepping up first. This should open the middle wide, where Lamar is really good. Short yardage, goal line, with him & Lamar, play action. The Ravens were one of the best red zone teams last year, with Henry, they should be tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Well let's just hope the rebuilt offensive line can open up some holes for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 I'm sure they will, Simpson was average at best, usually the weak link up the middle. Moses was aging quickly, and struggled with pass protection. Good luck to the Jets who are relying on those two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 6 hours ago, tsylvester said: For the price and 2 years, he is definitely worth it. True, he may be on the downside of his career, but he has at least 2 good years left in him. Has he even reached the proverbial 3,000 carries threshold? Teams will have to load the box to stop him, run blitz, linebackers stepping up first. This should open the middle wide, where Lamar is really good. Short yardage, goal line, with him & Lamar, play action. The Ravens were one of the best red zone teams last year, with Henry, they should be tops. Ive seen that show before. Going from running top 5 at Daytona to in the junk yard in a yr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 That would be fine, a year to allow the team to find a new runner. Look, you know I agree with you, you don't draft a runningback in the first round and you don't pay big bucks & a long term contract to runningbacks. So we get to see if Mitchell can return to form from that injury and if he is the real deal. All while having a powerful runner in Henry while they also break in a new lineman or two. All of this on the cheap. If they have to cut him next off season, not much dead money. They can still draft a back this year, there are a few in the later rounds, let him learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I am wondering if we only have him for 6 games and while he is available only gives us 2.8 ypc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 Tyler Huntley to Browns...no great loss there. Whaddya think of the Wilson/Fields moves for Pittsburgh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I dont see the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 It was a good gamble by the Steelers, Wilson only has a year or two left in good play. Fields, can learn under him, maybe, if he can learn how to read defenses, his biggest issue, then he should become a decent qb. The issue the Steelers have is that both qbs are on one year deals essentially, if Fields doesn't play, how do you work out a contract for him going forward? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 I think the Steelers will just wait until about mid-season or a few weeks after that to determine who their quarterback 'of the future' is going to be. If Wilson can still play at a high level, they'll ink him to a 3-4 year deal, and they'll let Fields become a free agent. If they feel that Fields is playing better or has the potential to do so more than what Wilson shows on the field, they'll commit to Fields long-term. Strategically, it's a pretty good place for Pittsburgh to be in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I think 2025 they can ink Wilson to a dirt cheap deal again bc Den is on the hook that yr too. If fields cant get reps how do you evaluate him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Yeah, if they pick up his 5th year option, they are on the hook for $25 million, other wise it is either extend him or cut him. That is the tricky part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 The option call needs to be made very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsylvester Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Oh that's right, they have to do it by May 2nd, this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 I didn't know that the 5th year option on Fields would follow him to another team. You learn something every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 He is still on the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 5 hours ago, papasmurfbell said: I think 2025 they can ink Wilson to a dirt cheap deal again bc Den is on the hook that yr too. If fields cant get reps how do you evaluate him? Well if they don't like what they're seeing with Wilson, they insert Fields and see if he can run with it. But I think all that is not going to happen. I think Wilson still has a few more years and as you said, Denver is still on the hook for most of that money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldno82 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 2 minutes ago, papasmurfbell said: He is still on the contract. Yeah, I thought the option was only applicable to the original drafting team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papasmurfbell Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Its applicable to the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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