mwalker Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 36 minutes ago, Money said: Mike Hilton is the best slot in the league. Minkah ain't no free safety. Next. Disagree. Strongly. Minkah is a great FS. They've been playing him at slot and SS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlevinKelevra Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, wwhickok said: For anybody that knows what would happen with the cap if Ben retired? something like $25M dead cap after this season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warfelg Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 minutes ago, SlevinKelevra said: something like $25M dead cap after this season $55mil actually. We need him to play to be traded. Or retire without a physical. If he retires with a physical failed he’s owed $16mil, then $14.5mil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlevinKelevra Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, warfelg said: $55mil actually. We need him to play to be traded. Or retire without a physical. If he retires with a physical failed he’s owed $16mil, then $14.5mil. you're right, I forget they gave that ridiculous injury amount of 16/14 I was just looking back at the signing bonuses. Yikes, it's way worse than I thought. They need to get him to renegotiate down to a lower deal and funnel him some $ under the table like the Tom Brady sports medicine business that the team frequents. Edited September 17, 2019 by SlevinKelevra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, warfelg said: $55mil actually. We need him to play to be traded. Or retire without a physical. If he retires with a physical failed he’s owed $16mil, then $14.5mil. why would they negotiate such a deal. is this normal for high paid veteran quarterbacks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 10 minutes ago, warfelg said: $55mil actually. We need him to play to be traded. Or retire without a physical. If he retires with a physical failed he’s owed $16mil, then $14.5mil. Damn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Our team is becoming so young, I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VigilantZombie Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 minute ago, August4th said: Why not just end his season if its projected that he will be out the majority of it. Let him get healthy regardless of the fact you're not keeping him now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Steelers defensive core has a good mix of youth and guys in their prime(still need another offseason to add to it). but can they please find another DC to work with them. PLEASE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalker Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 Haden Nelson Edmunds Fitzpatrick (and Hilton) If anyone would've said that was a possible D-back field for us a year ago, I'd have been over the moon. This is good talent. I agree with many here, Butler is the problem on D, but this is promising. We still have holes overall - a WR that can separate, someone on the other side of Watt and some overall speed on offense, but this is a good to very good roster. If Mason can play well, we might be in a very interesting place. I'm happy about this trade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobikus Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Not a fan of spending a first now when if Rudolph turns out to be bad that could be a real high pick and we'd be QB needy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobikus Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Otherwise Minkah is a good player, it's just banking on the currently 0-2 team doing well enough with Ruldoph starting that it would be a mid-first and not a high first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I like the trade. I think we still have a good shot at 10 wins. The offense will get scaled back a bit, and that's probably a good thing. Fichtner is going to be under less pressure with Mason. Rudolph's youthful play fits with the younger skill position players better and Washington will benefit from the move. The defense was already pretty good, but not great. I think with a good cover guy in the slot and on the backend, they will be good enough to win some games for us. Remember, the defense was two flukes away from scoring two TDs Sunday. We couldn't cover the middle of the field, now we have tons of athletes that can cover the middle. Bush will improve, Barron probably gets more comfortable, Sutton and Nelson looked pretty good last week, plug in Minkah in the slot or back deep. We've got a very versatile defense that can do a lot. Apparently Minkah is a fiery competitor, that'll help. He's a smart football player too, that'll help with our overall defensive scheme. Plus he's dirt cheap for 3 more years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armsteeld Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 This is an excellent trade for the Steelers. Fitzpatrick is better than Grant Delpit if the LSU Tigers and has a year of NFL experience. He is no CB but can play there. He is a Slot or Safety who is smart, competitive, and tough and as a bonus, he is a playmaker. He will immediately make this DB group better. Hilton is an excellent Blitzer and great tackler but he can't cover well. Fitzpatrick is exactly what this team has been missing. Now we need to replace ole Bud. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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