RaidersAreOne Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFF Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Meh...all upside, no downside. This will get more press than it actually deserves due to him being a long term project...cue the Big Ben era is over reactions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben07MVP Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Any chance this was intended to nudge Ben a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neumatic Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 minutes ago, bigben07MVP said: Any chance this was intended to nudge Ben a bit? Haskins isn’t a viable starter right now and I don’t see that changing any time soon. I’d say this has exactly nothing to do with Ben. I don’t hate it, I don’t expect anything from him but the risk vs reward is worth giving it a shot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcash4 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 No risk, only reward (even if I think the chances of being rewarded are like...3%?). At this point in Ben's career and where I am personally with Rudolph's future, any "free" dart tosses at the position are well worth it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 33 minutes ago, bigben07MVP said: Any chance this was intended to nudge Ben a bit? where would it nudge him? Haskins is not the answer , at least in his current ability. He has decent accuracy and arm strength. His decision making is average at best. He needs to get his mechanics straightened out and grow up fast. If the Steelers could move Dobb's brain into Haskin's body they might have something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Not a terrible move if it happens. He has talent, but he needed more than WFT gave him. He also, like @jebrick stated above, needs to grow up. Washington was a bad situation for some like Haskins. Maybe he just needed more structure? Either way, I'm agnostic on the potential signing. He could be good or bad. We'll just have to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSteeler Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I mean...are the Steelers really the team to give a guy "structure" at this point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rivers Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, CKSteeler said: I mean...are the Steelers really the team to give a guy "structure" at this point? maybe it's his time to point to the sky when he scores a TD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DudeWhat??? Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 It's no brainier after he made it through waivers. Coach Meyer said it himself self..he was too young with very little experience. The WFT did not listen...they threw him in there and he showed he was too immature on and off the field. He should have never been out there. Same thing for next year...after that it's no risk and possibly a reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR43 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Washington gave up on him awfully fast. What caused them to part ways beyond the whole note wearing a mask thing? Edited January 22, 2021 by DR43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, DR43 said: Washington gave up on him awfully fast. What caused them to part ways beyond the whole note wearing a mask thing? Not wearing a mask at a strip club party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 1 hour ago, jebrick said: Not wearing a mask at a strip club party But also I remember he was bragging after putting up 300+ yards in a big defeat or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwalker Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 He hasn't shown the capacity to put football first. As his former teammate Alex Smith said (about him) "You don't have a chance if you don't put the distractions away". My biggest worry is that at a time when we need leadership and focus, we're bringing in the opposite. I know it's an upside "no risk' move financially. I know he's actually got talent, but we need people who are dedicated and hard working. When I hear Haskins and Hue Jackson in the same offseason as potential additions - it's worries me about which direction we're heading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelersFan2333 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I’m hoping the shock of being cut woke him up. Sometimes when you think you’re at the top of the world the only thing to bring reality back is getting the rug yanked out from underneath you. Hopefully he understands this MAY be his only chance to get back where he wants to be, grows up, and works hard to get it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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