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If we go big.

The pickings are so slim now, that I'm only making a move it it's 
for folks like G.Wilson, J.Waddle, D.Metcalf, C.Olave.

I guess if you can get D.Slayton for nothing much at all, maybe.

I just think wasting draft capital on a medioore #2 now is just
won't make that much of a difference. 

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This team needs another tackle AND a healthy Cook. I want Slayton at WR, perfect number 2 and shouldn’t cost that much in capital. I am very opposed to spending draft capital before day three of this coming draft. I’d run skinny posts with Slayton all game. 

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5 minutes ago, rlon said:

This team needs another tackle AND a healthy Cook. I want Slayton at WR, perfect number 2 and shouldn’t cost that much in capital. I am very opposed to spending draft capital before day three of this coming draft. I’d run skinny posts with Slayton all game. 

He's probably the last of pickings, I agree. 
You're not getting that RT this season, I don't think.

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16 hours ago, 3rivers said:

why not sign Donavan Smith?

Minnesota jjust made quick work after C.Darrisaw went down and traded for C.Robinson.
CB T.White has just demanded a trade from the Rams. Very talented when healthy.
 

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5 hours ago, mwalker said:

Minnesota jjust made quick work after C.Darrisaw went down and traded for C.Robinson.
CB T.White has just demanded a trade from the Rams. Very talented when healthy.
 

what would White cost us? I would take the chance as long as he knows he might not play as much as he did a few years back 

maybe we don't need that WR2 since we actually have a QB that can throw accurately especially on deep passes. 

wilson looks to be the QB they should keep for a few years

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55 minutes ago, 3rivers said:

what would White cost us? I would take the chance as long as he knows he might not play as much as he did a few years back 

maybe we don't need that WR2 since we actually have a QB that can throw accurately especially on deep passes. 

wilson looks to be the QB they should keep for a few years

I loved T.White coming out but I think he's struggled with some injuries. He only signed a one year deal with LA,
I believe, so could be cheap. No idea if that's even a position of concern now wth C.Sutton coming back.
 

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3 minutes ago, mwalker said:

I loved T.White coming out but I think he's struggled with some injuries. He only signed a one year deal with LA,
I believe, so could be cheap. No idea if that's even a position of concern now wth C.Sutton coming back.
 

how about a good former CB1 type player to cover TE's now and then? Trice would be ideal for this, but not sure if/when he returns

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4 hours ago, 3rivers said:

what would White cost us? I would take the chance as long as he knows he might not play as much as he did a few years back 

maybe we don't need that WR2 since we actually have a QB that can throw accurately especially on deep passes. 

wilson looks to be the QB they should keep for a few years

I think this was probably one of our worst case scenarios coming into the season. Do you really want to pay big money for a guy that is on the wrong end of his career? I don't see him taking a team friendly deal, but if they resign him I think the Steelers need to go all in and trade for weapons. Wilson would be a 1-2 year window type guy and there's a lot of gamble in trying to fill in the weaknesses on this team enough to win a SB.

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1 minute ago, skywlker32 said:

but if they resign him I think the Steelers need to go all in and trade for weapons. Wilson would be a 1-2 year window type guy and there's a lot of gamble in trying to fill in the weaknesses on this team enough to win a SB.

I wouldn’t trade for vets. I would move up in the draft for a WR. The kid from Mizzo or Arizona would be my targets. That way when you have your picks again, they are onto contract 2, and your team is strong enough that you go get your QBOTF in the draft. 

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7 minutes ago, warfelg said:

I wouldn’t trade for vets. I would move up in the draft for a WR. The kid from Mizzo or Arizona would be my targets. That way when you have your picks again, they are onto contract 2, and your team is strong enough that you go get your QBOTF in the draft. 

While that sounds nice, it also depends on how much it will take to move up in the draft since you don't want to give up too many future picks. You also have to be pretty sure that you're getting your guy(s) at receiver if you're going all in with Wilson.

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4 minutes ago, skywlker32 said:

While that sounds nice, it also depends on how much it will take to move up in the draft since you don't want to give up too many future picks. You also have to be pretty sure that you're getting your guy(s) at receiver if you're going all in with Wilson.

I mean. That’s true for any move. But the average cost being 2 1sts and a 3rd to go from 20-24 to 12-16….thats an easy call if you look at the long term build. 

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On 10/29/2024 at 5:28 AM, mwalker said:

If we go big.

The pickings are so slim now, that I'm only making a move it it's 
for folks like G.Wilson, J.Waddle, D.Metcalf, C.Olave.

I guess if you can get D.Slayton for nothing much at all, maybe.

I just think wasting draft capital on a medioore #2 now is just
won't make that much of a difference. 

It's a shame that Steichen benched Richardson, and somehow believes with Flacco, they are in the Playoff hunt, at 4-4, with 3 of their next 4 games being the Vikings, Bills, and Lions. With the 4th team being the Jets, who, with Rodgers could always steal a win.  I wouldn't be surprised, if the Colts are sitting at 4-8 after the next 4 games, and OBTW, past the trade deadline.  Why do I care about the Colts??  Well, if they were smart, they'd trade one of Downs, Pittman, or Pierce, with Adonai waiting in the wings for an opportunity.  But now, that they are delusional, and think they can make the postseason, they aren't gonna want to trade anyone of them.

I think Metcalf would absolutely be worth chasing down, and yeah, I'd love to steal Waddle away, but sadly, I think those type of moves are not realistic.

I agree in principle, to what you are saying, though.  We may as well take advantage of Russ while he still has the talent.  Who knows if next year, or the year after, Russell falls off a cliff, and his arm becomes a noodle.  This is our best chance at being competitive in nearly a decade, so let's ride it as far as we can.  

Normally, I'm a 'build through the draft' kind of fan, and I'd agree with what @warfelg is suggesting, but I almost feel like we'd only be giving an 80% effort at trying to win, without going for it all, if we just 'hope' that Austin and Van Jefferson will be enough.  I'm going to go against my typical belief structure, at this point, and say, yeah, let's go grab a massive talent at WR, to pair with Pickens, and try to ride this all the way to the Super Bowl!!

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9 hours ago, warfelg said:

I wouldn’t trade for vets. I would move up in the draft for a WR. The kid from Mizzo or Arizona would be my targets. That way when you have your picks again, they are onto contract 2, and your team is strong enough that you go get your QBOTF in the draft. 

There is another good wr draft on deck. Beyond those top 2 you still have guys like Emeka from osu and bond from Texas that might not require a trade up.

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19 hours ago, skywlker32 said:

I think this was probably one of our worst case scenarios coming into the season. Do you really want to pay big money for a guy that is on the wrong end of his career? I don't see him taking a team friendly deal, but if they resign him I think the Steelers need to go all in and trade for weapons. Wilson would be a 1-2 year window type guy and there's a lot of gamble in trying to fill in the weaknesses on this team enough to win a SB.

not ideal to pay a QB  near the end, but look at what we did with KP, imagine another draft pick like that and a few more years wasted. I was no fan of the wilson signing  but after these 2 games, the deep pass is legit and it changes everything.  The way CA3 and GP have been with wilson at QB might be enough of a problem for most defences , and then the run game. 

Might not need to trade for weapons, maybe get one in RD1 or UFA.  If wilson keeps average for points scored near what he has, that alone is a major change. They should have had 40+ vs the giants, but the giants aren't good. Wait to see how wilson scored vs the better teams but I am expecting good vs those teams as well.

 

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