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OT: FOOTBALL! Steelers, THE Ohio State Buckeyes, PSU, PItt, RMU, Cal-U, CCAC....
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Ravens getting better with that trade, and likely signing Dez Bryant as well. Chiefs making moves as well, signing Bell.
Steelers better find a way to keep up if they truly think they have a shot at a championship this season.
Honour Over Glory
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Honour Over Glory
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Juju looks like he's gonna be so loaded from his off field ventures that he can probably retire soon.
Anyways, Eagles suck.
Anyways, Eagles suck.
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Honour Over Glory
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Lol I always laugh at how this grown ass bloke fell because he fell...no one tripped him, he just flat out fell like my nephew (a 5yr old) does when he's tired of running and just drops out of nowhere.
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SomeDude
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What is the Steelers equivalent to the Pens signing ERod? Switzer? That's one way to make a move.
Mr Jiggyfly
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The Steelers roster is already loaded up.
They are strong at almost every position aside from punter and ILB.
Lots of teams have for sale signs, so let’s wait and see what happens.
This is one of the best GMs in football, not JR. He will likely add some kind of ILB depth without doing something stupid.
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Yea to act like we aren’t stacked is so stupid. “Loading up”. GTFO of here, haha. We need some ILB depth. That’s literally it.
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I don't think Colbert is going to rush a move. He's giving Spillane a game against a top team to decide how dire the situation is. If he looks solid, maybe they do nothing or get a vet back-up. If he looks bad then maybe they will trade a 2nd or 3rd.
ziggyjoe212
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If Yannick went for a 3rd, I'm guessing Avery Williamson would go for a 5th.
If I had to bet, I'd bet that the Steelers stay put. Spillane seems like a decent old-school type of a ILB.
If I had to bet, I'd bet that the Steelers stay put. Spillane seems like a decent old-school type of a ILB.
I respectfully disagree.
O line could be stronger.
Inside/middle linebacker position now in question.
Secondary still weak.
RB play inconsistent at times.
Yeah, they can’t have everything and stay under the cap, but when they start playing the truly elected teams in this league, we shall see how they stack up.
This is the type of game where Tomlin will overthink it and try to “fool” Vrabel.
He’ll say “hey, they’re gonna expect us to load the box to stop Henry and make Tannehill beat us with his arm, do we’ll trick them and NOT load up the box and it’ll throw em off!”
Then Henry will run wild and by the time Tomlin tried to stop him, Tannehill will be hitting TEs up the seam while the LBers are cheating up and Spillane can’t cover them.
He’ll say “hey, they’re gonna expect us to load the box to stop Henry and make Tannehill beat us with his arm, do we’ll trick them and NOT load up the box and it’ll throw em off!”
Then Henry will run wild and by the time Tomlin tried to stop him, Tannehill will be hitting TEs up the seam while the LBers are cheating up and Spillane can’t cover them.
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They can afford to wait and see how they look against legitimate contenders before making a move
In a fine position, no rush
In a fine position, no rush
Mr Jiggyfly
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Even in the unlikely event Spillane does well, they need depth behind him in case he gets hurt.
ILB was really their only weak spot and now they lost their best player at that position.
So it’s pretty obvious Colbert needs at a minimum, to find some decent depth there.
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Mr Jiggyfly
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Bro, look at every team in the league and they all have issues.
Steelers have barely any holes on their roster compared to most teams.
O-line has been very good and Oko and Dotson have been revelations there.
Steelers are avg 136 rushing YPG. JC Has 3 100 yard games in his last 4 starts.
When JC went down, Snell put up 100 yards.
Roth is one of the least sacked QBs in the league.
So what more do you want from those groups, exactly?
The secondary is more than fine and they have invested heavily into it.
Two first rounders, two big FA signings (one being the richest in franchise history for UFAs).
It’s more about scheme than talent, so why would Colbert invest anymore capital into the secondary? That would be idiotic as hell.
That leaves ILB, which as I already said, does need an addition after the Bush injury.
Colbert is a master roster builder and has done it once again - the rest is up to Tomlin, as always.
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If all it takes is a 5th for Avery I'd do that even if Spillane looks great. Solid back-up.
Goalie_Bob
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I just looked and the Steelers don't have a 5th round pick in 2021. They have a 6th and two 7ths. They also have two 4ths.
Though I have seen Williamson mention a few places and they state a 6th should do it.
Though I have seen Williamson mention a few places and they state a 6th should do it.
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