OT: NFL

[Chuck Norris]

He was a star QB on two Yinzerburgh teams for a few years and got done dirty by the Stillers front office and the fans turned on him like Yinzers usually do to QB's not performing like Bradshaw or Bloated Bluto.

Fresh start on your favorite team back near home......he needs to just be quiet now.

Kenny didn’t get done any dirtier than Mitch Trubisky did. They brought Mitch in to be the starter and immediately drafted a guy from Pitt in the first round. Talk about being set up to fail. That’s the NFL. Unless you’re elite, they’re always looking to replace you with somebody better. Kenny seemed to think he was above that, maybe he thought his first round pick status protected him, despite the fact he was awful.

[ctrabs74]

We are living in some sort of alternate universe. These are not the Pittsburgh Steelers. This is crazy.

No kidding. Between the Russell Wilson and Justin Fields trades, plus the splashes the Steelers have made in free agency, it's very clear that Art II is giving GM Omar Khan a lot more leeway to deviate from the "Steelers Way" of handling their offseason business.

After all, the Steelers kinda have to keep up with not only the Baltimorons, but also the rest of the AFC, particularly a Houston Texans teams which has made some decent moves in free agency and looks to be a potential contender if they can give CJ Stroud a consistent offensive line.

[ctrabs74]

Hopefullly this will be a 'redshirt' year for Fields where he can watch and learn the NFL game better.

We see -- year after year after year -- these highly successful college QBs get drafted high by the dregs of the NFL. They get thrown in to the fire way too soon -- with very little talent and protection. For most, it's the first time in their playing careers they are unsuccessful, and their confidence goes in the tank. Chicago is going to do it again here real shortly with the kid from USC.

There are a lot of Justin Fields-type QBs who are born again after they land at another team. The Steelers are a tremendously more stable and overall better situation for Fields.

As you said, $25m for a starting QB is chump change in the NFL. Consider Denver is paying Russell Wilson $38m this upcoming season to NOT play for them.

See: Baker Mayfield.

Mayfield wasn't exactly QB1 material in Cleveland (then again, who is these days?) and it took stops in Carolina and LA before settling into his role in Tampa Bay where he was inconsistent, but better more often than not with the Bucs.

[IUPbigINDIANS]

Will Steeler fans be able to let it go and move on? I have to think Pickett already has.

Not much else to talk about. In a week no Steelers fan will care.

[IUP24]

See: Baker Mayfield.

Mayfield wasn't exactly QB1 material in Cleveland (then again, who is these days?) and it took stops in Carolina and LA before settling into his role in Tampa Bay where he was inconsistent, but better more often than not with the Bucs.

Not sure I agree. Maybe he wasn’t a top end QB, but Baker Mayfield won a playoff game for Cleveland and nearly beat KC in Arrowhead the next week. Had he remained as the QB, I would argue Cleveland would clearly be a better team.

All that money tied up in Watson. Imagine building everything else around that they did, having Mayfield, and still having extra cash to burn. That would likely be one of the three best teams in football. Be hard to disagree with that.

[IUPNation]

Oh he'll be quiet for sure. The clipboard holder doesn't say much. His wife will get more press in Philly than he will. I think she wanted to be the next Brittany Mahomes.

He won’t have the rug pulled out from under him either.

[crixus]

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