Steelers sign Justin Simmons?

[Jams]

Not sure if this is true or not.

[Greeksteel]

i might have believed this if it didnt say fully guaranteed

[Jobu]

Yeah…doesn’t sound like the Steelers.

[PennyBacker]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

[Thrillsseeker]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

What words were spoken? Rumored to be spoken? By who? Any articles on this? Would love to read it.

[Orangesteel]

Is this legit? Because that would be a wildly good secondary with JPJ and Minkah

[tbsteel]

That account is from a 19-year-old. Says "one of my good friends knows Sheldon White, the Director of Pro Scouting for the Steelers..."

I would classify this post as b.s. and probably not one to share. Highly dubious.

[PennyBacker]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

What words were spoken? Rumored to be spoken? By who? Any articles on this? Would love to read it.

Admittedly, I did not take what I read seriously b/c of all the B.S. that get propagated on the internet these days. TBH, it may have been a fabrication of my imagination, and I connected things which did not exist.

Below are a couple of articles about how the the team is rumored to have been "red flagged" operationally by other organizations. Nothing about how the team plans to handle its salary cap.

https://www.steelernation.com/2024/03/0 ... e_vignette

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles ... 2_40056513

I will add that I am an Omar Kahn fan and have been very pleased with how he has conducted business so far for the Steelers.

Securing an experienced QB (Wilson) for the league minimum. In an era when other teams will spill out almost 1/4 of their salary cap, or 2 drafts worth of heavy capital on the position. The guy is a "Kahn Artist." Gives the team some extra cash to throw around for this upcoming week if it so desires.

[Orangesteel]

That account is from a 19-year-old. Says "one of my good friends knows Sheldon White, the Director of Pro Scouting for the Steelers..."

I would classify this post as b.s. and probably not one to share. Highly dubious.

Sounds LEGIT

[rocky mtn stiller]

What the heck does "red flagged" even mean? Do the other GM's think Kahn owes them a fair deal? Looking at you Chicago Bears. Should there be a "Chase Claypool" rule that traded players come with a warranty? If you're wheeling and dealing with the Kahn Artist, you better keep your head on a swivel.

[Orangesteel]

What the heck does "red flagged" even mean? Do the other GM's think Kahn owes them a fair deal? Looking at you Chicago Bears. Should there be a "Chase Claypool" rule that traded players come with a warranty? If you're wheeling and dealing with the Kahn Artist, you better keep your head on a swivel.

This. Don’t eff with Kahn.

[Ice]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

So, the Steelers are known for paying out their contracts, and maybe don't have to guarantee as much as others? And this makes other GMs mad? I'm not sure what "red flagged" and "not overly enamored" mean in this context.

[Jobu]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

So, the Steelers are known for paying out their contracts, and maybe don't have to guarantee as much as others? And this makes other GMs mad? I'm not sure what "red flagged" and "not overly enamored" mean in this context.

The Steelers have been doing this forever.

[Ice]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

So, the Steelers are known for paying out their contracts, and maybe don't have to guarantee as much as others? And this makes other GMs mad? I'm not sure what "red flagged" and "not overly enamored" mean in this context.

The Steelers have been doing this forever.

Yeah, this is why I'm not sure why the "red flag" thing.

[Jobu]

So, the Steelers are known for paying out their contracts, and maybe don't have to guarantee as much as others? And this makes other GMs mad? I'm not sure what "red flagged" and "not overly enamored" mean in this context.

The Steelers have been doing this forever.

Yeah, this is why I'm not sure why the "red flag" thing.

I don’t know what that’s all about either.

[Thrillsseeker]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

What words were spoken? Rumored to be spoken? By who? Any articles on this? Would love to read it.

Admittedly, I did not take what I read seriously b/c of all the B.S. that get propagated on the internet these days. TBH, it may have been a fabrication of my imagination, and I connected things which did not exist.

Below are a couple of articles about how the the team is rumored to have been "red flagged" operationally by other organizations. Nothing about how the team plans to handle its salary cap.

https://www.steelernation.com/2024/03/0 ... e_vignette

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles ... 2_40056513

I will add that I am an Omar Kahn fan and have been very pleased with how he has conducted business so far for the Steelers.

Securing an experienced QB (Wilson) for the league minimum. In an era when other teams will spill out almost 1/4 of their salary cap, or 2 drafts worth of heavy capital on the position. The guy is a "Kahn Artist." Gives the team some extra cash to throw around for this upcoming week if it so desires.

Thanks. I’m with you on our Kan artist. I’ll have to read those articles. Worried about Wilson being paid 111 Million to go away but he is currently better than Kenny so I hope it works out!

[anpsteel]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

What words were spoken? Rumored to be spoken? By who? Any articles on this? Would love to read it.

Admittedly, I did not take what I read seriously b/c of all the B.S. that get propagated on the internet these days. TBH, it may have been a fabrication of my imagination, and I connected things which did not exist.

Below are a couple of articles about how the the team is rumored to have been "red flagged" operationally by other organizations. Nothing about how the team plans to handle its salary cap.

https://www.steelernation.com/2024/03/0 ... e_vignette

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles ... 2_40056513

I will add that I am an Omar Kahn fan and have been very pleased with how he has conducted business so far for the Steelers.

Securing an experienced QB (Wilson) for the league minimum. In an era when other teams will spill out almost 1/4 of their salary cap, or 2 drafts worth of heavy capital on the position. The guy is a "Kahn Artist." Gives the team some extra cash to throw around for this upcoming week if it so desires.

They have been red flagged, sounds like bullshit rumor mongering, to drive clicks and attention

If there are red flags about the Steelers, as an organization, it’s the owner and his unwillingness to move on from an inept head coach

They had a lot of money tied up in old veterans last season, but 5ey were all on 1 or 2 year deals.

The team has jettisoned the wasted money and players


I am not buying that article, if it’s pointing at khan. If it’s pointing at Rooney, well that is a different story

I am pleased that we haven’t heard about Tomlins extension yet.

Maybe we can keep our collective fingers crossed, if and when it happens, 2 year extension with voidable clauses.

[PennyBacker]

Word at the combine was that the rest of the NFL was not overly enamored with how the Steelers / Kahn did business. Perhaps it had to do with wanting to stand by contracts as much as possible.

That is a lot of upfront coin for a guy on the other side of 30.

So, the Steelers are known for paying out their contracts, and maybe don't have to guarantee as much as others? And this makes other GMs mad? I'm not sure what "red flagged" and "not overly enamored" mean in this context.

“Red flagged” and “not overly enamored” here was an amalgamation of my own speculation that the Steelers were going against some the skullduggery practiced by other franchises by setting a precedent of being likely to honor contracts.

If players learn they will get more money out of a contract in Pittsburgh that runs 3 years / 44 million than a contract elsewhere that runs 4 years / 66 million, that may upset the apple carts of other franchises who prey upon the FA market by utilizing phony dollar signs.

As it turns out though, neither of the articles actually communicated anything similar to the above. After consuming copious amounts of Steelers data over the past couple weeks, I had taken something which had not been truly expressed anywhere, but rather was a previous speculation of my own, and placed it in a context where it did not belong.

More on topic though, I am not certain that spending big cash on a safety, would be money better spent, than say, money on an inside linebacker.