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Obviously · Post by **Obviously** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:14 pm

Call me crazy, but seeing Timmons in Miami, Colbert ought to be calling Hightower's agent.

Steelafan77 · Post by **Steelafan77** » Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:16 pm

Jaguars released NT Roy Miller. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5328/roy-miller

Great rotational player with Hargraves. Eliminates going DLine shopping in the draft. One more draft pick to have for BPA...

Steelafan77 · Post by **Steelafan77** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 4:38 am

@MikeGiardi
Source tells me Butler & his camp remain extremely frustrated by Pats position & Gilmore signing. Courting offers elsewhere. Wants new home https://twitter.com/MikeGiardi/status/8 ... 1140141056

Is it fish bait for a sucker franchise needing veteran corner help? Or an unhappy player looking to get away from an uncomfortable situation? Wonder what kind of payday dude is looking for?

Minkah'n History · Post by **Minkah'n History** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:08 am

Barwin set to visit the Bengals today. Great.

The Steelers are so fucking frustrating it's insane.

Obviously · Post by **Obviously** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:53 pm

Hinestuff wrote:Barwin set to visit the Bengals today. Great.

The Steelers are so fucking frustrating it's insane.

You would think that they'd be in the running for Hightower and/or Butler not just because of need, but because these players are from the franchise that poses the greatest threat by far to the Steelers getting to the Super Bowl. But, of course, we do what we do.

treat88 · Post by **treat88** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:15 pm

Hightower going to visit the Steelers

Steeldrama · Post by **Steeldrama** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:21 pm

Free agent OLB Jarvis Jones will meet with the Cardinals on Monday.
It is the first known interest for Jones, but ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Steelers are still interested in bringing him back. A first-round disappointment, Jones recorded just six sacks in four seasons with Pittsburgh.
Related: Cardinals
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

Minkah'n History · Post by **Minkah'n History** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:22 pm

treat88 wrote:Hightower going to visit the Steelers

Per Rotoworld:
The Jets are reportedly showing interest in free agent LB Dont'a Hightower.
In their current bottoming-out state, the Jets have no business paying top dollar for an inside linebacker after drafting Darron Lee in the first round last year. This smells of an agent-driven report, fingering a division rival as having interest in a player the Patriots are known to want back, albeit only at their price. Hightower wants to become the NFL's highest-paid inside linebacker. Luke Kuechly currently is at over $12 million per year.
Related: Patriots, Jets

Source: Rich Cimini on Twitter
Highest paid? He wont be a Steeler like all the other high paid FA

Steeldrama · Post by **Steeldrama** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:22 pm

treat88 wrote:Hightower going to visit the Steelers

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports free agent LB Dont'a Hightower will visit the Steelers.
Hightower has already visited the Titans and Jets, but both teams reportedly left the meeting assuming he would re-sign with the Patriots. The Steelers do have a need at linebacker after letting Lawrence Timmons walk, but this entire adventure seems like an effort to drive up the Pats' offer.
Related: Patriots, Steelers
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

JackLambert58 · Post by **JackLambert58** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:38 pm

SteelDrama wrote:
Free agent OLB Jarvis Jones will meet with the Cardinals on Monday.
It is the first known interest for Jones, but ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Steelers are still interested in bringing him back. A first-round disappointment, Jones recorded just six sacks in four seasons with Pittsburgh.
Related: Cardinals
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

FFS

Steel Mike · Post by **Steel Mike** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:39 pm

JackLambert58 wrote:
SteelDrama wrote:
Free agent OLB Jarvis Jones will meet with the Cardinals on Monday.
It is the first known interest for Jones, but ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Steelers are still interested in bringing him back. A first-round disappointment, Jones recorded just six sacks in four seasons with Pittsburgh.
Related: Cardinals
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

FFS

Ugh...

Thrillsseeker · Post by **Thrillsseeker** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:44 pm

JackLambert58 wrote:
SteelDrama wrote:
Free agent OLB Jarvis Jones will meet with the Cardinals on Monday.
It is the first known interest for Jones, but ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Steelers are still interested in bringing him back. A first-round disappointment, Jones recorded just six sacks in four seasons with Pittsburgh.
Related: Cardinals
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter

FFS

Maybe it's just the Steelers putting that out there so someone thinks they can "steal" him away form the Burgh.

I hope they snag his ass soon.

JackLambert58 · Post by **JackLambert58** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:55 pm

I will say this. If Jervis flippin' Jones is in a Steeler uniform this coming summer then it is absolutely certain to me that the Steelers' brain trust has ZERO interest in overcoming the Patriots.

Legacy User · Post by **Legacy User** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:58 pm

JackLambert58 wrote:I will say this. If Jervis flippin' Jones is in a Steeler uniform this coming summer then it is absolutely certain to me that the Steelers' brain trust has ZERO interest in overcoming the Patriots.

Hire Tonya Harding goon squad to take Marcia out w a lead pipe

Then we are good

Minkah'n History · Post by **Minkah'n History** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:43 pm

JackLambert58 wrote:I will say this. If Jervis flippin' Jones is in a Steeler uniform this coming summer then it is absolutely certain to me that the Steelers' brain trust has ZERO interest in overcoming the Patriots.

I hav no idea what this organization is trying to do.

Why don't they want to get better? They have some extra $ this time around, it makes no sense.

COR-TEN · Post by **COR-TEN** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:04 pm

SteelThrillsseeker wrote:Maybe it's just the Steelers putting that out there so someone thinks they can "steal" him away form the Burgh.

I hope they snag his ass soon.

Yeah. I agree with that. Can't wait for the whoosh behind him leaving the south side facility.

DP39 · Post by **DP39** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:13 pm

Forget Championship! We're talking Dynasty!!!

Free agent WR Justin Hunter is visiting the Steelers on Monday.

Coming off the mildest of career revivals in Buffalo, Hunter visited the Patriots on Friday. Hunter turns 26 in May.

Related: Steelers Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter Mar 13 - 2:35 PM
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Free agent OLB Jayrone Elliott is visiting the Steelers.

A 2014 UDFA, Elliott was a part-timer in Green Bay the past three years. He played 136 snaps last season, and has four sacks since 2015.

Related: Steelers Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter Mar 13 - 2:47 PM

Jobu · Post by **Jobu** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:17 pm

DP39 wrote:Forget Championship! We're talking Dynasty!!!

Free agent WR Justin Hunter is visiting the Steelers on Monday.

Coming off the mildest of career revivals in Buffalo, Hunter visited the Patriots on Friday. Hunter turns 26 in May.

Related: Steelers Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter Mar 13 - 2:35 PM
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Free agent OLB Jayrone Elliott is visiting the Steelers.

A 2014 UDFA, Elliott was a part-timer in Green Bay the past three years. He played 136 snaps last season, and has four sacks since 2015.

Related: Steelers Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter Mar 13 - 2:47 PM

Can't make this shit up!!! :lol:

Post by **bradshaw2ben** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 9:25 pm

meanwhile, Connor Barwin visits the Bengals

cop1211 · Post by **cop1211** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:11 pm

This is getting downright stupid. Ben has 3 years left barring a major injury.

Steelafan77 · Post by **Steelafan77** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:10 pm

Eagles released QB Chase Daniel. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/5170/chase-daniel

Any interest?

@caplannfl
#Ravens withdrew qualifying offers to RFAs CB Jumal Rolle and S Marqueston Huff. https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/841408014821314561

Hmmm....

Free agent CB Davon House will visit the Steelers Tuesday.
http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/6574/davon-house

At least they've managed to bring in someone, right?

Obviously · Post by **Obviously** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:32 am

cop1211 wrote:This is getting downright stupid. Ben has 3 years left barring a major injury.

We do what we do.

stairway 2 seven · Post by **stairway 2 seven** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:54 am

Paying almost $9 million dollars a year for a center really seems smart.

Steelafan77 · Post by **Steelafan77** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 12:37 pm

DP39 wrote:Forget Championship! We're talking Dynasty!!!

Free agent WR Justin Hunter is visiting the Steelers on Monday.

Coming off the mildest of career revivals in Buffalo, Hunter visited the Patriots on Friday. Hunter turns 26 in May.

Related: Steelers Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter Mar 13 - 2:35 PM
_________________________________________________________

Free agent OLB Jayrone Elliott is visiting the Steelers.

A 2014 UDFA, Elliott was a part-timer in Green Bay the past three years. He played 136 snaps last season, and has four sacks since 2015.

Related: Steelers Source: Jeremy Fowler on Twitter Mar 13 - 2:47 PM

Packers re-signed OLB Jayrone Elliott to a one-year, $1.6-million contract. http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/100 ... ne-elliott

Legacy User · Post by **Legacy User** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:22 pm

Stairway 2 Seven wrote:Paying almost $9 million dollars a year for a center really seems smart.

I'm not totally disagreeing with you, but can we really look at Le'Veon Bell's rushing success in a vacuum and not look at what the linemen are doing? His salary might be high for his position, but it's hard to deny that Pouncey is a special player -- especially in the run game. I realize he's been hurt and we've seen a few other journeymen step in and play well, but the fact of the matter is, we have a damn good OL right now and a lot of what they do is predicated on athleticism at the center position.

We've seen the other side of this coin, too. In 2008, we had a top defense with elite pass rushers, but a bottom of the barrel offensive line. In the Super Bowl, our center gave up a holding call in our own endzone for a safety. Back then, we were clamoring for the Steelers to improve the talent on the OL and said it was the one thing holding this team back. Now, we've totally flipped on that.

I realize there's middle ground here, and I know that, that's your point. Pay the tackles and maybe a guard, but the center isn't as important. Use that money for a linebacker or defensive back. I don't completely disagree. But it's hard for me to look at what a strength our OL has become, and look back at what it used to be, and ask them to change anything about it -- including cutting their Pro Bowl center.

I know this isn't a flashy answer, or a quick fix, but I really think the Steelers just need to draft better. Building through the draft is, in my opinion, the best way to construct a team. If, in the last five years, they had drafted a capable outside linebacker, this team would be where we want them to be.

That said, I also see Ben's time winding down and I wish they'd bring in a ringer at ROLB through free agency.

Legacy User · Post by **Legacy User** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:37 pm

Obviously wrote:
cop1211 wrote:This is getting downright stupid. Ben has 3 years left barring a major injury.

We do what we do.

It's pretty damn annoying. I get sticking with what brought ya to the promise land, but it seems to me that you can go back to the Steeler way after Ben's window is shut. Back up the Brinks and go get a Lombardi fer fuck's sake! I'm good with four or five cap hell shit seasons if we can get another SB ring before Ben retires.

Donnie Brasco · Post by **Donnie Brasco** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 3:02 pm

Still Lit wrote:
Obviously wrote:
cop1211 wrote:This is getting downright stupid. Ben has 3 years left barring a major injury.

We do what we do.

It's pretty damn annoying. I get sticking with what brought ya to the promise land, but it seems to me that you can go back to the Steeler way after Ben's window is shut. Back up the Brinks and go get a Lombardi fer fuck's sake! I'm good with four or five cap hell shit seasons if we can get another SB ring before Ben retires.

I want Sid/Geno to get another Cup and Ben to get another ring in the next few years.

Those things happening cement their legacies

stinger8 · Post by **stinger8** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:02 pm

Stairway 2 Seven wrote:Paying almost $9 million dollars a year for a center really seems smart.

Cap hit this year is $11MM 4th highest paid player on the team, in 2018 $10.5MM, 2019$10.5MM. This for arguably the least important position of the starting 22. The good news is when the deal is up, Ben retires and we can finish off rebuilding our defense :lol:

Do you think BB would pay any center $11MM?? Absurd

JackLambert58 · Post by **JackLambert58** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:16 pm

Stinger8 wrote:
Stairway 2 Seven wrote:Paying almost $9 million dollars a year for a center really seems smart.

Cap hit this year is $11MM 4th highest paid player on the team, in 2018 $10.5MM, 2019$10.5MM. This for arguably the least important position of the starting 22. The good news is when the deal is up, Ben retires and we can finish off rebuilding our defense

Do you think BB would pay any center $11MM?? Absurd

Absurd is right. Especially when we seen the o-line not lose a beat with Cody "The Proctologist" Wallace fill in admirably for said center.

Jobu · Post by **Jobu** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 4:44 pm

This for arguably the least important position of the starting 22.

Wow!

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