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Post by steelmann58 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 5:48 am

Preston Smith as figured will save them some serious cap money



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Post by Steelafan77 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:12 pm

Steelers part ways with Preston Smith https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-pa ... ton-smith/
Simply long in the tooth while [IMO] too expensive for services rendered. Saves them $13.4 million.

More importantly it does put them in a very nice situation cap space wise. How will they spend it? :ugeek:
The move leaves the Steelers with just more than $50 million in salary cap space for the upcoming free agency season.

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Post by CKSteeler » Sat Feb 15, 2025 7:03 pm

Steelafan77 wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:12 pm
Steelers part ways with Preston Smith https://triblive.com/sports/steelers-pa ... ton-smith/
Simply long in the tooth while [IMO] too expensive for services rendered. Saves them $13.4 million.

More importantly it does put them in a very nice situation cap space wise. How will they spend it? :ugeek:
The move leaves the Steelers with just more than $50 million in salary cap space for the upcoming free agency season.
Depends on what they do at QB. Bu the QB and paying another WR alone could eat up nearly all of that cap.

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Post by Steelafan77 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 7:25 pm

Agree CK.

I wouldn’t be disappointed if they resigned Fields for something round $18mil to $22mil for 3 years.

Love to see Jaylen Warren resigned as well. 2 years $10-11mil?

Free agency could get expensive quickly. I hope all the long in the tooth players on the cut list stay cut.

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Post by steelmann58 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 10:39 pm

think they go all in for Higgins and maybe a DT

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Post by Orangesteel » Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm

Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
“Thoughts are a waste of time for me.” - Michael Pettaway Tomlin

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Post by Steelafan77 » Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:39 pm

We do what we do….

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Post by steelmann58 » Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:15 am

Orangesteel wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm
Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
I guess the same reason Mike Williams only played. Handful of plays since acquired

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Post by Deebo » Mon Feb 17, 2025 2:41 pm

steelmann58 wrote:
Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:15 am
Orangesteel wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm
Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
I guess the same reason Mike Williams only played. Handful of plays since acquired
HARD TO GET ON MOVING TRAINS!

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Post by swissvale72 » Tue Feb 18, 2025 1:42 am

Orangesteel wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm
Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
There was at least one other game in the losing streak he sat out as well

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Post by steelmann58 » Tue Feb 18, 2025 3:55 am

Absolutely stupid the way this team decided who plays

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Post by RealSwiss » Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:02 pm

If you run it through the „Mike Tomlin is the smartest guy in the room.“ filter, it always makes perfect sense.

I could also see him simply not playing guys that weren’t „his“ top choices. He seems like someone who would be passive aggressive that way.

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Post by Obviously » Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:36 pm

Orangesteel wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm
Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
BECAUSE TOMLIN
#NoMoTomlin
#BecauseTomlin
#FireTomlin
#Obviously

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Post by shellwagnerblount » Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:37 pm

steelmann58 wrote:
Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:15 am
Orangesteel wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm
Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
I guess the same reason Mike Williams only played. Handful of plays since acquired
My nephew and his friends talk to me online about football. They live a fair distance from me so my email box gets flooded with their musings and tauntings during the season..lol. None are Steeler fans but they respect the Steelers..This is one of their fave memes about the team under Tomlin "Someone makes a nice play..be prepared for him to not touch the ball for a few games afterwards" It's sad cause it's true...lol

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Post by cop1211 » Wed Feb 19, 2025 1:47 am

What a waste of a draft pick same for Mike Williams. They both spent more time on the sideline then in the game.

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Post by Thrillsseeker » Wed Feb 19, 2025 4:25 pm

shellwagnerblount wrote:
Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:37 pm
steelmann58 wrote:
Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:15 am
Orangesteel wrote:
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:14 pm
Did I read correctly that Preston Smith didn’t even dress for the Ravens playoff game?

Why trade for edge depth and get a monster veteran like Smith that has played in big games his whole career including playoff games where you need to tackle RBs in freezing weather and not even suit the dude up.

But did Tacobelle Patterson dress for the playoff game?

Man I can’t stand this team. Every news piece that comes out just makes me hate this team even more. I wanna burn all of my Steelers gear and I barely have any left.
I guess the same reason Mike Williams only played. Handful of plays since acquired
My nephew and his friends talk to me online about football. They live a fair distance from me so my email box gets flooded with their musings and tauntings during the season..lol. None are Steeler fans but they respect the Steelers..This is one of their fave memes about the team under Tomlin "Someone makes a nice play..be prepared for him to not touch the ball for a few games afterwards" It's sad cause it's true...lol
Yeah, absolutely do everything. You can not to let the same player be successful again. Save it for the playoffs. Trick them, do whatever you Gotta do. Fraudlins’ mastery class in trickery.

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Post by .Kodiak » Wed Feb 19, 2025 8:59 pm

Just read an article - could have been written by AI, or just some stooge trolling for clicks - that said Najee could get a 2-yr, $24M deal.

WTF? A two-year "prove it" deal for $12M per!?! Any GM paying Najee $12M per year would DEFINITELY be putting their job on the line. That seems at least 50% higher, if not double, what most would put as the very upper range of Najee's value.

Pray it's not the Steelers bidding against themselves. Per usual.

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Post by Orangesteel » Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:46 pm

If we bring Najee back on an extension I am straight up not watching the Steelers next season. Full stop. Ill check scores and banter with yall on here but won’t watch.
“Thoughts are a waste of time for me.” - Michael Pettaway Tomlin

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Post by gojira5150 » Thu Feb 20, 2025 12:12 am

Orangesteel wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:46 pm
If we bring Najee back on an extension I am straight up not watching the Steelers next season. Full stop. Ill check scores and banter with yall on here but won’t watch.
Same here. I will refuse to watch this sorry boring Ass team.
Obliteration Is Imminent

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Post by shellwagnerblount » Thu Feb 20, 2025 8:25 pm

Orangesteel wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2025 11:46 pm
If we bring Najee back on an extension I am straight up not watching the Steelers next season. Full stop. Ill check scores and banter with yall on here but won’t watch.
That kind of money means you have at least SOME "long run for a TD" ability...NH has none of that..He's a decent back, not a feature back and is eminently replaceable. I respect his mostly injury free career, his non fumbling, and his toughness. But they seem to think he's a legit feature back. For what reason, nobody with a brain seems to know.

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Post by 955876 » Fri Feb 21, 2025 1:50 am

Thrillsseeker wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2025 4:25 pm
shellwagnerblount wrote:
Tue Feb 18, 2025 7:37 pm
steelmann58 wrote:
Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:15 am

I guess the same reason Mike Williams only played. Handful of plays since acquired
My nephew and his friends talk to me online about football. They live a fair distance from me so my email box gets flooded with their musings and tauntings during the season..lol. None are Steeler fans but they respect the Steelers..This is one of their fave memes about the team under Tomlin "Someone makes a nice play..be prepared for him to not touch the ball for a few games afterwards" It's sad cause it's true...lol
Yeah, absolutely do everything. You can not to let the same player be successful again. Save it for the playoffs. Trick them, do whatever you Gotta do. Fraudlins’ mastery class in trickery.
Nevermind that other teams playmakers get targeted time and time and time again. Those coaches manage to find ways to get their guys the ball.

Not in Pittsburgh though. We can’t scheme shit.

Can we cut everyone? I don’t think I like anyone on this team any longer.

I guess Jaylon Warren can stay.
Jibba Jabber’s offense hasn’t scored more than 7 1st quarter points in 82 consecutive games. An NFL record by far. A historic amount of “easin in”. We are lucky to have him.

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Post by Thrillsseeker » Fri Feb 21, 2025 10:32 pm

Never have I ever disliked this team and this franchise more in my life.

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Post by steelmann58 » Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:36 am

they are running it all back fans please remember

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Post by shellwagnerblount » Sun Feb 23, 2025 1:25 am

steelmann58 wrote:
Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:36 am
they are running it all back fans please remember
Yes...that's the truth and it fricken hurts.

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