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We all see the constant rumors/inquiries on the interweb regarding our desire to add an upgrade at WR behind DK.

I’ve seen the following names mentioned (this is not the entire list)

Jakobi Meyers
Chris Olave
Rashid Shaheed
Jaylen Waddle
Garrett Wilson
AJ Brown (think he and Wilson are pipe dreams)

So here’s the question:

Will we add one?

Who will it be?

And who is no longer with us to make that happen?

My guess:

Yes, Olave, (yes I know his medical history) and Pat Fry or Highsmith or Saints take back draft capital which might be too high

I've been on the Jakobi Meyers train for 2+ seasons.
That's who I want.

But I think it's a waste of draft capital considering how often Wr2 gets targeted. Which we'll need in order to move up to get a QB this draft.

Deebo wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 5:51 pm

I've been on the Jakobi Meyers train for 2+ seasons.
That's who I want.

But I think it's a waste of draft capital considering how often Wr2 gets targeted. Which we'll need in order to move up to get a QB this draft.

Your point about WR2 targets is legit….although until he was hurt, Austin was getting looks. Austin would look much better as WR3 if we do in fact upgrade the WR position.

So if you’re Brown, and you’re currently complaining about the lack of targets, do you really put that aside to be the teammate or your college buddy knowing this offense is at best, mediocre?

Or do you consider the fact that by adding yourself to our current roster, we become more than a mediocre offense?

Questions abound

We have Roman Wilson, so no need.

TimmayLake wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:13 pm

We have Roman Wilson, so no need.

True, he seems to be building some serious momentum

Write off AJ don’t need a complaining attitude guy

steelmann58 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:01 pm

Write off AJ don’t need a complaining attitude guy

Funny….lot on the interweb right now about Brown to Steelers for Highsmith and a pick

I know about rumors on the interweb….

Jizz Mop wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:16 pm

TimmayLake wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:13 pm

We have Roman Wilson, so no need.

True, he seems to be building some serious momentum

He doubled his season catch total on Sunday.

jeemie wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 7:13 pm

Jizz Mop wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:16 pm

TimmayLake wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:13 pm

We have Roman Wilson, so no need.

True, he seems to be building some serious momentum

He doubled his season catch total on Sunday.

But but but in preseason and in practice he was amazing

Roman, Skowronek and Scottie No have combined for 6 targets on the year on 165 combined offensive snaps.

They do not game plan, incorporate, scheme, etc...these guys into the offense. Sans Skowroneks TD week 1..........and that play has been hermetically sealed away, stashed, hidden, put under wraps until the time is right and everyone last opponent and their coaches completely forgot about it.

You watch AA drop back, he does not even look Romans way.
The "snaps only" approach is also part of the seasoning and learning process in this archaic offense.

Chris Olave has 64 targets in 6 games.
DK ( 31 ) and Austin ( 17 ) have combined for 48 targets.

Olave has double digit targets in all but one of those 6 games
Had 13 and 14 in two of those games.
How effective will he be with 2 targets a game?

AJ Brown has 45 targets in 6 games and is unhappy.
I see he like to read books on the sidelines ( usually when he is not getting targets )

Imagine him reading the playbook on the sideline, finishing the short story a few minutes into the quarter and tossing the book into the ground when he realizes he is just a character actor in this show and is only needed once or twice a story.

All kidding aside, lol, lol..
And I tell you, I am not kidding!

I think it will be some smaller addition or acquisition.
Alan Lazard. who has 4 catches on 6 targets in 2025

Khan will trade away precious draft capital to add a WR.

Then, said WR will proceed to be a ghost in our offense just like the current WRs not named Metcalf along with Muth.

OR a guy still out there / FA
They all still out there?

Would not be surprised in the "comfort of the familiar monster" being the guy.

Diontae Johnson
Odell Beckham
Robert Woods
Nelson Agholor
Tyler Boyd
Michael Gallup
D.J. Chark
Donovan Peoples-Jones
Marquez Callaway
Zach Pascal
K.J. Osborn
Justyn Ross
Kadarius Toney
Brandon Powell
Jaelon Darden
D.J. Turner
Kyle Philips
Mike Strachan
Equanimeous St. Brown
Collin Johnson
K.J. Hamler
Grant Dubose
Rakim Jarrett
Mecole Hardman
Tyler Scott
Treylon Burks

Equanimeous St. Brown

No roster spot for a first name like this

This is Key and Peele stuff…..and not Ron approved

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

We have a winner

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

Calvin Austin has a few TD’s and big catches including a game winner. When Skowronek and Roman have been on the field, they’ve gotten plenty open (Skowronek was beyond wide the fuck open on his TD and Roman was wide open last week.)

The only reason the Steelers could possibly make a move at WR is if they’re worried about an injury to DK Metcalf and not having anyone to step into his role.

The Steelers don’t prioritize the #2 WR. They throw to Metcalf, the TE’s (rarely to Freiermuth) and to the backs. When they throw to a WR not named Metcalf, it’s supposed to be a surprise.

They are not in the least bit concerned about the #2 WR position. This is a ground and pound team.

I'd do a 4th for Meyers but the problem is what do you do with him contractually. I believe A Rod would look his way if he had a legit #2 there.

K_C_ wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:24 pm

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

Calvin Austin has a few TD’s and big catches including a game winner. When Skowronek and Roman have been on the field, they’ve gotten plenty open (Skowronek was beyond wide the fuck open on his TD and Roman was wide open last week.)

The only reason the Steelers could possibly make a move at WR is if they’re worried about an injury to DK Metcalf and not having anyone to step into his role.

The Steelers don’t prioritize the #2 WR. They throw to Metcalf, the TE’s (rarely to Freiermuth) and to the backs. When they throw to a WR not named Metcalf, it’s supposed to be a surprise.

They are not in the least bit concerned about the #2 WR position. This is a ground and pound team.

Disagree 100%

Jizz Mop wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:27 pm

K_C_ wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:24 pm

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

Calvin Austin has a few TD’s and big catches including a game winner. When Skowronek and Roman have been on the field, they’ve gotten plenty open (Skowronek was beyond wide the fuck open on his TD and Roman was wide open last week.)

The only reason the Steelers could possibly make a move at WR is if they’re worried about an injury to DK Metcalf and not having anyone to step into his role.

The Steelers don’t prioritize the #2 WR. They throw to Metcalf, the TE’s (rarely to Freiermuth) and to the backs. When they throw to a WR not named Metcalf, it’s supposed to be a surprise.

They are not in the least bit concerned about the #2 WR position. This is a ground and pound team.

Disagree 100%

Well, I guess we'll see if they make a move at that position before the trade deadline or not.

Remember Mike Williams? I do. He was the "big move" they made last year. Caught a game winner in his first game and was a ghost the rest of the season.

Calvin Austin was the WR2 opposite Pickens the rest of the year.

I'll tell you why they value WR2 even less this season, than last: Jonnu Smith and Darnell Washington.

Christ, they've already made Freiermuth redundant. The dude sees 1 target per game. Freirmuth is the Roman Wilson and Ben Skowronek of TE's.

Sure, they might bring in Lazard (who won't move the needle one single iota) but if you're thinking that Olave, Waddle, Brown or a receiver of that level is coming, you're about to be seriously disappointed.

Jizz Mop wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:06 pm

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

We have a winner

Wait what??? I heard Wilson has a “knack for getting open” while another poster claimed Wilson had “the best hands since AB”.

Jamarcus Russell was a pretty good college QB too.

955876 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:09 pm

Jizz Mop wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:06 pm

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

We have a winner

Wait what??? I heard Wilson has a “knack for getting open” while another poster claimed Wilson had “the best hands since AB”.

Jamarcus Russell was a pretty good college QB too.

Didn’t Oakland send Jamarcus “game tapes” that were blank and asked if he had watched them, to which he replied “yes?”

K_C_ wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 9:24 pm

lifelongsteel wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 8:59 pm

WR2 not getting targets because WR2 is never open.

Can they get Wilson or Olave with a Santonio/Antonio type of deal?

Calvin Austin has a few TD’s and big catches including a game winner. When Skowronek and Roman have been on the field, they’ve gotten plenty open (Skowronek was beyond wide the fuck open on his TD and Roman was wide open last week.)

The only reason the Steelers could possibly make a move at WR is if they’re worried about an injury to DK Metcalf and not having anyone to step into his role.

The Steelers don’t prioritize the #2 WR. They throw to Metcalf, the TE’s (rarely to Freiermuth) and to the backs. When they throw to a WR not named Metcalf, it’s supposed to be a surprise.

They are not in the least bit concerned about the #2 WR position. This is a ground and pound team.

This

They could have Tee Higgins out there and it wouldn’t dramatically increase the number of targets to the #2 receiver

The #1 TE has always been the #2 targeted receiver in Arthur Smith’s scheme

There is no chance anyone they bring on changes this, because it fundamentally goes against Tomlin’s desired scheme

So, the only reason to bring on a #2 is as insurance for a potential Metcalf n jury

Skowronek is the ideal #2 WR in this offense. You need somebody willing to block, ok with not being on the field half the snaps and only getting a few targets per game. That or move Muth to WR.

Steelperch wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:41 pm

Skowronek is the ideal #2 WR in this offense. You need somebody willing to block, ok with not being in their field half the snaps and only getting a few targets per game. That or move Muth to WR.

Yep

Except I’d move Jonu Smith to receiver, which is what I think their current Metcalf contingency is.

All these comments about no targets for WR2

Don’t you realize we’ve been groomed to feel this way?

Call me naive or crazy, but adding a serious #2 makes this offense ridiculously hard to defend.

Do you think they wouldn’t change what they’re doing if they landed an elite talent?

If the answer to that is they wouldn’t, then yes, I agree it’s stupid to bring in an upgrade.

But again, I’d think they’d change their strategy to compliment their talent.

Jizz Mop wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 14, 2025 10:56 pm

All these comments about no targets for WR2

Don’t you realize we’ve been groomed to feel this way?

Call me naive or crazy, but adding a serious #2 makes this offense ridiculously hard to defend.

Do you think they wouldn’t change what they’re doing if they landed an elite talent?

If the answer to that is they wouldn’t, then yes, I agree it’s stupid to bring in an upgrade.

But again, I’d think they’d change their strategy to compliment their talent.

I agree it would make the offense much more difficult to stop

But I don’t think Tomlin is going to change

So any WR 2 is going to be limited to <5 targets a game

WR1 - 10
TE1 - 5
TE2 - 5
WR2 - 5

Everyone else -5

That’s 30 attempts p/g which I don’t believe they are currently averaging

27.6 attempts per game so far

2 games of 30

1 game at 33

I think Omar will add an under the radar without costing a high draft pick.

But again, I’d think they’d change their strategy to compliment their talent.

You feeling all right today?

955876 wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 15, 2025 1:06 am

But again, I’d think they’d change their strategy to compliment their talent.

You feeling all right today?

Was expecting that. Haha