2019 Official Free Agent Signings / Re-signings / Trades

IowaSteeler927 wrote:

Here's my Mock Draft Version 3.0



Some of you post in The Front Office section, but if you haven't yet we talk a lot of Mock Draft stuff here:
http://www.steelersxtreme.com/t7891p25-pittsburgh-steelers-2019-mock-drafts

I haven't studied most of these but I seriously doubt Parris Campbell will be available by then.

nine vegetable wrote:

IowaSteeler927 wrote:

Here's my Mock Draft Version 3.0



Some of you post in The Front Office section, but if you haven't yet we talk a lot of Mock Draft stuff here:
http://www.steelersxtreme.com/t7891p25-pittsburgh-steelers-2019-mock-drafts

I haven't studied most of these but I seriously doubt Parris Campbell will be available by then.

Never know. I did this on an automatic draft where the computer does all the other picks and I pick for the Steelers. So it's quite possible he wouldn't be available in Round 2, but sometimes players fall, and some get picked higher than they should be (Artie Burns).

You're right, that does happen, and its always possible. Parris Campbell would be a nice pickup to be sure. And of course, a top ILB first round.

i like the draft they have up at walterfootball.com

1 Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
2 D'Andre Walker, 0LB, Georgia
3 Dalton Risner, OT/C, Kansas State
3 Corey Ballentine, CB, Washburn
4 DaMarkus Lodge, WR, Ole Miss
5 Foster Moreau, TE, LSU
6 Terry Beckner, DE/DT, Missouri
6 Te'von Coney, LB, Notre Dame
6 Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

i like the draft they have up at walterfootball.com

1   Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
2   D'Andre Walker, 0LB, Georgia
3   Dalton Risner, OT/C, Kansas State
3   Corey Ballentine, CB, Washburn
4   DaMarkus Lodge, WR, Ole Miss
5   Foster Moreau, TE, LSU
6   Terry Beckner, DE/DT, Missouri
6   Te'von Coney, LB, Notre Dame
6   Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas

Looks good but I thought we had 10 picks.

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

i like the draft they have up at walterfootball.com

1   Devin Bush, LB, Michigan
2   D'Andre Walker, 0LB, Georgia
3   Dalton Risner, OT/C, Kansas State
3   Corey Ballentine, CB, Washburn
4   DaMarkus Lodge, WR, Ole Miss
5   Foster Moreau, TE, LSU
6   Terry Beckner, DE/DT, Missouri
6   Te'von Coney, LB, Notre Dame
6   Lil'Jordan Humphrey, WR, Texas

I hope that they do get Bush in 1st round and wouldn't be bad to go OLB in 2nd. Then maybe CB and WR with the two 3's. I've seen some writers, especially at Post Gazette, who seem to think they'll need to use a 3 to trade up a few spots to get Bush. It's probably another rough defensive year if we can't get an immediate ILB starter in the 1st round. 4 picks in the top 83 look good there. This could really be a big draft year for us if they hit some home runs here.

What do you guys think about trading up to get Devin White? Impossible? Cost too much draft capital? Not worth the loss of picks to do it?

nine vegetable wrote:

What do you guys think about trading up to get Devin White?  Impossible?  Cost too much draft capital?  Not worth the loss of picks to do it?

Walter football has him going at #8
CBS #5
Draftek #6
Draftsite #8

I think it's possible but highly improbable for us to get him but at what cost. I'll be happy if we get Bush. I think the margin between the 2 is not that much.
As far as Bush
Draftsite has him going in the 2nd #41
CBS has us taking him at #20
Walter has us taking him at #20

I think we can stay where we are and get Bush.

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

you have got to be shitting me ...8 million for 2 years for Chikillo ? what the hell has he done to get 4 million a year ? so between him and bud dupree , thats potentionally a cap hit of 13 million for what ? 7 sacks ?
and the moncrief signing, i hope to hell they aren't paying him more than 4 million a year. there's a reason he hasn't been a starter most of his career. his target / catch percentage has been terrible through out his career....
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MoncDo00.htm

The one I'm scratching my head about is McCullers. As far as Moncreif who has he had to throw to him? He did well under Luck and then had Bortles. I'll wait to see what he can do in black and gold first before I judge him.
I do think we're over paying Chikillo. I like him as a backup but not at that price. It's not like he's gonna push Dupree to be better. Now we have 2 over priced OLBers who are backups. Maybe this is the year Dupree learns better technique and takes off. Or not.

Steelers sign Mark Baron. This is the same Mark Baron who injured Ben in St. Louis in 2015. 2 year, $12 million.

https://twitter.com/gerrydulac/status/1107414121870491650?s=19

Well, let him put the hurting on some other team now. I think it's a good upgrade. Leadership qualities, too. Saban coached.

PFF ranked him as having the worst season of his career last year.

https://twitter.com/PFF_Steelers/status/1107399089405263872

Lots of mixed emotions from the Internet. Not seeing a lot of Rams fans sad he is gone. Rams fans saying he is the worst player on a good defense. Can make a big hit, but not much else. Gets run over in the run game.

i don't know anything about the guy, but walterfootball says this about him...

Quote :

Mark Barron has never been a very good player, but he's coming off his worst season yet. That might be because he was dealing with an ankle injury he never fully recovered from. However, Barron turns 30 soon, so further regression could be coming.

Read more at http://walterfootball.com/freeagents2019ILB.php#uQDbYXR8wzrVtFKY.99

they actually have him ranked BELOW LJ Fort.
why in the hell would they sign somebody...for MORE money , when he is apparently no better than jon bostic ??? OR....why didn't they just resign Fort who took a 3 year 10 million dollar deal ? at least he knows the system...

Yeah this doesn't appear to make any sense at all. This guy will be 30 when the season starts and has not lived up to the hype. Here's to not stopping the run.

This rumor is gaining steam. Haden may be out

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2826315-nfl-starters-most-likely-to-be-cut-before-the-nfl-draft.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

jak341 wrote:

This rumor is gaining steam. Haden may be out

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2826315-nfl-starters-most-likely-to-be-cut-before-the-nfl-draft.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

If it is true I hate to think them trying to find a starter in the draft again, or, just as bad, going back to Artie Burns

No. That would be pure stupidity. They can restructure contracts and make it happen. They won't cut Haden.

Master_Of_Puppets wrote:

i don't know anything about the guy, but walterfootball says this about him...

Quote :

Mark Barron has never been a very good player, but he's coming off his worst season yet. That might be because he was dealing with an ankle injury he never fully recovered from. However, Barron turns 30 soon, so further regression could be coming.

Read more at http://walterfootball.com/freeagents2019ILB.php#uQDbYXR8wzrVtFKY.99

they actually have him ranked BELOW LJ Fort.
why in the hell would they sign somebody...for MORE money , when he is apparently no better than jon bostic ??? OR....why didn't they just resign Fort who took a 3 year 10 million dollar deal ? at least he knows the system...

Every year there is this question. "Why aren't the Steelers more active in free agency"? This year they were but look at who they brought in.
If you watch highlights on these guys they appear to be great pickups:

Donte Moncrief:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emWxGYJgaLY

Steven Nelson:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B28L7mNNNzM&t=60s

Mark Barron:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDPBLn-pJjo

These are highlights. All the  things these guys did right last year. What about all the wrong things. Moncrief and Barron have a rep for under performing their entire careers and Barron is going to be 30  by season start. Nelson had 4 ints but from what I read got burned as much as anyone.
Yet AR,Colbert and Tomlin seem to be saying "this time it's going to be different". Isn't that the very definition of insanity?
Especially since we are in cap hell with Ben not wanting to be team friendly and why in the hell did they waste money on McCullers? Just how much does he contribute on the field?
Now the rumor (which I don't believe the 3 stooges would be stupid enough) that they would cut Hayden.
If they do that all I can say is NYUK NYUK!!
Here is the first ranking of the season:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDPBLn-pJjo

I'll save you the time of scrolling down,down and paste this:

18

STEELERS

3

Previous rank: No. 15

Dumpst_r fir_. "Pat, I would like to buy a vowel ..." Welp. Did you hear the Steelers re-signed Ramon Foster? And added Steven Nelson, late of getting toasted in Kansas City on the reg? Get excited. Perhaps Pittsburgh will be fine sans the players who shall not be named. RB James Conner is legit. And you know Ben Roethlisberger will target JuJu Smith-Schuster 500 times in September alone, just to make sure a certain someone on the West Coast doesn't outproduce him. Looking forward to seeing how this team approaches the draft. Is GM Kevin Colbert content with James Washington, Eli Rogers and Donte Moncrief as his WR2, WR3 and WR4?

Normally I'd say let them disrespect us. We love being underdogs but the fact is this is our own doing. It seems for the last 2 years at least everything this FO has done is counter productive.

Barron is the replacement of Burnett. Burnett is a safety who was asked to play as a dime linebacker, because he did that from time to time at Green Bay. Barron started his career at safety, but is a true dime linebacker which has been his prime position the last years. So Barron is a clear upgrade for Burnett, because he's a lot better in what they want him to do. I'm pretty sure that Burnett will be cut now and not Haden.

Stella Nation wrote:

Barron is the replacement of Burnett. Burnett is a safety who was asked to play as a dime linebacker, because he did that from time to time at Green Bay. Barron started his career at safety, but is a true dime linebacker which has been his prime position the last years. So Barron is a clear upgrade for Burnett, because he's a lot better in what they want him to do. I'm pretty sure that Burnett will be cut now and not Haden.

I am by no means saying cutting Hayden is anything but stupid.Cutting Burnett only saves 2.42 mil. The space has to come from somewhere and right now all they are doing is burning through what little room we have with
questionable players. It would help if Ben got his head out of his ass and signed a team friendly extension.

solardave wrote:

Stella Nation wrote:

Barron is the replacement of Burnett. Burnett is a safety who was asked to play as a dime linebacker, because he did that from time to time at Green Bay. Barron started his career at safety, but is a true dime linebacker which has been his prime position the last years. So Barron is a clear upgrade for Burnett, because he's a lot better in what they want him to do. I'm pretty sure that Burnett will be cut now and not Haden.

I am by no means saying cutting Hayden is anything but stupid.Cutting Burnett only saves 2.42 mil. The space has to come from somewhere and right now all they are doing is burning through what little room we have with
questionable players. It would help if Ben got his head out of his ass and signed a team friendly extension.

I am almost wondering if it makes sense not to do the Ben extension now. If you look at the FAs we signed, most of them are 2 year deals. Ben has 2 years left on his deal (I think). At that point, you will have a 39 year old QB. How effective will Ben be? If you don't extend Ben, both his and all of the FA contracts expire. This would give a lot of financial room for the organization for the successor to Ben. Do you know who else has 2 years left on his contract? Tomlin.

Put it all together. It just feels like we are heading into "lost years". None of the FA signings are of huge impact. They are, at best, slight upgrades to what we have. It really feels like we're planning for whatever is to come past Ben.

jak341 wrote:

solardave wrote:

Stella Nation wrote:

Barron is the replacement of Burnett. Burnett is a safety who was asked to play as a dime linebacker, because he did that from time to time at Green Bay. Barron started his career at safety, but is a true dime linebacker which has been his prime position the last years. So Barron is a clear upgrade for Burnett, because he's a lot better in what they want him to do. I'm pretty sure that Burnett will be cut now and not Haden.

I am by no means saying cutting Hayden is anything but stupid.Cutting Burnett only saves 2.42 mil. The space has to come from somewhere and right now all they are doing is burning through what little room we have with
questionable players. It would help if Ben got his head out of his ass and signed a team friendly extension.

I am almost wondering if it makes sense not to do the Ben extension now. If you look at the FAs we signed, most of them are 2 year deals. Ben has 2 years left on his deal (I think). At that point, you will have a 39 year old QB. How effective will Ben be? If you don't extend Ben, both his and all of the FA contracts expire. This would give a lot of financial room for the organization for the successor to Ben. Do you know who else has 2 years left on his contract? Tomlin.

Put it all together. It just feels like we are heading into "lost years". None of the FA signings are of huge impact. They are, at best, slight upgrades to what we have. It really feels like we're planning for whatever is to come past Ben.

I'm in agreement with you, Jak, about not doing an extension right now. He's got a 2 year contract, he will be 39 in two years. A year from now, he might be ready to retire, or retire at the end of his contract. So I'm not sure extending him for more years now, is necessary, or even a good idea. Also, if he significantly drops off this year, would be the sign of a career wrapping up. At that point they could gently advise him to step away the following year.

As for the Tomlin contract - I wouldn't play much into that. Steelers are unlikely to part ways with him, unless a total meltdown happens (think 4-12 season or something). Its more likely that he will decide to move on on his own terms, and that's how the Tomlin era will end.

I don't know about lost years. You could be right. But I'd sure like to get a good look at the two young QB's and see what they've got.

nine vegetable wrote:

jak341 wrote:

solardave wrote:

Stella Nation wrote:

Barron is the replacement of Burnett. Burnett is a safety who was asked to play as a dime linebacker, because he did that from time to time at Green Bay. Barron started his career at safety, but is a true dime linebacker which has been his prime position the last years. So Barron is a clear upgrade for Burnett, because he's a lot better in what they want him to do. I'm pretty sure that Burnett will be cut now and not Haden.

I am by no means saying cutting Hayden is anything but stupid.Cutting Burnett only saves 2.42 mil. The space has to come from somewhere and right now all they are doing is burning through what little room we have with
questionable players. It would help if Ben got his head out of his ass and signed a team friendly extension.

I am almost wondering if it makes sense not to do the Ben extension now. If you look at the FAs we signed, most of them are 2 year deals. Ben has 2 years left on his deal (I think). At that point, you will have a 39 year old QB. How effective will Ben be? If you don't extend Ben, both his and all of the FA contracts expire. This would give a lot of financial room for the organization for the successor to Ben. Do you know who else has 2 years left on his contract? Tomlin.

Put it all together. It just feels like we are heading into "lost years". None of the FA signings are of huge impact. They are, at best, slight upgrades to what we have. It really feels like we're planning for whatever is to come past Ben.

I'm in agreement with you, Jak, about not doing an extension right now.  He's got a 2 year contract, he will be 39 in two years.  A year from now, he might be ready to retire, or retire at the end of his contract.  So I'm not sure extending him for more years now, is necessary, or even a good idea.  Also, if he significantly drops off this year, would be the sign of a career wrapping up.  At that point they could gently advise him to step away the following year.

As for the Tomlin contract - I wouldn't play much into that.  Steelers are unlikely to part ways with him, unless a total meltdown happens (think 4-12 season or something).  Its more likely that he will decide to move on on his own terms, and that's how the Tomlin era will end.

I don't know about lost years.  You could be right.  But I'd sure like to get a good look at the two young QB's and see what they've got.

The only reason I see them wanting to extend Ben's contract would have to do with cap space. Maybe they think they need to. But I have to agree with you both that other than the cap reason tell Ben you'll try again next year. If they stick with tradition and they don't get it done by training camp it won't happen this year and that's OK.