Porter served notice.......

[Don Kedic]

You like you some troll huh? Need attention?

I see. So you’re of the belief that the Pittsburgh Geriatrics, coached by Chef Boyardee, a fatty who hasn’t won sh*t in 15 years, and a GM who is incapable of drafting talent, not to mention the oldest QB in the league, who was old and sucked balls last year, is somehow going to equate to us being a threat?

Mmkay.

 

[slashsteel]

I see. So you’re of the belief that the Pittsburgh Geriatrics, coached by Chef Boyardee, a fatty who hasn’t won sh*t in 15 years, and a GM who is incapable of drafting talent, not to mention the oldest QB in the league, who was old and sucked balls last year, is somehow going to equate to us being a threat?

Mmkay.

New HC, new coaching staff why not wait and see how it unfolds?

Mmkay.

 

[TheDudeAbides]

On the plus side, our roster is sh*t whether we have him or not.

This is not accurate.

We won our division last season with this roster AND one of the 3/4 worst coaching staffs in the league. There are some quality players on our roster. Really, the makings of a decent squad. The 'issue' with our roster isn't that it is crap, it is that it is unbalanced. And as much as I hated Tomlin we can't blame all of that on him. Most, but not all.

Someone else mentioned that the organization understood that Tomlin and Co couldn't develop a skill player if their lives depended on it. That is a major contributing factor to how our roster is so out of whack. Khan et al had to scrape together a group of older vets who were (are) seasons past their prime to be competitive. Then they overvalued certain players for whatever reason and presto we have a massively overpaid Watt, Heyward, and others.

I would absolutely trade Watt before I gave up on signing JPJ. The kid can play at a key position. Watt has faded badly each of the past two seasons which is a very real indicator that he's on his way downhill. Of course, we can argue whether he's been used correctly, the effectiveness of the defensive scheme, etc. Mr. Watt was the highest paid non-qb in the NFL last season. And that got us 11 sacks. 8th in the league.

 

[Litos]

I see. So you’re of the belief that the Pittsburgh Geriatrics, coached by Chef Boyardee, a fatty who hasn’t won sh*t in 15 years, and a GM who is incapable of drafting talent, not to mention the oldest QB in the league, who was old and sucked balls last year, is somehow going to equate to us being a threat?

Mmkay.

mmmkaaayyyy

 

[Confluence]

I laughed at the Chef Boyardee nickname.

Man, I hope we get that nice ravioli and not more beefaroni

 

[SteelerSask2]

It looks like you may be right -- Spotrac (what I was referencing) and OTC have very different numbers, but looking at OTC it seems that the Dolphins may have already eaten a lot of that dead cap money. Hopefully those are the true figures, and if that's the case, I'd be OK with re-upping Porter in the low 20s. But making him the highest-paid cornerback in the entire league as @SteelerSask2 suggests would still be a mistake. Porter has had one half of one very good season...let's not go crazy here.

Im not stating whether they should or not. Im stating they will. And it isn't that he is necassarily the best. Its just the price of rice. Ive looked at his numbers vs. the highest paid. Its comparable. His not giving up a TD is pretty huge. Now Id argue that was somewhat a product of the defense. Tomlin was not big on Cover 1 and zero. So he had help. Im not sure how far it will exceed 30. But it will be a hell of a lot closer to 30 then 20. Bank on that.

 

[Paul G]

I think the Steelers will pay him well. I will let them figure that out. They seem to do fairly well in that area…

I don't get WATT you are sayin

 

[DBS1970]

Sign him.

Shutdown corners are rare.

 

[DBS1970]

This is not accurate.

We won our division last season with this roster AND one of the 3/4 worst coaching staffs in the league. There are some quality players on our roster. Really, the makings of a decent squad. The 'issue' with our roster isn't that it is crap, it is that it is unbalanced. And as much as I hated Tomlin we can't blame all of that on him. Most, but not all.

Someone else mentioned that the organization understood that Tomlin and Co couldn't develop a skill player if their lives depended on it. That is a major contributing factor to how our roster is so out of whack. Khan et al had to scrape together a group of older vets who were (are) seasons past their prime to be competitive. Then they overvalued certain players for whatever reason and presto we have a massively overpaid Watt, Heyward, and others.

I would absolutely trade Watt before I gave up on signing JPJ. The kid can play at a key position. Watt has faded badly each of the past two seasons which is a very real indicator that he's on his way downhill. Of course, we can argue whether he's been used correctly, the effectiveness of the defensive scheme, etc. Mr. Watt was the highest paid non-qb in the NFL last season. And that got us 11 sacks. 8th in the league.

We backed into the division by 1 point in the last regular season game because our opposition was weak. We did not dominate with a 10-7 record.