Looking to sign Winston?
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Alert? from who?
so nothing on twitter or any "breaking news" I can find....
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Probably this cat, but you can believe little to nothing he says as he has a crab leg obsession.
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1 year $37K. Make it so.
break out the template ,,, vet minimum etc..
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Why would Winston sign a league minimum before the draft or for a couple million for a year prove it. There is no prove it if Ben is healthy.
I'm sure he'll wait until after the draft unless someone offers a substantial amount now. If that's Pittsburgh, we're in trouble because it means
Ben's had a setback.
I'm sure he'll wait until after the draft unless someone offers a substantial amount now. If that's Pittsburgh, we're in trouble because it means
Ben's had a setback.
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would rather have signed Case Keenum, but the browns paid him $18 million for 3 years
Why do so many think this is a good idea? I cant fathom it.
Some of the fantasy football crowd lick their chops. Others think the Steelers could squeeze some of that INT percentage down if Ben gets hurt.
He is a gun slinger I get that like aspect.. I just wonder how many of those INTs are due to him not being able to read a defense. Obviously the talent level is higher than Rudy and Duck combined but so is his propensity to turn over the football.
He would need to agree to 2 years at back up money with say 2 or 3 more years (after Ben retires) where he can make starter money based on incentives. If we could swing something like that, why not. He's better than Rudolph, at least at this point.
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Yea, our coaching staff is KNOWN for coaching players up........ Especially our OC.. Our new Quarterback Coach has the best shot though.
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And when did the Steelers ever in their history had a QB known to be an interception making machine??? Never I say!
ben early on used to throw many intc until they added a balanced pass to run ratio, winston was handing off to 2 scrubs, sitting in the film room and learning from ben , what can hurt he will beat out duck, lets see what lynch can offer and if winston can overtake mason, if so you dump duck and let him learn and maybe next year give a small 2 yr first yr min and 2nd back locked deal to see in 2021 if he can unseat ben, he will still be 28 then.
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And Arians love of throwing the ball deep every other play. He stated when he was here that some plays were mandated to just go deep regardless of the coverage.
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Winston does throw a lot of interceptions and Tampa Bay has only been above .500 once in five years. However, Winston has thrown for over 4,000 yards every season he's played 16 games and has seasons with 28 and 33 touchdowns. I don't think Bruce Arians does much to help protect his QBs from sacks and INTs. We would need to see a transformation in his play as we saw with Ben under Haley. Why I like him as a backup for the right price is he has all of the tools to be a good QB, but mostly because he'd be an upgrade over Rudolph.
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A few things to Remeber
1). The money situation is definately holding this idea back.
2). Todd Haley was more responsible for keeping BEN upright than Randy Fitchner PLUS Fitchner didn't show very worthy of OC this last season. I realize he was dealing with a major amount of injuries but even so he did absolutely minimal to help his playing players.
I think our new QBs coach would have the MOST to do with any changes Winston could make. I think his name is Canada (Bobby?). I think our FO also thinks we ride with BEN and Red-nose.
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Meet CAPTAIN Matt CANADA
Canada named QB coach
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When the 2019 season ended, Coach Mike Tomlin was specifically asked about changes to his coaching staff and if he would bring in a quarterbacks' coach. He said it was something he wasn't opposed to.
The team hasn't had a separate quarterbacks' coach since Randy Fichtner took over as offensive coordinator in 2018 and assumed both duties.
That changed today when Matt Canada was announced as the team's new quarterbacks' coach.
"Mike and I both felt it was an opportunity we had," said Steelers President Art Rooney Ii. "It was good to add somebody to the staff to help with the young quarterbacks as well as help with the offensive stuff. We're happy someone like Matt, who we knew from down the hall here (at Pitt) and liked some of work he's done. We're happy to have him on board."
Canada comes to the Steelers from the college ranks where he has two decades of experience as a quarterbacks' coach and offensive coordinator and was a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2016, an honor given to the top assistant coach in college football.
He brings a good track record with him as his offensive units set school records at multiple stops in his career, including Indiana, Northern Illinois, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh, as well as at the University of Maryland in 2018 when he was the interim head coach.
Canada served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks' coach at LSU in 2017, helping o guide quarterback Danny Etling to a strong season where he threw 16 touchdowns and only two interceptions, while LSU finished the season ranked No. 1 in he country for fewest turnovers.
Canada spent the 2016 season at the University of Pittsburgh as offensive coordinator, and the Panthers averaged a school-record 42 points per game. Pitt led the nation in red-zone touchdown percentage (82%) and scored at least 28 points in all 12 regular season games, including a 43-42 victory at eventual national champion Clemson.
While he was at NC State (2013-15) he coached current Indianapolis Colts' starting quarterback Jacoby Brissett, who threw 43 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions over a two-year period under his guidance. The Wolkpack finished third in the ACC in scoring offense in 2015 and scored the most points (41) in the regular season against College Football Playoff finalist Clemson.
Canada served a critical role in leading Wisconsin to a Big Ten Championship and Rose Bowl berth in 2012. The Badgers finished No. 12 nationally in rushing offense and Montee Ball won the Doak Walker Award as the nation's top running back.
Prior to joining the Wisconsin staff, Canada led offenses at both Northern Illinois (2003, 2011) and Indiana (2007-10). In 2011, the Huskies won the MAC championship and finished in the top 12 nationally in scoring offense, total offense and rushing offense. Canada guided an offense that scored a school-record 412 points in 2007, and three different quarterbacks each ranked among the top three in single-season passing touchdowns, passing yards and completion percentage.
In his first stint as the Northern Illinois offensive coordinator in 2003, the Huskies climbed as high as No. 12 in the AP poll. Canada was instrumental in the development of All-American running back Michael Turner.
