Way too hung up on this idea of lies. This is how this business operates. Maybe they could’ve been more up front, but teams constantly look to upgrade and replace players. If those below average players didn’t think the Steelers were going to try to find upgrades then that’s on them. We dodged a bullet if we didn’t give Mason a Mitch-like contract.
I donkt disagree with you, we are just approaching the same argument from different perspectives. I agree that team managers should always be looking to upgrade. I also would not work for someone who says one thing then does another. As a player, I would also have to expect this to happen, if you don’t, then I am the problem.
It literally happens every single day in businesses across the country because things change on a daily basis. An example, when I graduated Architecture school I worked for a large outsourcing firm that handles contract work for other firms. We had heard rumbles that the firm was looking to lower costs by looking overseas to for drafting and modeling labor. We had a company wide meeting where the owner told everyone that while they had been exploring options, they did not feel the service for the money paid was worth going that route and that our jobs were safe. A week later a company in India beat our labor rate by 50% on a proposal and 3 days later most of the company was laid off. I wasn't lied to...**** happens, circumstances change, and you adapt and move on. Did they know about the deal ahead of time...hell if I know, and I am not wasting any time trying to figure it out. Onward and hopefully upward.
Plans change quickly and Tomlin doesn't exactly have a history of being clear with how he handles role players (Harrison, Blount, Ingram, etc.). I still can't get worked up because it's the business. I also get the feeling Khan has more than we have become accustomed to and he may not have been on board with drafting Pickett.
It is fine. Finding upgrades. Just simply be truthful with the player you are talking too. Why tell them one thing then do the exact opposite. Tomlin or our FO has shown a history over these past 10 years of this. Harrison was told one thing and then it didn't happen. Blount...samething. Ingram....samething. Mason...samething. Pickett...samething. I am sure there are others. Some are vets...others were younger players. Either way just be upfront when resigning or signing players. If this happened once than sure....but we have a string of this **** happening.
probably mitch... then oh we are drafting a qb in rd 1.....
Some of these players act like they are completely blind to the realities of the roster.
Dude, Ben won a ******* Super Bowl in his second year. Don’t even consider his historic rookie season (13-0, AFCCG appearance). Pickett couldn’t throw the same amount of td’s, over two years, that Ben did in his first two seasons, each. While also proving to be the ******* man, and not just expecting to be the ******* man. The only good thing Pickett did was lead two game winning drives against the Ravens. Other than that, I can’t think of another moment where I was excited about him being the QB. Mostly because he showed absolutely nothing (bullshit offensive coordinator and all). Hell, Fields’ team had their coaches houses raided by the FBI, and were complaining about Matt Canada?
Was Russ Wilson given a guarentee?
Lets be clear. I don't think Pickett earned a guarantee. My preference would not be a duct tape solution but rather a fresh chance for the guy you took 20th overall and stiffed with a non NFL OC. However, you shouldn't lie to people. Just like you shouldn't accept one behavior from one player and not another.
Nice post....I 100% agree.
This is not how the real world works.
How do we know without any resolve that Kenny was lied to???
Who stated? Obviously it must be pure speculation on your part. No one knows the ins and outs of every companies operating procedures. And I can speculate myself in this day of age their are plenty off companies that coddle their employees. Especially in these last 3 and a half years.
Because Wilson was promised to start over Fields and apparently he is a better prospect then Pickett. Tomlin personally called Wilson to maje sure he wasn't butt hurt by the Fields signing. Pickett's only chance to start next year was Wilson injury or regular season failure.
I hope we goes heavy on the OL early in the draft!!!
I agree. I'm still good signing one vet OL too. We really can't afford to try to be cheap there this season.
