Good write up. I'm not aware of Hunt. Who is he in the organization? Kahn has been up for GM of a few teams. They overlook him for Hunt. Guess it doesn't matter. In fact you might as well make Tomlin GM if you are just putting a puppet I'm there.
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Hunt is the Pro Scouting Coordinator.
Well from that perspective at least he is a football guy. I do not think Kahn is. They really need to go outside the organization.
Nah it will be like with noll or the 98-00 cowher teams… the front office will ask for syaff changes a couple of times before they actually move on the coach, and even then the coach will know its on its way and have a chance to leave under their terms… Noll would have been forced out if another staff overhaul would not have worked… cowher almost lost the donahoe/ cowher fued…
Its not that the Rooneys won’t fire a coach, its that they don’t make knee jerk reactions
Its the same reason you don’t cut a draft pick if they don’t click right away… but i mean the past five years is probably a big enough timeframe to say it may be time
Its pretty obvious that Tomlin controls a lot of tge stuff coordinators do… philosophically all these things that remain consistent through multiple coordinators and some of the stuff that leaks out seems to confirm how much of a micromanager tomlin is about scheme and gameplanning
Its time for him to back off and take an eagle eyed view…
Honestly many coaches do this… in fact there once was a report that getting too high a score on the wonderlic was more likely to hurt a guys draft position than getting too low of one because the control freaks they hire at coach tend to worry smarter players will contradict their strategies when they don’t agree with them
Its time for him to back off and take an eagle eyed view…
Honestly many coaches do this… in fact there once was a report that getting too high a score on the wonderlic was more likely to hurt a guys draft position than getting too low of one because the control freaks they hire at coach tend to worry smarter players will contradict their strategies when they don’t agree with them
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As we see with Ben's facial expressions on a weekly basis or Najee's answer to a reporter's question yesterday after the game about the 4th down call.
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I can’t see the Steelers doing a complete blow up with Tomlin this deep into his coaching career. Tomlin has never had to rebuild. He’s gotten lucky at plugging holes in the different positions up until now. He’s going to try and bring in a veteran quarterback next season and fill holes from free agency. Hopefully he doesn’t bring in bargain basement vets.
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Correct and you really have to look at who is coming back.
QB-
RB-Najee Harris
FB-Derek Watt
WR-Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool
LT-Dan Moore
LG-Kevin Dotson
C-Kendrick Green
RG-
RT-
DE-Stephon Tuitt
NT-Tyson Alualu
DE-Cam Heyward
OLB-TJ Watt
ILB-Joe Schobert
ILB-Devin Bush
OLB-Alex Highsmith
CB-
CB-
CB-Cam Sutton
FS-Minkah Fitzpatrick
SS-
Entering the offseason, we immediately have holes at QB, RG, RT, CB1, CB2, SS. Maybe they give Banner a shot at RT and I think they re-sign Witherspoon to an affordable deal to start at CB2. I also think the Steelers have replaceable players at LT and C. Maybe the biggest "blow it up" move would be to designate Joe Schobert as a post-June 1 cut and save over $9 million this year. But that opens up another hole at ILB.
I think we are well past a knee jerk reaction at this point. I might say by 2016 it might have been a knee jerk reaction. It's 2021.
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Right now, I'd put Rudolph in at QB. They very well may stick with him. Banner gets another shot at staying healthy and playing RG. Chuks MUST be gone or a back up. If he is starting, we are in trouble. LeGlue may also get a shot this offseason to see what he can do. He has looked better than most when thrown in games recently. That's not saying much but there definitely seemed to be an improvement.
On D, I'm not sure Alualu will be 100% to start the season but hopefully will. And, I still think Tuitt is gone via trade or just outright cut. If he is here, this will and should be his last in a Steelers uniform. I do not give him another contract like Heyward got.
I think they try to resign Edmunds. Witherspoon has looked decent since he got a chance to play so he might be back as well. They have a lot of moving parts. They will try to sign several of their own guys and then see if something better is out there in free agency. I think a starting OL and starting DL are musts in free agency and the first 2 rounds of the draft. We MUST bite the bullet and reload both sides of the big ugly equation.
Of course, everything in the draft is thrown out the window if a QB they like is sitting there in round 1. They take him and have him sit behind Rudolph for a year or two and then they hope the rookie turns out to be better than Rudolph.
Who were you going to take in the 1st round for the OL? Teven Jenkins, I guess. But he was hurt to start the year and hasn't lit the world on fire.
Banner has returned zero for a ROI. Time to move on from a guy that NEVER plays.
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Unfortunate but true. But hey if it's for vet minimum I'd keep him
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I either ignored or was unaware of his back issues (can't remember at this point), but the Bears were aware of it and it was probably enough to take him off first-round boards. I think you take Humphrey in the first round and don't even think twice. Center was the biggest need on the offensive line and Humphrey was about as clean of a prospect you could get at any position. He had a highly experienced and productive college career, good size, excellent athletic score, high floor and high ceiling coming into the NFL. I'm not too concerned he wasn't taken until late in the second round when the Steelers used a first-round pick on a third-round prospect before.
If he's still on the board (assuming they don't go QB and I don't think they will), take NT Davis from GA. He, Watt, and Minkah will be the rocks of the D for years to come. Davis will be decent as a rookie but will need an NFL offseason or two to round into shape for playing more downs than he currently does/can. Go best OL in the 2nd round. We will also need a starting-caliber (don't need to be pro bowlers but legit starters) DL and OL in free agency. Move on to our other weaknesses/holes from there but start with both lines.
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If the definition of blowing it up means from the GM on down, it ain't happening. I think Kevin comes back for one more year and Tomlin isn't going anywhere as he was just signed through 2024 plus an option year. Art is giving him the opportunity to retool the football team and my guess is they will bring in a veteran QB to replace Ben. I think they replace Canada and maybe some other position coaches but that is the extent of your blow up. Art signs the checks and he loves Tomlin and thinks he has an elite coach so speculation on whether Tomlin will be terminated is utterly useless and a waste of time. We shall see what Tomlin's version of a retool with a new QB looks like the next few years. Lets revisit this after 2023 season and see where we are and then it might be plausible that Art changes his opinion if the football team spirals further down the rabbit hole. We shall see!
Kevin is signed through this years draft so this could be his last unless he signs another contract.
I think even if Colbert retires he covers this upcoming draft. Which I sort of prefer a new direction there rather sooner than later.
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I would hope if he plans to retire he lets the next GM run the draft. Colbert and Tomlin treated this last draft as though it was on last hurrah to make a playoff run rather than set the foundation for the future.