Breaking the bank paying a borderline top 10 WR like he's league best after 1 above avg season on a superbowl caliber offense is never a justifiable move. Even if you have a QB which gives you a legit shot at winning it all, which i don't think we have.
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For a team that hasn't won a playoff game in 7 seasons, I am genuinely surprised that so many are against the Steelers making an out-of-the-box move to try to win this year before their defensive stars age too much. Also, I have doubts it even happens. But you are right, try to win now and worry about future issues in the future.
Yep, the Steelers aren't going to pay someone more than Watt, who is one of the best players in the entire league. $28.5 is more than reasonable for a receiver of Aiyuk's calibert and will be a relative bargain in 2-3 years as other receivers pass him up. In 4 years Mahomes, who should still be a top-3 paid QB, went from the highest paid QB to the 11th.
And eat Tim Tams throughout.
Pickens is a disaster in the waiting, nearly regardless of what the team does. His act of not even "getting in the way" of a potential tackler said it all about what we have with him: ultra selfish, ultra self-centered, non-team oriented. It's hard to win with that sort of player on the team. If Aiyuk is gonna make him pout and fly off the handle, so be it. But no way is Aiyuk worth two #1s. No way.
28.5 is too steep, guy is borderline top 10. You pay him 28 and GP outplays him then what do you do?
you trade him and get your 2nd round back?
Trade the better guy so you can overpay for a less productive replacement?? Sounds like good business
You can't put the genie back in the bottle, if you will, obviously, with the ever changing market and 'new age' players - 28.5 will be laughed at next year...
you are trading aiyuk in his 3rd year
If Aiyuk comes here on a 28 million contract and gets outplayed by Pickens everyone but the Steelers will be laughing
I let them figure out who is worth what. They always seem to have a decent nose for figuring that out. The Steelers can pay a WR good money they don’t need to break the bank. Just make it attractive enough that they bite. If you think you are getting a quality WR without shelling out some tim tam thank you mams I have some bad news for ya.
He is a better route runner than GP, I think they would complement each other nicely. It isn’t about who out performs who. It is about advancing in the playoffs. You can’t get side tracked from the prize.
Again, iron sharpens iron.
Brandon already shot that report down. Saying there is two options out there pick one. Meaning nothing is new it is either the Steelers or back to the Niners. Basically telling the people posting the crap to stop.
Overpaying Aiyuk at 28 mil is flat out retarded. Obviously some guys are worth paying that kind of money. Not a borderline top 10 WR like Aiyuk
Yes when it comes to close to 30 million a year it is 100% who outperforms who. Can't pay 2 recievers that money
Especially not in an Art Smith O. No way.
Just because you keep saying paying a top-10 WR $28 million is overpaying doesn't mean you are going to be right. That is probably the minimum going rate for receivers of his caliber right now.
You may be right, but to give TWO 1st rounds on top of it to get him? Not worth it.
No one is giving two firsts for Aiyuk.
I thought that was what SF wanted for the trade?
You should stop believing everything you stumble across. 3/4 of those trade related reports are false.
