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Diontae cut by Houston

TimesAreChanged said:
You got the young & cheap part correct

Pickens needs to go at the soonest
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If that report on Pickens is correct, he's not a player you want to invest a lot of money in. We aren't going anywhere next year with Tomlin back in charge. I'd move Pickens to a team like New England or Green Bay. Sign Chris Godwin and draft a receiver in the first or second.

Godwin, Egbuka, Austin, Wilson would be a good 1-4.
 
Emanuel Sanders
Steelman25270 said:
Pickins is on the same road as DJ. Trade him now. Name one WR we got rid of that went on to be a real good productive WR and good team mate. I can't think of one. Cancer kills! Enjoyed watching those Rams WR last night they play every play and block.
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It's kinda funny to see Johnson get dropped by all these teams in one season; must be close to a league record?

Karma leveling the score after dropping all those balls in Steeler games?
 
Steelman25270 said:
Pickins is on the same road as DJ. Trade him now. Name one WR we got rid of that went on to be a real good productive WR and good team mate. I can't think of one. Cancer kills! Enjoyed watching those Rams WR last night they play every play and block.
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LMAO, do you know why they play that way? They are in a pass happy offense. They started the game off with 20 passes and 5 runs. Kupp had 100 targets in 12 games , Nacua had 106 in 11 games. People forget how nasty Pickens can be in the run game with his blocks. And you make WR happy and willing by giving them the ball. Pickens is by far the most talented offensive player we have, and it was thought that Smith would feature him somehow in his offense. They didn't tho. And for all the "he quits on plays, and routes" that people like to claim, I can think of TWO plays that he gets shredded for, even tho he has shown more plays on the other side of those negative two. The failed block on Warrens run LAST year (a play in which a few weeks later he MADE), and the so called "quit on the Wilson INT to Muth". A play in which they jammed him hard on the LOS, the DB won that play and he had no where TO go. But the safety was never watching Pickens to begin with, he was watching Wilson's eyes the entire play, and Wilson threw yet another bad throw into triple coverage.

I'm not saying Pickens doesn't need to mature and grow up, but he's not nearly as bad as fans and media have made him out to be.
 
Steelman25270 said:
Pickins is on the same road as DJ. Trade him now. Name one WR we got rid of that went on to be a real good productive WR and good team mate. I can't think of one. Cancer kills! Enjoyed watching those Rams WR last night they play every play and block.
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Sanders didn't do bad.
 
insaniti said:
LMAO, do you know why they play that way? They are in a pass happy offense. They started the game off with 20 passes and 5 runs. Kupp had 100 targets in 12 games , Nacua had 106 in 11 games. People forget how nasty Pickens can be in the run game with his blocks. And you make WR happy and willing by giving them the ball. Pickens is by far the most talented offensive player we have, and it was thought that Smith would feature him somehow in his offense. They didn't tho. And for all the "he quits on plays, and routes" that people like to claim, I can think of TWO plays that he gets shredded for, even tho he has shown more plays on the other side of those negative two. The failed block on Warrens run LAST year (a play in which a few weeks later he MADE), and the so called "quit on the Wilson INT to Muth". A play in which they jammed him hard on the LOS, the DB won that play and he had no where TO go. But the safety was never watching Pickens to begin with, he was watching Wilson's eyes the entire play, and Wilson threw yet another bad throw into triple coverage.

I'm not saying Pickens doesn't need to mature and grow up, but he's not nearly as bad as fans and media have made him out to be.
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Maybe....maybe not. We heard the same about AB and Johnson though.

Maybe if the HC nips the issue in the butt from the get go we would get a different out come. Or maybe not. Some apples are just bad.
 
stillwright said:
Maybe....maybe not. We heard the same about AB and Johnson though.

Maybe if the HC nips the issue in the butt from the get go we would get a different out come. Or maybe not. Some apples are just bad.
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AB was an egomaniac until he got hit by Burfict, then he was just bat-**** crazy. DJ had stories of fights and discontent about his role in the offense the past couple years. Pickens, he hasn't fought anyone, hasn't yelled at any coaches, he wears his emotions on his sleeve being a young kid still, and has been late (and nothing has happened).

There's been stories throughout the years of players being late to practice and meetings and games, and absolutely nothing has come of it. The media seems to care more about it than Tomlin does (not to absolve him by any means). But it's a reoccurring theme from year to year and there's never anything done about it. It would be one thing if he was punished repeatedly for it and continued to do it, but it's not.
 
6Rings said:
Jones is just getting abused...
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insaniti said:
LMAO, do you know why they play that way? They are in a pass happy offense. They started the game off with 20 passes and 5 runs. Kupp had 100 targets in 12 games , Nacua had 106 in 11 games. People forget how nasty Pickens can be in the run game with his blocks. And you make WR happy and willing by giving them the ball. Pickens is by far the most talented offensive player we have, and it was thought that Smith would feature him somehow in his offense. They didn't tho. And for all the "he quits on plays, and routes" that people like to claim, I can think of TWO plays that he gets shredded for, even tho he has shown more plays on the other side of those negative two. The failed block on Warrens run LAST year (a play in which a few weeks later he MADE), and the so called "quit on the Wilson INT to Muth". A play in which they jammed him hard on the LOS, the DB won that play and he had no where TO go. But the safety was never watching Pickens to begin with, he was watching Wilson's eyes the entire play, and Wilson threw yet another bad throw into triple coverage.

I'm not saying Pickens doesn't need to mature and grow up, but he's not nearly as bad as fans and media have made him out to be.
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2 plays ? I watched 14 loaf off the LOS so many times I lost count..if he wasn't primary he wasn't interested. ..zero team attitude..all Pluckins and only Pluckins
 
Drops claimed by the Rats..another example of the failures of our front office..they don't want him all they want is his draft comp value
 
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LeXX75 said:
Drops claimed by the Rats..another example of the failures of our front office..they don't want him all they want is his draft comp value
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They dominate the league in working those comp picks. For an organization that values draft picks as much as we do I can’t believe we’re not more proactive with it as well.
 
So Baltimore claimed DJ off waivers, he won’t join the team until after the Super Bowl but they could get a compensatory pick for him after free agency.
 
bkwheat28 said:
They dominate the league in working those comp picks. For an organization that values draft picks as much as we do I can’t believe we’re not more proactive with it as well.
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Probably best FO in the league. This latest move makes other teams look dumb
 
Here is the dichotomy of it. Wow what a great job Tomlin did keeping DJ in line as long as he did. It took other teams weeks not years to realize and deal with DJ as he is a lockeroom cancer who's talent is hardly worth the hassle.
 
LeXX75 said:
2 plays ? I watched 14 loaf off the LOS so many times I lost count..if he wasn't primary he wasn't interested. ..zero team attitude..all Pluckins and only Pluckins
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Do you know that the play itself doesn't determine the primary, the defense does.
 
LeXX75 said:
Drops claimed by the Rats..another example of the failures of our front office..they don't want him all they want is his draft comp value
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I was listening to some Steelers beat writer who thinks the Ravens will get a 3rd-round comp for DJ. I don't think there's any chance he'll get that type of contract after attituding his way off two playoff teams.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
I was listening to some Steelers beat writer who thinks the Ravens will get a 3rd-round comp for DJ. I don't think there's any chance he'll get that type of contract after attituding his way off two playoff teams.
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They'll get a 7th with any luck
 
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