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Justin Fields to test free agency

steelhurt said:
No surprise here! Justin has a bad taste of being pulled after a 4-2,start and never regaining the top spot when Russ started the slide.
I think more than anything he wants guarantee of starting job and may not trust Tomlin.
He gets to FA I think he’s gone and then we’re stuck with Russ who the Steelers will say they wanted all along.
I’ve seen enough of Russ in his eleven game audition. It’s like I said before last season…. Takes a lot of sacks, doesn’t use the middle of the field, and has very limited mobility. I have a feeling he’s going to be the guy. I don’t think there’s any market for him.
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Nobody can mismanage a QB room like Mike

Justin off to greener offensive pastures…which is virtually ANY other team in need of a QB

Russ comes back-likely given longer than a 1 year deal (too long) for likely too much $$$ (above vet min=too much)

Steelers make another run at a Tomlinship

Maybe squeak out an 8-8-1 season if Mike really unleashes hell

Happy Groundhog’s day

Watching this clown show unfold year after year must be laughed at or it just gets depressing
 
SteelerSask2 said:
I felt the legit liked Kenny. I do not see them having anyone to reach for at 1.21. There are what three QBs projected in that round. There are like 8 teams needing QB. Now a couple will get a vet but if you need a qb and you are taking one of those dudes besides Maybe Darnold or perhaps Fields......you are likely going QB anyhow. Giants, Jets, Atlanta, Browns, just off top of my head are for sure in market. Then like the Colts, Raiders, Seahawks, no draftworthy QB is going to make it to the Steelers.
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Could very well see a trade to the top of the 2nd for Dart imo

Can definitely see flipping a 3rd from next year and one of those 7ths to move up from late 2nd to early 2nd.

Grab DT/DL in 1st (possibly moving back a few picks if multiple DL available there)
Move up get Dart in 2nd
Add another 3rd round receiver

My current draft projection
 
So going into the offseason the teams that needed a starting qb were:

The Steelers
The Raiders ( now the Seahawks)
The Jets
The Giants
The Titans ( assuming they are done with Levis)
The Browns (Watson may still miss half the year)

There arent any QBs that are absolute year 1 starters, but probably 2 that may be used that way..

The Free Agency class is 4 deep on potential starters

Darnold, with one good year under his belt
Old man Rodgers
Old Man Wilson
Justin Fields.

Fields is the closest thing to Hurts or Lamar available

Ive always been skeptical he wasnt going to end up being insanely overvalued when he hit UFA...

His best bet is taking a one year lesser backup deal on a team where they develop qbs great... say, SF... then taking his pick from better teams next season... i dont think any of the current ones looking for qbs are good for qbs... though he would have a fighting chance here with a years experiance

But he probably will just chase the money
 
SteelerSask2 said:
I just don't believe there is one for the taking. Kenny was the first QB taken on a poor crop. There is 3 guys listed as first round picks currently. And not a chance they last, none are really worth trading up for and the Steelers don't have much to leverage on that trade.
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Do you really think dart is going top 20?
 
Lloyd said:
They've been nothing BUT setting the team back for years for how long now? Nothing changes. Clown-lin in charge is bad, bad for Steelers football.
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I think the best thing to do in the situation we are in is to fire Tomlin.
 
I’ve got a dream:

1. January 2026: Mike Tomlin and Art Rooney II jointly retire to a media slobber fest

2. April 2026; Point State Park Pittsburgh Pennsylvania: After being mercilessly booed, Roger Goddell announces: We have a trade, with the 1st pick of the 2026 NFL Draft the Pittsburgh Steelers select Arch Manning, QB Texas

And there was much rejoicing…
 
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steelhurt said:
No surprise here! Justin has a bad taste of being pulled after a 4-2,start and never regaining the top spot when Russ started the slide.
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Could be, but he definitely played it correctly.
steelhurt said:
I think more than anything he wants guarantee of starting job and may not trust Tomlin.
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That would be the smart play.
steelhurt said:
He gets to FA I think he’s gone and then we’re stuck with Russ who the Steelers will say they wanted all along.
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Just means a better chance of seeing the end of the MT reign
steelhurt said:
I’ve seen enough of Russ in his eleven game audition. It’s like I said before last season…. Takes a lot of sacks, doesn’t use the middle of the field, and has very limited mobility. I have a feeling he’s going to be the guy. I don’t think there’s any market for him.
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Would be another Kent Graham signing.
 
Carr got 40M. That's unbelievable. Fields will be overpaid....by some team. Steelers will wait. They will pick from the remaining pool after the dust settles. I'm starting to think Russ will get little interest from the rest of the league. Tomlin will welcome him back with open arms and a closed play book. He will be overpaid too.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
Not really unless they give him a multi-year deal. In fact, any QB they overpay with a multi-year contract would set the team back for years. Right now, until they can find the right QB, go with cheap, short-term stopgaps. Even holding out for Fields to develop, they should not overpay.
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The common mistake, and I am not directing this to you, just replied here...Fields is developed as much as we can possibly expect him to be. Our offense is not set up with enough WR's to accommodate him in the only offense he may be good at...which is not anything the Steelers have in place...we need a few wr threats at all levels of the field, so he has quick options...not just " Hey maybe I should run the ball again here" AB had Hines, Santonio, ...etc.
 
It definitely seems like Fields is probably their best option for next season, but they're not willing to make the type of financial commitment to him he seems to want and will probably get from someone else.

Right now, it is kind of frightening to contemplate what the Steelers might be putting out there at QB in September. Fields might look like Warren Moon in comparison.

It's come to the point giving Mason Rudolph a call almost seems like a decent idea, assuming he would even answer seeing the Pittsburgh area code.
 
Having seen Fields grow in his limited time in a very limited system in Pittsburgh following a dumpster fire turn style situation in Chicago I hardly think anyone can say what system Fields would do well in or if he is anywhere close to reaching his potential BBB.

If Geno and Sam can blossom when removed from shituations so can JF
 
Punxsutawney said:
It definitely seems like Fields is probably their best option for next season, but they're not willing to make the type of financial commitment to him he seems to want and will probably get from someone else.

Right now, it is kind of frightening to contemplate what the Steelers might be putting out there at QB in September. Fields might look like Warren Moon in comparison.

It's come to the point giving Mason Rudolph a call almost seems like a decent idea, assuming he would even answer seeing the Pittsburgh area code.
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Rudy actually fits the Tomlin/AS system

Can play under center so PA would improve
Runs best when not improvising

But yeah…he’d have to be desperate to answer that call from Mike. But he as well as the Steelers may very well both find themselves in desperate situations
 
Fiji Mariner said:
Rudy actually fits the Tomlin/AS system

Can play under center so PA would improve
Runs best when not improvising

But yeah…he’d have to be desperate to answer that call from Mike. But he as well as the Steelers may very well both find themselves in desperate situations
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He's honestly about the best they could realistically do at this point. Who knows if he could play anywhere near as well as he did for them in 2023, but they have to try to bridge the gap to what are hopefully better options in 2026 somehow.

It's why potentially burning bridges with players isn't a good idea. The emerging pattern of Tomlin doing that is becoming hard to ignore.
 
If the Jets are going after him, they will probably give him $25 million per. They do stupid shiznit like the Clowns do. They'll go from a stupid trade for Rodgers to Fields. Quite the difference. For Fields sake, I hope this mess isn't because of his agent. His best opportunity to continue to grow and potentially get that large payday is to stay with the Steelers for 2 to 3 years. He will be in the same offense with the same OC (who appears to really like Fields if Tomlin would stay out of the way.) for the 2nd year (not sure if this has happened yet in his young career). He will be much more comfortable improving instead of scrambling and trying to learn another new offense. Even Fields said that's what he wanted to do. So, either the Steelers royally screwed the pooch on this one or Fields is not getting good information from his agent who will go for the absolute top dollar.
 
madinsomniac said:
So going into the offseason the teams that needed a starting qb were:

The Steelers
The Raiders ( now the Seahawks)
The Jets
The Giants
The Titans ( assuming they are done with Levis)
The Browns (Watson may still miss half the year)

There arent any QBs that are absolute year 1 starters, but probably 2 that may be used that way..

The Free Agency class is 4 deep on potential starters

Darnold, with one good year under his belt
Old man Rodgers
Old Man Wilson
Justin Fields.

Fields is the closest thing to Hurts or Lamar available

Ive always been skeptical he wasnt going to end up being insanely overvalued when he hit UFA...

His best bet is taking a one year lesser backup deal on a team where they develop qbs great... say, SF... then taking his pick from better teams next season... i dont think any of the current ones looking for qbs are good for qbs... though he would have a fighting chance here with a years experiance

But he probably will just chase the money
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Field’s argent is of the money chasing kind. I’d expect Justin to follow even though Young Justin seems to be fairly legal headed and just.

When you wave the “Fist full of Dollars”, things change and decisions Wonn from who you are.




Salute the nation
 
xjx said:
Carr got 40M. That's unbelievable. Fields will be overpaid....by some team. Steelers will wait. They will pick from the remaining pool after the dust settles. I'm starting to think Russ will get little interest from the rest of the league. Tomlin will welcome him back with open arms and a closed play book. He will be overpaid too.
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We'll bring back Wilson and sign Metcalf and have our own Legion of Boom Boom. Vomit.
 
steelhurt said:
No surprise here! Justin has a bad taste of being pulled after a 4-2,start and never regaining the top spot when Russ started the slide.
I think more than anything he wants guarantee of starting job and may not trust Tomlin.
He gets to FA I think he’s gone and then we’re stuck with Russ who the Steelers will say they wanted all along.
I’ve seen enough of Russ in his eleven game audition. It’s like I said before last season…. Takes a lot of sacks, doesn’t use the middle of the field, and has very limited mobility. I have a feeling he’s going to be the guy. I don’t think there’s any market for him.
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It's debatable how good Russ ever was. He was a Rooney pick all along and you know how that goes: IF the bossman wants a player, that player is gonna play. Similar to the way Art thought Harris was the pick at RB; no matter how much the info. said "wrong choice" he stumbled on and on until he was proven wrong as rice. He thought he was getting Derrick Henry but instead he got Trent Richardson and didn't know any better.
 
Lloyd said:
It's debatable how good Russ ever was. He was a Rooney pick all along and you know how that goes: IF the bossman wants a player, that player is gonna play. Similar to the way Art thought Harris was the pick at RB; no matter how much the info. said "wrong choice" he stumbled on and on until he was proven wrong as rice. He thought he was getting Derrick Henry but instead he got Trent Richardson and didn't know any better.
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you cannot compare Harris to Trent

Not even you
 
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