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Steelers have to be willing to move on from the good when great is available. They coulda had Henry or Saquon easily.
"Najee Harris ain't it". NAJEE 3.0 It's time to go, yo....
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I'm done arguing with the haters. The world will still spin and nothing ever really makes them happy.
Facts just muddy the water...
You must not be woke.
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Easily?? Saquon Barkley signed with the Eagles for $37.75 mil, $26 mil of which was guaranteed. If you actually think the Steelers were gonna outbid the Eagles for his services, you must be brand-new to Steeler fanhood lol
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38 for 3 years? That's 13 per and people are acting like Najee will get 9-10. Yeah that's easy money for 2005 yards rushing. How much was Henry, even cheaper? RBs are cheap, even at the top.
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Personally I would love to see what those 2 could have done behind this OL while running into stacked boxes. Playing for the easiest offense to game plan against. Also I wonder what Harris would have done on the more complete offenses of the Eagles and Ravens with their OL and....."above the line" offensive system.
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Could they? Henry and Barkley may not have chosen Steelers over Ravens and Eagles, even if the Steelers offered more money.
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Hmmm…
Who was adamant we draft him in round 1 and bragged that he was the target all along? Who coached him? Who told him when he asked for help as rookie that he’d figure it out on his own?
Najee has been average, just like everyone but Watt that Tomlin coaches has become
Ravens and Eagles are good at identifying talent. Steelers have some catching up to do.
also so many stupid play calls alwats 3 te set toss/sweep to harris aside from a few times it worked raiders game and a few other times with how inconsistent the line is and the 3rd te as useless as he was its bound to fail.
arthur smith doesn't see it you have a mediocre ol a non mobile QB but smart go 4 wide utilize both austin and Pickins for some easy slants get Yac and run a bit to set up the big pa.
arthur smith doesn't see it you have a mediocre ol a non mobile QB but smart go 4 wide utilize both austin and Pickins for some easy slants get Yac and run a bit to set up the big pa.
we let him go with so many needs we are looking at rnd 3-4 on an RB Judkins or Mullings to pair up speedster warren.
I would rather go something like this
21 DT Grant/Williams
53 WR Higgins
83 CB/OT
instead of at 83 take Judkins or Mullings as you will need a thumper to team up with Warren.
I would rather go something like this
21 DT Grant/Williams
53 WR Higgins
83 CB/OT
instead of at 83 take Judkins or Mullings as you will need a thumper to team up with Warren.
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Harris finished his college career with 3,843 rushing yards, the most in Alabama history. In his senior year, he rushed for 1,466 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Harris finished his college career with 57 touchdowns, the most in Alabama history.
It amazes me how Harris forgot how to find gaps and holes to run through when he turned pro.
I think Harris would be a beast behind Phillys O line.
Barkley would be very average in Pittsburgh.
Harris finished his college career with 57 touchdowns, the most in Alabama history.
It amazes me how Harris forgot how to find gaps and holes to run through when he turned pro.
I think Harris would be a beast behind Phillys O line.
Barkley would be very average in Pittsburgh.
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Very rarely do backs that average less than 4ypc see such a high percentage of the offense go through them…but in 17 games with his best trait of availability sure Najee can stack 1000 yard seasons. You can average less than 60 yards per game and get to 1000…whoopty doo. I honestly do respect his best trait as he keeps being available…not super easy at that position.I've been away.
You're reaching with your opinion, and that's fine. 4 consecutive 1000 yard campaigns has only been done once before. Bust
Scheme and OL chemistry/injuries should have been mentioned but you overlooked those facts.
He's also a great teammate.
Yeah, let's get rid of guys like that and bring in more headcases...
With the Tomlin run/run/pass/punt offense he gets plenty enough touches to hit that meager 60 yards per game…slow clap for Najee and his very average skill set…and excellent availability.
He can be a average-good back, but nobody has to game plan to stop Najee Harris. I can easily think of 10-15 backs currently playing I’d rather have the offense running through.
He’s just a second rate Harris…if he had any guts he’d have won a couple superbOwls by now like
a real Harris would…alright that was just for fun reminiscing back to when my guys were relevant.
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Running behind that stacked O line at Bama verse lower level talent defensive lines (comparatively speaking) definitely made
Najee look good…in college. It’s like all those 5 star recruits were better than the 3s and few 4s they were playing against??? Go figure
Let’s be honest, you could’ve drove a dump truck through many of those “gaps and holes” he was running through at Bama
Looking through my eyes...
Najee doesn't have the required burst/speed or vision/anticipation be considered a top 5 or even top 10 back...
His strengths are his ability to put a helmet on every week, and has the capability to run the ball 25-30 times a game if needed,
Najee doesn't have the required burst/speed or vision/anticipation be considered a top 5 or even top 10 back...
His strengths are his ability to put a helmet on every week, and has the capability to run the ball 25-30 times a game if needed,
Problem is your offensive players need to be weapons. As if they are just ok a defense can spend more time in other areas that are more explosive. It doesn’t give an offense an explosive balance. The best O’s are strong in the trenches , their RB no1 is hard to contain. Their WR 1 is hard to contain. Their TE is hard to contain. The Steelers have a few ok guys and a lot of mediocre at best.
If you don’t have the stars at this positions you better have a better than average nucleus. They lack that as well.
I will leave it from just the player perspective.
In Other words ..
They stink!
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You actually the Steelers would be willing to pay that?? I don't. Not then, not now, not tomorrow.
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They are up against the cap every year. They don't go cheap on contracts
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But it's a long time since they've paid big money to a running back.
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They do if its a free-agent running back
I could be wrong but I really sense watching him speak that Harris does not want to be a Steeler. He will have a market certainly. I feel Barkley's success post Giants will add more then a million. However, I don't think it's an amount the Steelers couldn't match. So we will see. I think he is very professional. I think he's been very durable, his ball security is undeniable. The big issue for him to me as it compares to all other big time backs. He simply lacks break away speed. He leaves 2 hundred or more yards on the table every year because he simply cannot run away from people. He has been on this team for 4 years and to my knowledge has never had a house call more then 35 yards. Maybe he has. That is without me looking but I'd be shocked if more then 40.
The other issue with him is he us not good in short yardage. He simply is not. He is big and strong but you have to be a sledge hammer in those situations and he simply doesn't have short area speed either where he just blasts for a TD.
The other issue with him is he us not good in short yardage. He simply is not. He is big and strong but you have to be a sledge hammer in those situations and he simply doesn't have short area speed either where he just blasts for a TD.
I looked it up. In four years it's like 35, 27, 36 and a high mark of 37 yards as longest runs a year. Considering the volume of his touches and the number of times he has been past the second level those numbers are almost impossible to believe.
Great. Fantastic. I like Najee and want him to be a star. But what is the point of keeping him here. He has been 100% consistent every year. Down to about a 150 yards between his very best season and his worst. Is he going to be a star here? That is the question.