Perfect offseason

[insaniti]

This is earlier than I wanted to do an offseason thread, but why not?

1. Trade Tomlin
I think you way undervalued Tomlin. I think a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd is the starting point and that could be spread over multiple seasons.
Bears give Steelers #41, 2026 1st and 3rd

2. Hire Ben Johnson
I'm good with this one. The goal would to also be to add the best available OL coach and DC.

3. Sign either Russ to an incentive laid contract or Fields.
I'm good with this as well.

4. Trade George Pickens / Sign Chris Godwin
I'm looking to get a top 40 pick for Pickens. Let's go with #37 from Patriots for Pickens. Spotrac has Godwin at $22.6 million per year. A lot hinges on his recovery from an ankle injury, but he's only 28 and won't command what Higgins will get.

Draft-
RD1- Derrick Harmon, IDL, Oregon
I wanted to go CB here, I just don't know if that's where the value is. Harmon was one of a few bright spots for Oregon against Ohio State in the playoffs.

RD2a (from New England)- Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
Productive cornerback who would be a playmaker for the defense.

RD2b (from Chicago)-
Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss
Harris paired with Godwin on the outside and the combo of Austin/Wilson on the inside is a nice rebuild of the WR room.

RD2c- Trade for a 2026 2nd round pick

RD3- RJ Harvey, RB, UCF
Put him in the underrated category right now. Extremely productive and explosive. Has flashed potential catching the ball.

If you're hiring an offensive head coach, why would you trade your best offensive weapon? Don't give me the "he's a cancer" nonsense. I'd be pissed too, he's widely considered one of the most talented WR in the league, and he gets on average 7 targets a game (this year, 6 on his career). For comparison sake, Jamar Chase averages 11 targets, Jefferson 10, hell Drake London averaged 10 targets a game this year.

Wan'Dale Robinson, Keenan Allen, Tee Higgins, Josh Downs, Darnell Mooney, Puka Nacua (missed 6 games) all had more targets than Pickens. All but Puka are the second options in their offenses. I've said it before in other threads. But since AB, we don't know how to use a #1 WR. We shove Pickens out there in the same spots, don't put him in motion, don't stick him inside on bunches, there's no creativity to get him the ball. With our current skill players, Pickens should get 11-12 targets a game, and Muth should get 8-10 (he's currently getting 4.5). There's enough talent on this team now to be at least upper half of the league offensively. The problem is and always will be Tomlin's conservative approach to games. So if Tomlin is gone I'm not trading Pickens, period.

 

[Superman]

Trading Tomlin should be our first goal this off-season.
Ben Johnson should be waiting in the wings. And if he turns it down, go for Liam Coen (Bucs OC)
Keep Pickens, as @insaniti said
Draft Emeka Egbuka - WR room solved
Bring in Robert Saleh as DC

 

[Drink IRON City]

Trading Tomlin should be our first goal this off-season.
Ben Johnson should be waiting in the wings. And if he turns it down, go for Liam Coen (Bucs OC)
Keep Pickens, as @insaniti said
Draft Emeka Egbuka - WR room solved
Bring in Robert Saleh as DC

I **** you not, if all this happened, once again I’d be out on my patio G-stringless and pissing all over the place.

INSTANT contenders.

Thanks for all your great posts Superman and humor along the way.


Salute the nation

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

Why?

He has improved every year and did well this year aside from the playoffs where he had absolutely no open wideouts most of the time, much like the Steelers. Give him another year and some better WR's and he may play himself into the first round.

 

[Hypocycloids]

I heard somewhere that Tomlin has a no trade clause in his contract.

 

[slashsteel]

I heard somewhere that Tomlin has a no trade clause in his contract.

Yeah here, we have been saying it ever since someone suggested it.

 

[CoolieMan]

He has improved every year and did well this year aside from the playoffs where he had absolutely no open wideouts most of the time, much like the Steelers. Give him another year and some better WR's and he may play himself into the first round.

he has a long way to go

 

[MT~Forged]

I do not subscribe to the idea of Hiring a Head Coach then telling them, "these are your coaches". If the person hired as HC is not qualified to hire their own Coordinators and assistant coaches, THEY ARE NOT READY TO BE HEAD COACH. Part of the reason you hire a HC is because the people they can bring with them.

It would be different if the Ownership had a history of recognizing and developing Head Coaching Talent. This Team does not have that.

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

he has a long way to go

He does, but so did Burrow going into his final year. And I am not saying he will be Burrow by any stretch but he could get his stock up.