Update on Bud Dupree’s ACL Surgery

[Steeler Nation]

By: Brandon J. Wallace SteelerNation.com **   Great news coming from Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, Bud Dupree on Wednesday morning. After suffering a season-ending ACL injury in 2020, the sixth-year man out of Kentucky says he’s “feeling great” and “ahead of schedule” as he continues his rehab. .@steelers LB Bud Dupree on @gmfb @nflnetwork says he's […]

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[steelhurt]

I'm happy for Bud and wish him continued growth and success but sure wish it could be with us.

 

[madinsomniac]

Once more, if someone hands him a 15 mil plus long term contract he should jump on it
But if all thats out there are bad one year deals or long term budget deals he definitely should resign here and break the bank the year after... players should never take the prove it one year deals in a new system

 

[TDX27]

Good for him but just like we aren't signing Watson, Stafford or Rodgers, we aren't resigning Bud. I consider him no longer a Steeler since he is an UFA and the chances of resigning him are less than 1%.

 

[Steelr4evr]

Glad he's doing well. He's past the infection worry part of post surgery. I don't think we will see him again,but who knows.

I wonder how Bush is doing?

 

[bermudasteel]

Bring him back - can't we franchise tag him???

 

[FSF]

What’s crazy is that most fans are saying they’re facing the same thing with their team


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[madinsomniac]

We seem to think of the guy as one of the top free agents out there, but most of the rankings you see from sites like PFF and other more national opinions have him in the 40-60 range among free agents... O think he is better than that and not just a byproduct of Watt... if GMs dont agree then he should find a way to stay.. on a normal year when there are 20 teams competing for talent with a decent amount of cap room in free agency one will be crazy enough to overpay a guy like dupree.. next year there will be five to seven teams that can afford what he should be making and most of them are poorly run non contenders...

 

[SteelerFan448]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnClaytonNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnClaytonNFL</a> says on <a href="https://twitter.com/937theFan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@937theFan</a> he expects Bud Dupree to sign a 1-year deal in the neighborhood of $6 million this offseason. Because of ACL and low salary cap.<br><br>The Steelers have to find a way to make that happen.</p>— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoniExpress/status/1354552382693265413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This would be crazy low even coming off an injury and Clayton is just speculating. However, the Steelers should plan ahead if there is a slow market for Dupree and do what they can to keep him if he's coming at upwards of a 60-70% discount.

 

[Djfan]

We seem to think of the guy as one of the top free agents out there, but most of the rankings you see from sites like PFF and other more national opinions have him in the 40-60 range among free agents... O think he is better than that and not just a byproduct of Watt... if GMs dont agree then he should find a way to stay.. on a normal year when there are 20 teams competing for talent with a decent amount of cap room in free agency one will be crazy enough to overpay a guy like dupree.. next year there will be five to seven teams that can afford what he should be making and most of them are poorly run non contenders...

It might be very cool to see him as a non-hot commodity, with teams that can't afford him. In that case he gets a good to great contract from us, and stays.

 

[Drink IRON City]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnClaytonNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnClaytonNFL</a> says on <a href="https://twitter.com/937theFan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@937theFan</a> he expects Bud Dupree to sign a 1-year deal in the neighborhood of $6 million this offseason. Because of ACL and low salary cap.<br><br>The Steelers have to find a way to make that happen.</p>— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoniExpress/status/1354552382693265413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This would be crazy low even coming off an injury and Clayton is just speculating. However, the Steelers should plan ahead if there is a slow market for Dupree and do what they can to keep him if he's coming at upwards of a 60-70% discount.

Until free agency is tested we don't know his value. As said, a low cap year and us being cap strapped we may only be able to offer 5-8mil max. I'm for keeping but also MORE for the positive overall of the team. A one year 6 mil would be a GREAT deal for both in the uncertainty of the up coming fiscal year.




Salute the nation

 

[slashsteel]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnClaytonNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnClaytonNFL</a> says on <a href="https://twitter.com/937theFan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@937theFan</a> he expects Bud Dupree to sign a 1-year deal in the neighborhood of $6 million this offseason. Because of ACL and low salary cap.<br><br>The Steelers have to find a way to make that happen.</p>— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoniExpress/status/1354552382693265413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This would be crazy low even coming off an injury and Clayton is just speculating. However, the Steelers should plan ahead if there is a slow market for Dupree and do what they can to keep him if he's coming at upwards of a 60-70% discount.

Yeah Bud saw that Clayton report and laughed at it. My immediate thought was back to a miniscule chance the Steelers sign him to anything.

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[madinsomniac]

The lowest i had seen before clayton was pff predicting he signs a ten million one year deal with the colts...
The feeling i see anywhere he is discussed is that he is a good player but his success is system driven and partially from Playing opposite of Watt...

I think we far overvalue what he will get on the open market

 

[Steelr4evr]

The lowest i had seen before clayton was pff predicting he signs a ten million one year deal with the colts...
The feeling i see anywhere he is discussed is that he is a good player but his success is system driven and partially from Playing opposite of Watt...

I think we far overvalue what he will get on the open market

All players are made better by playing with great players=great team. Our last 2 superbowl championship teams= great teams.


The 70's teams are filled with greatness all around. They had multiple guys in key places that lifted everyone else up to the standard they set for themselves. That standard was of course set by Coach Noll.

 

[Djfan]

That standard was of course set by Coach Noll.

Don't try to suggest that a coach develops a culture for a team. That's racist

 

[Steelr4evr]

Don't try to suggest that a coach develops a culture for a team. That's racist

You watch many of the interviews by those players under Noll. They respected him,some feared,others hated him like Bradshaw,some admired him.They couldn't figure him out, but they gave everything they had all the time and it paid off.

Cowher was the opposite in wearing his emotions on his sleeve. Those guys would run through brick walls for him and each other. Physically and passion. I remember having long streaks of not giving up a 100 yard rusher, after a win the entire defense was pissed, they had allowed a back to gain over 100 yards and that **** didn't sit well at all. You couldn't even talk to those guys.

That's culture. That's the standard. It is set by the coach and it's his job to develop that culture and keep the torch lit.

Grown men or not, many men left up to their own devices will do their own thing and stray from the course.

 

[Superman]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JohnClaytonNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnClaytonNFL</a> says on <a href="https://twitter.com/937theFan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@937theFan</a> he expects Bud Dupree to sign a 1-year deal in the neighborhood of $6 million this offseason. Because of ACL and low salary cap.<br><br>The Steelers have to find a way to make that happen.</p>— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoniExpress/status/1354552382693265413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This would be crazy low even coming off an injury and Clayton is just speculating. However, the Steelers should plan ahead if there is a slow market for Dupree and do what they can to keep him if he's coming at upwards of a 60-70% discount.

yeah, but other teams arent as strapped as we are.

 

[slashsteel]

yeah, but other teams arent as strapped as we are.

Hard to tell where the Steelers will be. They haven't worked their cap magic yet. But with Covid impacting I think they will do whatever they can do to get clear some room.

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[SteelerFan448]

The lowest i had seen before clayton was pff predicting he signs a ten million one year deal with the colts...
The feeling i see anywhere he is discussed is that he is a good player but his success is system driven and partially from Playing opposite of Watt...

I think we far overvalue what he will get on the open market

I've been saying this for awhile. I also think many are overvaluing what Hilton will get as well.

 

[Steelaztec]

Good for him but just like we aren't signing Watson, Stafford or Rodgers, we aren't resigning Bud. I consider him no longer a Steeler since he is an UFA and the chances of resigning him are less than 1%.

So you're telling me there's a chance?

 

[SteelerInLebanon]

What’s crazy is that most fans are saying they’re facing the same thing with their team


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Which is why I think many assumptions normally made may be wrong this year.