Will you be saying that after he signs his contract? It's not like he's going to hold out and miss games.
I was aware he was available during the draft, I wanted the Steelers to trade the pick then, still wish they would have. Never considered the 1.32 vs 2.01 contract issue. I’m a Penn State fan and obviously hope he pans out, but would’ve traded the pick.
Out of curiosity, was your target if they traded?
Wasn’t about a specific target, it was about draft capital. There were many good players available.
The trade on the board was probably very similar to what the Cardinals received.
Eh, when it comes down to it, good players are better than more draft picks. If you like JPJ and believe he can be a starter, I don't see a reason to trade down just to pick up some middle round selections. Porter plays a premium position and it's tough to pass those types of guys up if you believe they can be good players in the NFL.
He was saying it probably seems reasonable he didn't sign based on two others around that time period not signing.
I would have to disagree with this cause there are talented teams that lose cause of the coach. Therefore the coach does deserve credit. Can't go both ways ya know. Every team is talented (yes some are staked more than others) but this is the NFL every team has a lot of talent. Its the culture and the coaching everything else that brings it all together. It is why we have seen super teams in every league fail cause Talent alone will not win. There has to be chemistry and someone and something to bring it all together. Football is probably the be all end all of proving that it is a team sport all the way around. The teams that win have the all of it. The talent, the structure, the culture, a lot of luck and the over all cohesion that brings everything together.
Middle round picks? Based on FFL’s post, it could have easily been a later 2nd plus a 3rd. There were a handful of CBs that went later in the second round that likely would have been taken by the Steelers had they traded down. It’ll be interesting to see how they turn out vs. Porter.
To be fair I for got to include the fact it was a swap of 2nd's and 3rds this year and then additionally next years 3rd. All together 765 points for Titan and 720 points for Cards PLUS 2024 3rd round pick. The last pick in the 3rd round is worth 120. So that is where I get the trade value being at least 75 points in the Cards favor. If the 3rd ends up (likely) being a top 10 pick could push the trade value over to the 175+ mark. Which would be phenomenal trade equity.
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A later second, so you downgrade your early second-round pick and a third-rounder is a middle round selection. There will be other good cornerbacks from this draft, but Porter had a few things the Steelers liked: size, wingspan, bloodlines.
