The discussions about Revis got me thinking. What are some other folks out there that might make some sort of sense that fall outside the normal conversation.
First off, this assumes that the Steelers take care of AB, Bell, AV, and still have a bit of cap room left over after setting some aside for the rookies.
1. Cordarrelle Patterson - WR/KR Vikings. Would instantly solve any return game issues. Never really launched as a WR. But is 6' 2" and 220 pounds. Runs like a gazelle. Never played with an NFL QB who can throw a decent deep ball. Likely won't cost much. 2 million per year to upgrade the return game and maybe have the Steelers WR reclamation machine churn out a terrifying red-zone weapon?
2. Want a more "polished" WR to help the depth chart? Let me introduce you (all over again) to Markus Wheaton. Seriously. Like is any team going to value him more than the Steelers?
3. Want to bring someone in to help with pass rush? Ingram and Perry too expensive? What about Damontre Moore as a consolation prize? Is only 24 years old. Has done a few things in the NFL. Has good size. Will come cheap. Drawbacks? Oh yeah -- he is likely a drunk and a knucklehead. Put him through Deebo's Reform School for Wayward NFL Pass Rushers?
4. Worried about heading into the draft with a hole at ILB? Not sure that Timmons is where you want cap dollars to go? What about Arthur Moats? How is he not already an inside 3-4 linebacker?
5. Markus Cooper - DB Arizona. Been discussed on another thread at length. May not be the greatest CB ever, but like the roster has so many options.
6. Justin Gilbert - KR/DB. If he didn't cost 2 million plus, I don't think he would have got cut. But maybe. Still what if was playing for peanuts?
Along with Revis, these are some of the lower cost fliers I would take if I had Colbert's job. They have one thing in common - mostly second contract players that will cost less than $4 million per year to sign. There is a certain team in the upper northeast that has been putting together some nice rosters for about a decade and a half doing similar things.