1. Graham Barton, C, Duke 2. Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida 3. Maason Smith, DT, LSU 3. Max Melton, CB, Rutgers 4. Blake Fisher, OT, Notre Dame 6. Tommy Eichenberg, ILB, Ohio State 6. MJ Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh
Woah, what happened in the past few weeks? Not so long ago you were still touting Burns as young and improving, now he is in the lineup with the "bust perpetrators"? I get the Peterson would be a huge upgrade and I would be willing to give up a 2nd for him, but just wondering why the fall of on Burns support.
what is the chance of them trading for peterson?
Ed Bouchette - Blutarsky, which in Animal House speak means 0.0
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/s...s/201810160128
Ike Taylor lost his way, and needed most of the 2006 season to regain his composure. Similarly, I think that Burns needs to sit for a good, long while.
Maybe it’s coaching. Because, Burns is already slow; adding in a DC who make strange play calls and/or has his players routinely confused as where to line up... isn’t helping.
In the meantime, if the Steelers can acquire the best (IMO) cornerback in the NFL, I’d be 100% for it. A draft pick would be cheaper; a draft pick would be younger; but, a draft pick is not a “sure” thing. Thus, give me the already-established All Pro.
C'mon Colbert....
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If Antonio Brown was our GM for this situation.....
Pat Pete sent out a tweet that said:
@joehaden23 Yo
The Twitterverse is rife with people saying that Peterson “only” has three good years left. Okay. Our Super Bowl window with Ben is about that long. So... (as you agree)... why not go for broke???
Plus, as one (logical) Twitterite mentioned: “Three years of good CB play is better than zero* years.”
*(As others have asserted on here, a late-R1-round pick is not likely to become an All Pro; outliers aside, you almost need a top ten pick. Plus, while the Steelers are adept at drafting WRs, they are not nearly as good at drafting DBs.)
Word on the street (aka local sports talk radio) is he'd really like to go back to Stinky Town (aka New Orleans)
I think we need to try to get Peterson right now, even for a first rounder. Our window to win a Lombardi is right now, Ben probably won't play for 5 years.
With Haden and Peterson at CB we would drastically improve our Defense, and we will need it when we play the Cheats or Chiefs in January or they'll drop 40 on us.
A first-round pick for three years of All-Pro level play sure beats the hell out of a first-round pick for four years of crappy play, and no one else gets a chance at the position because "this is finally gonna be the year it all comes together for sure."
See you Space Cowboy ...
Good point you’re pretty much getting first round talent for 2.5 years...so really you’re giving up 2.5 years of a 5-year gamble? No brainer. If that’s the true cost, Pittsburgh should be offering that and Artie Burns.
Saints just traded for Eli Apple from the Giants, so they are most likely off the table
YES i would give a 1st or a 2nd for him.
With Ben only have maybe 3 years left , I think I would be ok with the win now approach.
We usually whiff hard on DBs anyway so why not get a sure fire all pro for 2 3 years?
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Bucs gave a 1st and a 4th for Revis
1. Graham Barton, C, Duke 2. Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida 3. Maason Smith, DT, LSU 3. Max Melton, CB, Rutgers 4. Blake Fisher, OT, Notre Dame 6. Tommy Eichenberg, ILB, Ohio State 6. MJ Devonshire, CB, Pittsburgh