Steelers trade for Minkah Fitzpatrick

[BlackAndGold]

[Edman]

I'm absolutely baffled by this, but okay. The absolute stones of the front office.

[BlackAndGold]

This is just shocking.

They are all in on Rudolph.

[Mojouw]

Daaaaaayyyyyyyyyuuuuuum

Colbert is a steely-eyed gunslinger.

So many questions. But, I'm gonna have to wait and see what smarter people than me say first.

[Shoes]

Man if this is so... not sure about this at all. No TE again next year.

[Hawkman]

I need additional confirmation.

[steelreserve]

Well, that was unexpected.

[Edman]

This effectively wipes out all possibility of a tank this season. The Steelers are REALLY banking big on Mason Rudolph. I mean REALLY big.

[Mojouw]

Ok. I lied. I'mma just gonna go ahead and be overly excited. So....I really like this draft site...and here is their write-up of Fitzpatrick: https://www.thehuddlereport.com/arch...itzpatrick.htm

Reading that, I have visions of a certain shampoo pitchman who kinda made this whole thing work a few years back.

To be clear, I am not putting them on the same level, just saying that a flexible chess piece on the back-end may fix a ton of what ails this team...

So who do they cut? Who gets sent to the bench and how soon? So exciting - even if he bombs it is exciting.

[Shoes]

I need additional confirmation.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ed-to-steelers

[teegre]

This effectively wipes out all possibility of a tank this season. The Steelers are REALLY banking big on Mason Rudolph. I mean REALLY big.

Yep

If the Steelers suck, they now have no shot at Herbert (et al). Thankfully, they (like I do) have a ton of confidence in Rudolph.

[hwalker84]

Holy shit!!

[steelreserve]

It certainly is interesting. If it is the missing piece that fizes the secondary, it could go down as a great trade. If Rudolph bombs out and this turns into a top-5 pick, it could go down as the worst trade in team history.

BIG BALLS though!

[Mojouw]

Yep

If the Steelers suck, they now have no shot at Herbert (et al). Thankfully, they (like I do) have a ton of confidence in Rudolph.

Or it is all part of 5 dimensional chess strategy for Lawrence in 2021.

I call it "Lay-up for Lawrence". Still workshopping that...

[Bluecoat96]

*cue the armchair GMs that are pissed off.

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[Mojouw]

Weird thought: This trade only happens because Ben R gets hurt. 'Phins figure a Ben R team rights the ship and the pick is middle to lower half of the first round. Now, they figure it is top 12...let us hope they are wrong.

[teegre]

Ok. I lied. I'mma just gonna go ahead and be overly excited. So....I really like this draft site...and here is their write-up of Fitzpatrick: https://www.thehuddlereport.com/arch...itzpatrick.htm

Reading that, I have visions of a certain shampoo pitchman who kinda made this whole thing work a few years back.

To be clear, I am not putting them on the same level, just saying that a flexible chess piece on the back-end may fix a ton of what ails this team...

So who do they cut? Who gets sent to the bench and how soon? So exciting - even if he bombs it is exciting.

Out of college, he was one of Saban’s all-time favorite players. Minkah was like an extra coach. Really.

That said... he’s not a safety. He is a slot CB.

Then again, he eliminates the opposition’s third receiver. With Nelson playing so well, teams will have a tough time beating us through the air.

[86WARD]

I don’t know...if he just wants to be a nickel back was it really worth the first round pick? Could that pick have been used on Jalen Ramsey?

Looking for more details and thoughts on this from the front office.

[Edman]

It certainly is interesting. If it is the missing piece that fizes the secondary, it could go down as a great trade. If Rudolph bombs out and this turns into a top-5 pick, it could go down as the worst trade in team history.

BIG BALLS though!

This tells us two things:

Colbert is giving one more hurrah before he leaves, or the Steelers know what they have in Rudolph, they REALLY like what they see from him, and are gearing up again. They are all in on Mason for real.

[teegre]

Or it is all part of 5 dimensional chess strategy for Lawrence in 2021.

I call it "Lay-up for Lawrence". Still workshopping that...

Abhorance for Lawrence

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This tells us two things:

Colbert is giving one more hurrah before he leaves, or the Steelers know what they have in Rudolph, they REALLY like Mason Rudolph, and are gearing up again.

I truly believe it’s the second part.

[Hawkman]

Man if this is so... not sure about this at all. No TE again next year.

Sorry Shoe.....but we’ll Get one in the fifth.

[Shoes]

Where's that pic of Tomlin gazing at Mason when you need it?

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Sorry Shoe.....but we’ll Get one in the fifth.

[Fire Goodell]

This tells us two things:

Colbert is giving one more hurrah before he leaves, or the Steelers know what they have in Rudolph, they REALLY like Mason, and are gearing up again. They are all in on Mason for real.

This is the only way to see it TBH. If they didn't believe in Mason, they would have said no way and went into rebuild mode. They must believe that even with Mason we're doing better than 8-8, how stupid would we look trading a top 15 pick away? I know this kid is supposed to be good, but man... I guess I'll just wait and see.

[DesertSteel]

Wow!! I love it. Absolutely love it. Go big or go home.

[teegre]

Where's that pic of Tomlin gazing at Mason when you need it?

I have that pic saved on my favorites (on my phone).

[BlackAndGold]

[steelreserve]

This tells us two things:

Colbert is giving one more hurrah before he leaves, or the Steelers know what they have in Rudolph, they REALLY like what they see from him, and are gearing up again. They are all in on Mason for real.

My theory is they were fed up with that draft pick and just took whatever they could get for it. My sources said some of the players were tired of how it was always acting like a prima donna.

[86WARD]

Won’t have to sit through the draft in 2020...lol.

[Fire Goodell]

Wow!! I love it. Absolutely love it. Go big or go home.

Well thinking about it, why draft a secondary player with high bust potential (especially with this FO drafting DB's), or make this trade with an already proven young player?

[Shoes]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...trick-steelers