The Pittsburgh Steelers have some tough decisions to make this offseason, and it is safe to say the roster will dramatically different in 2022.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have some tough decisions to make this offseason, and it is safe to say the roster will dramatically different in 2022.
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Are any of those decisions really all that "tough"?
Montravious Adams and Witherspoon are likely fairly easy guys to resign. I suspect that there will not be a bidding war for their services.
Killebrew is another easy resigning if they feel his contributions on Special Teams is important enough.
Juju and Edmunds are the only names on that list where their agents might get enough traction across the league to make it uncomfortable for the Steelers to resign to an easy to swallow cap #.
I would say the harder decisions are guys on the roster that need to be cut with all the cap ramifications and lack of replacements that go with that:
Joe Schoebert: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsbur...chobert-19053/
Banner: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsbur...-banner-21879/
D Watt: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsbur...ek-watt-19152/
Haeg: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsbur...oe-haeg-19109/
Then there are they guys I am too lazy to detail: Layne, Pierre, Snell, McFarland, UG 3, Marcus Allen, Radar, and Mondeuax.
If it were up to me, I would cut every one of these guys but Watt and Banner. I would resign Edmunds and Juju, if possible.
Will the Steelers be willing to churn their roster to that degree? I am talking about entering the FA period with only roughly 24 guys rostered. Have they ever done that before? I have no idea...
Unrestricted Free Agents
QB
Ben Roethlisberger
Joshua Dobbs on the cheap for camp and perhaps knock off one of the others why not have a look
WR
JuJu Smith-Schuster but please do not break the bank
James Washington team friendly deal sure why not
Ray-Ray McCloud
TE
Eric Ebron
RB
Kalen Ballage on the cheap why not
Offensive Line
Trai Turner
Chuks Okorafor not at starter money he is upgradable
B.J. Finney
Defensive Line
Montravious Adams worth a longer look at the right price
OLB
Taco Charlton on the cheap for depth sure
CB
Joe Haden
Akhello Witherspoon took forever to get on the field once he did there was no getting him off , resign the man but no brinks trucks
Arthur Maulet
Safety
Terrell Edmunds make a reasonable attempt to resign but no brinks trucks !!!
Miles Killebrew would like to see him retained st value and can play the box well
Restricted Free Agents
Dwayne Haskins
Marcus Allen let the market dictate for next to nothing retain them otherwise move on
Robert Spillane
Exclusive Rights Free Agents
J.C. Hassenauer
Demarcus Christmas
DeMarkus Acy
Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. Eagles problem now
Steelers have 6 picks in this draft.
My thinking:
They will re-sign every single player they can get to re-sign. They get to take 90 into TC right? They will also sign a couple of top shelf FAs this offseason(2-3). It will not look promising but blowing it up and starting over with all new players and coaches is not the answer.