Steelers Receive 4th Round Compensatory Pick

[86WARD]

Steelers received a 4th Round Compensatory pick for the 2022 NFL Draft. 138th Overall.

[tube517]

I read Haeg's start in the last game affected our chance at a 5th round pick.

How true is it? I have no idea

[Steelerette]

I read Haeg's start in the last game affected our chance at a 5th round pick.

How true is it? I have no idea

Per Alex Kozora that's correct. He played 26% of snaps, just over the 25% threshold, and if he hadn't played, there would have been a 5th awarded.

[tube517]

Per Alex Kozora that's correct. He played 26% of snaps, just over the 25% threshold, and if he hadn't played, there would have been a 5th awarded.

I saw Alex's tweet. But that whole formula thing is still a mystery to me lol

[Mojouw]

Per Alex Kozora that's correct. He played 26% of snaps, just over the 25% threshold, and if he hadn't played, there would have been a 5th awarded.

Haeg was a dumb signing and dinking around with him cost them a comp pick all for a player who now doesn’t fit in your roster at all.

It was dumb then and looks even dumber now.

[Steelerette]

I don't disagree that Haeg sucks, but to be fair, at this point you still probably have to project him to be the 3rd or 4th OT on the roster after Moore and Chuks. No way they retain Banner at that cap hit, and after that there's... Chaz Green? OT is still a need for sure.

[Mojouw]

I don't disagree that Haeg sucks, but to be fair, at this point you still probably have to project him to be the 3rd or 4th OT on the roster after Moore and Chuks. No way they retain Banner at that cap hit, and after that there's... Chaz Green? OT is still a need for sure.

Right. But look at the age of the offense overall and the line specifically. Haeg doesn’t fit the timeline. As you said, this isn’t the NBA but the Steelers could have and still can approximate Haeg’s value with a player outside the comp pick calculation.

“Proven vets” like Haeg are great depth for teams like the Chiefs or Bills. Rebuilding teams like the Steelers should be doing What they’re doing this off-season and signing high upside young depth options. They should’ve done this last off season as well. They didn’t and it cost them a comp pick and now they have a player that they should cut by no later than after they get the draft and UDFA class in house.

[Born2Steel]

Steelers had $10M in cap space this time last year.

...https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsbur...lers/cap/2021/

Not saying they shouldn't have used that money to buy better players but I think those better players held out for more money.

[Mojouw]

Steelers had $10M in cap space this time last year.

...https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsbur...lers/cap/2021/

Not saying they shouldn't have used that money to buy better players but I think those better players held out for more money.

They could’ve signed the equivalent of Leglue for a bag of kicking tees.

None of this is a big deal. It doesn’t matter but it’s just a move that, for me, indicates a team that didn’t enter 2021 honest about their real performance capabilities. And that’s troubling because if they do that at the end of Roethlisberger’s career while in cap jail, no big deal. Do it now or moving forward and your rebuild goes off the rails and you’re back to square one.

[Born2Steel]

They could’ve signed the equivalent of Leglue for a bag of kicking tees.

None of this is a big deal. It doesn’t matter but it’s just a move that, for me, indicates a team that didn’t enter 2021 honest about their real performance capabilities. And that’s troubling because if they do that at the end of Roethlisberger’s career while in cap jail, no big deal. Do it now or moving forward and your rebuild goes off the rails and you’re back to square one.

John Leglue? The rookie? He wasn't even supposed to play last season. He comes in week 13 and held a spot for the rest of the way. In which we went 4-2, before the playoff game. That's who we 'wasted' money on?

[Mojouw]

John Leglue? The rookie? He wasn't even supposed to play last season. He comes in week 13 and held a spot for the rest of the way. In which we went 4-2, before the playoff game. That's who we 'wasted' money on?

No. Joe Haeg. Calm down, bud.

They could’ve found some T/G swing OL that would have both played for peanuts and that due to his contract status wouldn’t have negatively impacted the comp pick calculation. They wouldn’t have suffered any drop in on the field performance as a result.

And they’ve have been sitting on an extra draft pick.

I’ve been on this soapbox since they day they signed Haeg. It’s the kind of move destined to hinder more than help.

Again, grand scheme and all that, it’s small beer. But it’s an avoidable misstep and one that other front offices with low cap space avoid.

[Born2Steel]

No. Joe Haeg. Calm down, bud.

They could’ve found some T/G swing OL that would have both played for peanuts and that due to his contract status wouldn’t have negatively impacted the comp pick calculation. They wouldn’t have suffered any drop in on the field performance as a result.

And they’ve have been sitting on an extra draft pick.

I’ve been on this soapbox since they day they signed Haeg. It’s the kind of move destined to hinder more than help.

Again, grand scheme and all that, it’s small beer. But it’s an avoidable misstep and one that other front offices with low cap space avoid.

I could've swore you typed Leglue's name. I don't think Joe Haeg is even still on the roster. Same point applies though. Without the injury plague on the OL last season, neither Leglue nor Haeg ever see the field. So low contract money for backups, and backups to the backups at that, is nowhere near 'the plan'. So maybe you might want to calm down if you've actually been brooding over this.

[Dwinsgames]

I could've swore you typed Leglue's name. I don't think Joe Haeg is even still on the roster. Same point applies though. Without the injury plague on the OL last season, neither Leglue nor Haeg ever see the field. So low contract money for backups, and backups to the backups at that, is nowhere near 'the plan'. So maybe you might want to calm down if you've actually been brooding over this.

he is .... signed a 2 year deal becomes a FA in 2023

[Steelerette]

Haeg is still on the roster with a $3.1mm cap hit (500k dead). In theory it's no big deal to cut him salary-wise, but he probably makes the final 53 because we don't have anything else around and we have to get Banner off the books so even if they draft an OT they gotta keep someone. The bigger deal is that the Steelers weren't careful about his snap count and it cost them a 5th round comp pick.

But, the new O-line coach wanted to get Ben into the playoffs one last time and they made it. Which might not happen if Haeg isn't playing. So I'm not going to spend too much time mourning or what-if-ing it.

[Born2Steel]

All I know is if a guy is the 3rd string OT he's probably not making much, and probably not expected to see the field much, if at all, and he's most definitely not a big part of the future plan. You can probably bet it wasn't part of last year's plan for Haeg to play enough snaps to worry about losing a comp pick. Yet things happen.

[Mojouw]

I could've swore you typed Leglue's name. I don't think Joe Haeg is even still on the roster. Same point applies though. Without the injury plague on the OL last season, neither Leglue nor Haeg ever see the field. So low contract money for backups, and backups to the backups at that, is nowhere near 'the plan'. So maybe you might want to calm down if you've actually been brooding over this.

Apologies for the confusion and the calm down comment was a joke that didn’t land.

Comp picks make me grumpy because multiple other teams get it “right@ annually. Like the Ravens. It isn’t that hard.

It’s an approach to depth I’ve never liked that is wired into Colbert’s DNA. He likes experience over youth.

It is what it is. But those low round picks are a nice lever to have to move around on draft day or poach a high priced player from a cap strapped team.

[Orion]

especially when you dont have a fifth round pick. its a long wait from the 4th till the 6th

[86WARD]

Haeg should’ve never been signed.

Having said that, you can’t field a team based on whether or not they are close to getting comp picks or not. That’s just silly.

Oh…let me bench so and so so we get a “5th round Comp pick”…lol.

[Born2Steel]

Haeg was a PS player. Never took an NFL snap until week13. He started the next 5 weeks because there was nobody else left to play. It wasn't a decision to play him or not to play him.

[Steelerette]

Haeg was a PS player. Never took an NFL snap until week13. He started the next 5 weeks because there was nobody else left to play. It wasn't a decision to play him or not to play him.

He started 33 games for the Colts and 3 games for Tom Brady in 2020.

[Born2Steel]

He started 33 games for the Colts and 3 games for Tom Brady in 2020.

you're right. I'm still confused on the Leglue from before. Leglue was who I was thinking about.

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