Claypool traded to the Bears for a 2023 2nd Round Pick

[Dwinsgames]

Good replies all. But I think all these former players showing up on radio row at the SB or randomly on social media and weighing in like they know something when they only know what everyone else can see from the outside is a jerk move.

Claypool may be all the negative things we have ascribed to him and more. But none of us really knows anything and neither does Ward.

not picking on you here several posts tho with that sentiment .... problem with that is anyone saying this is as guilty of it as they are proclaiming ward to be ....

now all that being said ........... the NFL is a very small fraternity noise makes it way around rather quickly and if you have ties to an organization I would imagine those murmurings probably make it around even quicker ...

do I know any of this with any amount of certainty , well no but it only stands to reason or at least in my mind it does.......

[Mojouw]

I just wish that the former players were better at playing the media game. They all agree to take interviews because they want to get their brand, charity, agenda, product, whatever some exposure. Then the place interviewing them has no interest in any of that. They just want something spicy to drive up views/clicks/whatever.

I wish that the athletes understood the game that was being played better and Ward should realize that all anyone is going to hear from this interview now is the hyperbolic headline that "Former Steelers Great Calls Other Steelers Chump Lazy!"

It is all kinda cheap, lazy, and stupid. Mostly on the part of the nonsense outlets that are so desperate for any controversy to keep their crappy content afloat but also on all these former athletes who just can't learn to say "No".

[86WARD]

I just wish that the former players were better at playing the media game. They all agree to take interviews because they want to get their brand, charity, agenda, product, whatever some exposure. Then the place interviewing them has no interest in any of that. They just want something spicy to drive up views/clicks/whatever.

I wish that the athletes understood the game that was being played better and Ward should realize that all anyone is going to hear from this interview now is the hyperbolic headline that "Former Steelers Great Calls Other Steelers Chump Lazy!"

It is all kinda cheap, lazy, and stupid. Mostly on the part of the nonsense outlets that are so desperate for any controversy to keep their crappy content afloat but also on all these former athletes who just can't learn to say "No".

Why do they need to “play the game” after they leave the NFL? In this case, Wars clearly says from the outside looking in. He answered a question he was asked honestly. There’s no game to be played there. He has no skin in the game day as Ryan Clark does. Clark is a media guy, he needs to be contrarian or whatever to get watchers, get clicks, whatever. But Ward and other players (Ben or whoever you want to pick) that aren’t in the media (maybe Ben is a bad example with his podcast) have nothing to win or lose by expressing what they see Chase Claypool doing. I would be annoyed had Ward come out and said how great Claypool was, how the Steelers shouldn’t have traded him, positive this and positive that. It’s all lies.

I don’t get the hang up for a player just telling it like he sees it…which is in correlation with how everyone here feels.

[Mojouw]

Why do they need to “play the game” after they leave the NFL? In this case, Wars clearly says from the outside looking in. He answered a question he was asked honestly. There’s no game to be played there. He has no skin in the game day as Ryan Clark does. Clark is a media guy, he needs to be contrarian or whatever to get watchers, get clicks, whatever. But Ward and other players (Ben or whoever you want to pick) that aren’t in the media (maybe Ben is a bad example with his podcast) have nothing to win or lose by expressing what they see Chase Claypool doing. I would be annoyed had Ward come out and said how great Claypool was, how the Steelers shouldn’t have traded him, positive this and positive that. It’s all lies.

I don’t get the hang up for a player just telling it like he sees it…which is in correlation with how everyone here feels.

It is a game because Ward likely went to do media to increase exposure for whatever spring football league he is coaching in currently. Whatever clickbait fly by night "content" creator he was doing media with had no interest in that. They wanted to make sure they could get a snarky comment out of a former player about current players. Why do you think all these former players are always splashed all over the interwebs talking about effort, heart, and maturity? It is a free way for sports sites with no actual thoughts or ideas to contribute to drive traffic to their content.

That is my point....realize you are being used.

This isn't really about what you or I think about Claypool. He may very well be immature and certainly seems to be producing far below his physical potential. But, we have no idea why. We think this or that...but how many times have we all been on here trashing this or that player and then find out later that they were totally not that?

It is one things for fans to trash a guy, another for former players and now football head-coaches. I can not think of a time that Tomlin has commented on a current NFL player like this...

[DuckHodges]

chase claypool, who peed in the pool as a kid, and still does

[86WARD]

It is a game because Ward likely went to do media to increase exposure for whatever spring football league he is coaching in currently. Whatever clickbait fly by night "content" creator he was doing media with had no interest in that. They wanted to make sure they could get a snarky comment out of a former player about current players. Why do you think all these former players are always splashed all over the interwebs talking about effort, heart, and maturity? It is a free way for sports sites with no actual thoughts or ideas to contribute to drive traffic to their content.

That is my point....realize you are being used.

This isn't really about what you or I think about Claypool. He may very well be immature and certainly seems to be producing far below his physical potential. But, we have no idea why. We think this or that...but how many times have we all been on here trashing this or that player and then find out later that they were totally not that?

It is one things for fans to trash a guy, another for former players and now football head-coaches. I can not think of a time that Tomlin has commented on a current NFL player like this...

You’re thinking way too much into this.

These athletes have been doing this shit for years. They come on, they get asked a couple snowball questions, they get asked a tough question or two, they promote their company, partnership, business, charity, whatever, they answer a couple more questions and then they are on their way down media row.

Of course these hosts want these ex-players on…this drives people to their shows. If they get a nice comment, great. What Ward said is so far from controversial it’s ridiculous and so far from premeditated.

I would suggest maybe listening to a few more of these media row interviews from Super Bowls…they are all pretty much the same interview format with a few ideas and words changed from player to player. Lol.

Totally different than Ryan Clark babbling on about something or David Carr spilling the beans about what the problem was between the Raiders and Derek Carr. Those have agendas.

[zulater]

Best trade ever!!!!

[DesertSteel]

Best trade ever!!!!

I’ll wait to see how the #32 career stacks up against Claypool’s.

[Orion]

I’ll wait to see how the #32 career stacks up against Claypool’s.

i dont see the connection between the 32nd picks success verse the value of the trade.would you not trade, say, alex highsmith for the #1 overall pick this year ? no risk no reward.

[ALLD]

Steelers have drafted a lot of talent @ WR over the last 15 seasons not to mention Swann & Stallworth, but you can never forget some of the huge busts like Limas Sweed.

[Born2Steel]

Steelers have drafted a lot of talent @ WR over the last 15 seasons not to mention Swann & Stallworth, but you can never forget some of the huge busts like Limas Sweed.

WR has always been a turbulent pick. Even some of the really good picks left scars. AB the most obvious example. There were hurt feelings all around over guys like Bryant, Plax, Holmes, yes Sweed, Fast Money and Easy Money, just to name a few. Claypool was brought in to replace Bryant. JuJu was going to be our next Ward. Too bad they can’t all be more like Larry Fitzgerald.

[DuckHodges]

Steelers have drafted a lot of talent @ WR over the last 15 seasons not to mention Swann & Stallworth, but you can never forget some of the huge busts like Limas Sweed.

i lost a game in madden once because limas sweed dropped a TD pass that would've won the game. and people say madden isn't realistic?

[El Kabong]

i lost a game in madden once because limas sweed dropped a TD pass that would've won the game. and people say madden isn't realistic?

I got to a point where I decided Sweed was dropping passes on purpose.

[polamalubeast]

Arrival of D.J. Moore could complicate Bears’ relationship with Chase Claypool

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...hase-claypool/

[Edman]

It's been a sharp drop for Claypool ever since he got out-jumped by that fire hydrant on the Jets.

[hawaiiansteeler]

damn, I was really hoping we would trade for Claypool to solve all of our WR problems -

Bills place Chase Claypool on IR with toe injury

ESPN
Aug 13, 2024

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-ir-toe-injury

[Hawkman]

damn, I was really hoping we would trade for Claypool to solve all of our WR problems -

Bills place Chase Claypool on IR with toe injury

ESPN
Aug 13, 2024

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-ir-toe-injury