If it doesn't make football sense its probably because the decision is not football related but more financial or political, IMO
In this day and age with replay and analysis available to everyone, fans are more informed and educated on the actual play on the field than ever before. If it doesn't make sense to us in terms of football we're probably right or at least on to something. Of course the politics and financial stuff is harder to discern. I find it curious that Rooney was the one who made the statement on MT, i don't recall Tomlin making a statement on MT or Canada for that matter. Wouldn't the Coach or GM make statements or personnel?
Keeping Mitch, who's proved unreliable as a backup (at 8 million) doesn't make sense. And it doesn't make sense for Mitch to want to stay either for that matter after the comments he's made. We'll see how this plays out.
Of course there's the Canada factor at play with those QB roll outs of his, MT is certainly good at rolling out
I agree. Vick could barely complete a pass when he was with the Steelers.
I know everyone is down on Trubisky, but he's far better than some other backups they have had here. I don't love the $8 mil salary either, but he is under contract, the salary cap is going up, and quarterbacks aren't cheap.
I think most of would be okay with Trubisky for $3 million, but not $8.
I think currently Mitch is only guaranteed $2.6M in 2023. If the Steelers convert more of this contract to signing bonus(2.6 to 5.6) and extend him 1 season, you can get Mitch as backup for $3M/year. Plus Mitch gets an extra $1M just to do it.
Trading Mitch leaves us with only KP as the only QB under contract. The trade would likely need to include a QB. Who would make that trade and how would we get better with that trade?
Waiving Mitch just to save $8M still leaves us with only 1 QB on the roster. Now we have to spend a draft pick on a QB. And leaves us with little to no leverage in FA deals.
I do not do this for a living so my guesses could be way off. This is just where my mind is on the MT situation. Mitch may cost too much for a backup but that deal was struck before we had drafted KP. Also, Mitch is a better QB than all of our backup QBs in recent history, Rudolph, Duck, Haskins, Jones, and Vick. Might be a ride it out 1 more year situation.
Seeing how no action is their default action, I expect Mitch back.
If the Steelers were to pay MT his $2.6M and let him walk this offseason, who do you bring in, FA vet-wise? There are a few names on the list that understand their role as backup and would not come in trying for the starter job. Add the 2.6 to whatever they sign for and that's what we would be paying for a backup QB for 2023. Josh Dobbs has been the $1M per year guy but he's also been the 3rd QB. Looks like Chase Daniel and Chad Henne played last season for $2M and I think Henne got some play time and did well. Cooper Rush played for around $1M and he played well for the Cowboys while Dak was out. I think he will get more in 2023 though. If we pay a backup $5M what are we really saving?
Hey, where is Mason Rudolph, has any team shown interest in him?
Steelers look like Trubisky and Morgan will goto camp as #2 and #3, but still likely need another camp arm.
Hunter Johnson
Tanner Morgan
Bryce Perkins
Could the #3 QB come from this group?
Never heard of any of them.
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Listening to Khan on the radio this week, he showed no interest whatsoever in signing a veteran back-up. Not surprisingly, he mentioned Mitch as the veteran, QB sage, for Kenny. Unless Mitch decides to accept his fate as a career back-up, maybe we look for another veteran player next season? Not so much as a mentor, but as a fill in in Kenny's absence.
Agreed. If you have to, because of injuries, you can always make a trade down the road for someone with a little experience in with your organization:
And I think it's going to be a long long time
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I'm not the man they think I am at home
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I’m surprised Trubisky doesn’t feel like he got a raw deal here. I think if he’d made it clear there’ll be a 0% chance he will settle into a longterm backup role, there’d have been an attempt to bring Rudolph back.
And maybe that all happened behind closed doors. How could we know?
I could see that either way. There have likely been internal discussions with him that stayed internal. I could see him feeling some kind of way about how the beginning of the season was but nevertheless coming to grips with what his place is. But let’s say he’s accepted his fate: he’s not really going to say “yeap, stick a fork in me baby.”
I’m not in love with the guy but after you factor in the dead money, there’s not really anyone better that you’re going to get for cheaper this year. If that can turn into him becoming our next Tomczak, I’ll take it.
I think any backup knows that there is a “healthy” chance that the starter can be injured and miss time. So they will have a chance to show what they can do. At this stage - this is the best they can ask for. I hope Mitch can see what he is and see how he can be a valuable part of the Steelers for a long time and also reap the benefits of a stable storied franchise.