Alex Highsmith QB Pressures Going Up, Up and Up!

[86WARD]

[86WARD]

He’s really becoming a very nice player…

[DesertSteel]

Pro Football Reference credits him with 26 (Aiden Hutchinson leads with 62 and TJ has 50).

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...e_advanced.htm

[Hawkman]

Keeping them both is going to be a challenge. Like the days with Woodley and Harrison. You look at how many good players we had on both sides of the ball.

[86WARD]

Keeping them both is going to be a challenge. Like the days with Woodley and Harrison. You look at how many good players we had on both sides of the ball.

Have to decide because you also have a lot of potential in Herbig floating around…

[Hawkman]

Have to decide because you also have a lot of potential in Herbig floating around…

Yep! Was thinking the same thing! TJ is probably going to get the nod, but I can’t stand the idea of losing Highsmith

[tube517]

Keeping them both is going to be a challenge. Like the days with Woodley and Harrison. You look at how many good players we had on both sides of the ball.

TJ is signed for 2 more years.

Highsmith is signed through 2027.

I have faith in the Wrath of Khan

[polamalubeast]

Yep! Was thinking the same thing! TJ is probably going to get the nod, but I can’t stand the idea of losing Highsmith

Don't worry, Highsmith is under contract for 4 more years after this year!

A lot can happen in 4-5 years!

[86WARD]

Yep! Was thinking the same thing! TJ is probably going to get the nod, but I can’t stand the idea of losing Highsmith

They are going to pay TJ again. They’d better!!

[Mojouw]

The cap stuff is staggered enough that it shouldn't be a problem.

By the time you have to pay Watt again, Heyward is off the books. By the time you have to pay Highsmith again, Watt is mostly off the books. Etc.

Not many on offense are going to be costing you big $$$ for the next 4 years.

[86WARD]

The cap stuff is staggered enough that it shouldn't be a problem.

By the time you have to pay Watt again, Heyward is off the books. By the time you have to pay Highsmith again, Watt is mostly off the books. Etc.

Not many on offense are going to be costing you big $$$ for the next 4 years.

Retaining Herbig could be the problem if he begins to show starter skills…

[Mojouw]

Retaining Herbig could be the problem if he begins to show starter skills…

From a doesn't want to sit behind the established starters pov, yeah. From he's gonna cost us $15 million a year, I don't see him getting enough snaps to hit that.

But even if he does, trade Highsmith.

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[Born2Steel]

Just look at how much bigger Alex has gotten since his rookie season. He has become a beast. A player like him that is constantly working on improving himself and his on field play, you pay for that. You don’t trade him or let him walk in FA without a sound offer.

[Mojouw]

Just look at how much bigger Alex has gotten since his rookie season. He has become a beast. A player like him that is constantly working on improving himself and his on field play, you pay for that. You don’t trade him or let him walk in FA without a sound offer.

Sure.

But as long as Watt wants to suit up, he’s a Steeler. That’s just how it is with HOF talents.

So I was taking the hypothetical that the team can only have 2 of Watt, Highsmith, and Herbig for either cap $$$ reasons or too few snaps to go around.

In that case, keep the old HOF and the youngest of your options. Trade the good but not great pass rusher on his 3rd contact.

Not an ideal scenario but one of those things that happens in the salary cap NFL sometimes.

Almost certainly injury or performance will solve the potential log-jam long before Steelers have to consider drastic measures.