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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    So, Wilson has the ringing endorsement of a veteran DL and a HC who has been roundly vilified on this board for screwing up the team's QB situation to begin with. That makes me feel better.

    On a side note, I can't help but feel that Tomlin is gone after 2024 and that this is a last gasp attempt to win another SB.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    Pickett has no leverage.
    I'm still telling my agent to find me somewhere other than Pittsburgh. He was mismanaged here and never given a chance to prove anything. I hope he gets either cut or traded and lights the NFL up with another team.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by stillers4me View Post
    It must have taken a couple of days to talk his wife into living in Pittsburgh
    I'm gonna assume they're going to be renting since they are still trying to unload $50 million worth of houses in both Seattle and Denver. Mega-mansions tend to stay on the market for a while.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Of course Cam would say that, he's 34 years old and wants to win NOW, not watch the team rebuild in his final years.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by steelcityboyz View Post
    I'm still telling my agent to find me somewhere other than Pittsburgh. He was mismanaged here and never given a chance to prove anything. I hope he gets either cut or traded and lights the NFL up with another team.
    Yeah, they put him in the worst position possible to succeed and then gave up on him.

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    Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by fansince'76 View Post
    So, Wilson has the ringing endorsement of a veteran DL and a HC who has been roundly vilified on this board for screwing up the team's QB situation to begin with. That makes me feel better.

    On a side note, I can't help but feel that Tomlin is gone after 2024 and that this is a last gasp attempt to win another SB.


    With no extension in place, it certainly looks that way…


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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    As far as I can tell, Russell was/is no bigger prick than Ben was for the first 10 years of his career. So we should be used to it. It was only after Ben turned into a nice guy that they started losing in the playoffs. Just sayin.

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    Of course Cam would say that, he's 34 years old and wants to win NOW, not watch the team rebuild in his final years.
    I want to win NOW too.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    some of these folks would still be holding out hope for Ryan Leaf had the steelers drafted him in the 1st round ... cant make this shit up ... KP has done NOTHING to give anyone hope that he is worthy , it took him 5 years to put up draftable numbers in college a 23 year old playing against 18-19-20 year olds yeah my 17 year old grandson looks amazing vs his 13 year old cousins too...

    Im shocked some of you are not bitching that we are not giving Mark Malone another shot or do you not know who he is ?
    Kenny Pickett is who I though he was .. Eagles didn't value him either , now he is a Stain at the Mistake by the Lake 3 teams in 4 years more of a shooting star than a superstar

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    Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    As far as I can tell, Russell was/is no bigger prick than Ben was for the first 10 years of his career. So we should be used to it. It was only after Ben turned into a nice guy that they started losing in the playoffs. Just sayin.

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    I want to win NOW too.
    Do you think signing Wilson brings that many more wins plus 3-4 playoff wins?

    Are 26 TDs and some pretty bad QB play going to bring that?

    Would be nice if he did…


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dwinsgames View Post
    some of these folks would still be holding out hope for Ryan Leaf has the steelers drafted him in the 1st round ... cant make this shit up ... KP has done NOTHING to give anyone hope that he is worthy , it took him 5 years to put up draftable numbers in college a 23 year old playing against 18-19-20 year olds yeah my 17 year old grandson looks amazing vs his 13 year old cousins too
    Like I said in post 30 in this thread,this is better to admit the errors that to wait too long for that...Pickett had 24 starts...Lance had only 4 starts with the 49ers and it was enough for the 49ers

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    I want to win NOW too.
    Same for me....Sick to be stuck in the middle!

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Like I said in post 30 in this thread,this is better to admit the errors that to wait too long for that...Pickett had 24 starts...Lance had only 4 starts with the 49ers and it was enough for the 49ers
    Was it enough for the 49ers or did they just stumble across something successful?


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    Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post

    Same for me....Sick to be stuck in the middle!
    So if they wind up in the middle again, then what? Go into 2025 with an empty QB room or just a guy from this draft?


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    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    So if they wind up in the middle again, then what? Go into 2025 with an empty QB room or just a guy from this draft?
    Maybe it will be the start for a true rebuilding finally.....

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Maybe it will be the start for a true rebuilding finally.....
    And that's why you might want to consider doing it now. It's coming. Why delay it?

    When does putting off eating the crap sandwich ever result in not having to eat it?

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    As far as I can tell, Russell was/is no bigger prick than Ben was for the first 10 years of his career. So we should be used to it. It was only after Ben turned into a nice guy that they started losing in the playoffs. Just sayin.
    Meh. I don't give a rip about Wilson's rep, especially when it is mostly based on anecdotal accounts from the douchiest fanbase in the league. My only real concern is that it further delays the team finding a long term solution at QB, that's all. I'm thankful the Steelers only gave him a one-year vet minimum "prove it" deal so if things do go sideways, they're not hamstrung for years capwise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mojouw View Post
    And that's why you might want to consider doing it now. It's coming. Why delay it?

    When does putting off eating the crap sandwich ever result in not having to eat it?
    I don't disagree with that, but staying with Pickett in 2024, when we all know that his ceiling is way too low and not doing a true rebuilding would have been the worst thing to do...The bad move of the Steelers was to rush to draft a QB in 2022....

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    Do you think signing Wilson brings that many more wins plus 3-4 playoff wins?

    Are 26 TDs and some pretty bad QB play going to bring that?

    Would be nice if he did…
    What I think is that he is a huge upgrade on Kenny Pickett. If Smith designs the right offense for him (run heavy), I can easily see 2-3 more wins and a playoff run. It's the offseason, so we each see what we want to see. Time will tell.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    The seahawks have one more reason to hate us too!

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by polamalubeast View Post
    Pickett had 24 starts...Lance had only 4 starts with the 49ers and it was enough for the 49ers
    Not to mention that he played 52 games in college over 5 years. His ceiling is pretty low. Moving off Pickett is no worse than moving off Bush, Burns, or any other bust. It happens.

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    The Steelers have been evaluating Pickett for 7 years. That's long enough!

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    What I think is that he is a huge upgrade on Kenny Pickett. If Smith designs the right offense for him (run heavy), I can easily see 2-3 more wins and a playoff run. It's the offseason, so we each see what we want to see. Time will tell.
    His play on field wasn’t really great. From reading, he’s had a lot of the same issues people here have complained about for the last few seasons.

    Would be great to see him take the team to a seventh Super Bowl. My expectations are still around 10-7.


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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    Not to mention that he played 52 games in college over 5 years. His ceiling is pretty low. Moving off Pickett is no worse than moving off Bush, Burns, or any other bust. It happens.

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    The Steelers have been evaluating Pickett for 7 years. That's long enough!
    It’s arguably better because of what was taken behind Pickett. They pretty much grabbed a first round pick in the second round and having Warren late in that class. Theoretically, you’re losing maybe a third round pick?


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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by 86WARD View Post
    His play on field wasn’t really great. From reading, he’s had a lot of the same issues people here have complained about for the last few seasons.

    Would be great to see him take the team to a seventh Super Bowl. My expectations are still around 10-7.
    Here are his QB/Passer ratings the last few seasons:

    2019 106.3
    2020 105.1
    2021 103.1
    2022 84.4
    2023 98.0

    What I see is one bad year under Hackett. Even that season was better than Pickett's (84 to 81).

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    As far as I can tell, Russell was/is no bigger prick than Ben was for the first 10 years of his career. So we should be used to it. It was only after Ben turned into a nice guy that they started losing in the playoffs. Just sayin.

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    I want to win NOW too.
    Too bad that's not a guarantee.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Yeah KP got screwed. First he was dictated to by Canada and Tomlin to play conservative, go with the first read and avoid extending plays to create something. Then he’s benched cause they want to ride the hot hand. Now this. He had one game without Canada and tore the bengals d up. We could’ve won with KP this year. But now, he may end up somewhere else and we may rue the day the Steelers got Russell. Russell might do well here for a year and we may have our playoff run but KP may end up being a franchise Qb somewhere else, cause we weren’t just a little patient

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steeler-in-west View Post
    Yeah KP got screwed. First he was dictated to by Canada and Tomlin to play conservative, go with the first read and avoid extending plays to create something. Then he’s benched cause they want to ride the hot hand. Now this. He had one game without Canada and tore the bengals d up. We could’ve won with KP this year. But now, he may end up somewhere else and we may rue the day the Steelers got Russell. Russell might do well here for a year and we may have our playoff run but KP may end up being a franchise Qb somewhere else, cause we weren’t just a little patient
    Yep, sadly we don't know what we have with KP. I want to hear all the crying on this board when it takes another 10-15 years for a franchise Qb. But those not guaranteed 2-3 more wins NOW will be well worth it.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by DesertSteel View Post
    Here are his QB/Passer ratings the last few seasons:

    2019 106.3
    2020 105.1
    2021 103.1
    2022 84.4
    2023 98.0

    What I see is one bad year under Hackett. Even that season was better than Pickett's (84 to 81).
    So you can see a bad year under Hackett but not see a bad year for a rookie under the worst OC that ever coached in the NFL?

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Well, now that he is a Steeler, I hope he plays well, no point in arguing about it, we will see soon enough if this was a good idea or not.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by Rotorhead View Post
    So you can see a bad year under Hackett but not see a bad year for a rookie under the worst OC that ever coached in the NFL?
    I'm not the GM or the HC of the Steelers. Point is Wilson has good years (lot of them) and Pickett only has bad years (only 2 but still bad).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rotorhead View Post
    Well, now that he is a Steeler, I hope he plays well, no point in arguing about it, we will see soon enough if this was a good idea or not.
    If it doesn't go well, bench him or cut him. There's no contractual downside.

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    Re: Russell Wilson is now a Steeler

    Quote Originally Posted by Born2Steel View Post
    Russell Wilson is a Steeler now. He’s our guy going forward. The QB room currently costs around $6M.

    I wonder if he’ll go on Ben’s podcast.

    Agreed! The steelers didn't have to spend lots of dollars on Fields or draft an early QB that isn't much better than KP. It seems like the steelers sent a pretty clear message of what they think of KP by going with MR and now picking up RW. Maybe they believe RW can help the progression KP, he sure didn't have any QB on the roster last season that could claim that??
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