2013 Pittsburgh Steelers Thread

• Gblock

  Automatik;1401846 wrote:What is the word on Keenan Lewis? Are they aiming to resign? I'm sure he will get a lot of interest from other teams.

  he is a priority to sign..but im sure someone with more cap space can outbid us. most likely he would have to take slightly less to stay. but i think we would give him a substantial offer. similar to the way we handled wallace when he turned down 5 year 50 million to see if he could get more elswhere.
• Automatik

  

  BR1986FB;1401852 wrote:Roethlisberger does...the rest of the roster doesn't.

  QB is the most important position. I'd rather have that locked down as opposed to not.
  
  
  
  I'd love to keep Lewis, but I kinda think he will bounce for more cash. He made some nice plays last year in a secondary that has been pissing me off every year. I'm so fucking sick of being a stat champ on D and then getting gashed through the air at the worst possible times.
• Gblock

  Automatik;1401860 wrote:QB is the most important position. I'd rather have that locked down as opposed to not.
  
  
  
  I'd love to keep Lewis, but I kinda think he will bounce for more cash. He made some nice plays last year in a secondary that has been pissing me off every year. I'm so ****ing sick of being a stat champ on D and then getting gashed through the air at the worst possible times.

  in his/their defense they havent had ANY pass rush to speak of for the last 2-3 years. there is only so many seconds you can cover a guy. especially on obvious passing downs.
• Gblock

  QB Ben Roethlisberger -- $19,595,000
  OLB LaMarr Woodley -- $13,240,000
  ILB Lawrence Timmons -- $11,160,000
  S Troy Polamalu -- $10,137,500
  OLB James Harrison -- $10,035,000
  CB Ike Taylor -- $9,454,166
  TE Heath Miller -- $7,958,500
  OL Willie Colon -- $7,650,000
  WR Antonio Brown -- $6,200,000
  DL Brett Keisel -- $4,900,000
  
  TOTAL -- $100,330,166
  
  
• BR1986FB

  Gblock;1401871 wrote:QB Ben Roethlisberger -- $19,595,000
  OLB LaMarr Woodley -- $13,240,000
  ILB Lawrence Timmons -- $11,160,000
  S Troy Polamalu -- $10,137,500
  OLB James Harrison -- $10,035,000
  CB Ike Taylor -- $9,454,166
  TE Heath Miller -- $7,958,500
  OL Willie Colon -- $7,650,000
  WR Antonio Brown -- $6,200,000
  DL Brett Keisel -- $4,900,000
  
  TOTAL -- $100,330,166
  
  

  That's rough considering 3 of those guys are done/on the downside of their careers.
• BR1986FB

  Automatik;1401860 wrote:QB is the most important position. I'd rather have that locked down as opposed to not.

  No doubt. It's a good "problem" to have.
• Gblock

  and heath miller has basically been ruled out for the year already
• Heretic

  

  Gblock;1401879 wrote:and heath miller has basically been ruled out for the year already

  And Woodley took a huge step back last year from what he had been doing previously.
• BR1986FB

  Heretic;1402033 wrote:And Woodley took a huge step back last year from what he had been doing previously.

  Didn't one of his Steeler teammates call out either Woodley or Timmons (can't remember which one it was) for "dogging it" this year?
• Gblock

  BR1986FB;1402035 wrote:Didn't one of his Steeler teammates call out either Woodley or Timmons (can't remember which one it was) for "dogging it" this year?

  i beleive they called him "Fat"
• Gblock

  Gblock;1402037 wrote:i beleive they called him "Fat"

  woodley
• Automatik

  

  Sean Spence also will be out to start the season. Not sure if he would see significant time, but still hurts in regards to depth.
• Gblock

  Automatik;1402039 wrote:Sean Spence also will be out to start the season. Not sure if he would see significant time, but still hurts in regards to depth.

  his knee was completely tore up and dislocated it will be interesting to see if he ever makes it back at all. i hope so he was looking good in preseason last year.
• BR1986FB

  Gblock;1402037 wrote:i beleive they called him "Fat"

  I knew it was something that would imply being slow. :laugh:
• Gblock

  i also love how harrison already came out and said hes not taking less money like we cant do without the 2 sacks he had last year and the multiple times he was supposed to cover someone or has edge responsibility but he is looking in the backfield and totally out of position
• Heretic

  

  Gblock;1402046 wrote:i also love how harrison already came out and said hes not taking less money like we cant do without the 2 sacks he had last year and the multiple times he was supposed to cover someone or has edge responsibility but he is looking in the backfield and totally out of position

  Yeah. My response would be "Well, James, it's been real. Thanks for your time and have fun playing for whoever needs a past-his-prime LB who probably will be known more for yelling about the commissioner than collecting stats in the future" to that sort of comment. Harrison's the sort of player you love when they're productive because they put up huge numbers and give opposing teams a reason to really dislike you...but when they start faltering, they can become a liability for the organization very quickly due to their general outspokenness.
• Automatik

  

  Heretic;1402107 wrote:Yeah. My response would be "Well, James, it's been real. Thanks for your time and have fun playing for whoever needs a past-his-prime LB who probably will be known more for yelling about the commissioner than collecting stats in the future" to that sort of comment. Harrison's the sort of player you love when they're productive because they put up huge numbers and give opposing teams a reason to really dislike you...but when they start faltering, they can become a liability for the organization very quickly due to their general outspokenness.

  Agreed. Loved him as a Steeler, but when it's time to go, it's time to go.
  
  This isn't the first time we've had a situation like this and it won't be the last. I remember as a kid when they let Carnell Lake walk. I was so pissed. :laugh:
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Not even trying to troll, but Harrison just seems like an immature punk. 2 sacks, and slidding production plus a PITA to deal with? Seems like a no brainer to let him walk.
• Heretic

  

  Commander of Awesome;1402190 wrote:Not even trying to troll, but Harrison just seems like an immature punk. 2 sacks, and slidding production plus a PITA to deal with? Seems like a no brainer to let him walk.

  Pretty much. He's the sort of guy you love when he's doing well and on your side...but when the production goes, all you get is the negative and it's more pronounced. For you, a decent parallel would probably be someone like Albert Belle. Trying to run down punk kids during Halloween is one thing when you're bringing in 40/100 stat lines, but if he had been with Cleveland during the end of his career, odds are his general insanity would have made him less liked in town.
• xKoToVxSyNdRoMe

  

  Commander of Awesome;1402190 wrote:Not even trying to troll, but Harrison just seems like an immature punk. 2 sacks, and slidding production plus a PITA to deal with? Seems like a no brainer to let him walk.

  It's not trolling if it's factual observation. But you forgot the pretty much constant personal fouls. You can disagree with the rules all you want but you still have to follow them and it only hurts the team when you don't.
• Automatik

  

  Harrison is border line retarded and has zero sense of filtering when he opens his mouth. This is nothing new.
  
  His personal fouls have lessened, but I'm guessing a lot of that has to do with the age and the decline of his skills on the field.
• Ironman92

  

  I still give Harrison one more year....if Heath is out for the year, is he cuttable? Has Colon ever been worth $8 million?
• Gblock

  i would give harrison one more year for 5-6 million..no way 10 million. for 10 million we could make a run at any number of free agents who are younger healthier and more productive. as far as the personal fouls, i kinda liked that. it set the tone for our team and also stopped anyone from going in the middle. we also owe james the superbowl against the cards. 100 yd int return w/no time on clock. if he doesnt get in we lose that game probably.
• Automatik

  

  Could be gone next week? I think they cut him.
  
  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1558140-a-glimpse-into-the-pittsburgh-steelers-future-without-james-harrison
• BR1986FB

  I've always heard that Pittsburgh "uses up a guy for all he's worth and then cuts bait." Well...Harrison is washed up/done. It would be no great loss if Pittsburgh cuts ties with him. They plug in Worilds and draft a new guy to groom/rotate.
  
  All Harrison does any more is flap his gums. He's got more mouth than a cows' got twat.
  
  Just don't send Harrison's punk ass to Cleveland. If that happens, they might as well just sign Michael Vick, Joakim Noah, AJ Pierzynski & Hitler too so I can be at an optimum level of hate for the franchise.