2016 Steelers offseason thread

[3Rivers]

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

I expect them to take BPA no matter what, whether its d-line, olb, or db. Wouldnt mind seeing them move up but no way I wanna see Bryant go

Yeah I'm okay with Wheaton making an exit.. But Bryant has freakish ability and unlimited potential. He's a must keep

I want Bryant too but y'all know it's gonna come down to money. Brown is gonna be the highest paid WR in the league when he gets a new contract that's gonna be over 100 Milli.

If Bell stays healthy all next season you know he's going to get paid or walk and I think our front office is going to pay him if there is a choice between another WR and a RB so you're talking the 30 40 million range.

When Bryant hits free agency after what I expect is going to be a Breakout season in 2016 he's going to command A LOT OF MONEY and I don't see us opening up that checkbook again and having four players on offense making over 30 Milli. Don't want to lose him but looking at reality it's going to happen.

 

[basketball reasons]

I want Bryant too but y'all know it's gonna come down to money. Brown is gonna be the highest paid WR in the league when he gets a new contract that's gonna be over 100 Milli.

If Bell stays healthy all next season you know he's going to get paid or walk and I think our front office is going to pay him if there is a choice between another WR and a RB so you're talking the 30 40 million range.

When Bryant hits free agency after what I expect is going to be a Breakout season in 2016 he's going to command A LOT OF MONEY and I don't see us opening up that checkbook again and having four players on offense making over 30 Milli. Don't want to lose him but looking at reality it's going to happen.

Bryant's still worth more than a few spots in a draft tho. Id rather he walk and we get 10+ touchdowns out of him than a few draft spots. Only way I want to see him traded is if we get a comparable player of need or a 2nd rounder by himself. He's too valuable to be just a piece in a trade.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Bryant's still worth more than a few spots in a draft tho. Id rather he walk and we get 10+ touchdowns out of him than a few draft spots. Only way I want to see him traded is if we get a comparable player of need or a 2nd rounder by himself. He's too valuable to be just a piece in a trade.

I hear ya but I don't want us to be in the same spot we ended up with when Sanders walked. Wheaton won't get us ten TD'S but I believe he can get us five and I expect Coates to contribute a lot more also. It might sound crazy right now but we have become a WR factory and I believe that there is no way in hell we resign Bryant anyway so why not get something in return for him along with getting us that piece we need.

 

[resurrection]

I hear ya but I don't want us to be in the same spot we ended up with when Sanders walked. Wheaton won't get us ten TD'S but I believe he can get us five and I expect Coates to contribute a lot more also. It might sound crazy right now but we have become a WR factory and I believe that there is no way in hell we resign Bryant anyway so why not get something in return for him along with getting us that piece we need.

I dunno.. that's what the Packers thought until Jordy went down and all of a sudden Rodgers 2nd half of the season is

I can see both sides of the argument. You're right about not loading up so much of our cap in the killer B's. But at the same time they are who makes our team a championship threat. I guess do you value a more rounded team or a team that is great at a few things and weak elsewhere?

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

I dunno.. that's what the Packers thought until Jordy went down and all of a sudden Rodgers 2nd half of the season is

I can see both sides of the argument. You're right about not loading up so much of our cap in the killer B's. But at the same time they are who makes our team a championship threat. I guess do you value a more rounded team or a team that is great at a few things and weak elsewhere?

Thats the thing I don't even think our offense gets weaker if we lose either of them. Is there a drop off when talking about Wheaton and Bryant yea there is but does it really hurt the offense that much? If Bell is healthy the entire season Bryant doesn't even see 50 catches this year IMO and that is even considering if he plays though first five games of the season. I fully believe that Wheaton and Coates can pick up what will he missed along with a healthy Bell and a resigned Williams.

My entire thought process is CHAMPIONSHIP and if Bryant is more important than that shutdown corner...and my answer is no.

Would y'all be mad that Bryant was traded on draft day for Joe Haden or Richard Sherman straight up?

 

[3Rivers]

Heath Miller retired


to him

 

[3Rivers]

Miller retires after 11 seasons 

Steelers’ tight end Heath Miller has retired, the team announced today.


Miller played 11 seasons for the Steelers (2005-15) after originally being selected by Pittsburgh in the first round (30thoverall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He started 167-of-168 games played during the regular season, and he started all 15 postseason contests that he played in. Miller’s 168 regular-season games played are the most by a tight end in Steelers’ history.

In team history, Miller is the all-time leader in receptions (592), receiving yards (6,569) and receiving touchdowns (45) by a tight end. Overall, he ranks second in career receptions, fourth in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, and sixth in scrimmage yards (6,577) in Steelers’ annals. Miller is one of four players to record 500 receptions, one of five players to record 6,000 receiving yards and one of five players to record 40 receiving touchdowns in team history.


Miller is one of 12 tight ends in NFL history to reach 6,000 career receiving yards, and at the conclusion of the 2015 season, his 592 receptions are the sixth-most in NFL history by a tight end, and his 6,569 career receiving yards are the ninth-most in NFL history by a tight end.


In 2015, Miller recorded 500 receiving yards for the ninth straight season to become just the second player in team history to accomplish that feat (Hines Ward). Also in 2015, he became just the second player in team history (Ward) to record at least one reception in 100 straight regular-season games played (Miller, 103).


A two-time Super Bowl Champion (XL and XLIII), Miller was also a two-time Pro Bowler (2009 and 2012). He earned Steelers’ MVP honors for the 2012 season, as he led Pittsburgh with 71 receptions, while registering single-season career-highs in receiving yards (816) and receiving touchdowns (8). Miller was also named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team following the 2008 season for his unsung efforts. As a rookie, he was the recipient of the 2005 Joe Greene Great Performance Award, given annually to the top Steelers’ rookie.

 

[basketball reasons]

Steelers legend wasnt expecting this tho, sad to see

we taking a tight end high now?

 

[DonKnock]

Heath Miller retired


to him

Steeler legend..


He will be missed.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

Best TE we have had since Eric Green

 

[resurrection]

We'll miss you Heath

Even when the outlaw is catching passes over the middle, I'm still gonna be chanting "HEEEAAAATTTHHHH"

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

health the goat I didn't see this coming but he has put enough work in to sit it down


lets see what the hometown kid Jesse James could do, he has some potential.

 

[Gravity]

Heath Miller retired


to him

to the boy HEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAATH

and that cap space he saves too.

 

[General Mills]

Heathhhhhhhhhhhhh.