why would they blow it up? They have a super bowl defense that has a lot of good young guys on it. Plus they almost made the playoffs with a practice squad QB playing majority of the time.
Steelers QB Situation going forward
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why would they blow it up? They have a super bowl defense that has a lot of good young guys on it. Plus they almost made the playoffs with a practice squad QB playing majority of the time.
whatever it is, it can't be Rudolph or Duck.....both of those guys are horrible and if they go in to the season with them the defense should just sit out and not play....it won't be fair to them to go through what they went through this year. A semi-decent QB and Pittsburgh is probably still playing.
Colbert and Tomlin better spend the entire draft this year on OFFENSE.
JK Dobbins in Round 2 will be a start.
As for QB:
Will Fitzpatrick be looking for work next year?
Dare I say at least look at Kapernick?
Baltimore might have to get rid of either RG3 or Trace.
The issue is Ben will get hurt at some point....just have to hope it isn't a season ender like it was this year. Might be though because last check it is going to take him a while to get in football shape.
need to draft at least 2 RB and 2-3 WR....this team has no weapons. Journey Brown is already better than Conner and Snell put together.
Colbert and Tomlin better spend the entire draft this year on OFFENSE.
JK Dobbins in Round 2 will be a start.
As for QB:
Will Fitzpatrick be looking for work next year?
Dare I say at least look at Kapernick?
Baltimore might have to get rid of either RG3 or Trace.
The issue is Ben will get hurt at some point....just have to hope it isn't a season ender like it was this year. Might be though because last check it is going to take him a while to get in football shape.
need to draft at least 2 RB and 2-3 WR....this team has no weapons. Journey Brown is already better than Conner and Snell put together.
some of you really need to calm? No weapons? They used a PS QB. Juju is still a weapon.
Trade for Trace?? I love Trace, but I’m reality he is a 3rd string QB that was inactive for 14 games and took one snap. He could be a Hodges.
James Washington is pretty much a bust.
They guy they just drafted might be too small and injury prone.
And I'm sorry. I know he is cool and hip to all the millennials out there but Ju-Ju is probably no more than 2-3 WR in this league.
Don't even get me started on RB.
Again, Conner is a great story but pretty much anyone with two legs could have done what he has done the past couple years.
Snell is a glorified FB.
At TE, the guys they have now make Jessie James look like Gronk.
And I didn't say trade for Trace, I said that Baltimore might have to make a decision on Keeping Trace OR RGIII. I think the running aspect of Trace's game makes him WAY more valuable then the two guys we had this year.
In closing I am looking at the next few years as to what can be done. That is about the window this awesome defense might have.
Again, the WR played with a PS QB. Washington showed some flashes this season. Johnson was great, not sure why you think he is too small.
Conner injuries are alarming, but he is going to be staring basically his second full season this year. I’m not ready to kick him to curb yet.
and why are we even mentioning Trace? The Steelers aren’t putting their future in a 6th round pick who was 3rd string and got one snap. If Steelers were enticed by Trace they had 9 picks to get him. It’s not even worth discussing.
The guy they just drafted is as big or bigger than AB. Did he get seriously hurt in his rookie season? I don't believe so. So how is he injury prone? And Johnson has shown to be a great punt returner as well, in the same mold as AB. Johnson has admitted that he should put on some muscle, saying he will come back next season bigger and stronger. He's still a young guy but I love what he has shown so far.
JuJu missed a good portion of the year by being injured. It's the NFL and it happens.
Yep, Washington is a #3 WR at best. But he is still young and seemed to improve some this season.
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Not sure what I was thinking with Thompson, I thought he was hurt a little more this year.
But I do stand by the others in Washington being a 3 at best and Ju-Ju being a 2-3 at best. 1's don't fumble against the saints last year. 1's make the catch vs the Jets this year.
SMH...I am not saying put their future in to Trace.....I am saying he is better than Rudolph and Duck and if you need him for a game or two he would be good because of his running ability. If the Steelers need Trace for more than that then it is the same results as this year.
Looked it up and I'm pretty sure it's D.K. Metcalf. I remember him going deep for Seattle when the situation called for a running play and running out the clock.
IMO the Steelers are all in on Ben recovering and being back to normal in 2020. And although Rudolph looked bad much of the time, he had some bright spots and I doubt the Steelers have given up on him. I think they're going to ride Ben for 2-3 more years and by the time he's done they'll know for sure whether Rudolph is the answer or not.
Fitzpatrick would cost way too much. Kaepernick doesn't want to play and even if he did the Steelers and probably nobody else would want him. He was marginal even before he went without playing for three years. I don't know why the Ravens would have to get rid of RG3 or Trace but I doubt the Steelers would want either anyway. And they have no high draft pick to get a QB anyway. I think drafting Rudolph in the 3rd round was a shot at getting a good QB on the cheap and avoiding having to use a 1st round pick on one and it's still not certain that it won't work out.
If Ben can't come back and Rudolph doesn't develop in 2020 then 2020 a lost year and they'll have a high draft pick to get a QB in the 2021 draft. I think someone else said that and I agree.
how do you know who is better then? He has played one snap and was inactive for 14 games.
i love Trace, but their is a reason he didn’t play or was even backup over a not so good RG3
The Steelers had been hoping Rudolph would end up being a major steal and could replace Ben on the cheap. I'm not willing to write him off after this season, given the circumstances, but his performance certainly didn't inspire any confidence in that plan is working out. Duck should head to Canada. Bringing in a veteran backup and possibly taking a mid-round flyer on a guy with potential would be smart.
I also think the Steelers should identify some feature RBs and if they end up in a position to grab one, they should. The lack of running game was a major issue this year, especially with the lack of talent at QB, and Connor has consistently proven he can't stay healthy.
TE is another area they need to focus on in the draft as McDonald hasn't been worth the cap hit and needs to go.
I also think the Steelers should identify some feature RBs and if they end up in a position to grab one, they should. The lack of running game was a major issue this year, especially with the lack of talent at QB, and Connor has consistently proven he can't stay healthy.
TE is another area they need to focus on in the draft as McDonald hasn't been worth the cap hit and needs to go.
I know it is outside the box but it is the same reason I always wanted Tebow as Bens backup.....this year being out for the year is the exception. doesnt matter who we have as the back-up....if we lose Ben the season is probably toast.
Here is what I am saying....the one or two games that he usually misses we just need someone that won't lose the game. enter a QB that can run and add that dimension to those games.
everyone here is absolutely right, if the steelers would have to run Trace out there for multiple weeks, then no, not a good idea.
I am saying a change of pace guy, good leader, take care of football guy is what the back-up should be.
Like when they had Mike Vick? No thanks. But they did do this, in case you missed it.
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I don't think Rudolph has a ceiling even as high as say Matt Schaub. I guess Barrett could improve but the track record (14 cuts) lead me to believe no. Hodges could get bigger and stronger but I don't think he has enough physical game to improve much.
I would really like to see what Lynch has going. Big mobile guy with a live arm. Some NFL experience/success.
Reality is post Ben the Steelers are in trouble. There aren't many Russell Wilsons falling through the cracks. It does happen, but not often.
I would really like to see what Lynch has going. Big mobile guy with a live arm. Some NFL experience/success.
Reality is post Ben the Steelers are in trouble. There aren't many Russell Wilsons falling through the cracks. It does happen, but not often.
It's still up in the air whether or not they'll get a 3rd round compensatory pick for losing Leveon. That will be a huge factor in which direction their draft will go.
I think JT would be a better option in a pinch than the other two. Now if it is a season then none of them would be worth a dump.
Steelers have spent some draft picks on running backs:
James Conner 2017 3rd round
Jaylen Samuels 2018 5th round
Benny Snell 2019 4th round
Can one of them emerge and stay healthy?
They need a reliable speed receiver to take the top off the defense. Smith-shuster is solid when healthy. Washington improved as the year went on and Dionte looks promising.
