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    Worilds has indeed played his way into a middle of the road contract. I don't think he'll stay as you don't get paid $10M by the team one year and $2M the next. Just my .02.
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    Don't expect splash signings this offseason, we'll be short on cap space.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brazilsteel View Post
    Don't expect splash signings this offseason, we'll be short on cap space.
    we'll free up $10 million if we don't re-sign Worilds plus the cap will rise next year...

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    Quote Originally Posted by hawaiiansteel View Post
    we'll free up $10 million if we don't re-sign Worilds plus the cap will rise next year...
    Yes, the cap is expected to rise to 140M, but also, next year is the first year of Pouncey's, Brown's, Gilbert's and Cortez's contracts.
    2014 cap table: [url]http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/cap/[/url]
    2015 cap table: [url]http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/cap/2015/[/url]
    Some moves that may be considered: cutting Cam Thomas (would free 1,5M), Troy's retirement (3,75M), Keisel's retirement (1,5M).
    With those moves, the Steelers would have around 12M on cap space.

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    The Steelers cannot afford to overpay Worilds, but they might

    By diehardsteelerfan625 on Dec 12 2014

    Jason Worilds has been about as consistent this year as the Steelers are when facing teams with a lesser record. After the 2013 NFL Season, Worilds was given a 1-Year/$9.7 Million Tender in the hopes that he could build off of his 8 sack 2nd Half. However, that has not been the case as he only has 4.5 sacks so far through 13 games this season (which is good for 2nd on the Steelers behind Cam Heyward's 5). There have been periods where he has looked unstoppable (the Colts game for instance comes to mind), but he has proven he should not be counted on as a starter and is better suited to be part of a rotation.

    In my opinion, the Steelers' biggest problem on Defense hasn't been their Cornerbacks, contrary to popular belief. If anyone remembers correctly, we won Super Bowl XLIII with arguably the same level of Cornerback play (Though with William Gay and Ike Taylor's roles reversed). The difference was that that year we had 51 total sacks. FIFTY ONE! This season we have an abysmal 24 total sacks. I think that will be the reason why the Steelers might overpay Worilds to keep him. The issue is that we simply have no one else on the roster to take his place and developing Pass Rushers takes time in this Defense. Dick Lebeau and Mike Tomlin are notoriously stubborn for having rookies ride the bench even if they could be able to contribute in certain situations. Personally, I think that Worilds shouldn't be paid a penny more than 3-years/$15-18 Million. However, I have a feeling that they might pay him along the lines of 4-Years/$25-30 Million based on their desperation to keep him on the roster.

    The Steelers have fully transitioned from a Defensive stalwart to an Offensive Powerhouse. No longer are we in the days where we could win games on Defense alone. I know this saying has been said a lot over the past few years, but it is truer now than it has ever been: These aren't your Daddy's Steelers.

    [URL]http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2014/12/12/7383521/the-steelers-cannot-afford-to-overpay-worilds-but-they-might[/URL]

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    Does Worilds stay or go? It all depends on the money he wants. If he wants star money, he's gone. If he'll be content with a more reasonable deal, he might get to stay. He's not worth his current salary, that's for sure.

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    Is he even worth the 5-6 million that the behindthesteelcurtain article mentions? That seems like a boatload of dough for an inconsistent OLB in a 3-4 defense. At this point I'd rather see him walk and go with Moats and Jones and possibly pick up another mid-level OLB in free agency, unless he'll take something 2-3 million.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brazilsteel View Post
    Yes, the cap is expected to rise to 140M, but also, next year is the first year of Pouncey's, Brown's, Gilbert's and Cortez's contracts.
    2014 cap table: [url]http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/cap/[/url]
    2015 cap table: [url]http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/cap/2015/[/url]
    Some moves that may be considered: cutting Cam Thomas (would free 1,5M), Troy's retirement (3,75M), Keisel's retirement (1,5M).
    With those moves, the Steelers would have around 12M on cap space.
    I say let it rip on all 3 of those retirements. Taylor, too. Keisel will be 37 next year and coming off a bad injury. Gonna be missed. Taylor is 35 next year and Troy will be 34.


    Thanks for playing, Worilds. Good luck elsewhere unless you come back for peanuts.

    We need an impact player in the secondary in a very big way. I am hoping there is a S or CB sitting there at #32 that has fallen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brazilsteel View Post
    Yes, the cap is expected to rise to 140M, but also, next year is the first year of Pouncey's, Brown's, Gilbert's and Cortez's contracts.
    2014 cap table: [URL]http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/cap/[/URL]
    2015 cap table: [URL]http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/cap/2015/[/URL]
    Some moves that may be considered: cutting Cam Thomas (would free 1,5M), Troy's retirement (3,75M), Keisel's retirement (1,5M).
    With those moves, the Steelers would have around 12M on cap space.
    That money will likely be spent extending the contracts of Ben, Heyward, and Beachum beyond 2015.
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RuthlessBurgher View Post
    That money will likely be spent extending the contracts of Ben, Heyward, and Beachum beyond 2015.
    But the following year (2016 season), the year those contracts would start, the Steelers would free 8,5M on cap space. (Woodley dead money)

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