Can we get a refund on Young Money?

[feltdizz]

Cause we could draft another Curtis Brown, Trai Essex, Willie Reid, Matt Spaeth, Bruce Davis, Hank Poteat, Kendrick Clancey, etc. Considering our draft success, any draft pick is a crap shoot vs keeping a current player.

Of course we could get a Wallace, Lewis, or Max Starks.

Still I'd rather keep Sanders and try to win now. I have 0 problem with that decision.

nope.. that pick would've been the one that changed our season.

[phillyesq]

nope.. that pick would've been the one that changed our season.

When you have a team with a talent deficit, like the Steelers do, you cannot continue to lose assets and not get anything in return. Wallace left, and in return, the Steelers will get maybe a third round comp pick. Lewis will net probably a 5th or so. That is moving backwards.

Sanders has proven that he is no more than a low end #2 or an average #3 WR. If you could have cashed that in for a third round pick, you make the move. Is Sanders any more of an impact player than, say, David Nelson, who the Jets signed off the scrap heap after the season?

Sanders obviously hasn't help the Steelers this year and he won't in the future. They had a chance to cash in on him, and failed to take advantage. As a result, the team will limp into this offseason with a depleted roster, cap issues, and less than their full compliment of picks.

[steelz09]

When you have a team with a talent deficit, like the Steelers do, you cannot continue to lose assets and not get anything in return. Wallace left, and in return, the Steelers will get maybe a third round comp pick. Lewis will net probably a 5th or so. That is moving backwards.

Sanders has proven that he is no more than a low end #2 or an average #3 WR. If you could have cashed that in for a third round pick, you make the move. Is Sanders any more of an impact player than, say, David Nelson, who the Jets signed off the scrap heap after the season?

Sanders obviously hasn't help the Steelers this year and he won't in the future. They had a chance to cash in on him, and failed to take advantage. As a result, the team will limp into this offseason with a depleted roster, cap issues, and less than their full compliment of picks.

I don't think we lack the talent to warrant this poor play and equally as poor record. Not even close IMO.

I will say that if Sanders walks (and I'm not opposed to that if he wants any more than a #3 WR payday) then it was dumb to not accept the Pats round 3 pick. That's not a hindsight comment either. If you knew you weren't going to sign him long term than you'd have to be a moron to not accept the pick.

[phillyesq]

I don't think we lack the talent to warrant this poor play and equally as poor record. Not even close IMO.

I will say that if Sanders walks (and I'm not opposed to that if he wants any more than a #3 WR payday) then it was dumb to not accept the Pats round 3 pick. That's not a hindsight comment either. If you knew you weren't going to sign him long term than you'd have to be a moron to not accept the pick.

I don't think they are bottom 5 in the NFL in talent, which is what their record says they are, but this team is a far cry from some of the teams of the past 5-10 years.

[Ghost]

I don't think they are bottom 5 in the NFL in talent, which is what their record says they are, but this team is a far cry from some of the teams of the past 5-10 years.

Agreed. And it's a far cry from the top teams in the league this year. Watch other games and it becomes readily apparent the lack of true talent the team as a whole has on the roster. I don't believe they are even in the top 50%.

Sometimes I'll put on a game just to watch a team do the basics: o-linemen that actually hold a block, open WR's hit in stride, tackles being made... then I think of the Steelers and hook up a bourbon IV.