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  • hawaiiansteel
    Legend
    • May 2008
    • 34748

    #16
    Russell Wilson on re-signing with Steelers: ‘That’s the plan. I love it here.’

    Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

    The 2024 Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterback publicly expressed that he wants to be the Steelers starting quarterback in 2025, too. “That’s the plan,” Russell Wilson said from the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Monday. “I love it here and everything else. I think we have a great football team. Obviously,

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    • T.Ferguson
      Pro Bowler
      • Sep 2021
      • 2346

      #17
      Originally posted by NorthCoast

      Throwing to AJ Brown and Smith is different than throwing to Pickens and Jefferson.
      Fields had nearly the same passing stats vs Dallas, but 2TDs on the day.
      My point wasn't to compare QBs or to say KP is good but rather to show how system, coaching and development has an impact on a QB's play and development. I did look up Fields Cowboys game since you mentioned it and I see that he had almost twice as many passing attempts as KP for 10 less yards, impressive lol. Thank you Smith and Tomlin.

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      • whatever
        Legend
        • Sep 2019
        • 5467

        #18
        Originally posted by hawaiiansteel
        Russell Wilson on re-signing with Steelers: ‘That’s the plan. I love it here.’

        Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

        https://triblive.com/sports/russell-...-love-it-here/
        and why wouldn’t he?
        easy money and the only expectation is .500
        How is it possible to have the best owner, best front office, best gm, best HC, good/great drafts every year and good FA acquisitions every year, but only have 3 playoff wins in 14 years?

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        • Joel Buchsbaum
          Legend
          • Jan 2021
          • 7364

          #19
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          Originally posted by whatever
          At what price?
          I don’t want him back but if he does, 15 million max

          At 6 million a year for 1 year. Either player. If not, let them go. If we draft a QB in round one or two of the 2025 draft, let them go.
          Tomlin hasn't won a playoff game in seven years and counting. The earliest will be eight years. I guess that in Art Rooney's II, opinion is worth a 3 year extension.

          Our 2024 draft looks to be grade A. Our 2023 draft is an A. The roster is talented, but Mike Tomlin is still the head coach.

          *** Mike Tomlin is the best coach since the AFL- NFL merger that has not won a playoff game in 8 seasons or more. It's either him or Lewis. ***

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          • crushedspirit
            Pro Bowler
            • Feb 2021
            • 2177

            #20
            Anyone who believes he stays for less than 30mil per season is dreaming.

            The QB market is weak as is the draft class. He'll get paid handsomely due to those factors.

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            • NorthCoast
              Legend
              • Sep 2008
              • 25596

              #21
              Originally posted by hawaiiansteel
              Russell Wilson on re-signing with Steelers: ‘That’s the plan. I love it here.’

              Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

              https://triblive.com/sports/russell-...-love-it-here/
              Steelers might not be that quick on the trigger;

              Steelers Rumors: 'There Was Frustration with' Russell Wilson in Final Games of Season
              Doric Sam
              January 13, 2025

              As veteran quarterback Russell Wilson enters free agency this offseason, one expert suggested that the Pittsburgh Steelers aren't very motivated to re-sign him.

              Alber Breer of Sports Illustrated reported on Monday that "there was frustration with Wilson down the stretch, so I'm not sure how far the Steelers will be willing to go to keep him."

              After missing the first six games of the season, Wilson led Pittsburgh to six wins in his first seven appearances of the year. However, the Steelers stumbled with four straight losses to end the regular season before falling to the Baltimore Ravens in a 28-14 loss in the AFC Wild Card Round on Saturday.

              Wilson finished the season with 2,482 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions while adding two rushing scores. The 36-year-old should garner some interest on the open market, but it's not clear if teams still view him as a quarterback who could help win a Super Bowl.

              As for the Steelers, their quarterback room could look drastically different, as backup quarterback Justin Fields is also headed for free agency. Breer noted that "the team would love to keep working with Fields, but it might not be as a starter," so he could choose to seek an opportunity where he could compete for a starting job.


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              • steeler_fan_in_t.o.
                Legend
                • May 2008
                • 9909

                #22
                Originally posted by crushedspirit
                Anyone who believes he stays for less than 30mil per season is dreaming.

                The QB market is weak as is the draft class. He'll get paid handsomely due to those factors.
                For $30M, I wish him well and hope that in the near future that helps reward the team with a high comp pick.
                http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/k...to_Mike/to.jpg

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                • WindyCitySteel
                  Legend
                  • Nov 2011
                  • 15025

                  #23
                  No way, his “3-pointers and layups” were exposed.

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                  • crushedspirit
                    Pro Bowler
                    • Feb 2021
                    • 2177

                    #24
                    Originally posted by WindyCitySteel
                    No way, his “3-pointers and layups” were exposed.
                    I'm basing it on the current QB pay scale for a multi year signed starter and upcoming market plus barren draft.

                    Currently, Geno Smith is the cheapest starting QB with a multi year contract. He signed in 2023 for 75mil and 3 years.

                    Wilson will sign a multi year contract in 2025 for more than that.

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                    • Chadman
                      Legend
                      • May 2008
                      • 6522

                      #25
                      I'd bring both back, with a succession plan as the ultimate goal. There isn't a QB in the draft I want more than Fields- so for mine, he's your "QB Draft pick".

                      Wilson is the incumbent until Fields exceeds his play.

                      It's not exactly a stacked QB class or FA crop. And it wasn't Fields or Wilson unable to stop teams running or short passing the Steelers to death.
                      The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?

                      Light up the darkness.

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