Its time to trade TJ
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I don't think Highsmith is a trade candidate. The dead cap is over $16M and first year savings under $2M. Also, if you trade Watt, the cupboard is bare enough, but you can enter next year with Highsmith and Herbig on the edge.
I agree with TJ and Minkah at the right price because of the return they'd bring. Minkah is still a heavy dead cap hit ($13.7M) but saves over $8M in '25 and removes the big $24.4M cap number for '26. I don't even think a first is needed. I'd be willing to go second and fourth for him. He's still only 28 years old and will be available for two years at a decent number to the new team ($15.5M & $17.6M). Watt is 30 and entering the last year of his deal. Steelers eat over $9M but save over $21M, which is a nice number for the acquiring team. I'd like a first and another pick. I'm even happy for the other pick to be next year, which is trade capital in case you want to move up for a QB in '26.
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Watt rushed 546 times on the left side and 8 anywhere else.
That's just lazy and predictable.
and no one is afraid of Watt in December or January. They look forward to playing him and using his pass rush against the defense. This is why he was been a ghost lately.Last edited by feltdizz; 01-21-2025, 07:19 PM.Steelers 27
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How about MOVING Watt around?
Watt rushed 546 times on the left side and 8 anywhere else.
That's just lazy and predictable.
and no one is afraid of Watt in December or January. They look forward to playing him and using his pass rush against the defense. This is why he was been a ghost lately.
In recent comments however, he has softened his stance and is now open to the idea because he has come to realize how easily he is schemed out of games.Comment
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The fact that he didn't agree to that change (or wasn't made to) until after yet another disappointing, defense-disappearing conclusion to a season? Well, it speaks volumes about this team and why we're in the current condtionComment
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Said that there was some crazy thing he could do on that side that he couldn't do on the other side. My guess is probably that he can bend the edge much better on that side because he can dip much lower and keep his balance.
My guess is that this is as much about getting older as it is about the side he's rushing from.Comment
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Bump after the Garrett request. TJ will be wasted here, not winning a Super Bowl in 2025, likely not in 2026 even if they get a Manning, 2nd year QBs have had a little success winning it all (Brady, Mahomes, Ben). So at soonest, 2027? How good will TJ be by then?
And if they DON’T get a QB in 2026, or if he flops?Comment
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Bump after the Garrett request. TJ will be wasted here, not winning a Super Bowl in 2025, likely not in 2026 even if they get a Manning, 2nd year QBs have had a little success winning it all (Brady, Mahomes, Ben). So at soonest, 2027? How good will TJ be by then?
And if they DON’T get a QB in 2026, or if he flops?
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Here's the thing if we trade him to a team good enough to win a SB, that means they are picking in the 20's. TJ is worth more then that to the Steelers.
A trade situation might be say the Bears who pick 10th and we trade him for that pick. He'd be going from the frying pan to the fire. I saw something about the Packers trading for him. That would be a 20+ pick. I don't see a winning scenario for the Steelers. We will extend him for 3 or 4 years and then he will be on the downhill and we will work something out then.Comment
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Here's the thing if we trade him to a team good enough to win a SB, that means they are picking in the 20's. TJ is worth more then that to the Steelers.
A trade situation might be say the Bears who pick 10th and we trade him for that pick. He'd be going from the frying pan to the fire. I saw something about the Packers trading for him. That would be a 20+ pick. I don't see a winning scenario for the Steelers. We will extend him for 3 or 4 years and then he will be on the downhill and we will work something out then.
We definitely need multiple picks for TJ.
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