Any FA rumors?

[Real Deal Steel]

Steelers depot thinks Kendricks is who we go after.

[Buzz]

They may do with Wilcox what they probably should have done in the first place: play him on 3rd downs in a LB/SS hybrid role...Shazier isn’t around to do it any more...that kind of role is where he was really able to excel in Dallas as opposed to the traditional safety role...

All the brilliant minds on our coaching staff missed this because...???

[Slapstick]

All the brilliant minds on our coaching staff missed this because...???

Because we needed a safety and we had Ryan Shazier....

[Real Deal Steel]

Are we going to get a look at CB Delvin Breaux?

I think this would be a good get if we brought him in for a visit. And it wouldn't bust our pockets either.

[Real Deal Steel]

Because we needed a safety and we had Ryan Shazier....

That doesn't sound too smart by our coaches then.

[steelerkeylargo]

Williamson is a good LB. If we were signing him to be a starter, $12MM for 4 years would be a bargain, but I don't think we ought to give that kind of money to a backup. And unless they're going to have him replace V. Williams (not likely), he shouldn't be a starter. He's not what we need for the Mack; not that great in coverage. Save the money, and go after someone who can really perform the way we need them to in the Mack role.

Williamson was signed by the Jets. Terms not disclosed.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

he got 3 years 22 million w 16 guaranteed

[Real Deal Steel]

he got 3 years 22 million w 16 guaranteed

oh well. Onward we go.

[Rara]

Honey Badger coming for a visit in the morning

What?? No way!


....but I'm not seeing that anywhere. Link or source?

[Buzz]

Because we needed a safety and we had Ryan Shazier....

Why didn't they use Wilcox in the hybrid role after Shazier went down? I think they kept him inactive for most of those games.

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

BTW-Love your Sam Hubbard pick. Is he really being seen as a 3rd round pick? For me, Hubbard was my favorite player on that OSU D.

Sorry Shawn..Missed this. Yeah I had him 3rd before combine because I knew the lacrosse background...So I knew he had the hips to play in space even at that size. After combine workout especially positional drills..He may have 2nd round consideration.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Mathieu said he wants to go to a place where defense and winning are important. Where he can “immerse himself in a culture of football.”

It will be interesting to see if he puts those needs above money...

Tyrann Mathieu: A winning culture matters more to me than money

Posted by Michael David Smith on March 15, 2018, 6:34 AM EDT

Tyrann Mathieu is an unrestricted free agent, and he says breaking the bank is not his top priority.

Mathieu told Albert Breer of SI.com that when choosing his next team, he’s going to choose the team that he thinks will make him the best player he can be, while playing on the best team he can play on.

“It’s not all about money for me,” he said. “I want to go somewhere where I can be completely immersed in football, and it’s not too much about anything but winning. I want to be a part of winning culture, where you feel that all the time. That’s all I want.”

The Cardinals missed the playoffs the last two years, and now they’ll have a new coaching staff, and so Mathieu declined the team’s request that he take a pay cut. He’ll shop himself, not necessarily to the highest bidder, but to the team where he thinks he’s going to have the best chance to be a big part of a winner.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/15/tyrann-mathieu-a-winning-culture-matters-more-to-me-than-money/

[K Train]

Tyrann Mathieu "Its not all about money for me"

Sounds like we have a match lol

[Slapstick]

Why didn't they use Wilcox in the hybrid role after Shazier went down? I think they kept him inactive for most of those games.

Because he probably didn't know that role in the defense...he most likely focused on backing up the safety positions...it isn't as though he was in training camp or OTAs...

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

Well if they find a way to land the Honey Badger & trade for Kenricks or sign a FA ILB...They could really work the draft in their favor.