Steelers sign WR Donte Moncrief on 2 year deal

[Northern_Blitz]

What's the urgency? They can keep Moncrief around for a month and a half before making a decision. You really don't know what Tomlin is or isn't doing.

Yep.

Might as well get as much return as we can before getting rid of him.

We might need him to pitch in sometime in the next 6 weeks.

[phillyesq]

If there were no cap penalties it might be that easy, but there is.

You can cut Moncrief without it adversely impacting the cap. He's going to be cut next year anyway. And you actually save a bit on this year's cap. His base this year is just $1.5 million. Not a huge savings, but the sooner you cut him, the sooner you save.

Cut him and bring back Eli. Or if you want a bigger body, see if Crabtree or Michael Floyd will take the minimum. Or give Tevin Jones a shot. Doesn't really matter. Get somebody else in and do it now - let them start to learn the playbook, as opposed to waiting until week 10.

[phillyesq]

As soon as the Fort news became public, my initial response was to cut Moncrief, bring back Eli Rogers, gain 3rd round pick next year. So I agree with you there.

http://www.planetsteelers.com/forums/showthread.php/49565-Steelers-Lose-2020-Comp-Pick/page2

My post above was in response to a statement that our coaches were continuing to let Moncrief back out there when he continues to be a liability. Seemed to me like our coaches' response to his poor play early on was pretty much the appropriate reaction.

Sorry, Ruthless. Hope that didn't come off as being personal. My post was meant more in the generic vein of what one would do with Moncrief, not what you would personally do...

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

FWIW from Asked and Answered on Steelers.com

CHRIS GARCIA FROM HOUSTON, TX: Will the Steelers release Donte Moncrief to ensure they get that third-round compensatory pick?
ANSWER: If the Steelers decide to release Donte Moncrief, it will be because they believe they can replace him with a better alternative on the 53-man roster. I can guarantee you the Steelers are not thinking about compensatory draft picks in 2020 during the fifth week of an NFL regular season in 2019.

[steelz09]

FWIW from Asked and Answered on Steelers.com

Not thinking of the downstream consequences is pretty dumb. Why wouldn't they think of the 2020 compensatory pick implications?

[hawaiiansteel]

Not thinking of the downstream consequences is pretty dumb. Why wouldn't they think of the 2020 compensatory pick implications?

of course the Steelers FO is aware of this, unless Moncrief lights it up between now and Week 10 he should be gone...

[whatever]

FWIW from Asked and Answered on Steelers.com

Man I hope this person isn't making any decisions for the front office.

[phillyesq]

FWIW from Asked and Answered on Steelers.com

I assumed this would be the response and approach from the team. Disappointing, but predictable.

And I understand wanting to surround Rudolph with credible NFL talent for the purposes of evaluating him. But Moncrief is not a difference maker - well, unless you count him turning catchable balls into picks. And this team has a lot of holes and very limited draft capital.

[NorthCoast]

I assumed this would be the response and approach from the team. Disappointing, but predictable.

And I understand wanting to surround Rudolph with credible NFL talent for the purposes of evaluating him. But Moncrief is not a difference maker - well, unless you count him turning catchable balls into picks. And this team has a lot of holes and very limited draft capital.

It's not the response from the Steelers... it's a talking head talking....

[Northern_Blitz]

I assumed this would be the response and approach from the team. Disappointing, but predictable.

And I understand wanting to surround Rudolph with credible NFL talent for the purposes of evaluating him. But Moncrief is not a difference maker - well, unless you count him turning catchable balls into picks. And this team has a lot of holes and very limited draft capital.

What would you expect them to say?

"Yep, we've got Cut Montcrief on for that Saturday in our Google Calendars. Got to make sure we get that pick. Don't tell Montcrief we said that though...might drop his morale if he knew we didn't have any faith in him (get it...drop his morale). And if his morale drops, it might spread to the team...like catching a cold (get it again, catching). We want to make it seem like he's got a chance to earn his job back so players see that we give players chances to redeem themselves."

[Disco1981]

Does Moncrief get a hat today if JuJu is out

[Disco1981]

Does Moncrief get a hat today if JuJu is out

No inactive...JuJu and Vance active

[whatever]

No inactive...JuJu and Vance active

But we're aren't going to release him.... silly