A Continuous Journey: 2024 NFL Offseason Thread

There was no way to pay more for Wilson. So unless you’re saying Wilson isn’t win now, the money is irrelevant.

 

Banking on that long-term Russell Wilson upside eh?

 

The money is irrelevant regardless. It's less than 1% of cap. It's not win now, it's not planning for the future, it's a cheap scratch ticket.

 

"I know we don't need to pay you more than league minimum, Russ, but we will, anyway, to signal that we're not just going to sit around and settle what for what some other quarterback might provide."

I don't think the Steelers cared how Wilson's salary was perceived by the masses. They figured he gave them a better shot at more wins than they expected Pickett could provide, and in that sense - that is, not tolerating any more development years for Pickett - it is, indeed, a "win now" move.

 

Given their spot in the draft and the available FA options, he was the best option they had, so in that sense it was a win-now move. It just so happened that his contract situation was an added benefit.

 

Exactly. Signing Wilson rather than giving Pickett one more shot, this time with a competent offensive coordinator, is a win-now move.

 

I'm kinda bemused at the public statement that Wilson has the QB1 job locked up; there will be no "competition."

 

If they had overpaid it would have been a win now move?

 

If you define spending money in a hope to improve as 'win now', a $700k contract for a guard is win now.

'Win now' is pushing chips all in with a disregard for the next few years. Nothing about Wilson's signing was like that.

 

We both know QB2 is the most popular guy in any NFL town. (Actually, any college town too.)

 

It's got to be one or the other. And given that they're paying him for one year, it seems like it would be the first one. So, yeah, win now.

 

A week ago Fields was unwanted, today the Steelers made a great, smart move to get him - obviously the price was right - but is it just me that there seems to be sudden reassessment from the public/twitterverse? Would this feeling be the same if it wasn't a team like the Steelers that have a reputation of making smart front office decisions?