2025 NFL offseason thread

[outofplace]

Absolutely, yes. The Raiders gave up nothing for him. Geno is far better than any other option the Steelers have looked at.

I wouldn't go that far and a third-round pick isn't nothing. I would have been fine with the Steelers making that move, but I think they are looking to next year to find a longer-term option.

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

I hope to God Jameis Winston beats out Russell Wilson for the starting job. Jameis Winston starting for the Giants is the funniest of all possible worlds.

I'm with you simply b/c he'll ensure the 1-4 PM EST window in my neck of the woods is entertaining as shirt 14 times this fall ( I assume they'll get a Thursday night game and a couple Monday night games b/c they're still the Giants).

 

[PCLoadLetter]

I wouldn't go that far and a third-round pick isn't nothing. I would have been fine with the Steelers making that move, but I think they are looking to next year to find a longer-term option.

Pretty close to nothing for a solid starting QB for at least the next two seasons. Particularly when your options are a bleak as what the Steelers are facing.

 

[da man]

I'm with you simply b/c he'll ensure the 1-4 PM EST window in my neck of the woods is entertaining as shirt 14 times this fall ( I assume they'll get a Thursday night game and a couple Monday night games b/c they're still the Giants).

If James wins the starting job, the over-under on how any games before he loses it is probably something like 5 1/2.

 

[Oz]

Pretty close to nothing for a solid starting QB for at least the next two seasons. Particularly when your options are a bleak as what the Steelers are facing.

To be fair, they did send a second-round pick to Seattle for Metcalf, so the teams did do business this offseason.

Sign Rodgers (if he decides not to retire) and spend every last pick on addressing defensive line, cornerback, running back and whatever other immediate need they have. Maybe get a second-round pick back for Pickens, if they can, then draft another wideout.

If they wait until next year to address quarterback with a deeper and more heralded class seeking that long-term solution, that's acceptable.

 

[JC]

Pretty close to nothing for a solid starting QB for at least the next two seasons. Particularly when your options are a bleak as what the Steelers are facing.

Seahawks aren't taking the Steelers 3rd over the Raiders 3rd.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

My point remains. Free agent or trade plus contract, Steelers could've gone for Geno but chose not to.

 

[britwrit]

Fun fact. If you add up all three Giants QB salaries this year, it's still about only two-thirds of what they were paying Daniel Jones last year.

 

[outofplace]

My point remains. Free agent or trade plus contract, Steelers could've gone for Geno but chose not to.

I think they realized their mistake with Pickett, which was not having the pieces in place when they acquired a quarterback. I'm not saying he would have panned out under better circumstances, but they dropped a rookie into a shirt show of an offense. The line was a mess. His two best receivers were immature jackasses. Look at how Diontae Johnson has pretty much run himself out of the league over the past year. The offensive coordinator, Matt Canada, so incompetent that the Steelers broke decades of tradition to fire him during a season.

Of course, they can't fix one of the biggest problems as long as Tomlin is there. He won't trust a young quarterback. It was very clear they were telling Pickett to protect the ball at all costs and try to win the game in the final moments. They took away his aggressiveness. The quarterback I watched during his second season In Pittsburgh bore no resemblance to the player he was at Pitt.

Now acquiring a veteran like Smith fixes some of that issue, but does he make them a Super Bowl contender? Or does he keep them in the same level of mid that they have maintained for nearly a decade now? They are a playoff team, but one with little shot to win it all.

That is why I think they focused on acquiring Metcalf instead of Smith. That offense was going nowhere without improving the receiver position. Another season of a scrub like Van Jefferson starting wasn't going to cut it no matter who was throwing the passes. I think they are hoping Rodgers will give them something decent as the tread water and try to find their next long-term option in 2026. I think that is why they have been resistant to offering Rodgers more than a one-year deal.

 

[da man]

My point remains. Free agent or trade plus contract, Steelers could've gone for Geno but chose not to.

Geno wasn't going to take them where they want to go.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I think they realized their mistake with Pickett, which was not having the pieces in place when they acquired a quarterback. I'm not saying he would have panned out under better circumstances, but they dropped a rookie into a shirt show of an offense. The line was a mess. His two best receivers were immature jackasses. Look at how Diontae Johnson has pretty much run himself out of the league over the past year. The offensive coordinator, Matt Canada, so incompetent that the Steelers broke decades of tradition to fire him during a season.

Of course, they can't fix one of the biggest problems as long as Tomlin is there. He won't trust a young quarterback. It was very clear they were telling Pickett to protect the ball at all costs and try to win the game in the final moments. They took away his aggressiveness. The quarterback I watched during his second season In Pittsburgh bore no resemblance to the player he was at Pitt.

Now acquiring a veteran like Smith fixes some of that issue, but does he make them a Super Bowl contender? Or does he keep them in the same level of mid that they have maintained for nearly a decade now? They are a playoff team, but one with little shot to win it all.

That is why I think they focused on acquiring Metcalf instead of Smith. That offense was going nowhere without improving the receiver position. Another season of a scrub like Van Jefferson starting wasn't going to cut it no matter who was throwing the passes. I think they are hoping Rodgers will give them something decent as the tread water and try to find their next long-term option in 2026. I think that is why they have been resistant to offering Rodgers more than a one-year deal.

Your explanation of the Steelers' thinking seems sound to me. The obvious gap in their reasoning is "find their next long-range option in 2026." How exactly. They're still too good to drop to the top of the draft, and not good enough to afford trading up.

 

[outofplace]

Your explanation of the Steelers' thinking seems sound to me. The obvious gap in their reasoning is "find their next long-range option in 2026." How exactly. They're still too good to drop to the top of the draft, and not good enough to afford trading up.

They still have a solid defense. They think all those draft picks they spent on the offensive line will start paying off this year. They have a couple of very good receivers. They should have a ton of cap space next year. A quarterback upgrade could do more for them than you think.

I don't agree with your premise that they wouldn't be in position to trade up to draft a quarterback next season.