Steelers GM

[Beemnseven]

Monday Night Football ran a stat the other night which said that Ben Roethlisberger has been the most sacked quarterback in the NFL over the past few years. Plus, they haven't been running the ball as effectively either. I guess with a world-class defense and a QB that can make plays, you can compensate for a less than great front line. The Steelers have some good receivers too.

Haven't they lost some starting O-linemen to free agency recently?

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Monday Night Football ran a stat the other night which said that Ben Roethlisberger has been the most sacked quarterback in the NFL over the past few years. Plus, they haven't been running the ball as effectively either. I guess with a world-class defense and a QB that can make plays, you can compensate for a less than great front line. The Steelers have some good receivers too.

Haven't they lost some starting O-linemen to free agency recently?

They let Alan Faneca walk in the last few years. I admire the Steelers for not overpaying aging vets.

In contrast, the "Snyder philosophy" is to delay a player's escalating cap figure by renegotiating the contract , even when that player might have only one serviceable season left. This is why the Redskins are among the worst offenders of carrying a large "dead" cap total for players no longer on the team. As an example, B. Lloyd is still counting $5M against this year's cap. Jon Jansen is even more. We are carrying about $18M in dead cap this season. I want to see a more patient philosophy to build a consistent winner through the draft (cheap talent). I also want to see some players sent packing rather than renegotiating and delaying their cap hit to when they are no longer even useful.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SouperMeister

They let Alan Faneca walk in the last few years. I admire the Steelers for not overpaying aging vets.

In contrast, the "Snyder philosophy" is to delay a player's escalating cap figure by renegotiating the contract , even when that player might have only one serviceable season left. This is why the Redskins are among the worst offenders of carrying a large "dead" cap total for players no longer on the team. As an example, B. Lloyd is still counting $5M against this year's cap. Jon Jansen is even more. We are carrying about $18M in dead cap this season. I want to see a more patient philosophy to build a consistent winner through the draft (cheap talent). I also want to see some players sent packing rather than renegotiating and delaying their cap hit to when they are no longer even useful.

I think letting a good vet go and doing well has some luck attached to it. For instance, Seattle let Steven Hutchinson go, and well their line was never the same afterwards.