strive_for_five_guy

LOL. Would you have traded Diggs, Elam, MVS & a 5th for Adams? That’s effectively what the trade is in my mind, which I don’t think is that ridiculous. Elam and MVS mean very little to this team, and Diggs obviously wanted to be elsewhere.

And Elam still hasn’t sniffed the starting lineup. Why would you hold onto him, when your WR corps is suffering and you have a chance to land someone like Davante for the rest of this season?

If the players were Elam and one of our WRs, why not?

Nathaniel Hackett -

https://steelersdepot.com/2024/10/schefter-davante-adams-trade-unlikely-to-occur-this-week/ Here’s how Davante is traded to us by next Tuesday: 1. Raiders beat Steelers 2. Bucs beat Carr-less Saints 3. We pound the Jets It will then be clear to Davante that in terms of winning, Buffalo should be his preferred destination. There’s one less week of salary to figure out then too, although Vegas will still need to absorb a good amount depending on if his deal is reworked in some way. Only question is if we pound the Jets, will we have less urgency to trade for him then?

Maybe BBB said we’ll give you one of our 2nd rounders, but we’ll need you to work with us on the cash piece. If no one else is willing to match a 2nd rounder, give me a call. That would be an offer and then monitoring….

Perfect, see you next season!

In other news, TBD users currently monitoring the situation too

Right, and Pickens is a head case, last thing I’d want to add to our WR room. If Steelers traded for Adams, it’s to add to their WR room, not to then trade away the best young talented WR on their team. I think BBB has told the Raiders he’s willing to part with one of our 2nds, but he’s going to need their help on the cash side. And has said if you don’t get a 2nd rounder from one of these other teams, give me a call.

I actually think the D has more upside than downside. We’ve been battling the injury bug, but hopefully getting Rapp and Taron back this week. Not sure about Oliver, and we know Milano is going to be awhile. Von will be back after the next 3 games. Meanwhile, we’ve got some younger guys (Dorian, Carter, Bishop) that have lots of room to continue growing and getting better. Granted more injuries a likely still ahead, but in a month, it’s possible we’re feeling really good about this D and just waiting on Milano to be back.

Not sure what the 2026 conditional 3rd would be dependent on, but I would at least consider the 2025 2nd if they can make the salary cap numbers work. It’s essentially us trading Diggs for Adams at that point, aside from whatever their contract differences are beyond this season.

I’m high on Bishop’s athleticism, but letting up big plays isn’t going to help him earn the starting gig over Rapp. As much as I can’t stand Rapp’s wreckless hits.

Has anyone pointed out where Davante Adams grew up and played college ball? Played high school ball in the Bay Area, about two hours from Firebaugh. Then played college ball at Fresno St, about 50 minutes from Firebaugh. Josh just needs to make a little Northern California pitch to Davante and convince him that Buffalo is where he wants to be. The GMs then figure out all the numbers - Boom, welcome to Buffalo, Mr. Adams.

Beane after dark…

Irony if Davante ends up with us because the Chiefs injure Carr.

Does Saleh have magic healing powers?

That didn’t take long 😆

Hackett must have the nuclear codes and secrets of the NFL powers that be. I know he is always tied to Rodgers and nepotism is a real thing too, but the only time this guy has ever run a successful NFL offense was with Rodgers in his prime. The guy is made of teflon.

This thread title needs a n.

I voted “Yes”. Every decision he makes isn’t going to be perfect, and even though he’s yet bring us a Super Bowl team, I have a lot of faith in him being able to do that job as well as anyone else out there. Several on this board love to criticize his draft picks early, only for these players to develop beyond their draft positions and contribute to this team winning division titles every year. We just need to get over the hump in the playoffs at this point, which I believe Beane can continue to position us for.

Why not Hackett?? 😃😃😃

Sounds like my golf game. If one part of my game is doing well, some other area is falling apart.

Sorry Einstein, it’s still a downside of wasting a challenge in the earlier part of the game.

I never said he’d need 3 😎