Trubisky signs with Steelers

[bigK14094]

Forget Haskins, but Mason Rudolph would be a candidate if he is available.

[TheFunPolice]

good for Mitch. Seems like a good guy and hopefully it goes well for him this year and he plays the best game of his entire life when they play Tampa Bay

[turftoe]

2 hours ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

Good for the Bills.  When we play the Steelers, I like our chances given whom they have at starter now.  Don't think he is much of an upgrade from Big Ben the past couple years.  That's a tough division.  Pittsburgh could be considered #4 right now fighting it out w the Brownies.

If we play them early in the season, we will face Mitch. If we play them late, we face Malik Willis😉

[without a drought]

2 hours ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

Good for the Bills.  When we play the Steelers, I like our chances given whom they have at starter now.  Don't think he is much of an upgrade from Big Ben the past couple years.  That's a tough division.  Pittsburgh could be considered #4 right now fighting it out w the Brownies.

I liked the Bills chances last year also.

[No_Matter_What]

I wrote earlier I have no clue how much he could get, but I am gonna guess 24M/2y.

[TBBills]

I think Mitch will do ok there.

3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:

 

"Win games." Was the deciding factor.

[Mr. WEO]

3 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Makes sense, I figured them, Colts, or Niners were the most likely places.  
 

Wish him well, except when he plays us haha

 

With Jimmy G, 49ers have gone to a SB and the NFCC game 2 of the last 3 seasons (missed it 2020 JG injured)--beating Aaron Rodgers/Packer both years in the playoffs.  

 

With both him and Lance still on the roster, why would the 49ers pay for a former 1st rounder on his 3rd team in 3 seasons who hasn't played a game since 2020?

 

Anyway, 1 less AFC team to worry about this season.

[Punching Bag]

3 hours ago, Virgil said:

Interesting.  Makes sense, but didn't see that coming.  I'm very curious to see the financials.  I though the rumors to the Giants was just poor journalism.  If he gets over 20 mil, the Bills and Josh deserve a cut

 

Actually he deserves himself choosing not to take any of the bad options he had last year and deciding to refocus getting the ghosts out.

 

Good organization in general to play at.

[BADOLBILZ]

4 hours ago, Rico said:

Does this mean Dwayne Haskins is available?

 

@YoloinOhio sadly lamenting in the fall of 2018 that Dwayne Haskins was already a better QB than that guy the Bills had just drafted...........one of the hotter takes in the history of TSW.

 

That's called DNAW........Did Not Age Well.......and the D is silent.    

[Alphadawg7]

57 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

 

With Jimmy G, 49ers have gone to a SB and the NFCC game 2 of the last 3 seasons (missed it 2020 JG injured)--beating Aaron Rodgers/Packer both years in the playoffs.  

 

With both him and Lance still on the roster, why would the 49ers pay for a former 1st rounder on his 3rd team in 3 seasons who hasn't played a game since 2020?

 

Anyway, 1 less AFC team to worry about this season.

Jimmy G is going to be traded, Jimmy G has even already said goodbye.  
 

49ers have a win now roster, no assurances Trey is ready.  It’s why 49ers are looking at Mariota too.  
 

So yeah, Niners were definitely a spot he made sense.  No indication if they were interested or not, but they are also stuck with Jimmy G right now because Watson trade will hold up Jimmy G.  By the time he gets traded there may not be a lot left to pick from. 

[Chicken Boo]

Very smart, Mitch.  You have all the weapons you need in that offense.

[Bill from NYC]

4 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

But I agree it gives the Steelers something they lack - a legitimate starting QB who can play in their offense.

I completely disagree and think that he is a second rate QB.

 

If I am wrong it will not be the first time.

[Sierra Foothills]

4 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Rudolph? The guy that lost his job to a dude named Duck?

 

Yes Rudolph. It should be a good battle between him and Trubisky as to who will guide the sleigh.

[Fan in Chicago]

46 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

I completely disagree and think that he is a second rate QB.

 

If I am wrong it will not be the first time.

I expect the Steelers to make it a run heavy offense, asking Trubisky to be a game manager. They have Harris and a decent corps to support such an offense. I expect the Steelers to do well with MT

[Mr. WEO]

52 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Jimmy G is going to be traded, Jimmy G has even already said goodbye.  
 

49ers have a win now roster, no assurances Trey is ready.  It’s why 49ers are looking at Mariota too.  
 

So yeah, Niners were definitely a spot he made sense.  No indication if they were interested or not, but they are also stuck with Jimmy G right now because Watson trade will hold up Jimmy G.  By the time he gets traded there may not be a lot left to pick from. 

 

If they were in a win now mode, they would keep Jimmy G  and not look at scrubs like Mariota.  Or a guy like Trubisky.  

 

JG has won 68% of his games in SF and in his two postseason runs they went 4-2, losing only to SB winners.  He's not great but he's better than Trubisky or Mariota

[Captain Hindsight]

22 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said:

 

Yes Rudolph. It should be a good battle between him and Trubisky as to who will guide the sleigh.

Spoiler alert, Trubisky already won 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

55 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

I completely disagree and think that he is a second rate QB.

 

If I am wrong it will not be the first time.

Before I would say you’re wrong, I would ask what you mean by “second rate quarterback”

[Sierra Foothills]

5 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Spoiler alert, Trubisky already won 

 

Your abilities to perform post mortems is recognized and celebrated here however I'm not sure I trust you to see the future... besides you missed my joke.

[JohnNord]

I don’t know if Pittsburgh’s offense is the best spot of Mitch but he’s starting, so good for him.  

[blacklabel]

He said it was down to Steelers or Giants. I think he made the right call. While he would know the system in NY with Daboll, ownership there has made it real clear they're gonna do all they can to make Daniel Jones the guy. Mitch gets a much better chance to start where he's competing against a QB the Steelers don't have a major investment in with Rudolph. 

 

But it is interesting to see how this dude went from undesirable to "come win a starting gig" after a season in which all he did was kneel, handoff, run for a TD or a throw a pick. Understandable though, since there are quite a few QB-needy teams and the prospect group isn't great this year. 

[Estro]

Sam Monson

@PFF_Sam

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2h

They just signed a QB for $15m a season. If that doesn't affect your status with the team, your status was a backup to begin with.

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Gerry Dulac

@gerrydulac

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The Steelers plan to have Trubisky challenge Mason Rudolph as the replacement for Ben Roethlisberger, per sources. The deal does not affect Rudolph's status with the team and he is not expected to be traded or ask for a trade.

 

 

I'm not sure if Sam Monson, of PFF. Is just spitballong that'll be in the $15M range or if he's heard something, but this the first I've seen a value assigned to what Tribusky signed for.

 

If it is indeed for $15M per year we are in line for a 3rd round comp. Pick assuming we have a net loss of FA's. A nice gift!

[T&C]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

I completely disagree and think that he is a second rate QB.

 

If I am wrong it will not be the first time.

Agreed. His TD/INT ratio is 64-38... that puts him in the Peterman zone, which is zone 9.

[Warcodered]

 

[BillsShredder83]

10 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

 

Why is he morphing into a black man in this pic lollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

[Bill from NYC]

1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Before I would say you’re wrong, I would ask what you mean by “second rate quarterback”

I mean a quarterback who is incapable of leading a decent, or even good team to a .500 record. I don't even consider him to be almost as good as Cousins. 

 

Let me repeat.....I have been wrong before about QBs. I thought that RJ had the potential for greatness. RJ didn't have the head for the game but he was 2x as talented as Trubisky imo.

1 hour ago, Fan in Chicago said:

I expect the Steelers to make it a run heavy offense, asking Trubisky to be a game manager. They have Harris and a decent corps to support such an offense. I expect the Steelers to do well with MT

Perhaps. I for one cannot picture this.

[boco357]

 

[gonzo1105]

So 14 million is a 4th round comp pick.

[GolfandBills]

3 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

So 14 million is a 4th round comp pick.

I wouldn’t count on comp picks.  Pretty sure Beane will have more free agents signings than losses 

[gonzo1105]

1 minute ago, GolfandBills said:

I wouldn’t count on comp picks.  Pretty sure Beane will have more free agents signings than losses 

depends if Settle and Jones qualify. I’m not sure they will. 6 million is rolling a 6th rounder these days and I don’t either got that much. It will be interesting to see their numbers 

[GolfandBills]

1 minute ago, gonzo1105 said:

depends if Settle and Jones qualify. I’m not sure they will. 6 million is rolling a 6th rounder these days and I don’t either got that much. It will be interesting to see their numbers 

Why wouldn’t they qualify.  If we sign 1 more free agent than we lose we get nothing regardless of what the guys we lost sign for.  

Edited March 15, 2022 by GolfandBills

[gonzo1105]

Just now, GolfandBills said:

Why wouldn’t they qualify 

you still have to make an eligible level of salary to count. Many guys don’t qualify. Looks like last year 2.3 mill was the non qualifying cutoff. I expect them to be more than that but the qualifying salary will probably also be higher 

[Doc]

He'll get $14M/year or total?

[RocCityRoller]

21 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

I mean a quarterback who is incapable of leading a decent, or even good team to a .500 record. I don't even consider him to be almost as good as Cousins.

 

You do know Mitch Trubisky is 29-21 as a starter with a horrible offense and crap HC?

 

He led Chicago to 2 playoff appearances in 4 years ... (2018 and 2020)

He has 2 TD-0 INT in the playoffs

His kicker missed a short FG to advance one of those years.

 

64TD - 38INT ratio, in Chicago.

 

The weapons Pittsburgh has are far better than he had in Chicago.

 

You sound silly

15 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

So 14 million is a 4th round comp pick.

 

Wasn't his contract with Buffalo 1 Yr/ 2.5 million?

 

how do you figure $14 million?

[Virgil]

17 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

So 14 million is a 4th round comp pick.

 

Wait, if it was 15 would it have been a 3rd?   Can we start a gofund me or something?

[gonzo1105]

4 minutes ago, RocCityRoller said:

 

You do know Mitch Trubisky is 29-21 as a starter with a horrible offense and crap HC?

 

He led Chicago to 2 playoff appearances in 4 years ... (2018 and 2020)

He has 2 TD-0 INT in the playoffs

His kicker missed a short FG to advance one of those years.

 

64TD - 38INT ratio, in Chicago.

 

The weapons Pittsburgh has are far better than he had in Chicago.

 

You sound silly

 

Wasn't his contract with Buffalo 1 Yr/ 2.5 million?

 

how do you figure $14 million?

The Steelers signed him to a 2 year max value 27 million that’s 13.5 million meaning that the Bills next year would get a 4th rounder if they sign less qualifying free agents than they gain 

2 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

The Steelers signed him to a 2 year max value 27 million that’s 13.5 million meaning that the Bills next year would get a 4th rounder if they sign less qualifying free agents than they gain 

so scratch this apparently since 13 million is incentives the actual deal is 2 years 14.2 million so 7.1 million is a 6th rounder so disappointed in that 

[DCOrange]

7 minutes ago, gonzo1105 said:

The Steelers signed him to a 2 year max value 27 million that’s 13.5 million meaning that the Bills next year would get a 4th rounder if they sign less qualifying free agents than they gain 

It only includes incentives if they’re considered likely to be achieved. If they deem that only the base value is likely, we’d be in line for a late day 3 pick if anything. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

43 minutes ago, Bill from NYC said:

I mean a quarterback who is incapable of leading a decent, or even good team to a .500 record. I don't even consider him to be almost as good as Cousins. 

 

Now I'm really puzzled, because in fact, with Trubisky's 4 years as a Bear, the team's record was >0.500 (29-21) and in fact, the team was over .500 each year except for his rookie season.  So if he's already done it, how can he be incapable of doing it?

 

I don't think Trubisky is a top-10 QB in the league, but I think he's a capable starter who can win more often than he loses with the right pieces around him.

[boco357]

https://overthecap.com/compensatory-picks/

 

[RyanC883]

8 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

Classy message from Mitch:

 

 

should have mentioned the Bills

1 hour ago, gonzo1105 said:

So 14 million is a 4th round comp pick.

 

fn steelers. 

[frostbitmic]

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Steelers take the QB from Liberty in the 1st round of the draft.