tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post5530651702518282259..comments2024-01-01T18:41:14.457-05:00Comments on NFL from the sidelines: Worilds retires and other thoughts from a crazy first day of free agencyMoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-34407298149289323802015-03-14T08:29:30.246-04:002015-03-14T08:29:30.246-04:00Woodley's cap hit is #4, not #2. Roethlisberg...Woodley's cap hit is #4, not #2. Roethlisberger, Timmons and Brown rank him. <br /><br />http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/pittsburgh-steelersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-85740530243374564602015-03-11T14:24:43.068-04:002015-03-11T14:24:43.068-04:00Timmons ($12.6 million) and Antonio Brown ($9.8 mi...Timmons ($12.6 million) and Antonio Brown ($9.8 million) both have cap hits higher than Woodley's dead money.deljzchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064832351658405908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-24885652238841453792015-03-11T11:21:50.186-04:002015-03-11T11:21:50.186-04:00The Steelers had talks with McCain's agent. Ce...The Steelers had talks with McCain's agent. Certainly wouldn't surprise me if they had an offer on the table. As I said, he'd be a fool not to at least shop aroundDale Lolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089003781188560287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-57443914706407746362015-03-11T10:06:39.169-04:002015-03-11T10:06:39.169-04:00Good for Worilds. A guy with a sensible head on hi...Good for Worilds. A guy with a sensible head on his shoulders and a competent money manager should be easily set for a few lifetimes off the money he's made already. <br /><br />I wonder if we'll start seeing more of these early retirements now that players are learning so much more about the long-term damage the game inflicts.Easleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-48069828133503304532015-03-11T09:58:10.026-04:002015-03-11T09:58:10.026-04:00I was thinking ahead. If we were to sign him to a ...I was thinking ahead. If we were to sign him to a 6-7 mil deal, with 15 mil up front and then he fell flat on his face because his heart wasn't in it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112601333716629299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-28074158167134911662015-03-11T09:10:25.842-04:002015-03-11T09:10:25.842-04:00Dale, some miami beat writer said the steelers hav...Dale, some miami beat writer said the steelers have an 3 year offer on the table for McCain, you think it's true? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-71211090899817565442015-03-11T08:45:44.630-04:002015-03-11T08:45:44.630-04:00Retirement WFH? Some wealth to pass on for anothe...Retirement WFH? Some wealth to pass on for another generation if you're smart about it. I mean, I could find something about football to like. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-39436405125009578982015-03-11T08:01:07.826-04:002015-03-11T08:01:07.826-04:00You have to wish him the best and hope he doesn...You have to wish him the best and hope he doesn't have second thoughts six months from now. Makes you wonder if steelers knew something was up. <br /><br />Sheard visited the patriots last night. He transitioned to OLB last two years with Browns. I wonder if he wants to go back to DL. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-49486610359736981832015-03-11T07:31:15.000-04:002015-03-11T07:31:15.000-04:00Worilds probably made around 15M in his career. If...Worilds probably made around 15M in his career. If he manages his $s wisely, he's set. I guess for him, football was a means to an end, not an end in itself. Good for him.adamgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-37292892717077441482015-03-11T02:14:14.482-04:002015-03-11T02:14:14.482-04:00if I put my body through hell from 10 or 12 years ...if I put my body through hell from 10 or 12 years old until 27 and took home millions of dollars, I think this thought would cross my mind too.<br /><br />I don't blame him. BUT don't be surprised if he is playing football next year when he realizes what he gave up.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725231979706488599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-39009304385165741872015-03-11T01:59:00.504-04:002015-03-11T01:59:00.504-04:00I'd still say no to Orokpo - injury history st...I'd still say no to Orokpo - injury history stinks - but Morgan, Sheard and even James Harrison are distinct possibilities now.Dale Lolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13089003781188560287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-60938713762982796672015-03-11T01:33:02.125-04:002015-03-11T01:33:02.125-04:00He was a free agent. It doesn't change our cap...He was a free agent. It doesn't change our cap only that he's no longer an option. <br />Orakpo anyone? Joe Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052105246621824754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-2166906411677922732015-03-11T00:33:27.764-04:002015-03-11T00:33:27.764-04:00What the heck, that is a shocker but it gives us c...What the heck, that is a shocker but it gives us cap room. I guess. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112601333716629299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-89253853975700449512015-03-11T00:30:51.524-04:002015-03-11T00:30:51.524-04:00^^^^^^Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-13108336334792034492015-03-11T00:27:05.629-04:002015-03-11T00:27:05.629-04:00and then Jason Worilds retired....and then Jason Worilds retired....Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10725231979706488599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-23018642500229219322015-03-11T00:22:03.233-04:002015-03-11T00:22:03.233-04:00Graham/Unger NO/Seattle trade seems weird. Why giv...Graham/Unger NO/Seattle trade seems weird. Why give up a young anchor C for a pass-catching TE? I know Graham is good, but for a team built around a running game and scrambling qb, not sure giving up your center is smart.adamgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-8312045725336887272015-03-10T21:21:15.310-04:002015-03-10T21:21:15.310-04:00Would've been cool to convince Revis to sign a...Would've been cool to convince Revis to sign a 1-yr contract with the 2015-16 Super Bowl favorite Steelers. <br /><br />That guy love his poker chips though. Already cashed in with his Patriots run. <br /><br />I real like Marcus Peters. I'd take him over any free agent corner left including potentially Keenan Lewis Joe Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052105246621824754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-10312173890668462902015-03-10T17:42:00.771-04:002015-03-10T17:42:00.771-04:00I'd welcome Keenan Lewis back with open arms. ...I'd welcome Keenan Lewis back with open arms. Thanks for the report Dale.<br /><br />Not to be a smart alec, but on the Woodley front, I can say that Michael Bean, founder and former editor of <i>Behind the Steel Curtain</i> is the one person who predicted that Woodley wouldn't finish is Steelers contract because of durability issues.KTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15287012.post-49891673155911394262015-03-10T16:40:41.896-04:002015-03-10T16:40:41.896-04:00a million dollars a sack, right.a million dollars a sack, right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com