Are you extending Pickens or Bland?

[gimmesix]

Both if worth it.

Can look on moving on from Steele, Diggs and Hooker to free up some 2026 cap easily.
Not to mention the FO will probably restructure CDL and Dak if they are playing well.

I'm not sure about moving on from Steele. Right now, we don't have a replacement for him. You could argue that Revel could be Diggs' replacement and Thomas could be Hooker's, but who do we have on the OL who could replace Steele? If someone steps up or Steele doesn't play well, then sure, but right now, he's our clear starter at RT.

The team also clearly loves his work ethic and believe his struggles had to do with his recovery from his ACL tear and should be in the rearview mirror.

 

[KJJ]

Both = sign both and release Diggs sorry for not clarifying. Diggs is done imo.

Still need Diggs as insurance assuming he can still play. Bland was out a majority of last season.

 

[Havic]

Still need Diggs as insurance assuming he can still play. Bland was out a majority of last season.

Diggs is a liability. Can’t stay on the field and hasn’t played well since the first acl

 

[slick325]

A very real possibility and I'm curious where you would allocate the resources.

Don't give me if the player does this this year. No kidding. Project what you think they'll do in 2025 and make a decision between the two.

With your affinity for a certain position, we all know who you would pick to re-sign, Risen.

 

[KJJ]

Diggs is a liability. Can’t stay on the field and hasn’t played well since the first acl

Still need him as insurance especially the way we lose players to injury. We have to give him a chance to come back. If he can’t play, we move on.

 

[fivetwos]

I don't see waiting to extend Parsons and have him play on a $24 million deal this year, especially since I think he would balk at it. His first year on a new deal this year will be low and we can roll over the cap savings to next year, plus restructure his base next year.

I agree there isn't really a choice between Pickens and Bland, but whether to keep Bland or Diggs will be a choice the team makes. The only hiccup in that is if Revel isn't any good or Bland's level of play drops. If Revel is at least No. 2 corner quality, though, I think the decision will be easy for the team no matter how well Diggs comes back. I'm hoping if he plays at a high level, though, we can trade him instead of cutting him.

Pickens might also balk at being tagged, but I don't think he will because he was traded for on-field concerns. Even if he plays at a high level and keeps his emotions in check, I think it is easier to sell him on the need to show it for one more year before getting his big deal.

Good point on the 5th year option cost.

Many, many moving parts on all of it.

I’m sure they will get it right. They always do.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Pickens.

At least we picked CB in the second round of the draft, if we don't have Pickens, then we are stuck with JAG WRs again.

 

[fivetwos]

No point in cutting Diggs now. His 9m salary is guaranteed and isn’t tradeable for the same reason….the injury….and the fact that Jerry doesn’t trade players, he collects them.

Not as if they are going to cut him and sign some savior with the cap savings. Sorry but doesn’t work that way. Need to find your saviors in March when Stephen is counting the coins in his piggy bank.

 

[ScotsCowboy]

Trade Diggs when the time comes; sign both.

 

[shabazz]

Who is going to trade for Diggs? He is an injury waiting to happen.

If Jerry got a 7th for Amari he might end up giving up a 5th to trade away Diggs.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

You can't look at it that way.
This trade was after the draft. They had their draft plan, and was not going to move away from it.
Pickens was probably not an option at that point anyway. The Steelers probably wanted to wait until after the draft as well.

They now ave that 10 months to make other moves to get those picks back somehow.
I am pretty sure this is the last thing on their minds right now. And the do not play the "what if" games like the fans and media do. Well, not the same way.

I

id give that up in a heart beat. Revel or Blue might be bums for all we know.

Remember, we are talking about Pickens for one season. It would be different if he was locked in, but he is not.

When Dallas gives up a 3rd round pick and a 5th round pick (yeah they also got a 6), it's entirely fair to look at the caliber of player those picks can provide. Revel and Blue are good examples. Solid players, and very importantly- they come cheap. In the salary cap era, one should not underestimate the cap value/savings of draft picks. Dallas didn't just give up 2 solid players in this trade, they also surrendered the cap savings that comes with them.

This is a textbook example of bad decision making by the general manager. Not only bad value, but incredibly short sighted.

Just wait- in less than a year, Pickens will be playing for another team, and the Steelers will own our picks.

 

[Reid1boys]

seeing how I envision Pickens having 2k yards, 138 receptions and 22 td receptions this year..... Id extend him right now.

 

[JW82]

Yes

 

[Chasing6]

A very real possibility and I'm curious where you would allocate the resources.

Don't give me if the player does this this year. No kidding. Project what you think they'll do in 2025 and make a decision between the two.

After Jethro pays Micah $50M, neither.

 

[conner01]

Agreed. Diggs might have to go.

To me it comes down to the fact he’s getting in the more expensive. This yr is 9m but next year 14 and rises the next 2 years after that. He’s also not been healthy. Bland would be on a new deal which is generally cheaper first few years but you can make it how you want it. I don’t know what he’d bring but if I could get a second I’d trade him. It gets easier if our new pick can develop into a good player. Many had a first rnd grade on him before his injury.

 

[jazzcat22]

Remember, we are talking about Pickens for one season. It would be different if he was locked in, but he is not.

When Dallas gives up a 3rd round pick and a 5th round pick (yeah they also got a 6), it's entirely fair to look at the caliber of player those picks can provide. Revel and Blue are good examples. Solid players, and very importantly- they come cheap. In the salary cap era, one should not underestimate the cap value/savings of draft picks. Dallas didn't just give up 2 solid players in this trade, they also surrendered the cap savings that comes with them.

This is a textbook example of bad decision making by the general manager. Not only bad value, but incredibly short sighted.

Just wait- in less than a year, Pickens will be playing for another team, and the Steelers will own our picks.

But yet this is the type of move some fans been wanting Jerry to make. Then when he does some don’t like it.
Can’t have it both ways.
If the Eagles did this, fans would blast Jerry for not doing it, and praising the Eagles. And no one would be concerned over them losing draft picks.

As I said , that is a long way away. And there is a very good possibility Pickens will stay with the Cowboys.
Fans get too caught up over the salary cap and all of that.

What if the gave up a 1st, 2nd and a 3rd for Mahomes.
We can play that game all off season long.

 

[GuitarBytes]

Definitely Pickens, it's not easy to find players like that, and the Cowboys have practically known how to select good CBs, so if they don't sign Bland and let him go I don't doubt that they can bring in another good CB, the bad thing here is that they would have to replace two CBs since for me this is Diggs' last year with the Cowboys.

 

[Chasing6]

It's irrelevant who you would pick now because you aren't doing either now. Will Bland bounce back now an additional year removed from injury? Will Pickens mature and "behave"?
My assumption and best guess of what will happen is that we will cut Diggs and use that savings to pay Bland. Personally I think Bland is a better overall player, but even if you think Diggs is better (and I am fine with someone thinking that) you need to accept that Eberflus states over and over how every player on the field needs to tackle. I think in his mind Bland is a better fit. Then I also extend Pickens. So I don't pick between Pickens and Bland as the OP asks, I pick between Bland and Diggs. This also assumes Revel works out

The bigger question is why are we sitting on $30M+, after Micah extension?

Why are we not negotiating and attempting to sign players now? Then if they are unreasonable, you know who to trade and who you need to replace during FA or in the draft.

It is called succession planing. You know maybe the single most important job of GM.

I don't care how many 5th round comp picks we get, that is not going to get it done.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

But yet this is the type of move some fans been wanting Jerry to make. Then when he does some don’t like it.
Can’t have it both ways.
If the Eagles did this, fans would blast Jerry for not doing it, and praising the Eagles. And no one would be concerned over them losing draft picks.

As I said , that is a long way away. And there is a very good possibility Pickens will stay with the Cowboys.
Fans get too caught up over the salary cap and all of that.

What if the gave up a 1st, 2nd and a 3rd for Mahomes.
We can play that game all off season long.

Well it's a simple debate over value surrendered vs. value received.

Nobody knows the player better than Pittsburgh, and they believed the draft picks were worth more than 1 season from Pickens.

The NFL's opinion? Jerry was the high bidder among all other 31 teams. I'm pretty sure Jerry isn't smarter than the rest of the league.

 

[Jarntt]

The bigger question is why are we sitting on $30M+, after Micah extension?

Why are we not negotiating and attempting to sign players now? Then if they are unreasonable, you know who to trade and who you need to replace during FA or in the draft.

It is called succession planing. You know maybe the single most important job of GM.

I don't care how many 5th round comp picks we get, that is not going to get it done.

Actually it will be over $40M once Micah signs!