Joe Haden to Steelers

[JoaquinFenix]

3/$27M

 

[darthseinfeld]

3/$27M

Yikes. No thanks

 

[davey999]

Yikes. No thanks

As we've all seen by their lack of success, the Steelers have no idea how to build a roster.

 

[Sydla]

3/$27M

Holy hell. Nope:

 

[jwooten15]

Barely worth half that.

 

[NeonNinja]

Yeah, no thanks on that deal.

 

[thunderpimp91]

I was all about bringing Haden in, but certainly not at that price. That Steeler defense has fallen a long ways from the dominant unit they were. When Big Ben hangs them up this is a team that could be down for several years.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

That's stupid money.

 

[Dwight]

We dodged a bullet.

Develop your own players.

Therefore our team will avoid cap problems.

 

[tm1119]

Yeah I wasn't expecting that kind of deal...was thinking more like a 1 year $5M deal to prove he's healthy and still can play at a high level. Haden taking this kind of deal tells me he was just looking to cash in on the most $ available and not that he believes he's still a top CB.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

We dodged a bullet.

Develop your own players.

Therefore our team will avoid cap problems.

We got hit right between the eyes by one when we signed Nolan Carroll

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

It's too much money but we need to hope these young guys pan out

 

[erod]

I still can't believe we paid Nolan Carroll $4 million.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Therefore our team will avoid cap problems.

and Super Bowls.

 

[dwreck27]

I still can't believe we paid Nolan Carroll $4 million.

I agree that was a bigger "yikes " for me than Haden getting 9 mill with prbly some escape clauses on that last year

 

[MichaelWinicki]

and Super Bowls.

Gotcha.

It's been 3 years since the guy has played the CB position at a high level and is now suddenly a difference maker for the Super Bowl.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I agree that was a bigger "yikes " for me than Haden getting 9 mill with prbly some escape clauses on that last year

Carrol's contract averages out at $3.33 mil per year.

 

[big dog cowboy]

3/$27M

There is a reason he wasn't going to be a Cowboy and now everyone knows what it is.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Gotcha.

It's been 3 years since the guy has played the CB position at a high level and is now suddenly a difference maker for the Super Bowl.

My critique is of the philosophy of not signing free agents and only trying to build the roster with your own players. It's a fantastic idea, but not realistic, way too slow, and ineffective.

It would appear that our Front Office (and many fans here) are more concerned with being right than being great.

 

[KingintheNorth]

We got hit right between the eyes by one when we signed Nolan Carroll

We were also holding the gun...