Beachum likely gone in 2016?

[Coach]

Free agents 2016. Starters in bold.

Steve McLendon DT 29 PIT TBD $2,808,334 UFA Leaves. Big Dan starts
Cam Thomas DE 28 PIT TBD $2,500,000 UFA Leaves. Replaced by youth
Josh Scobee K 33 PIT TBD $2,500,000 UFA Leaves. Sushi returns
Ramon Foster G 29 PIT TBD $2,150,000 UFA Leaves. Takes more money elsewhere, replaced with youth
Bruce Gradkowski QB 32 PIT TBD $1,833,334 UFA Push. Fine if he stays, but if he's gone, we find another vet backup.
William Gay CB 30 PIT TBD $1,666,668 UFA Resigns.Steelers value him over most every other team would
Kelvin Beachum LT 25 PIT TBD $1,553,474 UFA Would like to retain him, but it's looking like he walks and Villanueva takes his spot
Robert Golden FS 25 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Offer a contract in the low range to be a ST player
Antwon Blake CB 25 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Leaves. Don't see a reason to retain him. Sign an outside FA.
Brandon Boykin CB 25 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Resigns.He will play this year, he will do well, and we will give him a chance to start
Will Johnson FB 26 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Resigns. He's a FB, so he's cheap to resign.
Mike Adams LT 25 PIT TBD $1,127,525 UFA Leaves. Sign a mid level backup vet T
Sean Spence ILB 25 PIT TBD $816,345 UFA Resigns He's a good ST player and quality backup. Should be cheap to resign

Will Allen SS 33 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Hope he leaves. Can't hang your hat on a 33year old Safety
Clifton Geathers DE 27 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Leaves. Replaced by youth
Greg Warren LS 33 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Resign if he can still snap!
Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 28 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Leaves. He's a ST player and 5th WR at best. May look to a weaker WR lineup on another team
David Nelson WR 28 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA We make an offer. Showed promise when healthy
Doug Legursky C 29 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Resigns. Can take Foster's spot as the starting LG
Terence Garvin ILB 24 PIT TBD $585,000 RFA Leaves. Replaced by youth
Ross Ventrone SS 28 PIT TBD $585,000 RFA Contract offer for our best ST player
Garret Hartley K 29 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Leaves. Only resigned if Sushi is done.
Jordan Todman RB 25 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Don't care. RBs are a dime a dozen for depth. If he shows anything I retain him to spite Balt.
Michael Vick QB 35 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Retires. Sorry dog, your days are numbered...

Wow, that's a lot of players, here's my thoughts up top. Look for a lot of PS players from this year to be on the roster next year. Chick for Garvin, Grant for Blake, Golsen for Gay, Dangerfield for Will Allen. I like Phillips, but I like Nelson better.

Cope,

2017 is tough as well. Bell, Timmons, Miller, Decastro and Wheaton.


*** The Steelers must do better in the draft. We need to draft starter level players in rounds 2-4. *** One strategy, and we might have to take it since our cap situation is terrible is to let Beachum and Gay walk, and hope for 3rd round compensatory picks to re-load in the 2016 draft. This would preserve a lot of cap space for 2017. That and hope Alejandro Villanueva can start at LT or RT!

 

[Litos]

Cope,

2017 is tough as well. Bell, Timmons, Miller, Decastro and Wheaton.


*** The Steelers must do better in the draft. We need to draft starter level players in rounds 2-4. *** One strategy, and we might have to take it since our cap situation is terrible is to let Beachum and Gay walk, and hope for 3rd round compensatory picks to re-load in the 2016 draft. This would preserve a lot of cap space for 2017. That and hope Alejandro Villanueva can start at LT or RT!

DeCastro will cost 8 millions against the cap next season, he's definitly getting an extension lowering his cap hit

 

[Punxsutawney]

3 Penalties and a sack in the first game is not what I call a good performance on the field. I am 100% ok with having Beachum play his 1.5 million dollar salary this year then bumping it up to 10 million next year via the tag. That would be less than a 6 million average for this and next year. If Beachum is still playing hardball come draft time I say draft a tackle early and see how they progress in camp. If you can't get a deal done you have a guy waiting in the wings. I don't want to overpay a guy just to have a guy. Beachum is an OK LT, not elite, not great, probably not even good by many teams standards. He is a very serviceable LT. Does that warrant a huge contract? HELL NO! Let his *** walk and take the comp pick before over spending on him. If he wants a 5-6 maybe 7 million dollar a year deal well that is probably what he is worth. If he wanted 7 million a year I am fine with making him earn in this year at 1.5 million with no guarantees if he wanted 5-6 million we should have paid him.

Beachum widely graded out as one of the best LTs in the league in 2014. He allegedly had this terrible game against the Patriots, yet the pass protection was strong pretty much all night. He must have been doing something right.

Who the hell honestly trusts Tombert to find someone better, given how they went into seasons starting the likes Scott and Adams at the position and traded for Levi Brown with Beachum on the roster?

 

[ZACKB]

Legursky can't start, don't be silly. We will prod move DeCastro to LG and sign a vet RG or just draft a solid LG

 

[bermudasteel]

Why anyone is worrying about the salary cap status of next season right now is insane. The cap will go up along with restructured contracts and so on and so forth. Were not in salary cap hell anymore. Woodley and Polamalu come off the books too.

Because Coach is "planning" his next 1000 threads for next year...

 

[Coach]

Because Coach is "planning" his next 1000 threads for next year...

I think we need to have a significant season, because 2016 and 2017 will feature years where we bleed quality free agents and replace them with back up or rookies. Beachum is likely gone.

 

[FordFairLane]

Beachum widely graded out as one of the best LTs in the league in 2014. He allegedly had this terrible game against the Patriots, yet the pass protection was strong pretty much all night. He must have been doing something right.

Who the hell honestly trusts Tombert to find someone better, given how they went into seasons starting the likes Scott and Adams at the position and traded for Levi Brown with Beachum on the roster?

True on Tombert but I believe Beachums progression has been due to Munchak not Tombert. Beachum had one good season but where does he rank so far this year? I'd assume 3 penalties and a sack didn't bode well for him.

 

[obxsteeler]

Free agents 2016. Starters in bold.

Steve McLendon DT 29 PIT TBD $2,808,334 UFA Leaves. Big Dan starts
Cam Thomas DE 28 PIT TBD $2,500,000 UFA Leaves. Replaced by youth
Josh Scobee K 33 PIT TBD $2,500,000 UFA Leaves. Sushi returns
Ramon Foster G 29 PIT TBD $2,150,000 UFA Leaves. Takes more money elsewhere, replaced with youth
Bruce Gradkowski QB 32 PIT TBD $1,833,334 UFA Push. Fine if he stays, but if he's gone, we find another vet backup.
William Gay CB 30 PIT TBD $1,666,668 UFA Resigns.Steelers value him over most every other team would
Kelvin Beachum LT 25 PIT TBD $1,553,474 UFA Would like to retain him, but it's looking like he walks and Villanueva takes his spot
Robert Golden FS 25 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Offer a contract in the low range to be a ST player
Antwon Blake CB 25 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Leaves. Don't see a reason to retain him. Sign an outside FA.
Brandon Boykin CB 25 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Resigns.He will play this year, he will do well, and we will give him a chance to start
Will Johnson FB 26 PIT TBD $1,542,000 UFA Resigns. He's a FB, so he's cheap to resign.
Mike Adams LT 25 PIT TBD $1,127,525 UFA Leaves. Sign a mid level backup vet T
Sean Spence ILB 25 PIT TBD $816,345 UFA Resigns He's a good ST player and quality backup. Should be cheap to resign

Will Allen SS 33 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Hope he leaves. Can't hang your hat on a 33year old Safety
Clifton Geathers DE 27 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Leaves. Replaced by youth
Greg Warren LS 33 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Resign if he can still snap!
Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 28 PIT TBD $665,000 UFA Leaves. He's a ST player and 5th WR at best. May look to a weaker WR lineup on another team
David Nelson WR 28 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA We make an offer. Showed promise when healthy
Doug Legursky C 29 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Resigns. Can take Foster's spot as the starting LG
Terence Garvin ILB 24 PIT TBD $585,000 RFA Leaves. Replaced by youth
Ross Ventrone SS 28 PIT TBD $585,000 RFA Contract offer for our best ST player
Garret Hartley K 29 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Leaves. Only resigned if Sushi is done.
Jordan Todman RB 25 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Don't care. RBs are a dime a dozen for depth. If he shows anything I retain him to spite Balt.
Michael Vick QB 35 PIT TBD $585,000 UFA Retires. Sorry dog, your days are numbered...



Cope,

2017 is tough as well. Bell, Timmons, Miller, Decastro and Wheaton.


*** The Steelers must do better in the draft. We need to draft starter level players in rounds 2-4. *** One strategy, and we might have to take it since our cap situation is terrible is to let Beachum and Gay walk, and hope for 3rd round compensatory picks to re-load in the 2016 draft. This would preserve a lot of cap space for 2017. That and hope Alejandro Villanueva can start at LT or RT!

How good is this "youth" guy Coach? Have you scouted him personally?

 

[slashsteel]

Glad Coach isn't the GM, cat has half the team leaving via free agency. lol