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Looks like Burns made the cut

Hoot said:
Per Over the Cap (https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/pittsburgh-steelers/) even with the 800K roster bonus, he would save almost 1.6 under the cap if he is cut this year (post June 1) but would result in 1.3M in dead money next year. Yes, he is dirt cheap, but if he doesn't prove he can play these monies are not prohibitive to let him go via cut or trade. He is on the camp roster because injuries happen, bodies are needed to run drills, etc, etc. I also think they will trade him if some other CB needy team comes calling. I predicted a 6th rounder in the prediction thread, but I have been talked into a 7th rounder and a half eaten box of twinkies. Burnts is on the bubble for certain.

Lets look at it another way: Haden and Nelson are locks. Layne as a 3rd rounder isn't going anywhere. That gets us to Hilton and Sutton. They like Hilton's skills (although his size is a bit of an issue) and Sutton beat out Burnts last year. That is 5 CB's right there. How many CB's do they keep?
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They are dead up against the cap. They are not eating 800k and paying someone else's salary on top of it.
 
Preparing new curse word combinations for when he gets Burnt...or not. I have a tiny sliver of hope you need a magnifying glass to see through it..haha
 
SteelerSask said:
They are dead up against the cap. They are not eating 800k and paying someone else's salary on top of it.
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If they cut him, they get 1.6M more room under the cap. He would, however, be on the books next year for 1.3M.
 
With all the dead money from Brown, I doubt they are very eager to add any more, even if it's down the line.
 
wig said:
With all the dead money from Brown, I doubt they are very eager to add any more, even if it's down the line.
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Nobody wants dead money, but 1.3M is manageable. Teams always have some dead money on the books from guys like burnts. Barring injury to other guys, I just can't see Burnts on this team this year. Right now, I think he is just a camp body.
 
Hoot said:
Nobody wants dead money, but 1.3M is manageable. Teams always have some dead money on the books from guys like burnts. Barring injury to other guys, I just can't see Burnts on this team this year. Right now, I think he is just a camp body.
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He's insurance 'just in case' someone goes (I ain't speaking it into existence)...
 
Maybe he’ll play better now that he doesn’t have to go against AB and running the wrong routes all the time..
 
He practiced pretty good vs brown the problems all happen in the games.
 
So you keep a guy who cannot play the position only because 800000 cost. Sounds like the usual Tomlin way, keep players way to long and work in progress.
 
black and gold apex said:
So you keep a guy who cannot play the position only because 800000 cost. Sounds like the usual Tomlin way, keep players way to long and work in progress.
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Be another in a long line of high draft picks on defense who were not offered a second contract.
 
It would be crazy to cut Burns now. What would they gain? He doesn't have a huge salary. You have Haden and Nelson penciled in as starters. Maybe with less pressure Artie finally produces as a sub player.

Artie has had stretches where he's looked good but seems to have lost confidence.
 
Artie has a 10¢ head unfortunately. He's pretty good in man coverage where his athleticism shines, but when it comes to zone responsibilities, or even biting on play fakes and studious route runners, he's just awful. Awful.
 
Steelworth said:
Artie has a 10¢ head unfortunately. He's pretty good in man coverage where his athleticism shines, but when it comes to zone responsibilities, or even biting on play fakes and studious route runners, he's just awful. Awful.
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I think at one point last season he allowed four straight scores on passes that went his way. I've never seen anything like that in all of my years of watching football.
 
SteelerFan448 said:
I think at one point last season he allowed four straight scores on passes that went his way. I've never seen anything like that in all of my years of watching football.
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Well, I can one up him...

Softball playoff game & I am the Shortstop. I made 6 errors in this game, fielding miscues, throwing the ball up the first base line, tripped over my cleats & fell down & ate dirt. which led to 8-10 runs.

I could hear the team just groanin and blaming me for the loss. And I did lose the game.

But hey, I went home and wrote a song that made my first album...
 
SteveA said:
Well, I can one up him...

Softball playoff game & I am the Shortstop. I made 6 errors in this game, fielding miscues, throwing the ball up the first base line, tripped over my cleats & fell down & ate dirt. which led to 8-10 runs.

I could hear the team just groanin and blaming me for the loss. And I did lose the game.

But hey, I went home and wrote a song that made my first album...
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Album you say??? PM me the title - I'll buy it!!!
 
SteveA said:
Well, I can one up him...

Softball playoff game & I am the Shortstop. I made 6 errors in this game, fielding miscues, throwing the ball up the first base line, tripped over my cleats & fell down & ate dirt. which led to 8-10 runs.

All a coach can ask for is CONSISTENCY of play
sounds like you provided that
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SteveA said:
Well, I can one up him...

Softball playoff game & I am the Shortstop. I made 6 errors in this game, fielding miscues, throwing the ball up the first base line, tripped over my cleats & fell down & ate dirt. which led to 8-10 runs.

I could hear the team just groanin and blaming me for the loss. And I did lose the game.

But hey, I went home and wrote a song that made my first album...
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I played a few games like that. I have since retired.
 
We've heard this before, but from Mike Prisuta:

Mike Prisuta@DVEMike

3. If Artie Burns is going down, it won’t be without a fight. Nelson hasn’t played slot corner, but plan is to take a look at him there in camp. Hilton No.1 slot for now, but doesn’t have lock on position. Burns has impressed staff with good spring, study of defense, work ethic.

4:15 PM · Jul 26, 2019 from Latrobe, PA·Twitter for iPhone
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Nice Steve, can I check it out and stream it somewhere online?
 
Burns makes this team,, I think Brian Allen is gone. If the Steelers can fix him , he has the abilities to play a lot and even be very good. You never know, he may have gone home and done nothing but work out, maybe he hired Ike Taylor to work with him in the off season. Camp will be interesting.

Unfortunately my cable doesn't have a root sports Pittsburgh station any more.
 
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