BTSC Steeler Daily Six Pack- Super "Saturday" Edition
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Feb 25, 2009 10:35 AM EST
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PrintIX- I am trying not to get my hopes up, but this is the biggest news I have heard about Free Agency and the Steelers so far this off-season. According to the Tribune Review Jeff Saturday and his agent are saying that Saturday would like to be a Steeler. What are your thoughts BTSC? I think Satuday is a leader and a teacher and would be a great fit for a mostly young offensive line.
X- Time to rally BTSC, we are again losing in the First annual Pittsburgh Sports Blog Tournament. Make sure you click here to vote. We are up against another great blog "Where have you gone Andy Van Slyke." Also, make sure to check out all the other great Pittsburgh Blogs that were in the tournament.
XIII- The Steelers "big rival" is supposedly the Cleveland Browns. The new Browns brain trust of coach Eric Mangini and G.M. George Kokinis are lukewarm on Brady Quinn. It is amazing how far this team fell from last off-season's hype. This was a team that was expected to win the AFC North and finally break through in the playoffs; instead the team went 4-12. On top of that Cleveland is the fourth most miserable place to live.
XIV- The debate continues about who the Steelers will draft on April 25th and 26th at Radio City Music Hall. Steve is Alive disects some players we have discussed here at BTSC, and some that came as a surprise to me. Here is another look talking about a few more players that the Front Office could be eyeing for the draft.
XL- 2010 is an uncapped year in the NFL; this is making it harder for teams and players to come to agreement on salary renegotiations. For a nice look at how the new stipulations are affecting our talks with the 2008 NFL Defensive player of the year, check out this article from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
XLIII- Recently a Steeler fan from Chicago mentioned his what changes he would like to see in the 2009 NFL season. Mike Florio wrote a piece at the Sporting News on why the NFL should go back to having Six Divisions instead of four. What other changes would you like to see to the NFL going forward?
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Ya, sorry...it's profootballtalk.com
they have been struggling on and off for a few days…If it doesn’t get back up soon, I will replace it.
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Feb 25, 2009 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
trying not to get too excited either, but...
man, would jeff saturday be a nice fit. i know he’s going to be 34, but he’s been largely healthy for his career. more importantly, what a great leader he was in indy. i read tony dungy’s first book and he had great praise for saturday, as does peyton manning. those are two pretty good recommendations to have on your resume! even if he has to play guard, it brings immediate leadership and stability to the line and let’s the steelers address some defensive needs (DE? CB?) early on draft day. it reminds me a bit of what bringing in jeff hartings did. i won’t hold my breath considering all of the other signings they need to make. but man would i love to see this…
by cliff harris is still a punk! on Feb 25, 2009 11:04 AM EST reply actions
Yeah
It would be nice to have him for a couple or 3 years, but it sounds like he wants to get paid, which means he won’t be coming to Pittsburgh.
by WolfpackSteelersFan on Feb 25, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
Jeff Saturday…sure, how about $1 mil a year?
Poor cleveland, it’s really not that bad.
Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.
What better source for Saturday than a player review by stampede blue?
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/2/16/760629/player-review-jeff-saturda
He’d have to take a hell of a deal to play here though.
Don't worry about the haters. Haters only hate.
saturday declined the colts' offer
and while he would enjoy playing for pitt- (besides a few crazies and some hated rivals, who wouldn’t?)
I think he is looking to get paid
Does anyone know what that offer was?
That could give us some guidance as to whether or not it is likely/possible that we sign him.
Thoughtful discussion with a sense of history
Man, Give US Saturday
Guy is one of those rare players. I’m sure Peyton fought against his leaving every way he could. You don’t get centers like that very often. He would be an immediate and huge upgrade to our line, although I don’t know anything about these guys have to work and gel together. Just that his abilities alone remind me of a player of Faneca’s ability.
Saturday wants a ring. He’s smart enough to know its more likely to happen with Pitt next year than with the colts. He’ll take a ‘potential’ ring discount. This can happen!
Yep, has a ring.
But I think you nailed it. He is my favorite current Colt not named Peyton Manning…He is crucial to our line. He calls the O Line calls from Peyton’s audibles (which is freakin’ amazing, if you ask me) and he’s a good blocker. He shifted to guard a few times last year when we played Tennessee to block Haynesworth, for crying out loud.
My hope is that Peyton is on the phone with Irsay and Polian right now saying “I will restructure MY contract to keep Jeff”….he’s worth that much, IMO.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 25, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
interesting about the no cap thing is that
its making it hard for us to sign Harrison. The PG
ran a story about how difficult is has been.
I really don’t see Saturday signing here. I would love to have him, but I just don’t see how they could ever afford him.
Sunday before Saturday
Sure, it’d be nice to get Saturday, but I can’t see him turning down IND and then signing for cheap with PIT. It’s not like IND isn’t competitive.
As for division realignment, seems like the easiest thing to do would be to seed teams by record and not give any preference to division “winners”.
Maybe
He’s not happy with the coaching change.
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
Indy prepared for this
The Colts probably didn’t make much of an offer to Saturday. They added three young centers to their roster last year (Jamey Richard, who stepped in for Saturday when he was hurt; Mike Pollak, who started at guard; and Steve Justice). Ryan Lilja can also play center. Saturday would be an upgrade over Hartwig and possibly could play guard though his experience at that position is minimal. He was a fulltime center in college and was the Colts’ backup left guard, starting two games, in only his rookie season before moving permanently into the starting center spot the next year. Not sure the Steelers would be a good fit for him at this stage of his career with a different kind of offense and obviously a totally different QB. Peyton has made life easy for a lot of OL the past decade. Miami looks like a better fit for him, in my opinion.
Saturday being on the market though is a good thing for the Steelers. Anybody who signs him (ie, Miami, Philly or possibly Minnesota) is less likely to pick Mack in the first round. Rather than throw mid-range dollars at Saturday for a couple of years, I’d rather put the money into going after a guy like Jason Brown or possibly a proven veteran guard such as Mike Goff.
by steeler.lifer on Feb 25, 2009 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
Jeff Saturday rumors
If Saturday is serious about becoming a Steeler then thoughts of improving a Super Bowl winning offensive line are exciting, but if He is only using this as a leverage ploy, then as a Steeler fan I don’t like being teased with this kind of possibility.
I understand having to create leverage for contract negotiations, but knowledgable fans know the Steelers do not play that bid and auction game. Jeff Saturday’s agent would be insulting the intelligent Steeler fan to start rumors like this.
I think...
the thought is; nobody is going to pay him big bucks, but he is worth something…
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Feb 25, 2009 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Update: We have pulled ahead in the voting for Best Pittsburgh Blog…
57.7% to 42.3%
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Feb 25, 2009 3:12 PM EST reply actions
Yeah and check out the map of where people are voting from.
You can see Blitz’s little vote from Seattle =)
http://www.vizu.com//poll-results.html?n=149214
When I say who dey, you say we dey.
I like Saturday but...
I think it’s time for the Steelers to rebuild their O-Line at the top of the draft. Mack or Unger would do nicely in the first followed by a road grader type Guard. Given the tight cap space I’d rather invest our money in resigning a young upside guy like B-Mac rather than Saturday who has peaked and is on the downhill slide (but still better than what we had last year).
But a guy like Saturday could be a stop gap while we rebuild
It’s a wonderful thought to just assume that drafting first and second round draft picks are going to rebuild the line in a few days. The reality is we have many holes on the line and the addition of Saturday would allow us to have someone who can perform at a high level while the younger guys are groomed.
I'll drink your Milkshake, I'll drink it up!
by Frank Mineo (DYMS) on Feb 26, 2009 9:10 AM EST up reply actions
I agree
but just like milkshake said. Saturday brings a lot to the table and if he really wants to come here cheap. I’m for it.
By the way did Andy allow you to put bullets in your gun?
"The team that scores the most points wins."
John Madden
(Master of the obvious)
The Cowboys are full of
haves and have nots. The way they’ve operated lately I wouldn’t want to do anything the way they do it. As for Saturday, I agree he’s still a good player but if we were goiing to pay big money out to old veterans who can still contribute, we should have given it to Alan Faneca. Saturday would be an upgrade, but his price is prohibitive and would do more harm to the team’s ability to pay it’s future stars than good.
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