Derrick

Scouting reports and grades for all of the Steelers free agent pickups are live on the site! Pittsburgh is off to a really solid start and has definitely raised the floor of the roster, IMO. steelersnow.com/bell-grading-s…

@Steelers_DB Channel members been feasting the whole off season!

I’m gonna do a video tomorrow for channel members going through my scouting notes of Steelers pre-draft visits so far! Re: Bernard- most reliable hands on Bama, dirty work kind of player, solid feel for space, lots of in-breakers over the MOF and a willing blocker. Maybe WR3 upside, probably has to play special teams early but I think he’s a competitive dude who will take to that despite lacking experience.

@riv06899637 I think bc he’s big, he gets typecasted as having a big arm but I don’t that. I think it’s above the threshold but combined w/ some of the other stuff, you can see why things would be rocky early on.

@Steelers_DB How’s the overall arm strength?

Finding translatable reps on Cole Payton’s film is difficult for obvious reasons but I liked this one from the pocket, hitting the dig on the dagger concept.

@blitzum I think they’re gonna draft somebody and then Mason will be odd man out. Maybe they can get a late day three pick or something before week one

@Steelers_DB Mason obviously doesn't need the reps, but will be interesting if Howard actually shows promise would they be willing to cut/trade Mason. Nothing says the Steelers don't view Will as their next backup for 3 years.

Cole Payton is extremely raw but would be a fun project to take on later in the draft because of his size and athleticism.

Wrote about why I think the Steelers & Kaleb Johnson are headed for a crossroads very soon. Pretty decent chance that both sides would benefit from the 22-year old getting a fresh start. Here's why: steelersnow.com/bell-steelers-…

Mailbag is LIVE! Talking Steelers best WR fit next to DK Metcalf & Michael Pittman, Nick Herbig's future in the Burgh & the exciting 2027 QB class... & much more! So many great questions submitted; as always, I really appreciate the submissions. steelersnow.com/dbs-steelers-m…

@TGarbs3 Generally speaking, you want to restructure contracts for players that are meeting or exceeding the value of their current deals. By pushing more money into future years, you don’t want to be paying even more on the cap for declining players that you may be trying to move on from

@Steelers_DB Can you help me understand why it gets dicey?

Official year one cap hits for the Steelers free agent signings: Pittman- $8.86M Dean- $5.50M Brisker- $5.50M Dowdle- $3.75M Joseph-Day- $3.65M As of right now, OverTheCap has them sitting at $27.29M in cap space, enough room for Rodgers (~$15M).

@JoshQueipo_NFL Sleep jk I just need more hobbies lol

@Steelers_DB Is there anything you don’t do at a high level???

@JoshQueipo_NFL I do. Usually don’t pay it much mind until the summer bc the Steelers usually take their extensions down to the wire.

@Steelers_DB Derrick, do you track their cash spending trends?

@GusD44 9

@Steelers_DB Scale of 1-10, how likely do you think it is Rodgers is back?

@SteelersCap Good catch.

@Steelers_DB Brisker is factored into their number there.

Late night YouTube drop... Talked about the pros & cons to bringing back Aaron Rodgers and what the Steelers ceiling can be next season with him commanding the ship. youtu.be/YnapHJw7viU?si…