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Preparing for a return to ‘Steelers Football’ starts
in General Discussion Tue Jul 30, 2019 7:44 amby chenyan94 • Farseer | 293 Posts | 2930 Points
with how the team approaches the upcoming 2019 schedule."When the 2019 NFL Regular Season Schedule was released Stephon Tuitt Jersey , the Pittsburgh Steelers and their fan base were enamored with the dates and times of the games. The thought of getting the bad taste of the 2018 season left in their mouths is something which has to be appealing to everyone involved in the organization.However, not repeating the same fate is something different altogether. So, what needs to change? According to T.J. Watt it is all about approach. Not just approach to preparation and training, but approach to each game on the schedule.“The most important thing, though is we have to get back to being ourselves and playing Steelers football and not caring who is on the schedule, who the other team is, and just playing our brand of football.” Watt told Teresa Varley of Steelers.com.Skipping the yearly lame duck game against a lesser opponent would certainly be something most fans would hop on board with, and it starts with exactly what Watt said regarding not concerning themselves with who is the next team on the schedule, but approaching every game with the same focus and determination.Not that the prime time games aren’t nice...“That is Pittsburgh Steelers football,” said T.J. Watt. “We live for it, for the big time games and big time moments.”The team will have plenty of those, as they have the league maximum five prime time games on the 2019 NFL schedule, and could have more if flex scheduling takes one of their games from Week 11 on and moves it back to prime time.But it isn’t just Watt who is noticing that a change in approach is necessary for the 2019 band of brothers.“We have to be a team that no matter where we go and when we play, we are ready,” Cameron Heyward said. “Whether it’s night or day we have to be ready.”Is this nothing but lip service, or are the Steelers actually determined to change their ways in 2019? Only time will tell... With the second wave of free agency set to start on May 7, we take a look at some of the more talented names on the open market."With the passing of the compensatory draft pick deadline for 2019 set for May 7, the NFL is likely to see a second wave of free agency begin on Tuesday. And if the Pittsburgh Steelers have any plans to sign some of the names still available, there is a good chance they will need to move quickly this week or risk seeing the player sign elsewhere this year.For teams like the Steelers who expect to receive additional draft picks in 2020 to make up for the free agents they lost this offseason, the opportunity to sign players without them counting against the formula that determines compensatory draft selections can be an important date on the calendar. Seemingly in line for a third-round selection next year to compensate for the loss of Le’Veon Bell to the New York Jets, based on current projections from OverTheCap.com, Pittsburgh is one of nine teams expected to receive one of the highest compensatory draft picks available in 2020.A lack of salary cap space would seem to suggest that the Steelers will not be significant players during this second round of free agency, but there are still plenty of players looking for new homes who could be in high demand elsewhere.QuarterbackSam Bradford, Matt Cassel, Josh Johnson, Colin Kaepernick, Josh McCown, Brock Osweiler, Mark Sanchez, Geno Smith.Running BackJay Ajayi Coty Sensabaugh Jersey , LeGarrette Blount, Jeremy Hill, Chris Ivory, Marshawn Lynch, Alfred Morris, Bilal Powell, Stevan Ridley, Darren Sproles, Charcandrick West.Wide ReceiverDez Bryant, Michael Crabtree, Pierre Garcon, Dontrelle Inman, Jermaine Kearse, Brandon LaFell, Rishard Matthews, De’Anthony Thomas, Mike Wallace, Terrance Williams.Tight EndAntonio Gates, MarQueis Gray, Jermaine Gresham, Michael Hoomanawanui, Lance Kendricks, Lee Smith, Dion Sims, Maxx Williams.Offensive LineJeff Allen, Joe Barksdale, T.J. Clemmings, Chris Clark, Cameron Fleming, Jonathan Cooper Roosevelt Nix Jersey , Garry Gilliam, Ryan Groy, Ulrick John, Andy Levitre, Jordan Mills, Marshall Newhouse, Jermey Parnell, Donald Penn, Mike Remmers, Tyler Shatley, Josh Sitton, Quinton Spain, John Sullivan, Travis Swanson, Jared Veldheer, Josh Wells, Chance Warmack, Stefen Wisniewski.Edge RusherSam Acho, Connor Barwin, Kony Ealy, William Hayes, Michael Johnson, Dion Jordan, Matt Longacre, Josh Martin, Pernell McPhee, Derrick Morgan, Nick Perry, Shane Ray, Frostee Rucker Jesse James Jersey , Derrick Shelby, Frank Zombo.Defensive LineEzekiel Ansah, Allen Bailey, Andre Branch, Tyeler Davison, Dominique Easley, Rodney Gunter, Ziggy Hood, Ricky Jean-Francois, Michael Johnson, Zach Kerr, Corey Liuget, Earl Mitchell, Malik McDowell, Stacy McGee, Domata Peko, Ahtyba Rubin, Danny Shelton, Ndamukong Suh, Muhammad Wilkerson, Al Woods.LinebackerJon Bostic, Josh Bynes, Jeremy Cash, Jamie Collins, Brock Coyle, Will Compton, Nate Palmer, Kevin Pierre-Louis, Kelvin Sheppard, Manti Te’o.CornerbackMorris Claiborne Dan McCullers Jersey , Brent Grimes, Vontae Davis, Davon House, Captain Munnerlyn, Coty Sensabaugh, Orlando Scandrick, Sam Shields, Kayvon Webster, Shareece Wright.SafetyMike Adams, Eric Berry, Tre Boston, Nat Berhe, Johnathan Cyprien, Kurt Coleman, Chris Conte, Marcus Gilchrist, Kendrick Lewis, Mike Mitchell, Reggie Nelson, Ron Parker, Glover Quin, Darian Stewart.Currently listed with $4,816,131 in available salary cap space, as per the NFLPA public salary cap report on Monday, the Steelers should be able to afford most of the names still on the open market, barring one or two exceptions. But with a nine-man draft class still to sign that is projected to cost around $3million this year, any significant signings would require the team to create some additional cap space to cover their draft selections.
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