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Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat: 02.26.19
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Ed Bouchette
2:29
I saw great potential in him at camp and in the preseason. He started coming on toward the end of last season, so yes.
Bob
2:29
If J James leaves in FA, will they look to the draft or a FA tight end?
Ed Bouchette
2:30
They have Vance McDonald as No. 1 anyway so I'd say they probably would draft one. A top-flight tight end won't come here to be No. 2 as a FA
Dan Mucy
2:30
Hi Ed.  HUGE fan of your work forever!  Glad to finally say "hi".  I think this draft is make or break-no more reaches, especially on Round 1.   And time for an impact FA!  Thanks, keep up the good work!  Dan
Ed Bouchette
2:31
I think they'll be on the lookout to bring in a free agent or two. Remember that they offered Hightower a few years ago big money but he re-signed with Patriots -- and that's when Ryan Shazier was still healthy.
Lloyd's 3-Count
2:32
Have you had any interactions with Polamalu in his new role with the AAF?
Ed Bouchette
2:32
No, I have not. Neither have the Steelers. He is eligible for the first time for the Hall of Fame voting this year, by the way.
JerseySteel
2:32
Hi Ed - do you have any insight into who the 5 teams that contacted the Steelers about AB are?
Ed Bouchette
2:32
No, and I have not seen anything anywhere detailing them.
Scott
2:33
Better wr duo: Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes or Antonio Brown and JuJu?
Ed Bouchette
2:33
Super  Bowls for the former, so I'll go there.
Jeff in NC
2:33
Do you think the Steelers will resign L.T. Walton and/or McCullers? Or will they look to free agency and the draft for depth?
Ed Bouchette
2:34
I think the McCullers experiment has played out. They re-signed Alualu as No. 3 defensive end. I don't see what Walton has really contributed so I think they'll go elsewhere. Some good defensive linemen in this draft.
Utah Jim
2:35
Did Shazier’s contract toll for 2019?  If so, what is the cap hit?  I saw on one site the hit was nearly $9M and the Steelers only had about $10M in cap space.  I think that is wrong since his “salary” in 2018 was only about $800K after they turned the rest into a bonus.
Ed Bouchette
2:36
Yes, it tolls. I think it will be relatively cheap because they restructured his deal to put most of that money in a signing bonus last year.
2:37
Thank you for another great chat. See you next Tuesday
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