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Gerry Dulac's Steelers chat: 03.05.25
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Gerry Dulac
10:57
OK kids, let's get started....
Guest
10:57
The Steelers are signing one of Justin Fields or Russell Wilson... Who do you think it'll be and what day do predict it to happen. I know they want it done before Monday at Noon, but is anything imminent?
Gerry Dulac
10:58
Oh, it's imminent alright, but it's still being hashed out. Quite ponderous I'd say.
Guest
10:58
Do you think the Steelers will have any interest in Davante Adams?
Gerry Dulac
10:59
I'm sure they will kick the tires. I don't think he's the same Davante Adams, not after what I saw of him last season. Kinda like Mike Williams isn't the same Mike Williams
Guest
10:59
Are you hearing any specific names in FA the Steelers might get or that they have interest in speaking to?
Gerry Dulac
10:59
Not yet
Stairway to seventh seed
10:59
Gerry: AJRII has been accused of having essentially given Tomlin a lifetime appointment.  He has also been described as being too cheap to fire any underperforming assistant coaches with term still on their contract.  Do you think that both are problems or just the "cheap" part?  Is he sticking with Tomlin forever or only because Tomlin has 3 years and $50m remaining?  If it is the latter, we at least have hope in 2028.
Gerry Dulac
11:01
If you are waiting for any type of move with Mike Tomlin, yes, you might have to wait till AT LEAST 2028 -- and that's only if there isn't another extension in two more years. The only way the marriage is dissolving is if Mike Tomlin has had enough.
Stairway to seventh seed
11:01
Gerry: would signing a 41 year old Aaron Rodgers be the most "stairway to seventh seed" move of all time?  Nothing to build on for the future, no title hopes in 2025, but boy I bet A-rod can play safety ball all the way to 9 wins better than anybody.
Gerry Dulac
11:02
That's why it won't happen
Matt _in_Seattle
11:03
Hi Gerry:Message Body
The 2023 Eagles lost 5 of their last 6 games and there were plenty of calls for their coach to be fired. However, they made a big off-season acquisition which transformed their offense and led them to a championship. Could there be a comparable acquisition out there for the Steelers this year that would similarly transform their fortunes? And in that case, who is their Kenny Pickett?
Gerry Dulac
11:04
Yeah, but the 2023 Eagles were just one year removed from being in the Super Bowl, so they already had a lot of pieces in place.
Jack
11:06
Should the Steelers trade Boz for a second round pick to force Tomlin to be more aggressive for touchdowns then to play it safe for the field goals?
Gerry Dulac
11:07
Oh sure. I'll suggest it next time Tomlin texts me.
Kris
11:07
Odds the Steelers ink Fields to a new contract on his birthday today?
Gerry Dulac
11:07
Not today, but maybe belated
Pittfan
11:07
Hi Gerry. Your entire chat will be filled with Steeler QB questions. I hope I'm in early enough to ask if you've heard anything?
Gerry Dulac
11:08
You're early, but not early enough. All I know is that no decision has been made....and, if it has, they haven't told one of the QBs, at least not as of yesterday
Jack
11:08
Shouldn’t the Steelers be in rebuild mode and trade aging vets for draft picks?  The team is more than a QB away from being able to realistically compete.
Gerry Dulac
11:09
I don't think you have to be in rebuild mode when you've been in the postseason four of the past five years. Retool perhaps. Add for sure.
Kris
11:09
Between WR, DL, and CB, which of these three do you think they target in free agency vs the draft?
Gerry Dulac
11:10
Maybe all, but I think CB will be a free agent target only. DL and WR will likely be both....and should be.
Mr Ed
11:10
If I may offer a public service request to a few regulars here on Gerry’s chat: we come here to get Gerry’s insights not read paragraph long pontifications critical about Tomlin or Steelers and then stick a ? mark at the end of them. Those aren’t questions. That’s just you bloviating. Thank you in advance.
Gerry Dulac
11:10
Pay the man!
Bill in LA
11:11
Gerry, I consider you to be the best General Manager not working for an NFL team. Which two "late round" QBs mentioned in your recent article do you believe have the most potential for success in the NFL and why?
Gerry Dulac
11:12
I don't think there will be a "late-round" QB taken, and if there is maybe this kid from North Dakota State, Cam Miller. Otherwise, the possibilities could be in the third- or fourth round, but maybe only if one of the guys they like drops that far.
Bill in LA
11:13
What do you think that Mike Tomlin should do differently this year, starting with training camp, knowing that his team willl run out of gas on Dec 1, 2025 if he just does the same things as usual?
Gerry Dulac
11:13
Win a playoff game
Guest
11:13
What QB do you think the Steelers will draft in the middle rounds if they do such a thing?
Gerry Dulac
11:15
I think your word "If" is applicable because I'm not sure they have one in particular targeted that would merit taking him on the third round at the earliest. I like Will Howard, despite his combine workout, and Jalen Milroe is certainly intriguing if he's there on the third round, which I'm not sure he will be.
Trey
11:15
“I think we have positions in the wide receiver room we’re going to have to address” and “I think the wide receiver room is an area we’ve got to look at improving” 
“And we did try to add let’s say a No. 2 receiver to the room last year and didn’t quite get what we wanted. So that’s going to be on the list this year, for sure.” -ART ROONEY II

Who do you think they will target in FA?
Gerry Dulac
11:16
One of the same guys they were ready to acquire in a trade in November
Austin City Limits
11:16
Hello Gerry D. After Justin Fields and Russell Wilson. Who is next most likely player to be the week 1 Steelers QB?
Gerry Dulac
11:18
I can't even go there because I don't think it will be anyone other than the two you mentioned. But, hard as it is to believe, I've been wrong before. After all, you can't find one person who, this time last year, thought the 2024 QBs would be Russell Wilson and Justin Fields and not Kenny Pickett.
Thank U Gerry
11:18
Gerry, thank you for sharing your weekly insights. If Justin Fields is open to returning but wants to enter the legal tampering period, would that cause the Steelers to pivot to Russ?
Gerry Dulac
11:20
I have to think they will come to a decision before the start of free agency because, as Omar Khan said, some of the players they sign in FA will depend on who is the QB. I can tell you Russell Wilson wants to return
Harry Callas
11:20
HELLO MR DULAC. When are the Steelers going to cut Larry Ogunjobi, Cordarrelle Patterson and Cole Holcomb to get more $$$ for free agency?
Gerry Dulac
11:21
Those are your cuts, not necessarily theirs, though there is likely something to what you suggest.
Rich
11:21
Who needs a quarterback when you have a genius head coach and a such a high  standard? Let’s just run wildcat all season and spend another $30-$40 million on defense!!!
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