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Gerry Dulac's Steelers chat: 04.15.26
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MPN586621
10:22
Gerry, considering no draft pick is a sure thing and every free agent comes with some sort of "baggage". Shouldn't there be an all out effort to resign the young proven players and ditch the overpaid vets? Obviously there would need to be a taker at the right price for such vets. All that brings me to Watt. He was a great player signed to a lucrative extension past his prime. Do the Steelers need better vision at the helm to push the success needle further?
Gerry Dulac
10:22
Like what young proven players? If they are young, proven and good, they do sign them.
Epiballo
10:22
Hey Gerry! Great news on the P-G! Relief through Steeler Nation! ARII expects/hopes AR to decide his future by the draft. I’m skeptical …are you?
Gerry Dulac
10:22
Sure. It's AR!
JPinPDX
10:22
Good morning Gerry. I was excited to see that the PPG will live on and we’ll continue to benefit from your, Ray’s and Brian’s excellent analysis and humor. Thanks for what you do!
Gerry Dulac
10:23
Ray is funny??
Silent Bob
10:23
Hi Gerry - It was too bad to see Gainwell leave. I do wonder if a key to his success had to do with the Steelers situation. First, they only had one downfield receiver threat. Second, a big part of their strategy was keeping AR from getting sacked. Those two together led to dumping the ball of constantly and he was the beneficiary. Even just with the addition of Pittman, they should have less of a need for the checkdown. Thoughts?
Gerry Dulac
10:24
Me too, but that's the free-agent world of the NFL -- you can't keep everybody. And he was a backup. Sure, he might have benefitted from their scheme, but that's why some players flourish in one situation and not another.
Josh in Texas
10:24
Just a general question about wanting a Big 10 QB who played in “cold weather” games in college. Doesn’t the Big 10 end right around Thanksgiving? So how does playing maybe two or three actual cold weather games in their entire collegiate career make them a “cold weather QB”? There’s a big difference between late November in PA, OH, or even say MI, than December-January games in Pittsburgh.
Gerry Dulac
10:25
Well, they are more a cold-weather QB than a guy for Texas, Oklahoma or Florida. Unless you play in a dome. Then it doesn't matter
Epiballo
10:25
A few months ago, the Steelers were expected to trade up for a WR … then for a few other positions. Then they’ll stay at 21. Then they’ll trade back. Who they pick has been all over the map. Has this been the most crazy pre-draft you’ve seen in a while?
Gerry Dulac
10:26
No. You're just paying attention to many mock drafts. Wait till 2028. Or 2029. It will be insufferable.
sal
10:26
Happy Wednesday Gerry !!  Have you been able to talk to new staff ?? I know is too early but any takes on the staff from what you have seen??
Gerry Dulac
10:28
No, waaaay too early. I'm sure there will be some reductions because the PG, for years, has been way ahead of other papers nationally in terms of staff size and travel budgets. But, largely, the people on the "new staff" will come from the "old staff."
GB
10:28
Gerry, assuming Aaron Rodgers comes back, how should the Steelers handle developing a QB of the future? Do you prioritize getting the young QB real game reps this season, or stick with the veteran and risk repeating the short-term “fill the gap and compete” approach we’ve seen?
Gerry Dulac
10:28
They let him play all the preseason games
Pittfan
10:28
Hi Gerry. I like the Metcalf and Pittman pairing. If there's one player the Steelers see regularly that's scary every time he touches the ball is Zay Flowers. He's Antonio Brownesque. A player like that would be a great compliment to the 2 big bodies. Do you see anyone in the draft like Flowers?
Gerry Dulac
10:28
Couldn't agree with you more!!
Epiballo
10:29
Of the many QBs linked to the Steelers so far, which do you see has a higher ceiling than Howard and thus is a potential pick?
Gerry Dulac
10:30
I can't evaluate their floor or ceiling, that's their job. But I would have to say Carson Beck for several reasons, one of which they have visited with him several times. That being said, I learned a long time ago teams bring in players for top 30 meetings merely as a smoke screen to throw other teams off their scent.
Dave Moody
10:30
Good morning, Gerry, and thank you for the chat. As we approach the draft, there's a lot more Ty Simpson smoke going around about the Steelers drafting him in the first round. Do you see any way this is even remotely possible in the first round? Also, I enjoy reading you and your peers articles and insights.  Do you have a good feeling about the PG coming up with a format to continue your awesome content in the near future?
Gerry Dulac
10:31
I do not. THAT would completely surprise me. He's not a Steelers-type QB
Epiballo
10:31
As a Steeler fan in Texas, YAHOO! WOOHOO! EXCELLENT! Your articles and chats will continue!! Love ya, Gerry!!
Gerry Dulac
10:31
My man...thanx!
Beaver Falls Kid
10:31
Hi Gerry. Are the Steelers making plans for a new practice facility? We keep hearing the existing one is a little outdated with little room for expansion. And maybe this is one source for the team’s low scores on the player surgery. Thanks for your thoughts.
Gerry Dulac
10:33
I don't want to say they are making plans, but it's on their mind and has been discussed. Their lease on the south side expires in 5 years. There is not room for expansion there, not nestled between the railroad tracks and the river. And not if they're sharing the building with Pitt. It's time to move out
YinzerWally
10:33
I just do not understand this group who mock Tomlin for a Steeler career of non losing.  They demand a tank.  Funny many years ago when I was a pre schooler, we got a number 1 pick in Bradshaw who was going to be our savior.  Ironically he was but we had the crowd cheer his injurfies, him beneched for Hanratty, and of course Joe Gilliam.  My point, play to win every year use an HoF for another year (poor us) and you just never know maybe we will get a 6th rounder as our next.  Does this stuff bother you too?
Gerry Dulac
10:33
It does, but I tend to treat it, as Tomlin used to say, like elevator music. It's there but I'm not listening
Jim
10:34
Good mornng Sir, From what you have seen or heard, and your own personal prediction, do they pick at 21 or trade up or down?
Gerry Dulac
10:34
I think they pick at 21. I don't think they trade down. That's not been in their DNA
RAM
10:34
BTW, congrats on the PG’s new ownership. Hope it worked out for all you sports guys!
Gerry Dulac
10:34
Thanx!
RAM
10:34
Hey Gerry! Quick draft/non-player question: if the Steelers don’t use all 12 draft picks either by selection or trading to move up, will those unused picks transfer to next year’s draft!
Gerry Dulac
10:35
They do not. And they don't need 12 picks. That's a waste of draft capital. They need to put together several packages and get that number down to 8 ...tops.
Between the Twenties
10:35
Assuming it raised their concerns at all, did the Steelers ownership made any  noteworthy efforts to raise the esteem or opinions of NFL players in the operation of the franchise?
Gerry Dulac
10:35
None
Dave from Dovuh
10:35
Glad to hear the Post-Gazette has a plan forward!  Hopefully the new management continues these chats.  Keep up the good work!
Gerry Dulac
10:35
Thanx for the note
Chill Dave
10:36
Hi Gerry, you've reported the Steelers have interest in Sadiq -- who projects to do everything well. But if they were to draft a TE in the middle rounds, would they be looking for another pass catcher or someone who will primarily contribute in the run game?
Gerry Dulac
10:36
A pass catcher. They have a run blocker...and a good one
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