Russell Wilson to sign with Steelers, Baker Mayfield's deal is proof of maturity | NFL | THE HERD

some say they hurried the deal Mark Rogers and Russell should have been patient listen if there's a good fit grab it Kirk cousin still out there you don't know what the Steelers are going to do but the Steelers were doing offensively didn't work and this is the one we thought made the most sense Russell Wilson now going to Pittsburgh on a league minimum if he's not a top 10 quarterback he's definitely a top three bargain in the NFL two Super Bowls Denver didn't work he was asked to be the savior they had to give up all the draft Capital they paid him a fortune limiting what they could get but Russell Wilson isn't a savior here he will be an elevated piece at an important position he will increase efficiency we've seen him with a strong defensive coach we've seen him with a run game before we've seen him with nice weapons he got to Super Bowls Mike Tomlin is the CEO of this outfit Russ is like a new vice president and director of sales he'll make him more efficient and more productive he'll bring in much needed experience some maturity get things lined up the train back on the tracks I mean listen the offensive bar is so low in Pittsburgh that if he's slightly above average and I think he will be with these weapons it'll feel exceptional I mean the Steelers only had I'm not making this up the last two years Pittsburgh has had 25 touchdown passes Russell Wilson had 26 by himself this year in Denver and it was a rocky start Kenny picket has a career 13 touchdown passes Russell's disaster year in Denver he had 16 the worst year of his career so the Steelers have not been viable offensively for half a decade they best offense this is the high mark their best offense in the last half decade is 23rd and this team keeps winning not winning Super Bowls but they keep winning they won 10 games last year with Mason rudoff and Kenny picket oh if you're still defending Kenny picket he was healthy at the end of the year and they're like no we'll go with a backup and they were better with the backup but that's what Mason Rudolph is a very reliable mature backup and that's a great job you make a lot of money doing that make seven figures be part of the team 50 some quarterbacks play now and ually nothing wrong with that gig at all great gig don't get beat up as much and you make a lot of money now is this Russell Wilson to the Steelers does it feel like Stafford to the Rams no because we don't have Shawn McVey here offensive genius does it feel like a Brady the goat to the bucks no we don't have Bruce aran's an offensive coach here we have a defensive coach and a defensive culture but it's an upgrade and it's not an arguable upgrade again they want when their backup last year and the starter was healthy and if you don't think Russ is a top 12 quarterback that's fine maybe he's not but he is a great bargain basically you get him for free this is the opposite of Denver he doesn't have to be the Savior he's not expensive you didn't have to trade anything to get him so this remains in my opinion a top five or six roster in the NFL but the most important position as quarterback and they aren't very good they're near bottom of the league so you're you're not going to get this let Russ Cook campaign you're not going to get any any of this he's saving the franchise nonsense go in get the train on the tracks add some Mobility some maturity some efficiency some accuracy just make Pittsburgh a slightly above average offense and it will feel like Stafford of the Rams and Brady to the Bucks I like it we predicted it this is the one we thought worked and r and his agent thought so too Kirk Cousins you're up next all right you know my history with Baker Mayfield is a little bumpy but in the end Baker Mayfield signing a threeyear $100 million deal to Tampa feels right now it's a little bit like the Daniel Jones contract it'll probably be closer to 50 60 65 million it's a lot of money in Tampa he has matured he is productive playoff wins in both conferences and more than anything he bet on himself he signed that oneyear deal in Tampa said I'm going to bet on myself Joe flacko did that once and got very rich but there is something about Baker Mayfield that I think is a great quality in life last week I had the uh opportunity to speak to a class of um students at USC and I said my favorite quality in young people is resilience and my least favorite quality is fragile people have their own problems they don't want to hear about yours resilience is a great quality dust yourself off nobody lives a perfect life I'm watching this Dynasty on Tom Brady and the Patriots I watch the MJ documentary MJ and Brady landmines potholes people in the organization working against them that's called life and that's what sports is and Baker Mayfield more than anything else is resilient he had to transfer in college Carolina was a mess Tampa GM here coach there interim there Freddy kitchens there it was a mess but yet he dusted himself off he's seen the hole in his game self-awareness and he's worked on it this is a more focused Baker fewer commercials it's a more mature Baker less starting Fires at the podium every Wednesday I like this Baker I think this Baker is good now if this was the AFC West and I had Andy Reed momes Jim Harbaugh and Justin Herbert maybe this deal makes me a little nervous with Todd BS and Baker Mayfield but part of what makes it attractive is that it's Tampa and I think Baker sees that the AF the NFC South has arguably been the weakest division in football for 10 of the last 20 years and I don't know if that's because the SEC in college football is so big and powerful in the South people don't care as much the media doesn't Focus isn't as negative when you get up to like New York Philly Giants Washington College football is not a big deal there is urgency guys get fired um the Philadelphia Eagles every 15 minutes will move off a Super Bowl winning quarterback Nick FES or a Super Bowl winning coach Doug Peterson the intensity of the Northeast with their baseball and their NFL you can feel it it's palpable but in the n FC South Baker Mayfield and Todd BS you win a lot of games there they've got some stability they've got some nice weapons he will be the 17th highest paid quarterback in the league that's more than reasonable for Baker I I've always said even when I was critical of him I thought he was a top 20 quarterback on the planet and I think 17th if he hit some bonuses maybe it's 16th if cousin signs a big deal maybe it's 18th it feels reasonably Baker friendly and reason Buccaneer friendly but I will tell you this I know I've been a Critic of Baker I know at times I've been hard on Baker he bettered himself he's dusted himself off he did it in college he did it in Carolina he did it in Cleveland and I like this version of Baker I think he deserved it I think he's earned it and I think as of this morning I would say Tampa would win the division now if KK cousins goes to Atlanta that's pretty interesting too but right now In This Moment Baker Mayfield Todd BS I think are the best team and the best leadership in the division and I like it so there you go a Monday J M now Kirk Cousins is the next Domino to fall apparently you're going to have more on this there's stuff this morning that's moving you've thought Atlanta or or Minnesota's the fit for him um what about if Justin Fields goes to Atlanta who is the best team in the division then are you a believer in fields or no no no I think I think it would be if Kirk C goes to Atlanta Kirk has a history a 10-year history of winning a lot of games he's like Dak Prescott we may not see him as a Hoist the trophy guy but Dak and cousins have won a lot of games that's fair uh by the way you see the Baker on the screen three three uh years for 100 Mil some of these guys really dug into the deal and it sounds like it's closer to two years $40 million well okay but actual money all the deals I mean let's let's base it if you have a quarterback these things are getting Mom deals getting reworked every couple of years so but Baker's going to make himself a lot of money and I think the story of Baker Mayfield is high school college and Pros he's overcome he dust himself off he's got great self-belief and that's a real easy story for anybody to back he's a good Underdog I I'll say though but at two years 40 mil do the Minnesota Vikings then look at Kirk Cousins say Kirk look what Baker got I'm sorry we can't pay you 45 but we'll give you 35 do you want to stay or does he get greedy and then go to Atlanta that's the one that's interest Kirt cousins never feels greedy to me wait really I thought well he felt he made like a lot of money forcing the issue in Washington and then uh in Washington there was a lack of belief in him in the building but in Minnesota people like him teammates like him the coaches like him what they'll say is listen the less you take the more weapons we can give you in a better 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Published: Mon Mar 11 2024