Is Russell Wilson a Lock for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024?

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00:03 >> But Mike, my read then on what you said there,

00:06 you don't see Russell Wilson as a lock to be a Pittsburgh Steeler.

00:11 Minus 250 is not a lock, but it's pretty strong.

00:14 I mean, if you look there, Vegas 350, Falcon 650, stay in Denver 750,

00:19 850, Pat's, everybody else 10 to 1 or longer.

00:23 Who is catching your attention on that board?

00:27 >> I think the Raiders, I would rule them out simply because I don't

00:33 see that being an interdivision move.

00:36 There are, look, there's a story to tell where Russell Wilson

00:40 is going to be a starter next year.

00:41 Look, let's rip off the teams really quick, Kev.

00:44 The Bears are gonna make a move, that's probably Caleb Williams, right?

00:47 The Broncos have to make a move.

00:48 What are they going to do now that Wilson isn't part of the deal?

00:52 Are they gonna roll with the players that are on the roster right now?

00:55 I don't think so.

00:56 I don't think that makes them markedly better.

00:59 Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask there in Tampa,

01:03 I think Baker could be on a cheap deal for the Bucks for a couple of years.

01:08 But do they wanna make a bigger move to make them a bigger contender in the NFC?

01:13 Beyond that, you have the Commanders, you have the Falcons, you have the Pats,

01:17 the Raiders, the Steelers, and the Vikings.

01:20 Those are all the teams together that don't have a specific solution

01:25 that we would determine a specific solution for 2024.

01:29 You start to piece it together, half of them will be draft picks.

01:32 And then what happens is Kirk Cousins tests the market.

01:35 Would the Steelers be the type of team to go out and give Kirk Cousins a deal

01:39 to upgrade their quarterback and dismiss all these other options?

01:43 I know this organization very well.

01:45 That is not a Steelers move.

01:47 But they could come over the top on the Vikings if they wanted to.

01:51 To your point, I don't think it's a lock.

01:54 Who is a lock for Russell Wilson?

01:56 I don't know if anybody is right now.

01:57 But as the music stops, somebody's gonna be left.

02:02 Some team is gonna be left without a quarterback and

02:04 they'll be the ones looking for Russell Wilson.

02:05 I don't think the Steelers would be the most aggressive team to land.

02:08 >> Yeah, again, I agree, Mike.

02:12 Personally, I think the Patriots and the Commander should be interested in Russ.

02:16 I like sitting in quarterback and

02:17 I think both those teams at two and three will be drafting.

02:20 Jaden Daniels and Drake May in some order.

02:23 Here's my question though, Pittsburgh right now is 36 to 1 when the AFC.

02:27 In front of them, the Colts 24 to 1, the Browns 20 to 1,

02:32 Jacksonville 17, 16 on the Jets, 16 on the Chargers.

02:36 Are you moving Pittsburgh in front of any of those teams if they land Russell Wilson?

02:41 >> I think he could probably move in front of a couple.

02:48 But I think the greater point you're making, if I'm reading you right,

02:51 is does it really make them appreciably better?

02:55 Does it really put them in contention to win the division,

03:00 take down the AFC because Russell Wilson is there?

03:03 I don't think so.

03:04 It makes them better than with Kenny Pickett, I think.

03:06 But Russell Wilson is 36.

03:08 I just think there's a tendency because we just watched what Tom Brady did,

03:14 is to be like, that guy's got plenty of time left.

03:17 And Ben played for a long time.

03:18 And we have this recency bias that these guys will be just as effective in their

03:23 late 30s as they were in their early 30s.

03:27 Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are not the rule right now.

03:31 They are the exceptions to the rule.

03:33 If that continues to happen, then I have to change my tune.

03:36 But for right now, Russell Wilson has gotten worse each of the last three seasons.

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