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This Version Of The Steelers Is Something We've NEVER Seen Before...
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7/2/2025
Rob Gregson talks about the offseason moves that the Pittsburgh Steelers have made so far, and how this is a sharp departure from the Steelers that we've come to know for many years.
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Monday's blockbuster trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers proved two things.
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One is very well known, that the team is all in on winning in 2025.
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The other one, however, is flying under the radar,
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and it's the fact that this version of the Pittsburgh Steelers
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is unlike one that we have ever seen before.
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There was a time when the Steelers were one of the most conservative franchises in the NFL.
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You're talking about a team that was more likely to be a bargain shopper
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than a big money spender in free agency.
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That would never consider making a DK Metcalf-like trade.
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That hoarded their NFL draft picks, and that developed and cultivated homegrown talent.
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All of that went out the window this offseason.
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We saw them make a massive trade and give up a second-round pick for DK Metcalf
00:44
to turn around and pay him top-five money at the wide receiver position
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before he ever took a snap.
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That right there alone should tell you that the Pittsburgh Steelers are operating
00:54
in a manner that we have never seen before.
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But it goes deeper.
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Obviously, they trade away George Pickens.
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Then they bring in Aaron Rodgers after holding up their entire free agency process,
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after letting Justin Fields and Russell Wilson walk to other teams via the New York Jets and New York Giants.
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We then see them trade Minka Fitzpatrick, of all people.
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A trade that, when it went down, some people were wondering if this was a typo,
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if this was a NBA Centel or Adam Scheffler kind of situation, given the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers traded
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their most beloved safety since Troy Palamalu.
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The fact that one of their most vocal leaders, that a team leader of his caliber,
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could somehow be replaced by Jalen Ramsey and by Jonu Smith was just unfathomable to many people.
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But it proves that the Pittsburgh Steelers are no longer operating how they used to.
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It proves that Omar Khan is not Kevin Colbert.
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That Mike Tomlin feels the heat.
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That he knows that this version of the Pittsburgh Steelers has to win and has to win big.
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And that puts a lot of pressure on everybody.
02:00
If you're Omar Khan, you just really cemented your career based on what happens with this trade.
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If this goes and backfires and the team is even worse, say they don't go 10-7 and get bounced in the first round,
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say they miss the playoffs, heads are going to roll in Pittsburgh.
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But at least the team is not being stagnant.
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At least they're not sitting on their hands.
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At least they're not being complacent and saying, you know what?
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We're still one of the best franchises in the NFL.
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We still have one of the biggest, if not the biggest following of any NFL team.
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We still make the playoffs.
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We still have winning records.
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We still haven't had a losing season in 18 trade years.
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No, none of that matters.
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We have to get better.
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We have to try and win a Super Bowl.
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And that's what Omar Khan just did.
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That's what Mike Tomlin has done.
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And for that, the Steelers should be commended and be on the lookout for being a potential serious contender in 2025.
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