James Harrison: Knee Jerk Reaction or Coincidence?

wwhickok

As of late there as been a lot of speculation swirling around about James Harrison. The Steelers, as we know, are expected to be about $14 Million over the cap and have to make serious cuts/changes. It has been expected that one of those changes will be the cutting of James Harrison.

James Harrison, according to the NFL Website(and other sources) recently said that he will not take a pay cut but is open to restructuring his contract. This left those involved in the situation feeling that there was no resolve and that a separation was inevitable (at least in my opinion); Now, according to the NFL's website, the Steelers are saying that they want James Harrison on the roster and are hoping that they can negotiate a pay cut or work out a deal of some sort that will allow them to keep him.

This comes after Alex Ogletree was charged with a DUI; a player likely very high on the Steelers' draft board; possibly at the top of it.

So it leads me to wonder, do the Steelers now feel desperate to keep Harrison because the guy that they 'wanted' to draft is now..for them..undraftable or was this just a coincidence of timing?

How do you all think this is going to work out? I really don't see them being able to keep Harrison, but if they do..I don't see OLB even being a pick in our first two rounds.

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@43: I might've missed it, but who are your top 3 prospects for 1st round pick?? Just curious! Wink

Btw, like 43 said we don't know if DrunkenTree was even on our list to begin. You just making 3 assumptions and trying to get in the minds of our front office is something someone like Skip Bayless would do! Laughing

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wwhickok · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:38 am Post subject:

As far as knowing whether or not Ogletree would've been our pick, no, I don't know that. The question/thread was based on the 'hypothetical' that he was. Most of what I said, was based on hypothetical.

I agree, I don't think he'll be on the roster next season. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't think Worilds is our future at OLB.

MightyJoeYoung · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:52 am Post subject:

You don't seem to understand that Ogletree would not have been a Deebo replacement.
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stefan52268 · Joined: 14 Apr 2010 Posts: 7069 Location: Pittsburgh

I'm glad something like this happend with Ogletree. I didn't want the Steelers to draft him. IMO his skill sets are too similar to Timmons. Not that it's a bad thing I would rather go a different route in the first.

As far as Harrison, the only way that I see him here this season if he takes a pay cut. Restructuring him would only make next year even harder on the cap.
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The Curtain · Joined: 24 Sep 2012 Posts: 592

Even with the money, James is too important to us to lose in my opinion. We have NOTHING to replace him. Best-case scenario, you draft a good pass rusher. But we don't play rookies on defense so....that leaves Worilds. You go from one of the most dominant OLB's of the last 20 years, who can still play, to Jason Worilds. We need James, it's worth the risk and cap hit to keep him in my opinion.