Depot After Darkish: First Down Know-how, Tomlin Coach Photograph, Aiyuk Deadline
A Steelers Depot every day phase. A fast hit of some Pittsburgh Steelers-related tales that will not require an entire article however nuggets price mentioning and passing on to you guys.
Your Depot After Darkish for March 29.
UFL FIRST DOWN TECHNOLOGY
With the NFL doubtlessly pivoting to some digital expertise to assist decide first downs, we obtained a take a look at the way it may go within the UFL final evening. In a recreation between the Houston Roughnecks and Saint Louis Battlehawks, TrU Line Measurement was used to find out if the ball was wanting the road to achieve.
It’s not recognized if it’s the identical expertise the NFL will implement, but it surely’s probably much like what we may see subsequent season. Whereas the chain gang gained’t be gone, digital expertise ought to enable for extra exact measurements and cut back controversy. We’ll probably hear extra in regards to the expertise that shall be used throughout the NFL’s House owners Conferences over the following few days.
Tomlin Coach Photograph
Say cheese! Mike Tomlin was the middle of the NFL’s annual head coaches’ picture at this 12 months’s proprietor conferences in Florida. Standing between Detroit’s Dan Campbell and Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell (becoming placement contemplating the rumors in regards to the Vikings and Aaron Rodgers), Tomlin is again within the image after lacking final 12 months’s picture for unknown causes.
The one coach absent on this 12 months’s picture is the Atlanta Falcons and Tomlin’s good buddy Raheem Morris. Additionally of notice is that this 12 months’s venue, an indoor picture as an alternative of its regular out of doors scene.
INCOMPLETE OFFSEASON GRADE
The Pittsburgh Steelers have but to determine who their beginning quarterback shall be in 2025, and in consequence, The thirty third Workforce’s Tyler Brooke gave the Steelers offseason an incomplete grade.
“A lot of the grade for the Pittsburgh Steelers is hanging on what they resolve to do on the quarterback place. After buying and selling for DK Metcalf, the Steelers have an opportunity to have one of the crucial harmful vertical passing assaults within the NFL. The issue is that Justin Fields and Russell Wilson are now not in Pittsburgh, and the remaining quarterback choices aren’t precisely essentially the most inspiring,” Brooke wrote.
Pittsburgh is ready on Aaron Rodgers to decide, and he’s the workforce’s most well-liked option to be their beginning quarterback in 2025. Including Rodgers will give them a distinct outlook than proper now with Mason Rudolph slated to start out. With the additions of DK Metcalf and Darius Slay, the Steelers have put themselves in a very good place to enhance, however determining the quarterback place is paramount.
BRANDON AIYUK ROSTER BONUS
I’d be content material if I by no means needed to kind Brandon Aiyuk’s title once more, and I’m positive it’s a reputation everybody’s sick of studying after the Pittsburgh Steelers tried to commerce for the huge receiver final offseason. He signed an extension with the San Francisco 49ers, however has been floated at occasions as a potential commerce candidate this offseason. Whereas the Steelers probably wouldn’t have curiosity after buying and selling for an extending WR DK Metcalf, if Aiyuk goes to be traded, it can occur quickly.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Aiyuk has a $22.85 million roster bonus due April 1, and any commerce would occur between every now and then.
Aiyuk greater than probably gained’t go anyplace, however he’s a reputation to observe over the following two days, particularly with the NFL League Conferences going down and lots of key determination makrers in a single place.
