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BREAKING: Steelers Ink Melvin Ingram To Deal

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Ingram probably also considered that it must be nice to play ifo your fans even when you're on the road
 

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One of our big problems keeping healthy players lets hope he stays heathy could be a big plus
 

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Ingram is a backup at this point in his live. Highsmith is our starter. He flashed as a rookie, and has more moves than Bud did year 2. Ingram had 7 games and ZERO sacks last season. As a rotational player, we can keep him healthy to maximize his contributions when he's on the field. It's why he chose to play with us, and Justin Houston was a no go. Houston wants to start.
 

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Ingram is a backup at this point in his live. Highsmith is our starter. He flashed as a rookie, and has more moves than Bud did year 2. Ingram had 7 games and ZERO sacks last season. As a rotational player, we can keep him healthy to maximize his contributions when he's on the field. It's why he chose to play with us, and Justin Houston was a no go. Houston wants to start.
 

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I don’t hate this signing, but he is a 32 year old speed edge rusher coming off a knee injury … this is only slightly less risky than signing a 32 year old running back…

the rule of thumb is if the player style and position requirements are strength and technique heavy, they tend to have long careers… if they are quickness and speed based, they drop off fast after 30…. The more head contact a position has, the quicker the reaction time dips, the legs are almost always the first thing to go…
 

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Ingram is a backup at this point in his live. Highsmith is our starter. He flashed as a rookie, and has more moves than Bud did year 2. Ingram had 7 games and ZERO sacks last season. As a rotational player, we can keep him healthy to maximize his contributions when he's on the field. It's why he chose to play with us, and Justin Houston was a no go. Houston wants to start.

Agreed. But Ingram was also injured last season. It's actually a perfect match and a no-brainer right now as Tombert love themselves some dirty scrap - once sheen. They want to mold it into steel. Steel - they'll find themselves in the lab in the early morning hours pounding their heads over it. They're brilliant that way.
 

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Melvin Ingram's 1 year deal with Steelers is worth $4M per reports.Not sure that is backup money.
 

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Highsmith played well as a rookie out of a small school. I expect him to make a huge leap and the starting job is his to lose. The dude played better than Bud did in his 1st 2 seasons. I'd give him every opportunity to be our next long-term starter at OLB opposite Watt. Ingram is a situational player and backup to Watt and Highsmith. He's older, slowing down, coming off an injury-riddled season, and is only signed for a year.
 

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Somehow my quote of cope got split onto its own post lol

One of two things.................

1) could be early signs of split personality.?

2) Maybe you are twice as smart as Cope........... (one of the two has to be sober when testd)


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Melvin Ingram's 1 year deal with Steelers is worth $4M per reports.Not sure that is backup money.

That's to much money in my opinion, 3mil tops. Ingrams would have signed 2.3 mil with 1.6 gauranteed and .7 incentive based on health/play time. I also have beach front property in Oklahoma southern part of state, competively priced but also an addition 30% off for Canadian Citizens.



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He will need to play a hell of a lot more than 10 snaps. Watt is huge motor low gas. I would say he misses more than 10 snaps per game himself
 

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Ingram is a backup at this point in his live. Highsmith is our starter. He flashed as a rookie, and has more moves than Bud did year 2. Ingram had 7 games and ZERO sacks last season. As a rotational player, we can keep him healthy to maximize his contributions when he's on the field. It's why he chose to play with us, and Justin Houston was a no go. Houston wants to start.
dead on here. They did not bring this guy in on a one year deal to start. His last 10 sack season was 2017. While I dont expect 10 from Highsmith I do expect more than 6. And I believe he has a better chance at 10 than Ingram.
 

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I would like to think it is an open competition for the starting spot.
I would say more like who is the starting receivers and does it really matter. Ingram almost certainly gets 20-25 snaps per game. Does it matter that he says Melvin Ingram University of South Carolina on a prime time game. The team needs Highsmith to make a second year jump. They need 6-8 sacks out of him. If you add 4-5 from Ingram you get Dupree's numbers.
 

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Watt played 83% last year. Say that he goes down to 80%. I do not see Ingram taking 50% of Highsmith's snaps, so that is high. He will definitely get 50 maybe 60 if everyone stays healthy
I was just going off of memory.. I should have looked it up lol
 

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I was just going off of memory.. I should have looked it up lol
Fair enough. But I don't think this is a follow the money deal. They had a massive need for a rotational player here. Actually surprising they let it go this long. At 4 million they clearly felt they had the need. I think it was a good move. A necessary move. I just don't think it says anything about Highsmith necessarily. More like what was behind him and TJ.
 

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Fair enough. But I don't think this is a follow the money deal. They had a massive need for a rotational player here. Actually surprising they let it go this long. At 4 million they clearly felt they had the need. I think it was a good move. A necessary move. I just don't think it says anything about Highsmith necessarily. More like what was behind him and TJ.
Yeah i do worry because they loved him when he came out in the draft and they have a blind spot for guys they missed out on in the first round… if he produces great, if not then we better hope every olb stays healthy

i do admit i was worried about marsh being that high in the rotation at olb…
 

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Yeah i do worry because they loved him when he came out in the draft and they have a blind spot for guys they missed out on in the first round… if he produces great, if not then we better hope every olb stays healthy

i do admit i was worried about marsh being that high in the rotation at olb…
Agree here totally. It is farcical to believe you can lose a 16 million dollar per year Edge rusher (after a sever injury) and be as goo dat outside linebacker. My hope is that Ingram, improved Highsmith can offset some and the inside linebacker play is better.
 

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Yeah after settling down, pretty sure Cope and Sask are spot on here.

Wanted: NFL football already. o_O:cautious:
 

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****, if anything this helps Highsmith. He can learn from both TJ and Melvin. Rotate those three at OLB, and we might actually be pressuring the QB late in the 4th Quarter
 
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