Brian Batko

But they did ultimately cut him, obviously, because if you get past that date, you're not going to throw good money after bad.

So if you get past that date, you're going to keep that guy or you're going to trade him, I guess.

But even trading him would be.

eating some of that money.

Ramsey has three years left on the deal, but because of those roster bonuses and because of the signing bonus that he got and money that was eaten by the Dolphins, there won't be any dead money if the Steelers move on from him.

No, I don't think so.

I think those are always... It starts now with the player when...

When you sign that affordable deal on the front end, it's like, okay, this is very team-friendly.

This is great for the Steelers.

Well done, Omar Khan and everybody in the front office for finding this sort of hidden gem in Gainwell and getting him for so cheap.

But if the guy performs well enough, the pendulum swings from, okay, now the ball is in the player's court.

Now he's the one who stands to gain from this.

So, hey, no pun intended.

Obviously, the Steelers have the inside track.

on their reigning team MVP.

But Hey, if, if he gets no word from his representation, that might be best for you.

If you let the process play out, see what you're worth.

on the open market, then yeah, that could work against them.

But the other thing, the factor to keep in mind with Gainwell is he talked so glowingly about Aaron Rodgers all season, basically saying Rodgers is the guy, is the reason why he was having so much success, and Rodgers talked so glowingly about him.

So I think in this case, even though the coordinator, the play caller, most of the offensive staff is going to be different, if that quarterback that he had such a rapport with returns, then maybe you can even get a little bit of a hometown discount on him.