Ray Fittipaldo
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But, yeah, we always learned a little bit of something when Artie Smith walked into the room.
Well, no.
I mean, if he was going to be on the bench, they would have cut him.
So he's going to be โ Patrick Graham is going to use him somehow.
And I think the nice thing about Jalen, and I think part of the reason that they kept him, you know, like normally if you're โ
If you're a 30-something cornerback and you lose a step, you would get cut, right?
But Jalen has such versatility in his game.
He can play in the slot.
He can play free safety.
That gives the Steelers a lot of options when it comes to the draft.
Listen, if they see a really talented corner in the first round, they could draft him and they could decide, okay, Jalen, you are now going to be a full-time free safety.
Now, on the other hand, if they see like a really good safety in the first round, and there are three really good ones, I think, who are possibilities at 21, then maybe you could just move Jalen to the slot for the 2026 season and you wouldn't have to invest.
you know, a high draft pick and a slot cornerback.
So that's the nice thing about Jalen.
You know, when you could do a bunch of different things, it makes you more valuable.
And I think, you know, just that flexibility gives the Steelers a lot of different avenues they can go in the draft.
And that's a nice thing for a GM.
I mean, I heard way back during the season that, you know, that things weren't going well in Miami for Minka.
Obviously, their season was kind of a disaster.
The coach got fired.