Nick Farabaugh says the Steelers were impressed by Ty Simpson
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He's going to close the place. He's going to be there for last call. The final vertical leap. One last one as the lights go out. Nick Farabaugh will be there. He's on the Sullivan Super Service fan hotline. Pittsburgh's trusted plumbing and HVAC provider for over 50 years. Breaking news as we speak. Cowboys have placed the franchise tag on George Pickens. That could lead to a long-term deal that could just stay in place at $28 million. And maybe that even turns into a disaster, but he had a hell of a year. What do you make of this story, Nick?
Yeah, you know, he did have one heck of a year. There's no doubt about that. Talent was never the issue. It was always about, can you get the guy to lock in and be mature? And I think there are still issues with that. You know about the Vegas casino incident. You certainly know that he was late to meetings and everything like that from what I've heard. A lot of the stuff he did in Pittsburgh, he's still doing in Dallas. I think Jerry Jones is a little bit more willing to tolerate it. And when you play like he did, and he was happy there, it's a little bit easier to tolerate. I mean, let's be real here. The Steelers did not maximize him in their scheme.
What are the implications of the Cowboys franchising George Pickens?
They certainly didn't maximize him with quarterback play. They did not have a Dak Prescott around. They did not have a C.D. Lamb around to compliment him. So, He was in a beautiful, kind of perfect environment for him to just explode. I will say this, Joe, and this is kind of something that I continue to find interesting this week as I talk to people. The Steelers never got an offer higher than a third-round pick for them, the Cowboys or anyone else. In fact, many teams wouldn't be willing to trade more than a sixth or a seventh-round pick. I thought that was fairly interesting hearing that. So, you know, around the league, there was a kind of perception about George Pickens last year that, maybe he couldn't lock in and maybe he couldn't be a guy that explodes because he would get in his own way.
And the Cowboys took that chance. And listen, they reaped the benefits of that. He had the best year of his career and he was one of the best wide receivers in all of football. So good on their gamble.
And then we move on to Ty Simpson, who is making news today. He talked, told everybody he's ready to show NFL talent evaluators that he's a franchise quarterback. Says the Alabama locker room is as close to an NFL locker room as you can get, which I guess, as Sean said here, they must have more than five toilets in that locker room. Yes, Nick?
Yeah.
Yeah, they probably do.
In the meantime, the Steelers have formally met with Ty Simpson. So say what we want, he's gotten into the room with them. He's had an interview. Where is this headed, do you think?
So I heard Ty Simpson's interview was also particularly impressive, which I think speaks to the Steelers liking him. But I don't think they love him. And what I mean by that is, I don't think he's going to be a pick at 21. I don't think that's where this is heading. I think this is heading to a, if he falls, we would like to take a shot on him. So second, third round. He's not getting to the third, but if he falls to the second, would you maybe move up for him? Would you maybe even move up into the back half of the first? I mean, there's questions to that. But I've gotten this vibe that they like him, but they're just not enthralled enough to take him at 21. There are some prospects. I know that they love, that I think are firmly in play at 21.
But I just don't think Ty Simpson is. And there's a few limitations there. You know, the durability I've talked about, that's come up multiple times. The tape at the end of the season, I mean, he just fell off, man, in significant fashion from the mental processing standpoint, from winning inside the pocket, from managing the pocket. There was a lot that really... was a red flag. But I do think the Steelers were impressed by his work on the board. I think that they thought he was very smart when given situational calls within that meeting.
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