1 problem for the Steelers:
Freiermuth stinks
On March 26, 2024, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Steelers beat writer Ray Fittipaldo actually said this:
"Freiermuth is a candidate to get extended."
Why??????????
What team would give up anything higher than a 7th-round draft pick for this player?
Pat Freiermuth, who somehow was drafted in the 2nd round, is often injured and never gets open. Other than that, this is a great tight end.
The fans seem to think so. For some reason, they chant part of his last name in the rare occasions he makes a catch, in a misplaced tribute to a previously great tight end who retired 10 years ago.
On a team with lots of offensive issues and WR issues, it’s astonishing this position isn’t being addressed. Freiermuth is not even as valuable as Jesse James or Zach Gentry. This is reminiscent of the 1990s, when it took the team about four years to realize that Mark Bruener was not really a first-round tight end. Bruener, though, was a fine blocker and likable lunchpail guy. Freiermuth couldn’t block Garo Yepremian.
This is one of the problems when coaches stay around forever. They hang onto “their guys” when all evidence indicates it’s time for the waiver wire. The coaching staff, to its credit, wisely moved on at QB. It’s time to start making calls ahead of the draft and seeing if someone will gift us with a 5th-rounder.
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