New Bengal - BJ Finney

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(10-28-2020, 08:45 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: I'm actually one of the few people who think this guy is actually somewhat a decent pickup.  There's a chance he's a nice addition.

-The Steelers placed a 2nd round tender on him 2019.

-The Seahawks paid him 8 mil for 2 years just this past offseason.  For market value context, we paid XSF 10 mil for 3 years.

-We can get out of this deal at any time and owe him asbolutely nothing.

-He's got 13 starts with the Steelers, and he was good enough to stick there for 4 years.  (Note: Fred Johnson was not good enough to stick for one.)

-He just turned 29.

Now, I'm not saying he's great or anything.  But I think there's pretty decent value there.  And we desperately need depth, and experience.  I don't know what happened in Seattle, but he was in a brand new system.

Just the fact that the Steelers identified him, and thought enough of him to keep him speaks a little bit to his worth.  As does the Seahawks targeted him in free agency.  Those are two of the very best run teams in the league.  There must be something there.  And he's got to better than Fred Johnson, Billy Price and Alex Redmond.

Yea, it's definitely not a bad signing.
I apologize if I made it sound like that by saying he's "just a versatile backup."
I think he is good for what he is. I just don't expect him to ever be a long-term starter or someone with a high ceiling. That's not necessarily a bad thing.