Pack hosting RFA NT from the Steelers

[smuggler]

The guy's name is Steve McLendon.

He played in limited action backing up Casey Hampton last season and knocked loose a fumble and tallied two sacks.

PFF had him graded at ~+8 over 200 or so snaps. He's kind of similar to the DT (Desmond Bryant) from the Raiders that ended up signing for big bucks.

The Steelers offered him the minimum tender (no compensation) and have only $800k in cap space. If we offer McLendon a contract, they have until Friday afternoon (before the draft) to free up cap space in order to match it.

I say we pull the trigger. In the worst case, we just cut him in camp.

[woodbuck27]

Finally ..... some real and worthy action.

[smuggler]

Coming out of school he was 306. I'm not sure what kind of bulk the guy is sporting now. Perhaps he'd be more of a DE candidate in our scheme, but he was effective rotating in for Hampton at DT last season for the 'Burgh.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=79325&draftyear=2009&genpos=DT

[woodbuck27]

Coming out of school he was 306. I'm not sure what kind of bulk the guy is sporting now. Perhaps he'd be more of a DE candidate in our scheme, but he was effective rotating in for Hampton at DT last season for the 'Burgh.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings...2009&genpos=DT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McLendon

and ... here's the intriguing angle >>> the Drama:

Please read all including 'the comments' that are interesting.

http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2013/4/18/4236940/reactions-to-steve-mclendon-talking-to-packers-social-media

PACKERS !

[smuggler]

The fact that it distresses the Steeler fans makes it even sweeter. Even if he ends up going back to Pittsburgh, it's worth it, IMO.

[smuggler]

I have a few questions about the RFA process...

The Steelers have offered two other players RFA tenders. That's consuming some of their cap space. Can they pull those tenders? I was under the impression that an RFA tender was guaranteed. I suppose if the offer sheet isn't signed, it wouldn't be guaranteed yet.

The other thing is, when exactly is the Steelers' deadline to respond? All RFA compensation is supposedly handled in this year's draft, which is this coming weekend. Our deadline to sign him to an offer is midnight tomorrow morning. So the Steelers have one business day to make a cap move to try and match the Packers' offer? That seems a bit crazy.

[pbmax]

Steelers have 5 days to respond to an offer. He is not eligible for compensation because its a low offer. And if he has not signed it, its not guaranteed and the Steelers can pull it for some time yet.

[smuggler]

Well, my thinking was that they would pull their offer sheet to one of Redman, Dwyer, or both. Thus they would have more cap space to sign McLendon.

From what I have read on McLendon, he played last season at 325# and was noticably more effective than incument starter Casey Hampton. That's not saying much, since Hampton is apparently done.

It would be really nice to pick up a quality rotational guy or even spot starter on the cheap, given Raji and CJ Wilson are both going to be FAs next year and Neal will be an RFA, I believe.

[red]

i say, why not

don't cost nothing to try

i don't know a single thing about the guy, but if the pack feel that he's worth a look, then go for it

[Cheesehead Craig]

Have to borrow Woodbuck's joke:

Does TT know he's in town?

[smuggler]

That's good. I hadn't heard that before, but it's good. Heh.

[Pugger]

I wonder if we'll make him an offer....?

[swede]

I think if we were planning on signing him the trigger would have already been pulled. What else is there to find out other than how little the guy will take, and if you lowball him much less than 2 mil the Steelers will keep him.

How often have we heard about the visit and then signed a guy days later? Like...never. Woodson, maybe.

How often has it been that the first thing we knew about the Packers' interest in a player was reading that we had signed him already? Like...always.

[Smeefers]

I think if we were planning on signing him the trigger would have already been pulled. What else is there to find out other than how little the guy will take, and if you lowball him much less than 2 mil the Steelers will keep him.

How often have we heard about the visit and then signed a guy days later? Like...never. Woodson, maybe.

How often has it been that the first thing we knew about the Packers' interest in a player was reading that we had signed him already? Like...always.

shit.

[Smeefers]

http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2013/4/18/4239644/packers-free-agency-2013-steelers-re-sign-steve-mclendon

Double shit. Steelers resigned him.