A truly great defensive player

becomes available in the National Football League,

through free agents, or even through a trade.

And Omar Khan and Mike Tomlin swoop in.

Get their guy. Pay him market rate, long-term even.

And you're not surprised in the slightest when it happens. Good morning to you. Good Thursday morning.

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There's nothing about that scenario that I just laid out for you that would make you go,

whoa, no, man, they'd never do that.

When they gave up the first round pick for Minka Fitzpatrick,

which obviously turned out to be a really nice move,

no matter what you think of Minka's showings the past couple seasons,

no one was surprised.

In-season trade, right after Ben Rothesberger was done for the season early on, no one was surprised. In-season trade right after Ben Rothesberger was done for the season

early on. No one was surprised. Patrick Queen, here again, independent of anything that you might

think of how he did in the 2024 season, at the time that he was signed, he was one of the hotter,

sexier names out there. Big money, big commitment, didn't matter. Steelers got their guy.

And the reaction around here, in addition to everybody being excited, I mean, that's normal,

had nothing remotely resembling an element of surprise to it. Why? Because they're defensive guys.

And that's it. That's it. Let's not pretend it's something else.

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