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The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Michael Pittman Traded to the Steelers

The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Jeff Ratcliffe

Sports, Football, Fantasy Sports

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Jeff is back with another quick slant instant reaction podcast episode to break down Michael Pittman Jr. getting traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jeff starts by revising his outlook for Alec Pierce in Indianapolis. He then dives into the outlook for Pittman in Pittsburgh, including the impact on DK Metcalf and the looming question of who will be under center for the Steelers in 2026.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Just 30 minutes ago, I wondered on this podcast exactly how the Indianapolis Colts were going to make things work with Alec Pierce, given their lack of cap space.

0:13.7

Well, mystery solved, gang. The Indianapolis Colts are trading Michael Pittman Jr. to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Well then, the

0:24.3

cults are quite active today. And this obviously positions Alec Pierce is the clear number one

0:32.8

receiver there. What I had said earlier about him being a wide receiver three, I don't think that's true

0:38.2

any longer. I think now we have to view him seriously as a wide receiver two option. Maybe there's

0:43.8

a world where Josh Downs has some value, but I will tell you this flat out. I don't like his profile

0:49.1

for fantasy purposes. I think he's a good football player. I think he's good for the Colts. I do not

0:53.7

like his profile for football purposes. So think he's good for the Colts. I do not like his profile for

0:55.4

football purposes. So as of right now, Alec Pierce is set up to see a lot of targets. So is Tyler Warren.

1:01.7

Josh Downs doesn't offer much upside, but he is positioned well in that depth chart. Right now,

1:06.2

though, Ashton Dolan is their next man up with Pittman out of the mix.

1:13.4

I think they have to address the position.

1:14.9

Now, they may do that via the draft.

1:17.4

We'll see, but let's hit the pause button there.

1:21.3

Alec Pierce, solid to stay with Indianapolis,

1:24.7

but earlier what I had said about him, no longer true.

1:26.5

Now he ends up being a big winner.

1:28.3

Financially, obviously, he's a winner.

1:34.1

And the fact that they cleared Michael Pittman out of the mix, huge winner. Now, let's go to the Pittsburgh Steelers. There is going to be an elephant in the room that we'll get to in a minute

1:37.9

with the Pittsburgh Steelers. But first and foremost, wide receiver was such a glaring need.

1:43.1

They, under Arthur Smith, were messing around with 12 personnel, 13 personnel,

1:47.9

four tight end sets.

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