Welcome to the terrible take and many podcasts telling Steelers nation what's on our mind.

I'm Josh Carney.

If you can recall when the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran outside linebacker Marcus

Golden last summer to help shore up the death chart at

outside linebacker. It was a move I was personally ecstatic about. Now entering

the off-season the Steelers appear set at outside linebacker thanks to a strong trio of

T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbeck, potentially putting Golden as the

Oddman out as a free agent. But that strong trio shouldn't preclude the Steelers

from doing business with Golden for at least another year. Golden, who turns

33 in March, showed throughout the 2023 season and just 230 snaps

that he still has a lot of good football left.

Golden recorded three sacks and 13 pressures on the season and was quite impactful down the stretch.

In the final three games of the season, including the wild card loss to the Buffalo Bills,

Golden recorded eight pressures and two sacks, giving the Steelers some really good

snaps in high intensity situations.

While there is no doubt that Watt and High Smith are the key figures for the Steelers off the edge,

and Herbig is a burgeoning rotational piece with special team's capabilities,

Golden would be a wise investment as that additional depth off the edge. The Steelers got very lucky

from an injury perspective at the position last season as Watt and Highsmith

both played more than 80% of the snaps. Banking on that to happen again in 2024 is concerning.

Golden made just 1.165 million last season with the Steelers, counting just 1.092 million against the

cap. He was more than worth it for the Steelers and proved that late in the

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