Recap: 2025 Mid-June Weekend Friday Night Five Questions <\/a><\/p>\nHappy summer lull, Yinzers! With SS DeShon Elliott\u2019s extension sealed and T.J. Watt\u2019s contract talks simmering, your 17 passionate responses to last week\u2019s Friday Night Five Questions kept Steelers Depot buzzing. From Nick Schultz\u2019s balanced takes to Pete\u2019s deep dive, we hashed it out Monday on Clubhouse\u2019s Steelers Town Hall\u2014here\u2019s your take on the 2025 minicamp and beyond!<\/p>\n
Q1: Rodgers\u2019 Playoff Odds<\/p>\n
How confident are you (1-10) Aaron Rodgers leads Pittsburgh to at least one playoff win? Yinzers landed at a median 5, with votes from 1 to 10 showing cautious optimism. Nick Schultz summed it: \u201cRodgers starts slow, Steelers fade late\u2014let\u2019s see.\u201d The Town Hall crew upped the ante to 7, with Depot standout Ted Webb\u2019s 8 adding fire.<\/p>\n
Q2: Tomlin\u2019s Future<\/p>\n
Will Mike Tomlin still be the Steelers\u2019 head coach in June 2030? Ten of 17 said no, eyeing his 2027 contract end. Pete reasoned: \u201cWithout a franchise QB, impatience could split them up.\u201d The Town Hall backed it, voting 5-2 against Tomlin staying, echoing Bill Cowher\u2019s late-career debates over staying versus retiring.<\/p>\n
Q3: T.J. Watt\u2019s Deal<\/p>\n
When will T.J. Watt sign his extension? A 7-5 plurality says during training camp, but with Depot\u2019s news post noting Watt\u2019s deal delays, five predict pre-camp to avoid drama. Paul P shocked us, forecasting a trade to Washington for two first-rounders\u2014a pure Depot curveball!<\/p>\n
Q4: Extension Watch<\/p>\n
Which free agent\u2014CB Brandin Echols, ILB Malik Harrison, QB Mason Rudolph, or OT Calvin Anderson\u2014earns an extension next offseason? With ex-Steelers like Najee Harris thriving elsewhere, Yinzers weighed free agent value: OT Calvin Anderson edged QB Mason Rudolph 7-6, with CB Echols grabbing three votes. One Yinzer bet none of the four sticks. The Town Hall flipped it, favoring Echols 5-2 for secondary depth.<\/p>\n
Q5: Tackle Leader<\/p>\n
Who leads the Steelers in tackles in 2025? With SS DeShon Elliott\u2019s fresh extension, three Yinzers bet he\u2019ll chase tackles, but Patrick Queen dominated with 8 votes, followed by Payton Wilson (5), Elliott (3), and Minkah Fitzpatrick (1). Wes Lee\u2019s solo Fitzpatrick vote hopes Minkah focuses on ball-hawking over cleanup tackles.<\/p>\n
Consensus vs. Correct Answers<\/p>\n
Questions
\nSD Consensus
\nCorrect Answers<\/p>\n
Rodgers Leads Steelers to a Playoff Win
\n5 (median)
\nTBD<\/p>\n
Mike Tomlin Steelers Coach June 2030?
\nNo (10\/17)
\nTBD<\/p>\n
When Does T.J. Watt Sign His Contract?
\nDuring Camp (7\/17)
\nTBD<\/p>\n
Which Player Gets Contract Extension
\nCalvin Anderson (7\/17)
\nTBD<\/p>\n
Steelers Tackles Leader
\nPatrick Queen (8\/17)
\nTBD<\/p>\n
TBD: Awaits the 2025 season!<\/p>\n
Final Thoughts<\/p>\n
Your takes paint a Steelers team at a critical juncture: tempered faith in Rodgers, questions about Tomlin\u2019s future, and big expectations for Queen\u2019s tackles. With T.J. Watt\u2019s deal looming and Anderson or Rudolph eyed for extensions, Yinz show Burgher heart\u2014ready for 2025\u2019s grind. Drop your takes in this week\u2019s Friday Night Five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy Friday, and I hope yinz are doing well. It\u2019s been a pretty quiet week for the Pittsburgh…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57286,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2055],"tags":[7,19098,6,520,57,2360,426],"class_list":{"0":"post-163618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-pittsburgh-steelers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-friday-five","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-pittsburgh","12":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","13":"tag-pittsburghsteelers","14":"tag-steelers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114757562116044881","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}