{"id":799269,"date":"2026-03-07T23:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/799269\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T23:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:07:37","slug":"saturday-night-open-thread-spring-loaded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/799269\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Night Open Thread: Spring loaded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Live from Delaware, it\u2019s Saturday Night! I, NAS204PSU, am<a href=\"https:\/\/www.behindthesteelcurtain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> here at BTSC<\/a> to bring you this Saturday Night Open Thread (aka SNOT).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For those in Daylight savings areas in the US, we\u2019ll be time traveling forward, losing an hour to gain more in light advent. NFL teams are also practicing addition by subtraction with many teams releasing or trading players. The Steelers are no exception, cutting Jonnu Smith and Calvin Anderson this past week. Things are only going to get more interesting from here as evidenced by AFC North rival Baltimore sending 2 picks for pash rusher Maxx Crosby. (Didn\u2019t believe this at first, thought it was a spoof Shefter account)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">This 5 pack of questions (have to skip one, for obvious reasons) is here to get the conversation going, so let us know what you\u2019re eating\/drinking!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">1: The Crosby trade has many wondering what the market for TJ Watt would be given his massive contract (42 million 2026 cap from 30 mil guaranteed base and 10 mil pro-rated bonus). Although I don\u2019t believe we will do this, what would be a good but realistic return for trading the 31-year-old pass rusher (players? picks?).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">3. A month ago, fellow SBNation site \u201cBlogging the Boys\u201d wrote up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloggingtheboys.com\/dallas-cowboys-history\/196657\/steelers-mike-mccarthy-failures-playoffs-clock-management-penalties\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their top grievances from the Dallas Mike McCarthy era<\/a>. Which of these most worries you? Which one is just delusional DalLOSS fans expecting too much from a team that hasn\u2019t been very relevant since the last century?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moma.org\/collection\/works\/79018\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Salvador Dali\u2019s \u201cThe Persistence of Memory\u201d <\/a>has long been one of my favorite works of art, and a poster of it was a long time wall adornment in my dorm and bachelor pads in my early 20s. Do you have a favorite painting or work of art? Bonus if you include a link so we can easily view it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Live from Delaware, it\u2019s Saturday Night! 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