Colin Cowherd: Steelers Ought to Commerce T.J. Watt, Transfer As much as Draft Ty Simpson

[ad_1] Colin Cowherd has a three-step plan to assist repair the Pittsburgh Steelers following their wild-card playoff loss and Mike Tomlin's resolution to step down as head coach. It consists of saying goodbye to a different franchise icon.

In Tuesday's episode of "The Herd," FOX Sports activities' Cowherd mentioned he'd prefer to see the Steelers commerce edge rusher T.J. Watt as a method to start out a rebuild and "take some swings upstairs and on the sidelines."

"A few years in the past, after I mentioned I might transfer T.J. Watt and get extra picks, that was outrageous," Cowherd mentioned. "T.J.'s 0-for-5 within the playoffs, how outrageous is it?"

Watt, 31, has been one of many sport's prime go rushers because the Steelers chosen him within the first spherical of the 2017 NFL Draft. However after signing an extension that made him one of many sport's highest-paid non-quarterbacks in July, Watt confronted some difficulties in 2025. He handled a collapsed lung that compelled him to overlook three video games late within the 12 months and whereas he was nonetheless productive, Watt's seven sacks have been tied for the second-fewest whole in his profession.

Nonetheless, buying and selling Watt would seemingly land the Steelers a formidable haul of draft picks. He was named All-Professional in six of the earlier seven seasons. He additionally had 46 pressures in 14 video games, per Professional Soccer Focus, placing him on tempo to be top-20 within the league in pressures had he performed all 17 video games.

However the Steelers have already got a formidable quantity of draft capital coming into the 2026 offseason. They maintain all their picks via the primary 5 rounds and have the No. 21 general choose. They've three third-round alternatives, getting the 76th general choose within the 2026 NFL Draft from the Dallas Cowboys due to the George Pickens commerce. They're going to additionally get a third-round compensation choose due to the contract the Tennessee Titans gave to offensive deal with Dan Moore Jr. final offseason. On prime of that, the Steelers can have two picks within the fourth spherical, giving them seven alternatives within the first 4 rounds.

Mike Tomlin steps down as Steelers Head Coach With the Steelers already having some further draft capital, Cowherd wish to see them make a transfer within the first spherical of April's draft to seek out Aaron Rodgers' successor at quarterback.

"When you're Pittsburgh with all these picks, my takeaway, you give out about six of them to get Ty Simpson within the first spherical," Cowherd mentioned. "Say what you need, it is one thing. They've seven draft picks within the first 4 rounds. The Steelers have the ammo. Go get Ty Simpson. You do not have to maneuver up 25 spots. Transfer up 10."

"Any of those coaches, you have gotta have the quarterback proper," Cowherd added. "They do not have a quarterback. I desire a quarterback."

Simpson, who performed quarterback at Alabama, main the Crimson Tide to the Faculty Soccer Playoff this previous season, is extensively thought to be one of many prime quarterback prospects within the 2026 NFL Draft. He lately declared for the draft, though some imagine he ought to've stayed in faculty for an additional season. However Simpson remains to be considered as a possible first-round choose, with FOX Sports activities NFL Draft skilled Rob Rang lately saying as a lot. Rang added that Simpson "clearly possesses NFL-caliber accuracy" and "exhibits extra maturity than his expertise would counsel" within the pocket, however "lacks elite measurables."

After all, the Steelers have to rent a head coach on prime of all of this. Cowherd has the proper man in thoughts for Pittsburgh, although.

"Kevin Stefanski, how candy would that be? The Browns let him go, two-time NFL Coach of the 12 months, Pittsburgh picks him up. That is the place I might go," Cowherd mentioned. "If I have been the Steelers, I might provide the job as we speak to Kevin Stefanski. That is what I might do — go get an offensive coach. And if I have been Stefanski, I might name Aaron [Rodgers] and say, ‘Thanks, a lot. I’m going to go discover my subsequent man.'"

Willie Colon will get EMOTIONAL Over Former Coach Mike Tomlin Stepping Down 😢 Stefanski, who the Browns fired earlier in January, is without doubt one of the prime names on the pinnacle coach market this offseason. FOX Sports activities' Henry McKenna ranked Stefanski because the second-best candidate accessible throughout this spherical of the pinnacle teaching carousel.

Stefanski can also be being handled like one of many prime teaching commodities this offseason. He is already interviewed or scheduled to talk with the Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans.

Even when Stefanski is not the rent, Cowherd believes that the subsequent head coach of the Steelers must be in the identical mildew as him — and that is simply the beginning of what they should do.

"I believe Pittsburgh wants a reset as a company," Cowherd mentioned. "It is simple to simply blame Mike Tomlin. However the GM step down and so they introduced in somebody that had been in-house a very long time. I believe they wanted a high-risk, high-reward GM. I believe they want an offensive coach."

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