Addition by subtraction.
This is what we heard two years ago when the Pittsburgh Steelers traded wide receiver George Pickens to the Dallas Cowboys and said the same thing this year when they traded cornerback Joey Porter Jr. to Dallas as well. But after watching the impact both of those players are having for the Cowboys, in particular in Monday night's win over the Philadelphia Eagles, it really makes you wonder if the Steelers front office dropped the ball on these two moves.
When the Pickens trade went down, the hope was that by cutting Pickens lose, the team lose a headache and the lack of production would be minimal after adding DK Metcalf. What we've seen since is Metcalf is not the talent Pickens is and Pickens seems happy in Dallas for
the most part. The Steelers only got a third-round pick for Pickens and this one really feels like a move Pittsburgh didn't need to make.
As for Porter Jr., we all understand the dynamic of the fake injury and Porter Jr. forcing his hand. And we also acknowledge that the Steelers cornerbacks are playing well in his absence. Nevertheless, there's no denying just how good Porter Jr. is and it remains to be seen if the Steelers should have sweetened the deal to keep him on the team. Plus, getting a second-round pick but not until 2028 feels like a loss for the Steelers, who need to get better now.
But hey, they won the Broderick Jones trade, right?
This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: Former Steelers step up for Cowboys in big win
