Found it amusing that I read 4 updated mocks today after making the Steelers' pick and all 4 mocks had Damontre Moore going to Pittsburgh.
As a fellow Steelers fan I hope you & those 4 mocks are wrong. I don't mind the position, its just a Moore thing
He has his flaws, no doubt, but you have to remember that he's barely 20 years old and put up better stats at A&M than Von Miller did, playing the same position. I'd probably have taken most of the other OLB prospects ahead of him, but in this mock, he's all that was left. I'm not taking Lacy, Austin, or Keenan Allen at #17, Vaccaro went one pick ahead. It was down to Moore or one other guy, but although the other guy will likely be long gone when the Steelers pick again at #50 (I think) - a more reasonable facsimile of that guy will be available than will a pass rusher.What Moore lacks in explosion and refinement, he makes up for with a variety of pass rush moves and a non-stop motor. He may not have the physical upside of Werner, Ansah, Jordan, or Mingo, but if you consider that as a 19-year-old sophomore, he had 85 tackles, 21.5 TFL and 8.5 sacks as a stand-up OLB, the production and the ability to play in our scheme are there. Add to that the fact that he upped that total to 12.5 sacks as a junior in the best conference in the country and he's worth a shot. I'd have felt much better taking him in round 2, but I don't see a chance in hell he drops that far.
I'd rather wait and grab a Watson or 2nd tier OT vs a 2nd tier RB(assuming Gio is gone) who the heck is even there? Stepfan Taylor, Jon Franklin, yuck
easily BPA there, imo. And fits a need.
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