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2023 Pittsburgh Steelers. Banged up team loses to Buffalo. Looking ahead to 2024 now (10 Viewers)
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Idiot Boxer
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He’ll be a matchup nightmare
cloppbeast
Footballguy
Terrible. So dumb. I haven't been this pissed off about a Steelers 2nd round pick since LeVeon Bell.
cloppbeast
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cloppbeast
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They have a track record for wide receivers, I'll give you that. Usually the go with the opposite type tho.
I trust the Steelers' evaluations of WRs over my own. I'm not complaining here. Mims and Claypool are VERY similar players, big, top-end speed, good body control, good hands, great blockers, not twitchy or YAC guys. I just don't know that I saw a single evaluation that ranked Claypool higher. Clearly theirs did.
irish eyes
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cloppbeast
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JoeSteeler
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No idea what hey do here
Adams or Dye maybe? James Lynch?
Adams or Dye maybe? James Lynch?
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JoeSteeler
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JoeSteeler
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I like Highsmith but seems early
I know nothing about him but the highlights they just showed were pretty impressive and many against high-end competition.
JoeSteeler
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I like the player just think he would have been there at 124. Steelers obviously disagree.
in my mock on page three of this thread I had him at pick 124
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5-ish Finkle
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No problem from me on Highsmith. They need Edge depth too, and his athleticism is freakish.
No real interest in Fromm or Eason with either 4th.
No real interest in Fromm or Eason with either 4th.
JoeSteeler
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Steelers selected Notre Dame WR Chase Claypool with the No. 49 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
A three-year starter for The Fighting Irish, Claypool (6’4/238) played nearly every position en route to finishing top-10 in school history with 19 touchdown receptions. Unpolished at the position due to his start in basketball, Claypool didn't turn heads until posting career-highs in receptions (66), yards (1,037), and touchdowns (13) on a 28 percent target share as a senior, further flying up draft boards with a sterling showing of elite speed (99th-percentile 4.42 40) and hops (40.5-inch vertical) at Indy's Combine. On tape, he was a difficult tackle on underneath targets — PFF charted him with 27 broken tackles on 151 career catches — and buoyed his elite body control and size into 16 catches 20-plus yards downfield in '19. Claypool will provide a mismatch on offense at the next level, sticking on any roster across the league given his play on coverage teams in all four years at Notre Dame. Few prospects among this year's class sniff his upside.
Apr 24, 2020, 8:23 PM ET
A three-year starter for The Fighting Irish, Claypool (6’4/238) played nearly every position en route to finishing top-10 in school history with 19 touchdown receptions. Unpolished at the position due to his start in basketball, Claypool didn't turn heads until posting career-highs in receptions (66), yards (1,037), and touchdowns (13) on a 28 percent target share as a senior, further flying up draft boards with a sterling showing of elite speed (99th-percentile 4.42 40) and hops (40.5-inch vertical) at Indy's Combine. On tape, he was a difficult tackle on underneath targets — PFF charted him with 27 broken tackles on 151 career catches — and buoyed his elite body control and size into 16 catches 20-plus yards downfield in '19. Claypool will provide a mismatch on offense at the next level, sticking on any roster across the league given his play on coverage teams in all four years at Notre Dame. Few prospects among this year's class sniff his upside.
Apr 24, 2020, 8:23 PM ET
Grid71
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Hi Ray. I'd have taken your evaluation over Artie Burns.
I trust the Steelers' evaluations of WRs over my own. I'm not complaining here. Mims and Claypool are VERY similar players, big, top-end speed, good body control, good hands, great blockers, not twitchy or YAC guys. I just don't know that I saw a single evaluation that ranked Claypool higher. Clearly theirs did.
Yes. Hindsight is 20/20, but even at the time, who didn't think Burns was the biggest reach in all of Reachdom. Obviously, I'm still bitter. Gonna take my ball and go home. Seriously, Claypool makes a ton of sense. He can convert to a TE who can split out wide. Ben's Christmas wish is a BIG target who can blow the top off a D. Merry Christmas Ben!
Do these first three rounds help entrench Conner as the guy, at least in 2020? I don’t see him getting surpassed by a rd 4+ talent with possibly limited time in camps.
Grid71
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Conner is a RB1 in the 'show me' year of his contract at a bargain rate. Question is will Tomlin rotate Samuels and Snell more frequently due to the injury history.
JoeSteeler
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He can be but needs to stay healthy. I agree with @Grid71 that the big question is how many snaps will the other guys get
JoeSteeler
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John Simpson was my #1 choice at 124 
Would like to see Netane Muti.John Simpson was my #1 choice at 124
He is a swing for the fences prospect, but would be okay with a total whiff on the small chance of an absolute monster.
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JoeSteeler
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I also like James Lynch a lot
JoeSteeler
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And K’von Wallace
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
It will probably be someone none of us are expecting lol
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Rumor floating Steelers looking to trade back
JoeSteeler
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Anthony McFarland
JoeSteeler
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Not a fan of how they are ignoring the OL/DL
Drunken Cowboy
Footballguy
Another reach.
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Who does he compare to? Justice Hill?
JoeSteeler
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Not to speak for DC, but I think people thought Highsmith would have been there in the 4th
JoeSteeler
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Lol and a late 3rd at that..I get ItA 3rd rounder used on a 4th rounder.
FOR SHAME!
Would have liked Simpson or Lynch at 102 and Highsmith at 124
JoeSteeler
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K’von Wallace Off the board
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Lynch gone now too
JoeSteeler
Footballguy
Finally OL
JoeSteeler
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Ourlads
Four-year starter, Plaquemine, LA. Consensus first-team All-America and three years All-Sun Belt Conference mention including first team the past two years. Shows exceptional power and hand placement in the run game. Physically tough and is a strong finisher to drive opponents to the ground. Big and long arms for the guard position. Light feet in pass protection. Can show and mirror any inside pass rusher up the field or drive them over the pile. Good initial move, contact, and follow through as a puller.
Four-year starter, Plaquemine, LA. Consensus first-team All-America and three years All-Sun Belt Conference mention including first team the past two years. Shows exceptional power and hand placement in the run game. Physically tough and is a strong finisher to drive opponents to the ground. Big and long arms for the guard position. Light feet in pass protection. Can show and mirror any inside pass rusher up the field or drive them over the pile. Good initial move, contact, and follow through as a puller.
JoeSteeler
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JoeSteeler
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Dolphins added Breida for pick 153. Would rather have him than Mcfaland but $$$ might not work
Grid71
Footballguy
McFarland had better get a lesson on how to protect the football better. Surprising he didn't wait another year to improve his draft stock.
On the bright side, his running style fits the Steelers blocking scheme perfectly. Kid has good vision and burst to the next level. Decisive running to daylight and stacking defenders. Playing speed is impressive.
On the bright side, his running style fits the Steelers blocking scheme perfectly. Kid has good vision and burst to the next level. Decisive running to daylight and stacking defenders. Playing speed is impressive.
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Seems like a reach at every pick. Claypool has potential and is the big target ben always loves, but man there were some good rbs there. Doesn’t help that Dobbins ends up in Baltimore (who somehow have 100 picks?).
Read McFarland is a headcase. Not sure that a small rb works in Pittsburgh either.
And the olineman wasn’t even invited to the combine ....
Read McFarland is a headcase. Not sure that a small rb works in Pittsburgh either.
And the olineman wasn’t even invited to the combine ....
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