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I saw somewhere else that they're 8:1 and tied with Seattle and NE. Carolina and Arizona were 14:1, same as Denver. It will all come down to injuries though. For the most part Denver and Carolina were healthy, same with Seattle (outside Marshawn who was already way past his prime).
There's only 1 first round safety, and he's not going to fall past the Ravens. The next best is probably Cravens, and he's most likely a high 2nd round grade. Reaching for him wouldn't be very Steelers-like. Things could change wildly based on the combine but that's where it stands now.pecorino said:
I'm not sure what I'd want if Jaylon Smith were to fall to #25. The guy is a top 5 talent, a special player. But because of his injury, he likely won't contribute anything this year. Next season and beyond, his best position is probably as a weakside 4-3 OLB, but I think he's so quick and talented that he can pretty much play anywhere. He could be the next Timmons for us, only I think he may have even more upside. Could theoretically play outside if he took time to develop some more pass rush moves, would be good as a pursuit MLB. He's not totally a round peg/round hole nor is he an immediate help to our defense. But what he would be is a top 5 talent sitting there at #25.
I do wish we'd traded up a bit last year and picked Marcus Peters... That would have been BPA and a player of need too though.
I have no problem at all with taking a CB or S. I just think they shouldn't reach to fill a need. I'd rather have a player with Pro Bowl potential at a position that's more stacked now than a middling talent in the secondary. Rookies don't typically contribute very much on defense for us. I want an infusion of back end talent as much as anyone but our Super Bowl window is wide open right now. If they can get immediate contributors through free agency, I think they need to address their weaknesses that way in this instance, while compiling the best talent possible in the draft.
Sounds good to me! Maybe add Gay, Sean Smith, Eric Weddle, Foster and Beachum as our FAs. We get Golson back as our slot corner and have Cockrell as our CB4 off the bench.
One of my favorite players. Guy was a stud in college and the NFL and just showed up every day like a pro to do his job and did it well.
I had read some speculation that he could be cut to open cap space, but it seemed unlikely. Steelers make decisions with their heads and not their hearts though, so it's possible that they told him he was going to be released and rather than trying to catch on somewhere else, he just decided to call it quits with his health intact. He doesn't strike me as the type to piss away the money he's made so he'll probably move gracefully into his post-NFL career.
Yep in no way was Heath a bust and I would say without hesitation the best TE in Steelers history.
Losing Miller seems like a big loss. Not a lot to get excited about in the FA list. Would say Vernon seems best fit for replace but he seems to have lost something.
He was in no way a bust. I've long said and will continue to say he's every bit as good a receiver as Jason Witten and a better blocker. He just spent a lot of his prime years in Whiz/Arians systems which are not TE friendly and in general Steelers never asked him to run the 5 yard curl to death like Witten.
About half the mocks I saw already had him going to Steelers before this news but depends if they covet a pass catching TE which he's fantastic at or if they prefer a better blocking TE which is Henry's weakness.
He definitely improved a lot over the course of the year. Of course, after that preseason debacle, there was nowhere to go but up.
What a season. Steelers really could have won the whole damn thing. F Burfict indeed.
Pass? We had an old, injured backup this year in Gradkowski.BigSteelThrill said:
I could easily see this if he's there. He's position-versatile. I think the Steelers only employ their true 3-4 front (with NT) on something like 1/3 of snaps at this point, so having the space eating nose like Hampton was is far less important than it used to be. I think you're going to see them going after hybrids that can play both 5 tech and 0 tech going forward, if for no other reason than to give Heyward and Tuitt the occasional respite. Those guys played a TON of snaps last year. Butler looks to me like he may be the only guy in the first round with that type of skill set. Maybe Robinson or Rankins, but both of those guys look like 3 tech players to me.
Only reason to sign a guy like Hasselbeck (or Gradkowski or Vick for that matter) is that they're petrified of what would happen should Landry Jones have to play multiple games again. I think they feel (correctly, IMO) like their title window is wide open right now and they have to be certain that a Roethlisberger injury (or injuries) don't spell doom for this team. Otherwise, you leave Landry as the #2 and draft/sign a developmental guy hoping he's your man post-Ben. However, right now, I think they HAVE to have a capable backup that can keep the ship upright if Ben goes down for 4-5 games again. The only question is whether or not they believe Landry Jones is that guy. if not, you have to have a veteran backup you can turn to.
I really hope they go after Vernon Adams if he's around in Round 7. I saw him in the east west game and liked what I saw. I don't think he's the "next Russell Wilson" as many on tv are calling him, but I do think he could develop into a solid player that won't cost a high draft pick.
I'm pretty sure I read they'd interviewed him and we know Tomlin likes a mobile QB, so it's certainly not out of the question if he's around late in round 7.
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