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I have trouble believing that one guy could possibly do that to a team like the Steelers. If he is truly that much of a trouble maker, you can always release him pretty quickly, and all you've lost is a 7th rounder. But think of the upside if the guy works out. He's been one of the best college linebackers in the last several years.
That is the beauty of round 7. He's fallen so far there is wiggle room. If he acts up, he's gone with no real harm done.
They like taking a token Pitt player when they can.
Heard the guys talking on the Audible about him.IIRC Lammey and the guys liked him a lot.
From a couple different Cecil tweets after he was picked:"He has good size, ball skills, will adjust to poorly thrown passes, good deep tracking ability over the shoulder. Not elite explosion, but he sets up routes nicely and comes back to the ball. Looks the ball into his hands before he runs."Hella fast for his size, too. Sounds like a pretty decent flier to take.
Might not have Ta'amu then.
Looks like he's headed to the Bungles.
Now Ta'Amu has to line up against him in practice. Guy could develop a complex.
You mean other than the fact that he isn't really that good of an actual quarterback? Guy is a system QB through and through. Short, stick thin, very poor footwork and overall fundamentals, arm strength of a premie baby, a zero athletically and can't make all the necessary NFL throws. It doesn't matter if he's got Vince Lombardi's brain transplanted inside his brainpan to me. Physically, he has about .00001% chance of doing anything as a QB at the NFL level. He's pretty much Colt Brennan 2.0, with better intangibles. Canada, if he's lucky, probably awaits. Probably equally as likely that he winds up a Boise St. offensive assistant inside a couple years.
Oh, Id rather have Ta'amu all day. Just saying.Might not have Ta'amu then.
Clearly youre not a fan, but picking him (or another QB for that matter) makes more sense to me than a TE or a small CB that runs a 4.6Were talking 7th round though, so no biggie. Still love our first 4 picks and Rainey and Clemons are intriguing to say the least.
Highlight video looks good. Doesn't seem to break tackles much, but fights for the ball well. Of course this is just a highlight reel. Pittsburgh getting faster
And Chris "Rock" Rainey watched the NFL draft... from the Pouncey household.
He said of the Steelers "This is my dream team."
Youre right, its a highlight reel, but his ball skills look great in this. He's looks promising.
Fixed. Nothing will ever beat '74: Swann, Lambert, Stallworth & Webster (not to mention Donnie Shell as a FA). Too bad they didn't have 3rd round pick that year.
Having the luxury to choose between Colon, Gilbert, Adams, and possibly Starks is not a bad feeling at all compared to the duct tape/chicken wire crew they've had out there.
Anyone want to take a crack at how the o-line actually shakes out? It seems like it may be better at every position across the entire five than last year - is that right?
I'm hoping that if things work out well, I hope 5 will be Adams, Colon, Pouncey, DeCastro, Gilbert. But from what I'm reading it seems like both Adams/Gilbert and Colon/DeCastro could play on either side -- have to shake it all out in camp.
I'll take a crack at it. Gilbert + Colon + Pouncey + DeCastro + AdamsMoved Adams to RT because he's going to need help against speed rushers and needs time to develop muscle mass in the right areas. I get the impression he hasn't trained properly in the weight room. Probably not a great idea to have him protect Ben's blind side from week 1. Gilbert cut his teeth on the right side too. DeCastro/Colon could be flipped either way, but DeCastro has shown incredible ability playing at the RG spot. He's used to pulling to the left. I envision the Steelers running left behind Gilbert and Colon. Pouncey sealing the inside with DeCastro pulling to the left to finish a 2nd level defender and creating a seal. Any way you look at it, the Steelers are going to physically dominate some teams in the run game this year. That coupled with speed at the skill positions is a deadly combo. It's going to be fun to watch!
This is probably what Id guess, although Id prefer DeCastro at RG.Seems counterproductive to move Gilbert to LT this year for 1-2yrs and have Adams starting at RT, then switch them. I think it makes more sense to have Adams as the backup LT until he earns the starting role and then move Gilbert back right. That said, if Adams shines in OTAs and early enough in camp, I think Adams-Colon-Pounce-DeCastro-Gilbert is the best line they could put out there.
Is anyone signing PSU's FB Suhey?
Whoa, we signed Maze?! Nice!
I gotta say, that is pretty damned impressive, GB.
Yeah, no kidding. He was the #1 or #2 ranked punter everywhere, literally.He already is the favorite to be the starting punter for Steeltown and they didn't even use a draft pick on him, despite having four 7th-round picks. Damn front office is money.
"Money" this time. Not so much on the last dude. Hopefully they've learned their lesson about actually drafting(and even trading up to do so) punters prior to round 7. Apparently the Jaguars did not.
Yeah, but I believe they thought they had a punter who could also do kickoffs and be a real coverage player on special teams after he kicked, he did play linebacker.Too bad about his knees, he was the only person to win the Ray Guy award twice.
Was thinking the same thing.
UDFA signing with Baltimore.
