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And of course as soon as I write this there are reports of Conner meeting with the Cardinals
Honestly, before I made my post, I had thought he already actually SIGNED with the Cardinals. Hopefully he does pre-draft! Apparently he had turf-toe surgery.
Hopefully he signs for > $2 million/yr so he will count in the comp formula.
Conner is a pretty decent back when healthy. He would be great as a role player
I would like to have him back on the Steelers at the right price, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
I like most of the guys on this list. However, it is wishful thinking that any of picks 2,3 , and 4 would be there when that pick actually comes up. Waiting until the 4th round to address the OL would be nuts. Starting 2 rookie 4th round picks on your OL is a recipe for disaster.
I am thinking RB in the first if Harris or Etienne is there is guaranteed now. Creed Humphrey at 55 is possible, if not, I think they go best tackle available. Go defense with the next pick either way (or RB if went D in the first). Then, if they didn't get Humphrey earlier and got a tackle, they go with Kendrick Green or Trey Hill.
Freaky. I'm participating in a "slow live" mock draft on another site, with each team being driven by an actual person. My first four picks (just made my first fourth rounder a little earlier today) are: Collins, Carman, Sermon and Green.
Can't Stop Won't Stop. This is a near perfect draft in my view for the Steelers. This is probably the ONLY one I have done though where Humphrey was there at 55:5-ish Finkle said:
Overall, that's a pretty good outcome. Personally, though, I just can't get beyond burning a first rounder on a runner. Unless the guy is going to be the next Barry Sanders/etc, the shelf-life is just too short (generally). Aaaand.....I'mma be honest....I don't like Creed Humphrey that much.
The times I watched him (which were admittedly limited) he got blown off the ball a LOT at the POA in the run game. If his technique lapses at all, he's in trouble. Given that, and regardless of how much some think this team is going to be pass heavy (it will be), if the reports that the owner/president openly demanded the run game be improved, I'm not sure Humphrey fills the bill there.
If Avery Williamson is as well, then ILB is off the table in the first 3 rounds IMO.
We were all worried for nothing everyone. CHAMPIONSHIP!
4th camp arm. Gotta think they give Haskins every chance to show he belongs so they know whether they are drafting an early QB in 2022 or having a Rudolph-Haskins competition.5-ish Finkle said:
I doubt there will be much demand to trade up to 24. However I would love a trade down. I don't think there is going to be good value at the need positions for the Steelers. Too early for a C, too late for a LT. I wouldn't take Harris with a 3rd round pick. Maybe a CB slides.
This is going to be a very pass heavy team. As currently configured they have likely the worst run blocking line in the NFL. It might be historically bad. A RB is a wasted pick before round 3. Also, I do not like this RB class at all.
If the plan is to mimic the 2020 offensive scheme then we are doomed for failure.
If you believe the reports about Art II ordering Tomlin/Colbert to "fix the running game immediately", then that does not appear to be the plan.
I think this depends on if one of the Ts fall. Both are in the conversation for their first though, no matter how much anyone (including myself) likes it.
Unless they love Sermon, Chubba, or Gainwell, they need to take a RB in the first. Williams isn't making it to 55.
Meh. Weird ish happens. Or they could trade up, of course.
I think Sermon or Gainwell in the 4th or 3rd would be way better than Harris/Etienne in the first. Neither Harris nor Etienne are worthy of a 1st round pick like Zeke, Cmac, or Barkley were.
He really should, honestly. He could be an okay T, but he should be a fantastic G. "T's get the chicks" though, sooo...yeah. I'm sure his agent will want him to stay a T.
Herein lies the rub, from where I'm sitting at least.....even if you think those two guys are really 4th round talents, they'd almost have to draft either of them in the 3rd to make sure they get them.
Interesting. I wasn't aware of this, but if true it'd certainly explain recent rumors and activity to date. Can't bring back the expiring talent with that sort of directive and don't have the funding to fix it in March, so you're forced into fixing it in April. And as you're describing navigating this RB class with their draft picks is going to be difficult. They have to reach, get lucky that someone falls, or be right about those they target early day 3 this time.
This is good news. He's still a top coach in the league and I think he deserves a chance to develop whatever young QB the Steelers get in the next 1-3 years. If the Steelers let him go/trade him I think it will end up like the Eagles and Andy Reid. Maybe he did need a change in scenery, but the Eagles are still trying to find their next solid HC (Super Bowl aside...).
I love Tomlin. Only one team wins the SB each season. Tomlin coached in the Brady era -- like running up against Jordan in the 90s. Practically every player who leaves the Steelers for money wishes they stayed with Tomlin. He has been great for the brand.
Since 2002 there have only been 2 Super Bowls without Brady, Peyton, Big Ben, or Mahomes. Meanwhile the NFC has had 12 different teams, and most of the repeat teams had different QBs (outside of Seattle). The Brady/Peyton roadblock prevented a lot of great AFC teams from reaching the Super Bowl. Not only because they knocked us out of the playoffs, but because they'd take the bye weeks, lowering the Steelers chances of moving on.
Fair points. I think some of those losses can be attributed to bad luck with injuries right at the start of the playoffs (Bell, Pouncey, AB, etc). Also, some of the OC hires have been less than stellar, which is partially Tomlin, but also partially front office.
Agreed. Injuries have played a role, but that's part of my issue. He's a player's coach, everyone loves him, his quotes are on Sportscenter, and he's a minority head coach for the Steelers, owned by the family the Rooney Rule is named for. It's never his fault, nothing ever touches him... it's the players, it's the assistants, it's the schedule, it's the drama. But in the end, when will the buck stop with him? Players and assistants come and go, the schedule changes, but the drama and underachievement has been a constant under him for a decade now.
