Steelers Draft
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Harris didn’t run at Bala’s pro day be
the Bama game cost Wade a whole lot of money. He was a sure first rounder until that.
If this is true about Wade not being so good, it is now great news for the Steelers.
Interesting article on Isaiah Loudermilk
draftwire.usatoday.com
Meet Isaiahh Loudermilk, Wisconsin's intriguing DL sleeper
Good luck finding many defensive linemen with the physical attributes of Wisconsin’s Isaiahh Loudermilk. At close to 6-foot-7 and 274 pounds with 10-inch hands and roughly 35.6-inch arms, Lou…
draftwire.usatoday.com
You’re overcooking this age thing. Not sure why you’re so hung up on it. Najee will be a Day 1 starter for the Steelers. He’s a smart player who will pick up what he’s being taught and is physically an NFL player already. He was the most NFL ready RB available-which is why he was the #1 RB on every team’s draft board. Good pick for the Steelers. Nobody in any draft is a lock to be a productive NFL player but he’s as safe a bet as you’ll find.
Yeah I think the last Tackle was the now infamous Jamain Stephens.
I don’t know anything about him but he’s a big dudeInteresting article on Isaiah Loudermilk
Meet Isaiahh Loudermilk, Wisconsin's intriguing DL sleeper
Good luck finding many defensive linemen with the physical attributes of Wisconsin’s Isaiahh Loudermilk. At close to 6-foot-7 and 274 pounds with 10-inch hands and roughly 35.6-inch arms, Lou…
Well, it probably has to do with self-importance.Doesn't anybody remember laughter??
The NFL got so big that many fans think they have developed into draft experts complete with keen research and personal big boards.
It’s kinda like folks hating on a very productive player because they think he makes too much money -
Ie Brandon Tanev and Matheson
Those are the same people. All experts without the burden of accountability and responsibility.
But, of course. When one of your starting CBs is 97 years old, you cut another one, your nickel back signs elsewhere in free agency and another CB is charged with sexual assault, it makes perfect sense to draft a Punter.
Normally I'd say drafting a punter or kicker is a bad idea, but at the end of the last round picking a guy who is probably a lot better than the punter you already have might be OK.
Also, a punter in the 7th round is likely to make the team as opposed to most other positions.
I like the punter pick, dude has a huge leg. It's like a taking a free agent that others don't have a shot at this late in the draft.
I believe he was the only punter picked. So I guess if you think that he was clearly the best of the lot and you didn't want to take a chance that someone else would get him as a free agent if he went undrafted then you make the move.
Don't you remember that punter from the GT game? He shanked one... and man that brother needs to lose about 30-40 pounds.
There you go, Steelers got the top rated remaining CB as an UDFA
Not that Kiper is the be all that ends all, but he gave the Steelers a C+ (lowest in their division) and his comment on Freiermuth was “won’t give them much as a blocker”.
The analysis seems to be all over the place on Freiermuth. Some say he’s the best blocking tight end in the draft, others say he can’t block at all.
They didn't get great draft grades last year either and had what turns out a pretty good draft, if you count fitzpatrick it was a great draft.
Not surprising Tomlin and the Steelers management has only won 2 playoff games in 10 years. The 3rd was given to him by Cincy’s linebacker.
You think they would be smart enough to know you never draft a running back in the first round. Especially, when your offensive line is a total mess.
They should of used their first two picks to beef up the line. Then draft a back in the later rounds. Like the half back from UNC.
Unless the running back is a once in a decade type player. You never waste a first rounder on them. Since it’s the offensive line that makes the running back.
In all the years I have watched the NFL. Only Barry Sanders and a very few others flourished without a good offensive line.
Just look at most of the good backs in today’s game. Most wasn’t drafted in the first round
You think they would be smart enough to know you never draft a running back in the first round. Especially, when your offensive line is a total mess.
They should of used their first two picks to beef up the line. Then draft a back in the later rounds. Like the half back from UNC.
Unless the running back is a once in a decade type player. You never waste a first rounder on them. Since it’s the offensive line that makes the running back.
In all the years I have watched the NFL. Only Barry Sanders and a very few others flourished without a good offensive line.
Just look at most of the good backs in today’s game. Most wasn’t drafted in the first round
I respectfully disagree. They didn't take just any old RB. They took the kind of RB you don't find in later rounds. You can't fix your line in one draft pick but you can fix your RB situation that way. Think of it this way. In the last 50 years the Steelers have gone to the AFC championship game approx. 13 times, give or take. the total number of tackles on those teams that were first round picks is exactly zero. the upgrade in the Steelers run game will be apparent when you start seeing them successfully run in short yardage situations. Second and two. Third and one. First and goal at the one. They have been abysmal in those situations. That is going to change now
The amount of second guessing among fans on social media of an organization that has the best track record at the Draft over 50 years is astounding. I have no problem with the criticism of Tomlin’s game day coaching and staff make up, but they hit on the draft 9 times out of 10.
I don't know. It's not like they used a top 10 pick on a RB. They used a bottom third pick on him. I think the Steelers knew they were taking their C in round 3 and a TE who could supposedly help block and make other things happen. They are going for a dynamic offense using Harris and the TE prominently, and if they are going to get a lot of passing yards from those two.
That is an absolutely amazing stat. Are you sure? Not even one?
Was not Leon Searcy a first that was on an AFC Championship Game team? He may have left Pittsburgh right before or after they went that far, but I think he played in the Super Bowl with Pittsburgh (he started, correct?).
There are few teams that draft well generally year in and year out, but the Steelers are clearly one of them. And, it has been mostly that way for 50 years now.
No one in this thread has talked about this much, but I really like Johnson, Loudermilk and Roche for how they fit in with what Pittsburgh does. It was interesting to see Tomlin and Colbert talk a lot about Loudermilk and how he could be essentially a plug and play for them. Johnson is a premium athlete and Roche can play the game (hopefully, they will be able to stand him up).
Cmon Shere. We did this last year and you crumbled and ran away from the thread ducking any pushback. Let’s not do it again.
Abercrombie? That was 40 years ago. They have had 40 drafts since and 15 of their first rounders since have played in Pro Bowls. Three are in Canton, and two or three more will be joining them or in serious consideration. No doubt they’ve had some busts. But the list of organizations that draft as well as the Steelers over that period, or even the last 10-15 years is pretty damn short.
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