Any chance the Steelers can get Addison?
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My initial thought is with the history with Pickett, Addison would be an immediate impact player. Question would be do the Steelers feel the same and will he be available when they would deem the pick worthy?
i'd use our second rd pick (Not the bears one, but Our 2nd rd pick). absolutely not with our first rd pick or even the 32nd pick. Much bigger needs and i dont think a wr of his size, who is not a WR 1 in the nfl nor will he ever be should be drafted with a first rd pick..
we've screwed up drafting WRs too much in the last 10 years.
we've screwed up drafting WRs too much in the last 10 years.
Does Addison really strike you as a great NFL receiver? Something about him just doesn't sit well with me. I think he'll be fine, but not exactly special. Something about his body movement seems a bit awkward to me. And his frame/hands don't seem all that strong or something.
if you draft a WR in the first rd, he needs to be a WR#1 or at least have the potential to be. he's not it, if he makes it to the 2nd, maybe, MAYBE if we have a new OC with a more pass happy scheme.
I don’t think they need to draft WR first round. You’ve got your deep threat in Pickens. Will have to see what Austin becomes (maybe a possession type WR). And you’ve still got DJ for another year. I think the only reason they go high is if they decide to cut DJ. I’d be ask for that but at the same time, I could see them keeping him and trying to address other areas.
I say look for the next upside got from the late 2nd onwards. They seem to be very good finding WR quality outside of the 1st round.
I say look for the next upside got from the late 2nd onwards. They seem to be very good finding WR quality outside of the 1st round.
If he happened to be there in their first two picks (which each basically equate to low level 1st round thanks to Bears)…AND no credible first round OT happen to be left…AND none of their other pressing needs… AND no better WR candidates (he ain’t the best of the lot )… he’s probably a good pick.
So many variables are involved in that proposition, that for those seeking to rebuild a Pitt ACC Champ connection, the far more likely idea would for the Steelers to bring in Mark Whipple to resume his work with KP. He’s the Kenny Whisperer.
So many variables are involved in that proposition, that for those seeking to rebuild a Pitt ACC Champ connection, the far more likely idea would for the Steelers to bring in Mark Whipple to resume his work with KP. He’s the Kenny Whisperer.
I agree he's not a receiver I'd expend a 1st round pick on. I think we need to go DL in the first round, although that obviously depends on what happens in free agency. But I would take a receiver in the second round without a doubt.
Calvin Austin, lol. Forgot about him. yeah, who knows, maybe he actually exists and will be healthy enough to put on football pads and step on a football field.
I think he'll be a better version of Johnson, which is exactly what the team needs! If you take him, you better trade Johnson though.
3rd round maybe. Too many other needs to take him any higher.
We could also reclaim Claypool off waivers when the Bears dump him. 😁
I don't really understand why people are expecting anything from Austin. 4th round WRs normally turn into special teams players. He's basically a rookie next year. He's barely gonna play.
Yeah, I don't know how many eggs we can put in the basket of a 4th round pick. He might be a freak, for all I know. But he might also not even be a regular contributor.
I've seen him mentioned like we can just pencil him in as a good player next season, and I'm just not sure that is the case.
The Steelers should draft Addison in the first round if he gains 150 pounds, grows 5 inches, and can block better then the current offensive line.
I think you also hope that DJ will put maximum effort into improving his hands in advance of becoming a free agent.
Maybe.
But I know how everyone spoke highly of him in mini camp and camp, for two days. Lol
But I know Kenny spoke highly of him last week unsolicited. So I think he’s an NFL WR, and he’s already your WR draft pick. How good of an NFL receiver remains to be seen.
All I know is yesterday, being in stadium, it was apparent to me that our receivers get no separation. So it is a position of need.
Maybe what the Steelers do in the draft will tell us everything we need to know how the Steelers view him and the room. The room needs an upgrade. Kenny needs another weapon.
Maybe part of his credibility is in his deceptive appearance. He doesn’t appear particularly fast… but then, he got behind many, many DBs for big plays. Plus some nice punt returns. He doesn’t appear all that strong…but then you watch the play he wrested a sure INT away from the Virginia DB and turned it into a game winner Td.
He can’t change his height, which could be the deal breaker for many. It never seemed to impede him bringing down higher throws though. The NFL has a “standard” body for their WR1 (particularly those warranting high 1st round picks) … think Julio Jones, Dez Bryant, and of course Calvin Johnson and he lacks in that aspect by a few inches on most. Flip side, Amari Cooper is about the same height and Odell Beckham even shorter.
I’d go OT first (unless all who are left are duds), but take him with that Bears pick if he was still there. And because of the above questions he just might.
oh yeah, we got him for '23 and '24, that's right. i knew it was 2 years but thought this was year one..
I am a DJ fan, pretty sure it's just me and his mom at this point lol. man, he is frustrating but i think he's a great route runner.
but getting harder and harder to defend him so you guys knock him all you want, i dont have the strength or ammo to debate it anymore. I'll just continue to like him, alone in the corner of the room..
He’s likely very frustrated and was threatened by Pickens (for good reason it seems) and was obviously pressing / not focusing as the season went on and he had no TDs (and it became almost a running joke with commentators, as with those announcing the game yesterday).
KP and Canada certainly tried their best to get it to him. Several passes simply got knocked down, but Johnson also, of course, dropped some as well. It’s become almost a inglorious trademark of his, so the more it goes, the more people are going to track his drops and lack of TDs, and the Steve Sax Effect could settle in.
His frame. His frame just doesn't look up to the part. He produces though.
I'm kind of in the same boat as you as far as how he projects as an NFL receiver. I think it's something the Steelers are going to have to strongly consider though, just due to the comfort level between JA & KP. That chemistry and trust between those guys is something that doesn't develop overnight with other WRs.
The short answer is this: Addison would be a good get for the Steelers. But the Steelers have greater needs to address than WR. If Addison is still undrafted when the Steelers draft for their second time around (which I doubt), then yeah, they might consider him.
2 of the 3 picks the Steelers have in the Top 50 need to be dedicated to the OLine and the other probably should go to a corner or run stopping MLB. The Steelers can get through next year with Diontae, Pickens (who should take a massive jump forward), a free agent slot receiver and Sims.
If I am the Steelers, I am not even thinking of using our first 3 pics on a receiver. I think our first two should be used on an offensive tackle and an inside linebacker. The third should be committed to the D- line. After that, would be time to consider some offensive skill position help. I hope the team brass has these needs prioritized.
Addison is still projected as a 1st rounder. I think the Steelers have many other needs before spending a 1st rd pick on JA. (And this includes their first second rd pick at 32, which is essentially a 1st rd pick).
In my opinion is that they should draft the best player available outside of QB, RB & WR. Johnson has two more years on his agreement, Austin was getting rave reviews before he got injured. They can pick up a receiver in free agency to be the number two WR. Pickens is clearly number one.
In my opinion they should focus on:
- A top notch CB (top priority)
- OL
- DL
- ILB
In my opinion they should focus on:
- A top notch CB (top priority)
- OL
- DL
- ILB
I agree with Addison not being a true NFL #1 WR but....some of the things people are saying about him were also said about Chris Olave and he had no problem becoming an impactful NFL WR in his rookie year. I think Addison is a very safe bet to be an upper tier #2 WR for a team.
I would go with those 4 positions also, but the top rated guy on the board at one of those positions.
Addison will be available when the Steelers make their first round pick at #17.
But it would be malpractice by the Steelers to take him there. There is no way the Steelers' first pick can be a WR this year.
It should be the best OT available. Dan Moore is the worst starting OT in the NFL. Kenny's blind-side needs to be protected. That's far more important than a #2 or #3 receiver.
These kind of speculations make you wonder, if Antonio Brown was not insane, what could be if he could still be there. Maybe he’d have slowed down or gotten too beat up by now, or the contract would have been untenable etc…but if he were still effective (and again, not insane)…
CBS mock has him going 11th to Titans. Not that I know how to rank these guys but seems like a reach at 11 maybe.
I personally wouldn't be thrilled about it. But I probably also wouldn't have predicted both of those Ohio State guys to go for over 1,000 in their first years, either.
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