no, they are trolled for good reason. He's an asshat thats been here too long, much like Tomlin. The agenda slash speaks of, is real. Hes not here to talk football, only how he can be right. Only how his predictions are the best. Its all about him and his ego. I think he has PTSD from way back when he got stomped into the ground over Polumalus head size.
4th and 1. Tomlin opts to punt.
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I'm not going to argue that point. I didn't really like taking rb in round 1. All I'm saying is I disagree with cooch that Harris is just average.
Excellent points. And here is where your point is then emphasized even more - the Steelers decided they wanted Harris in the 1st because of his talent, plus his heart, his dedication. You can make a compelling argument why that was not the best use of the #24 pick. Teven Jenkins was available at 24, an actual starting NFL tackle. But okay, they go Harris, fine.
Then God smiled on the team and a potentially elite center falls to them at 55 - Creed Humphrey. Every sign tells us he is the real deal - his film is excellent, his footwork superb, 3-year starter, 2-time offensive lineman of the year in the Big-12, has elite physical tools - ELITE. Plug and play guy.
And the Steelers take a TE? What the ... ? So now they are forced to take a vastly less-talented center in the 3rd in Kendrick Green. They have now compounded the problem by taking a decent G they convert to center, but in the process wind up with a guy who is getting bullied and pushed around and dominated before playing the Ravens.
Meanwhile, as anticipated, Humphrey is a day 1 starter for a Super Bowl contender, and is absolutely superb. I get that PFF rankings are dubious at times, but still ... he is the highest ranked C in the NFL right now.
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Ding, ding, winner, winner!
That is exactly what is happening. Tomlin & Colbert think they are much smarter than other guys doing the same jobs and believe they can get somebody just as good by waiting and snapping up the unpolished diamond.
Creed Humphrey? Pfffft, we take a TE and then get the incredible Kendrick "Shopping Cart" Green in the 3rd!
They apparently fail to realize that their 1st round wins have dried up apart from 2 great players, Heyward and Watt. Duds like Edmunds and Bush and Jarvis Jones and Artie Burns account for a huge reason why the team now blows.
Steelers had a 4th and 1 around midfield, late 2nd quarter, trailing 24-3. They get a 1st down, they control the rest of the 1st half, hope to put the ball in the endzone, get the 2nd half kickoff and do something to make it a game.
Nope. Mikey "I don't live in my fears except when I am cowering on the sidelines during an NFL game" Tomlin believed the better idea was to punt and give the ball back to the Bungles, the same offense running up and down the field on his defense. In two plays the Bungles moved the ball to the 45 yard line, or basically where they would have started the drive if the Steelers went for it on 4th and 1 and failed.
The defense "held," Bungles punt the ball back to the Steelers, and Ben throws a pick-6.
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Excellent points. And here is where your point is then emphasized even more - the Steelers decided they wanted Harris in the 1st because of his talent, plus his heart, his dedication. You can make a compelling argument why that was not the best use of the #24 pick. Teven Jenkins was available at 24, an actual starting NFL tackle. But okay, they go Harris, fine.
Then God smiled on the team and a potentially elite center falls to them at 55 - Creed Humphrey. Every sign tells us he is the real deal - his film is excellent, his footwork superb, 3-year starter, 2-time offensive lineman of the year in the Big-12, has elite physical tools - ELITE. Plug and play guy.
And the Steelers take a TE? What the ... ? So now they are forced to take a vastly less-talented center in the 3rd in Kendrick Green. They have now compounded the problem by taking a decent G they convert to center, but in the process wind up with a guy who is getting bullied and pushed around and dominated before playing the Ravens.
Meanwhile, as anticipated, Humphrey is a day 1 starter for a Super Bowl contender, and is absolutely superb. I get that PFF rankings are dubious at times, but still ... he is the highest ranked C in the NFL right now.
NFL C Position Grades | PFF
PFF's exclusive metrics provide Center (C) position rankings, grades, and snap counts.
Ding, ding, winner, winner!
That is exactly what is happening. Tomlin & Colbert think they are much smarter than other guys doing the same jobs and believe they can get somebody just as good by waiting and snapping up the unpolished diamond.
Creed Humphrey? Pfffft, we take a TE and then get the incredible Kendrick "Shopping Cart" Green in the 3rd!
They apparently fail to realize that their 1st round wins have dried up apart from 2 great players, Heyward and Watt. Duds like Edmunds and Bush and Jarvis Jones and Artie Burns account for a huge reason why the team now blows.
Excellent post Steeltime !!!
We are now forced to pick needs and not BPA. The drafting, high rounds have been losing ground in success rate / longivity & contributing (Bush isn't contributing) on team. Most know the attemted fix but also know that won't happen for 2 more seasons.
Oh and if Canada's system is kept in tact next year as well................ it will be near a repeat performance on defenses keying off.
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Fine indeed…….Jenkins was a 2nd rounder (55th pick) who hasn’t played a snap because of injuries. There was a reason he was available in the first.
he catches **** because he is not here win or lose, he is only here when they lose. He has no original opinions, but believes his parroting of others viewpoints are some grand wisdom only a football mind like his could come up with
he is a totally useless ********
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No one said Harris is a bad player, just a bad pick. You actually supported that argument.
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Right you are.
Wrong you are. You said Harris was average. That, he is not.
I never said cooch said Harris was a bad player. Cooch said Harris was average. I disagree, heavily. He's a beast, far from average. At the time of the draft, I wanted OL. Not knowing how it would work out, I just hoped for the best with our patchwork line, but now I know it's trash. But we've got a good back.
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We have a good back and worse rushing production through the same number of games as last year. Good backs are not the correct way to fix the running game, a good line is. Harris was probably the best available player on the draft board at the time the Steelers selected, he just wasn't the player this team needed for the present or future for a proper rebuild, IMO.
I'm not disagreeing with any of that, only disagreeing with cooch's assessment that Harris is average. Imo though, the line was better last year than this year's mess.
I can live with the Muth pick ... I think he has tremendous potential. BUT. Yes there is a but. Always a but. Given the other options, the best of which you have highlighted very clearly, the Muth pick is made even worse by the fact that they simply don't use him correctly. A tight end that is tall, strong, soft hands, capable of the combat catch ... and we pretend like the middle of the field is non-existent and we mostly ignore his existence in the red zone. I think Muth was a reasonable pick where he was taken (not that I am saying he was the best), but to make the pick and still not use him right while you passed on other options is just a damn kick in the already sore nuts of Steelers fans.
Lol....Thanks Ike. I thought,what the hell is he talking about. You saved me from looking it up.
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I agree with everything you said, except it wasn't near midfield. It was their own 34. But the concept is the same -- the Bengals had scored every time they had had the ball, and punting it back to them there with almost 2 minutes left in the half and all 3 of their timeouts was basically surrendering the game. Tomlin needed to go for it there, make it, and hope his team could continue the drive, score a touchdown, and gain momentum for the second half, when the Steelers were receiving the kickoff. If they somehow score on those back-to-back possessions, it's a 7-point game. Of course, Ben's pick six that followed ended the game right then and there (Mike Hilton sure knew when to jump this ship, didn't he?).
It was just a no-balls give-up decision by a coach who is often lauded by the media as a smart risktaker, but more often lives in his fears.
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