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Day 3 Rounds 4 - 7

tapeANaspirin2it said:
Steelers have been chasing this small gadget guy for years. Chris Rainey, Dri Archer, McFarland, Switzer, Gunner
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It is interesting to see that the picks after HCMT are eerily similar to the picks under HCMT.
 
What about the TE Trigg from Baylor or Bentley from Utah?

Seems like slim pickings on DL
 
We will see if our new returner's play style will hold up in the NFL, or get him killed. I like his toughness if he can stay on the field.

I always thought it was Tomlin that liked the short gadget guys since the team seemed to take one about every draft. Maybe it's Rooney that likes them?

If they were going to take another WR in the 4th, I assumed it would be Bell considering he was one of the 30 brought in for a visit. Maybe he was looked at as too similar to our 2nd rounder?
 
Terrapin said:
Says the guy w/ 30,000 posts in 12 years. Go outside once in a while dude
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I was outside playing before you were a thought in your daddy's testicle. Yes, one testicle...

Now, sit in the corner, like a good clown, and wait to be called on.
 
Phoenix1172 said:
We will see if our new returner's play style will hold up in the NFL, or get him killed. I like his toughness if he can stay on the field.

I always thought it was Tomlin that liked the short gadget guys since the team seemed to take one about every draft. Maybe it's Rooney that likes them?
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Irish and leprechauns is a real thing
 
He actually has a little thickness to him. 5’9” at over 185 lbs. Not known for great hands, 20 receptions last year? He’s not exceptionally fast but quick. I don’t think this makes Wilson expendable, Wilson’s progression will determine that. Wetjen was drafted for one thing, special teams with injury depth in the slot or some reps out of the backfield. Gadjet
 
KStilley said:
He actually has a little thickness to him. 5’9” at over 185 lbs. Not known for great hands, 20 receptions last year? He’s not exceptionally fast but quick. I don’t think this makes Wilson expendable, Wilson’s progression will determine that. Wetjen was drafted for one thing, special teams with injury depth in the slot or some reps out of the backfield. Gadjet
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Every time you see him aligned you know the jet sweep is coming
 
Phoenix1172 said:
We will see if our new returner's play style will hold up in the NFL, or get him killed. I like his toughness if he can stay on the field.

I always thought it was Tomlin that liked the short gadget guys since the team seemed to take one about every draft. Maybe it's Rooney that likes them?

If they were going to take another WR in the 4th, I assumed it would be Bell considering he was one of the 30 brought in for a visit. Maybe he was looked at as too similar to our 2nd rounder?
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Maybe he sucked in the interview.
 
Love the graphic for the Stains - "Has not won the AFNC since 1989."

That's how it's supposed to be.
 
Wasn't Kahn watching that piss poor OLD dee last year?? No DL, no ILB's. Other than Sebastian Joseph-Day (who I like), not addressed at all.
Just crazy! 😏
 
Special teams is a limited play, potentially big impact part of the game. I can count a lot of times in the past 25 seasons that Steelers failures on ST has done us in. An All-American K/P returner that can give you a few gadget plays is worth it. Speed? He has enough. Many absolute burners have failed as returners because a good returner is much more than speed. Fearlessness, ability to see developing holes, balance, reliable hands under pressure are all more important. Remember, the guys trying to make the tackles have their momentum going in the wrong direction--make them miss and 4.47 speed is plenty to get you to the end zone. Hell, if his college TDs are only returns to the opposition's 25-15 yard line in the pros I'm all in.

And as for being a receiver, he's good enough to be one of the "other guys". I mean think about it. Your top 3 WRs should catch at least 180 passes; your top 2 TEs, 100 passes, and; your RBs, 50, at a minimum. That's 330 receptions right there. How many more are there to go around? The other guys catch 1.5 per game collectively, you're at 354. At 30 attempts a game, that's a 69.4% clip. The only way to put those numbers up is throw more than is probably desired (like 40 times per game). Arizona (behind a lot) led the league last year at 38+, Rams next at 35+. With our top 3 WR, 2 TE, and 2 RB, we have a good core group of pass catchers. If Wetgen is an above-average returner for us, 8-12 receptions on the season and a handful of successful jet sweeps is enough from your 5th or 6th WR.

Perhaps R. Wilson should be our deep speed guy? If he can't run routes, as many claim, just give him a route tree that is limited to using his speed, which is pretty good. A guy catches 3-4 bombs against man the safeties start to notice.
 
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