Draft discussion thread.

[Idioteque]

Well we could have got this guy in round 2 what a reach.

There is absolutely, positively no way that would have happened. He's been getting mocked to the Pack at #21.

 

[warriors42]

I can't believe I get pumped up for this **** any more.

 

[Idioteque]

if we HAD to have a LB, then why not Kony Ealy?

I love Ealy, but he's 270+. He's without a position in our D unless he wants to add 20 pounds and learn a different role.

 

[TMC]

yeah, tomlin is the ONLY one with input in the war room

Here is my thing...we heard Tomlin liked Timmons. We heard Tomlin likes Jones. Heard that they were high on Shazier. All three get picked. Timmons is okay. Still waiting on Jones. Dunno about Shazier. I just do not know if he is the guy to evaluate linebackers. I trusted Cowher with linebackers, he coached the long enough....he played linebacker. It was his thing.

I trust Tomlin when we pick a corner. Look, they have nabbed some pretty good middle round corners under Tomlin. I also trust when they take a WR. Tomlin coached DBs and WRs (was a WR IIRC). So, I do not rag on those picks often, but his linebacker input and the LB selections under him make me scratch my head (and it seems they are all 1st round picks).

 

[antdrewjosh]

He replaces williams/moats at the buck spot on 3rd and down and allows you to keep troy at ss, and not force troy to play ilb

the 2-4-5
de heyward
dt mclendon
olb worlids
olb jonesb
ilb timmons
ilb shazier
cb Allen
cb gay
cb Taylor
fs Mitchell
ss polamalu

Exactly my thinking alot of speed on the field. Zone blitz schemes behind it.

 

[Superman]

we'll really rack up if we take Benjamin in the 2nd

 

[dobre shunka]

Fwiw, I like the pick.

 

[Xc944]

I'm hoping we just made our Patrick Willis/Navarro Bowman combo pick...I'm claiming it, God.

stop it you know better

 

[manifesto template]

Shazier>>>>>Mosley

 

[steelerscotty]

Shazier a total reach, lets pray he isnt a total bust like huey . . hell, can he punt?

 

[Idioteque]

Fwiw, I like the pick.

Really? Even though ESPN said Mosley was better? Heretic!

 

[steeltruckin]

if we HAD to have a LB, then why not Kony Ealy?
if we HAD to have a Buckeye, then why not Bradley Roby?

this pick sucks

Roby sucked this last year. people are on here crying and saying anything because they dont look so smart with there mock drafts.

 

[SteelerAl]

Fwiw, I like the pick.

That's all I needed to hear!

 

[Super Dave]

Timmons (speed)...Spence (speed)....Shazier(speed).. All have great closing speed. I hope Spence still has his...

Speed is awesome.....when it's going in the right direction..........if it goes in the wrong direction, you give up a 93 yard TD run to a QB

 

[Superman]

Roby sucked this last year. people are on here crying and saying anything because they dont look so smart with there mock drafts.

yeah, and Shazier was just flat out awesome?

I've already stated who I'd rather have taken.

 

[Wingman]

Exactly my thinking alot of speed on the field. Zone blitz schemes behind it.

Lots of speed but I think there will be no pass rush with that defense, everyone will be easily blocked.

 

[TMC]

I would think, and this is just an assumption based on the pick of Shazier, they will take, at least, 2 DL picks in the later rounds. They are going to need some DL to help cover up these ILBs. You have 2 ILBs that can cover. If you stack some space eaters in front of them to help with the run, those ILBs will allow you to stay in base defense more often and get out of some of these sub-packages.

 

[6Rings]

Timmons (speed)...Spence (speed)....Shazier(speed).. All have great closing speed. I hope Spence still has his...

Speed is awesome.....when it's going in the right direction..........if it goes in the wrong direction, you give up a 93 yard TD run to a QB

Speed had nothing to do with that. That was all mental...

 

[Hineswardkickedurpanzyass]

for the love of Christ will some **** team please select "johnny ******* football" I am about to go nuts hearing about him. yeah he put up retarded #s. I don't ******* care.

 

[Superman]

I would think, and this is just an assumption based on the pick of Shazier, they will take, at least, 2 DL picks in the later rounds. They are going to need some DL to help cover up these ILBs. You have 2 ILBs that can cover. If you stack some space eaters in front of them to help with the run, those ILBs will allow you to stay in base defense more often and get out of some of these sub-packages.

in other words, we'll be taking multiple QBs and FBs?

 

[6Rings]

Timmons (speed)...Spence (speed)....Shazier(speed).. All have great closing speed. I hope Spence still has his...

Speed is awesome.....when it's going in the right direction..........if it goes in the wrong direction, you give up a 93 yard TD run to a QB

Speed had nothing to do with that. That was all mental...

 

[Xc944]

Lots of speed but I think there will be no pass rush with that defense, everyone will be easily blocked.

bingo watch timmons get completely stuffed by midget running back time and time again and shazier will probably be worse

 

[Wingman]

Our run defense will get worse, but our pass defense will be better, teams will run on us all day. Hope I am wrong.

 

[6Rings]

Looks like the Steelers plan to dominate in the trenches on tbe defensive side of the ball to allow their fast LBers to run...

 

[SCSteeler4life]

I think the Browns get Manziel at 26. Everyone else has a QB in front of them.