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Minkah Fitzpatrick - Worth a high pick?

bermudasteel said:
How about you blame Coach LeBeau for that??? He brought the 3-4 defense to the Steelers - the game evolved...
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LeBeau was the father of the zone blitz defense, rarely if ever did we line up a LB one on one vs a WR. That has Cool Shades signature all over it.
 
Spike said:
Or maybe a top 5 or even top 3

or dare I say even the #1 overall pick?


Clearly the Steelers just put ALL their eggs in the Mason Rudolph basket
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I don't think so at all. Big Ben will be back next year and should be fine with such a long time to rehab.

I don't see any college QB that impresses me yet. Not a draft eligible one anyway. I like Trevor Lawrence but he's not eligible until the 2021 draft.

I'd say the steelers chances of taking a QB next year in the 1st were close to 0 anyway. They'd probably be looking for a DB and as i already said, I don't trust the steelers to draft a DB.

What this maybe costs the steelers a pass rusher or a top WR. Those are the likely top needs. WR is obvious and if Dupree keeps going this way then they still need a bookend for Watt. I'd like to keep Dupree if they can sign him to a reasonable deal to be a rotational guy.

WR is so deep now in these drafts with so many college teams passing and spreading with multiple WRs. You can easily get a very good WR in round 2 as evidenced by JuJu. And WR is one position I do trust the steelers drafting.
 
CoolieMan said:
most likely Kameron Kelly
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I actually think Kam Kelly is a good open field tackler and worth a roster spot. Not really a Sean Davis fan or a Terrell Edmunds fan either....their lack of a simple fundamental ability to tackle the ball carrier makes it hard to like either one.
 
just heard about the trade on the LatinAmerican MNF broadcast and came right here in a milisecond
 
SteelerFan448 said:
For top 10-15 talent in last year's draft who already has a year of seasoning. Would you prefer the Steelers draft and try to develop a defensive back?
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I'd prefer maybe they draft an elite WR or pass rusher.
Just because he was a top 10-15 doesn't mean he's that good.

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#Steelers recently acquired a 2020 5th round pick for Joshua Dobbs, and a 2021 6th round pick for Jerald Hawkins.

They also will receive a 2020 3rd round pick for Bell leaving. Steelers not leaving the cabinet dry.
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for what it's worth.......
 
So thats 6 years in a row we spend a #1 pick on defense and we still give up 30 pts and 400 yds a game, lol

Oh well we just have to trust Miami is a better talent evaluator than we are and he's worth it
 
I know some people are bitching about signing Minkah Fitzpatrick and giving up our 2020 First Rounder but Minkah Fitzpatrick is a player who excels at covering WR's who line up in the slot. Having a DB who can excel at that is something all teams are looking for since the NFL is now a pass first offense and typically there are at least 3 WR's on the field at a minimum on any given play. We just boosted our Defense tremendously with a very special player who can absolutely send any offense into a tailspin sputtering to move the football. I like this signing....I think this is one of the best moves the Steelers have ever made from a personnel standpoint!

WELCOME TO THE BURGH MINKAH!
 
The people crying about it being a high pick can jump off the bandwagon and get ******! Not throwing in the towel now. Fitzpatrick is here for 4 years at a combined cost of 5.85 million. Great DBs cost tons. Let's ******* go. No time for all the whiney *******.
 
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#Steelers will need to make a roster move once the Fitzpatrick trade becomes official on Tuesday. You'd have to believe Jordan Dangerfield is the odd man out.
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thing is, Fitzpatrick is a SS / slot CB. Now we have 5 SS in the roster, no true FS
 
Chicoman said:
I know some people are bitching about signing Minkah Fitzpatrick and giving up our 2020 First Rounder but Minkah Fitzpatrick is a player who excels at covering WR's who line up in the slot. Having a DB who can excel at that is something all teams are looking for since the NFL is now a pass first offense and typically there are at least 3 WR's on the field at a minimum on any given play. We just boosted our Defense tremendously with a very special player who can absolutely send any offense into a tailspin sputtering to move the football. I like this signing....I think this is one of the best moves the Steelers have ever made from a personnel standpoint!

WELCOME TO THE BURGH MINKAH!
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I agree 100%. He'll prove to be the best DB we've had since Troy.
 
Litos said:
thing is, Fitzpatrick is a SS / slot CB. Now we have 5 SS in the roster, no true FS
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Lol, outside of Fitz we don’t have any true SS either.
 
Litos said:
thing is, Fitzpatrick is a SS / slot CB. Now we have 5 SS in the roster, no true FS
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Minkah can play LB, FS, SS, CB.....he's the Swiss Army Knife that every team is looking for to add to their secondary and now he's a Steeler. This bodes very well for our secondary and he will pay dividends immediately! He's a gifted athelete and probably the best DB at covering any WR in the slot in the NFL.
 
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Steelerfan81 said:
The people crying about it being a high pick can jump off the bandwagon and get ******! Not throwing in the towel now. Fitzpatrick is here for 4 years at a combined cost of 5.85 million. Great DBs cost tons. Let's ******* go. No time for all the whiney *******.
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Looks like he is a high character guy too. He waited atleast one game to ask for a trade, we better win football games..
 
SteelerSask said:
They are 0-2 and starting a Rookie QB for 14 weeks. They don't tackle well, They have a ****** nimrod for a HC. Id say that pick was more likely top 10 than 15 or lower. Thats a Browns move all day.
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no, the browns would have thrown in the towel and given up on the season like it appears a **** load of y'all would have preferred. **** that loser ****.
 
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