Steelers 2nd Round Pick
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Give me another week - I'll have a full analysis on the top 10 RB's.
Me? No. Don't know what the Steelers will do.
IMO, James Conner is a GREAT BACKUP RB. We need a RB that can play the whole season and one that can secure the ball during the games...
Correction - pick 4.25
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I really truly feel the issue is NOT our running backs and if we swap Conner and Snell on the depth chart we would be ok. The problem is really a three headed monster. QB accounts for one, in game play calling second and overall offensive alignments third.
QB play is a two sided issue the lack of a assing game totally changes the field for the run game and lets them load the box secondly and in my mind more important is the lack of freedom to audible and the ability to adjust the protection and blocking assignments at the line. Ben will fix that part if he is back.
Second the play calling in game is horrendous and does nothing to set up wither the run or pass by being pedestrian at best and childlike in it is inability to even fool my wife at worst.
Third and going hand in hand with the second is the personnel groupings and formations limit the ability to run with strength and make it painfully obvious what is coming. We should have signed a FB when Nix went down but I am not sure they would have used him right if he was healthy. We really needed to use I formation or multiback formations with the QB under center to allow for downhill running and better play action passing that more effectively utilizes the TE in ways that are better disguised. I saw the titans do this effectively last weekend.
In essence if Ben is back we will be ok as he mitigates or hides the second and third of these deficiencies. Without him Randy F. is exposed like a vampire in sunlight. We have the backs we need already to be effective if used correctly. Without Ben Randy would just waste anyone we drafted at the position anyway meaning we are better off going WR or OL or even Defense as TE is pretty useless as well the way he calls a game.
QB play is a two sided issue the lack of a assing game totally changes the field for the run game and lets them load the box secondly and in my mind more important is the lack of freedom to audible and the ability to adjust the protection and blocking assignments at the line. Ben will fix that part if he is back.
Second the play calling in game is horrendous and does nothing to set up wither the run or pass by being pedestrian at best and childlike in it is inability to even fool my wife at worst.
Third and going hand in hand with the second is the personnel groupings and formations limit the ability to run with strength and make it painfully obvious what is coming. We should have signed a FB when Nix went down but I am not sure they would have used him right if he was healthy. We really needed to use I formation or multiback formations with the QB under center to allow for downhill running and better play action passing that more effectively utilizes the TE in ways that are better disguised. I saw the titans do this effectively last weekend.
In essence if Ben is back we will be ok as he mitigates or hides the second and third of these deficiencies. Without him Randy F. is exposed like a vampire in sunlight. We have the backs we need already to be effective if used correctly. Without Ben Randy would just waste anyone we drafted at the position anyway meaning we are better off going WR or OL or even Defense as TE is pretty useless as well the way he calls a game.
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we can retain Finney for 1 more year and draft Ruiz in the 5th similar to versatility to Finney can play C and both guard spots or draft Auburn's Kim in the 6th.
as far as OT Saddiq from LSU or the converted OG on Michigan that is being projected better as a LT
as far as OT Saddiq from LSU or the converted OG on Michigan that is being projected better as a LT
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I would rank Taylor Swift as an 8, if she had more boobs she'd be a 10
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If there is a high potential OLB in the 2nd round, I’d definitely consider him. I believe Bud will be franchised this year and walk next, so that would be his replacement.
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I've looked at a lot of mocks on the draft sites and I have yet to see 2 RB's picked in the first round. A number of them only have Swift going and
a few have had zero RB's selected. If Steelers want one with their #2 pick they can get a decent back.
a few have had zero RB's selected. If Steelers want one with their #2 pick they can get a decent back.
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It's the first part of Jan. so there is no way to know any of that.You still have FAs, combine, private workouts, retirements ETC... Mock drafts this early are useless. There is no way a RB doesn't go in the first round.
nah,, she needs a brain . But if you don't care about that.. then yeah.
Especially with the way Seattle, Baltimore, Tennessee, Minnesota, San Fran have all run the ball and are all still in the playoffs.
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But of course, you ain't banging her brains
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Many teams have relied on backup or even 3rd string RB's and/or a RB by committee approach and have had success. The 49ers use a RB by committee approach and have no clear lead back. The Rats running attack comes from Jackson, Ingram and even Edwards. Seattle uses a RB by committee approach and lost their 3 top RB's. They are now using guys that weren't playing football just 3 weeks ago. And, even though Minnesota has a stud in Cook, they won games with significant contributions from Mattison and even Boone. So, sure, you can go after a "stud" RB but it still boils down to your O-line and even the rest of the O (Must have some semblance of a passing attack). If the O-line sucks or is mediocre and teams stack the box with 7, 8 or even 9 men (like teams did against the Steelers), you aren't running anywhere.
Very true, but if you have a legit QB, like we didn't, but hopefully will next season, that QB will take advantage of that, neither Rudolph nor Duck could do it.
True but so many are talking about the need for us to get a top RB. Sure, it would be nice to have but it isn't necessary and may not have even helped this past year for us. I still think we need to go best TE, WR, or RB with our pick in round 2. We do need more play makers. And, I hope, if they go TE, they don't look for the best blocker that can catch some. I want the top TE that can be used as a weapon and can block when needed. We're not going to get another Heath Miller. They don't grow them like him any more in college. They are almost all about pass catching.
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It matters moron. So does the shuttle and cones. DB’s who skip these drills are hiding something.
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How about Tyler Johnson, the WR from Minnesota? Since people seem content with our stable of RBs (I'm not but whatever)
for most positions, the 40 times are over rated. and since his comment was about a punter, 40 time is meaningless ********
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Since when did Punters perform shuttle times? Cones drills? You are the moron Dumb ***.
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