Why would people trade down? Why did teams like the Bengals, Browns and Lions draft high for years while teams like the Steelers, Packers and Patriots drafted low?
Jack is an A in my book. Cost=$$$
Because they suck at drafting, We have been pretty good at drafting later, not perfect with Burns or JJ but great with TJ. People trade down because they are weak at multiple positions. I would say the Patriots have been pretty terrible of late drafting low and trading down. The Bengals finally got some right but had to use high picks to do it. The Lions, well they suck. It is still easier to get top talent drafting high than low or it gives you the opportunity to turn one pick into multiple decent picks instead of the opposite in moving up. We could use a few high picks.
And the Steelers are weak or old at multiple positions: OL, DL, ILB, DB If the Steelers do end up with a top 5 pick, trading down is probably the best option.
I don't dispute we do well sometimes with later picks, particularly WR. It still is a no brainer that it is easier to draft well from higher spots, if you know what you are doing already. I would say OL isn't as big a need as play calling makes it seem. DB isn't as big a need as current injuries make it seem. DL we have some young guys who can become long term starters so maybe we get one high pick there, ILB we need one although I think Bush has played better than some give him credit for this year, but not top 10 pick good by any stretch. I would address that position in free agency and just draft the best player available or trade down if we end up top 10.
So the Rooney's kept Noll around probably a few years to long....so why not hold onto Tomlin for a few to many also. Great logic. Let's not learn from our mistakes in the past.
I would rather we kept a guy a few years too long versus being the Browns. For better or worse loyalty is part of what makes us who we are. it isn't always the best decision in the short run but I think there are benefits to it from a franchise perspective.
Mean Joe went 4th overall. O.J the slasher went first.
We could debate Tomlin has been kept too long. There is one aspect of being the Browns as mentioned there is the other aspect that this season the team is playing like the worst version of them.
Really. What could the Steelers and Tomlin be doing worse that would change the minds of those supporting Tomlin?
I would personally say this is his first really bad season and he does get the benefit of the doubt for a year considering the QB change. Despite many peoples feelings about him he has earned the right to have a truly bad season without getting canned. It happens we just haven't had to deal with it in long time. It sucks, but many coaches have had great comebacks from a bad season. I want to see if it makes him grow as a coach. If not I hope he retires. He doesn't deserve to be fired based on the tradition of the Steelers.
There is no heart or passion from this team other than a few players. They are a reflection of the head coach, you know the guy who just stands there in his aviators looking off into space...once in a while you see him speak into the headset, probably asking the coaches in the booth where they want to have dinner that night...LOL....it's a clown show.
