OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: New Quarter Backs for the Handball team!

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Here's my hang-up at receiver. The projected third-round guys are hit and miss, yeah there are a lot of slot guys but there are plenty of X or all-purpose guys too, so I'm not concerned about that. But they all have a drawback that could relegate them to 3-4 guy, when Steelers ostensibly need a 2.

However, it seems to me that, outside of maybe a couple guys left, everyone is a crapshoot. I don't feel like JPJ or Frazier are hit-and-miss. So while I don't like the prospect of being reliant on whatever WR we might take in round 3, I still like the idea of going center next.

If Keon Coleman is there at 51, now I have a dilemma, but I don't think he will be. And if somehow Cooper is there, geez, I'm such a fan of that player.

 

[MrBrightside]

I have to think a WR trade is coming. I just can’t see them rolling with Pickens and a bunch of journeyman #4’s and a day two pick. I expect them to draft a C and trade for WR.

 

[Buddy Bizarre]

Nice summary by a guy I follow:

The guy is a diehard football player who LOVES the game and loves hitting the crap out of people. He grew up a huge Steelers and Troy Polamalu fan. He is probably the best OLman they have on the roster for the offense they want to run.

He is going to be a HUGE fan favorite once people get a look at him in action.

He has the arm length and feet of an NFL OT—I think he has more potential to play LT than last year’s pick. But anywhere he plays it will be an upgrade.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

I think that a trade for WR is coming too. Why did they clear all that cap space otherwise? They have almost 20 million in cap space.

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[JTG]

When Fautanu gets into a pro environment, I think he's one of those guys that just skyrockets. The deficiencies he has are ones that are usually covered up first when guys turn pro.

Generational JPJ somehow slides to the 2nd round

So did Creed Humphrey.

 

[Snooki Stackhouse]

Watching the falcons and broncos completely mismanage their QB rooms has me appreciating what the Steelers have done. Even if it doesn't work out they're not married to these guys. And then it allows them to spend draft capital on BPA.

Still worried about WR/C but they'll solve one of those for sure on day 2, maybe both with a trade of some sort.

 

[WickedWrister]

 

[Coastal Kev]

sucks seeing Pearsall go so early to SF. Maybe they knew the Steelers wanted him, and want to trade one of their WR's to Pittsburgh.

 

[WickedWrister]

So did Creed Humphrey.

Just find it amusing that he was every yinzer’s crush after the senior bowl, only for him to not even be the first center selected in this years draft.

 

[EVGENIMERLIN]

I genuinely believe they meant to take Rome Odunze and got him confused with Penix

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I genuinely believe they meant to take Rome Odunze and got him confused with Penix

Holy crap that sounds absolutely ludicrous but for some reason I think you might be right.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

I don't think they think that way. My thought is they still go WR in the 2nd and wait til the 3rd to see who is there at the C position. In my final mock yesterday, I picked Mims in the 1st, aka OT, and then I had them picking Pearsall, aka WR, in the 2nd.

Pre-Draft final mock:
1: Amarius Mims, OT
2: Ricky Pearsall, WR
3: Max Melton, CB
3: Hunter Nourzad, C
4: Luke McCaffrey, WR
6: Jaden Crumedy, DL
6: Steele Chambers, ILB

UDFA: Travis Clayton, Beanie Bishop

My updated mock after the first round is:
2: Roman Wilson, WR
3: Max Melton, CB
3: Hunter Nourzad, C
4: Luke McCaffrey, WR
6: Jaden Crumedy, DL
6: Steele Chambers, ILB

I think we could maybe flip Nourzad and McCaffrey. And if Jalen McMillan somehow makes it down to 98, they take him instead. Either way, I think they go WR then CB with the next two picks. I think they wait til 84 to discuss the Center position.

I think they go C at 2.

I have no issue with WR at 2 and getting SVP with their third, however.

 

[Peat]

Well Penix is very fast, maybe they could kick him outside for a season

Speaking of wild ideas... would it even be legal for a QB to get "if you draft a first round QB in Y1 of my contract, I can sever the contract and will be on offset pay" put in their contract? Cousins has got to be steaming.

How many center needy teams are ahead of the Steelers right now? Panthers seem like a decent bet to snag a center and the Chargers need one but they absolutely have to do something at WR. Anyone else?

Do Carolina still pick ahead after the trade up?

Anyway, Cardinals are an obvious one. Uhm. I keep seeing Frazier mocked to Detroit in the 40s, but dunno if that involved a trade and am too bloody lazy to look it up this morning.

But yeah. Not much in the way I think. Unless a team trades up, which seems a very obvious thing to do if they want a C and they're slipping to right in front of the Steelers.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

sucks seeing Pearsall go so early to SF. Maybe they knew the Steelers wanted him, and want to trade one of their WR's to Pittsburgh.

Brilliant strategy.

Overstock your wide receiver room making a trade a good move for you and removing all leverage when dealing with Khan and Weidle. They are known for caving when you are behind the eight ball and bailing you out.

 

[Pengwins]

Dulac said the contingency at 20 was Barton or Guyton. He’s usually pretty garbage when it comes to draft related stuff but if that was the case, thank god Fautanu fell.

that makes no sense. they had to be considering one of the CBs

 

[Peat]

Brilliant strategy.

Overstock your wide receiver room making a trade a good move for you and removing all leverage when dealing with Khan and Weidle. They are known for caving when you are behind the eight ball and bailing you out.

The 49ers don't need to trade and it doesn't sound like they want to unless someone blows them away.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

Why not both?

I would wait about ten picks and see if both are there. If so, I look to making a trade to get another second round pick and take both. If the asking cost is too high, stay where you are and take what comes and use your thirds.

 

[WickedWrister]

Why not both?

I would wait about ten picks and see if both are there. If so, I look to making a trade to get another second round pick and take both. If the asking cost is too high, stay where you are and take what comes and use your thirds.

Why would we want to draft two centers?

 

[Pengwins]

Why not both?

I would wait about ten picks and see if both are there. If so, I look to making a trade to get another second round pick and take both. If the asking cost is too high, stay where you are and take what comes and use your thirds.

because they need to draft WR and CB. doesnt make sense to draft 2 centers

 

[Night Shift]

Watching the falcons and broncos completely mismanage their QB rooms has me appreciating what the Steelers have done. Even if it doesn't work out they're not married to these guys. And then it allows them to spend draft capital on BPA.

Still worried about WR/C but they'll solve one of those for sure on day 2, maybe both with a trade of some sort.

Saving this quote. Along with the Kenny sucks posts.

 

[Peat]

I mean the Steelers can use two high end IOL with Daniels/Seumalo maybe guys to consider moving off of, but I can't imagine doing that this year when there's quite a few places that could use the reinforcement a heck of a lot more.

 

[Jaded-Fan]

because they need to draft WR and CB. doesnt make sense to draft 2 centers

I meant one or the other and a CB or WR that fell.

 

[Andy99]

If we’re moving up, it better be to take a first round talent who fell and will make us a better team, and that’s not the two centers lol…take a WR or DeJean or something…not every position on a really good O line has to be an early draft pick

 

[T1K]

I’d rather a C than DeJean. I also like Troy Franklin. He’d be a decent DJ replacement.

 

[Peat]

I don't think DeJean is going to last anywhere near to where it makes sense for the Steelers to move up but it's nuts he's still on the board to me and I think someone is going to get themselves a bargain.