I thought you guys should have taken Jon Beason instead that year in the 1st.Originally Posted by phillyesq
I will admit though that Timmons has showed some promise this season. He is really quick, we'll see how he does in year 3...
I thought you guys should have taken Jon Beason instead that year in the 1st.Originally Posted by phillyesq
I will admit though that Timmons has showed some promise this season. He is really quick, we'll see how he does in year 3...
Still too early to tell but it looks promising so far.Originally Posted by SteelTorch
Don't forget to include the UDFAs from that class - Capizzi, Davis, Russell, Stapleton, Dekker
nice calls....Originally Posted by flippy
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DeVille's Early April Mock (In Progress)
1.20 - Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
2.51 - Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan
3.84 -Sedrick Van Pran-Granger, C, Georgia
3.98 -<tbd>
4.117 - Maason Smith, DT, LSU
6.178 - Travis Glover, OT, Ga State
6.195 - Dillon Johnson, RB, Washington
We had some hope for the 2007 draft class even last year despite limited playing time from almost everyone. Everyone agreed Woodley would be a beast a big upgrade over Haggans. Timmons was a big IF but he did show some speed and quickness on ST. Gay was playing well on ST. Sep had an average year as a punter which we would kill for now. Spaeth was iffy.
This year's class hasn't shown the same promise. Mendy might be a star but who knows? Limas has had a very tough year and he'll need to step it up big time next training camp. Davis and Hills are always inactive so we have no clue what to expect from them.
You beat me to it! I was just getting ready to post that!Originally Posted by flippy
The contributors that are on the team from this draft class is awesome
Timmons - part time starter
Woodley - starter and stud who makes
Spaeth - contributor to offense as 2nd TE
Sep - punter for the foreseeable future
Gay - steady CB that will probably slide into the 2nd or 3rd spot next year
Russell - short yardage back and regular KR
Stapleton - starting RG for majority of the season
That is seven players that came in last year that are making significant contributions to a 12-4 team (except Sep), not easy to find drafts other than the Giants that are better than that! Nice job Mr. Colbert, another one of those this year and we could be very steady for a long time!! Now get some dang offensive lineman!
good post. very promising draft class, for sure. i hope to be reflecting similarly next year regarding mendy, limas, davis, etc. patrick bailey has already made a name for himself this season. our rook of the year...not bad for an undrafted FA from duke.
As a footnote it was the first post-Cowher draft and it seems to be better than the previous three under Cowher. 2008 was also IMO a solid draft.
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This is a stupid thread.....
Everyone knows that you evaluate a draft class after the first pre season game, and then maybe again after starters are announced that year.
Waiting this long takes way too much patience.
i remember watching the draft and hoping the jets wouldnt take revis. he is going to be an elite cb in the nfl if you dont consider him one already which could be debateable. i really like what i saw from timmons this season. it is a night and day difference from last season and he is still so young, so its hard for me to not like that pick.Originally Posted by phillyesq
I hated the idea of trading up to take a punter. Even if it was in the 4th round. I wasn't crazy about drafting a TE that high either but I could live with it. I hope the FO has similar luck with drafting OL this year. I also hope that Hills shows himself to be an NFL starter. That would help with the rebuilding of the OL.
The Steelers’ went through seven consecutive drafts (2003-09) without taking an offensive lineman in the first two rounds, the longest such streak by any franchise this century.
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