Originally Posted by
Shoe
I was about to make this same point. In the past, it seemed we always had the ability to lock players up favorably (e.g. home team discount). You make great points about letting guys go at the right time. I think one point about the drafting recently, is that we've taken guys from major schools who were perceived as "slipping", which aren't the Steeler way necessarily. I'm talking Limas Sweed (Texas), Mike Adams (Ohio St.), Bruce Davis (UCLA)... IMO, guys from major schools are, for the most part, what they are. In the case of Sweed for example, 80+ teams passed on this guy with the supposed talent that he had. His tape isn't hidden.
Those selections should be replaced by selections from Maine, Kent, Fort Valley St, etc. Gems we've "uncovered" through actual scouting (rather than off Mel Kiper's Big Board). I think there is a flaw in the draft strategy lately.
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