Because Lolley mentions matter of factly that they had a higher grade on tackles does not convince me that it is so.
Because Lolley mentions matter of factly that they had a higher grade on tackles does not convince me that it is so.
I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.
"Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"
it was a reach but maybe a reach made with the thought that the talent level drop off of the remaining cb's was much bigger than the drop off of remaining dl's
i know at least 3 or 4 DLs were predicted to be drafted in round 1 (thru numerous draft sites) that are still available starting round 2
steelers = 3 ring circus with tomlin being the head clown
I think many Steeler fans looked at the CB prospects and saw a substantial drop after Ramsey, Hargreaves, Apple, and Jackson...thus everyone calling this pick a reach.
But it's quite possible that the Steeler brass looked at the CB prospects and saw a substantial drop after Ramsey, Hargreaves, Apple, Jackson, and Burns. Maybe Mackenzie Alexander's personality rubbed them the wrong way (plus the fact that he has zero interceptions in his college career) and they weren't confident in Kendall Fuller's medical reports.
I could easily see how guys like Andrew Billings, Jarran Reed, A'Shawn Robinson, etc. might have been ranked a bit higher on the Steelers overall draft board, but because of the extraordinary depth at DT, they might be able to get one of those guys tonight (or Austin Johnson, Chris Jones, Javon Hargrave, Jihad Ward, etc.).
It's a simple matter of supply and demand. To make a fantasy football comparison, you tend to get the most points from your QB, so novice fantasy players tend to take a top notch QB early (their draft guide tells them that Aaron Rodgers scores more fantasy points than Le'Veon Bell, so they take Rodgers without thinking twice about it). But there are a lot of good QB options out there, so seasoned players know that they can wait a bit to draft a QB and still land a good one. On the other hand, workhorse RB's who aren't in a committee that can get you points on the ground, through the air, and score in the red zone are very rare commodities. Since there are only a handful of them available, they go quick, and you'll be left out of the party if you don't take one early. Taking an elite back early like Le'Veon Bell and then waiting for a reasonably solid QB like, say, Matt Ryan later is a better option than going with a top notch QB early like Aaron Rodgers and then ending up with someone like Alfred Morris as a starting RB later. In this comparison, super-athletic CB prospects this year are rare like workhorse RB's are in fantasy, while solid DT prospects are plentiful this year, like solid QB options in fantasy. Make sense?
Let's say, for instance, among the guys available to them at #25, they had mid-first round grades for 3 DT's, late-first grades for another 2 DT's, 2 more DT's with early-to-mid second grades, and another 3 DT's with mid-to-late second round grades. That's 10 possible DT's they like who might fall into their laps at #58. And at CB, maybe they had Artie Burns with a late-first round grade, and the next tier of corners perhaps had late-second, early-third round grades in their eyes. Objectively, the 3 DT's with mid-first round grades would be ranked higher on their board than a CB with a late first round grade...oh no, they reached for need instead of staying true to their board! But if Burns was the last available CB they really liked, and they would be happier with any one of 10 different DT prospects who might fall to them in round 2 as compared to any of the remaining CB prospects after Burns...then they made a prudent decision in the grand scheme of things. We'll see what happens.
Basically, to sum up a lot of words and examples, if they aren't impressed with the overall depth at corner by comparison to defensive tackle, then it actually makes sense to take a guy they like from the shallow pool (CB) first, and then wait for someone of similar value from the deeper pool (DT) to fall to you later.
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.
I lost a bet about Najee gaining 1300 yards.
"Our head coach has failed to win a playoff game for seven years in a row. His game day strategy, culture of divas, in game decisions, clock management, player evaluation, hires, and affinity with sub par starters at RB, P, and OL are holding the Steelers back. That standard remains the standard"
I seem to recall that the Steelers really wanted David Boston in 1999 but he got drafted like 5 picks earlier so instead the Steelers went ahead and reached for Edwards. Similar to last night I guess when they couldn't get WJ3 so they grabbed for the table scraps instead of starving.
Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.
Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.
We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.
We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.
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