2025 Annual Steelers draft review!

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

I had thought that this might be the year when we finally left behind the "all in the family" philosophy, what with the elder Herbig leaving and the younger Heyward likely getting cut... but after drafting Bruener, I find myself wondering what the chances are of Dino Tomlin making the roster? LOL

I don't mind the family aspect at all. Players' kids grow up immersed in the locker room. They don't get overwhelmed by it, they idolize it and are already comfortable with it.

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

As posted elsewhere, Dino is in Tampa. My guess is that he'll have a very short NFL career.

It would be funny if Arians was still the coach there and brought him in. Turn him into a tackling dummy because his dad fired him. "Hey Dino. You're playing OL today. You're lining up across from Vita Vea and we haven't fed him for a week - keep him away from your QB.

[Northern_Blitz]

That coach in Atlanta has a son that's good at prank-calling
Seriously, I hope we hire based on who's the best candidate more than who has family ties to the team. You do the latter, and I think you are apt to miss getting the best personnel more often than not.

My guess is that the talent differential once you get into the 7th (where Bruener was drafted) is very small.

I hope that our biggest complaint about this draft in 5 years is about what we did with our first of two 7th round picks.

[The Standard]

If you were in a draft pick contest this year and didn't take Bruener..........

Well shame on you.

Personally, I was surprised they didn't take Ryan Clark's kid with the 2nd 7th rounder.

[Joel Buchsbaum]

If you were in a draft pick contest this year and didn't take Bruener..........

Well shame on you.

Personally, I was surprised they didn't take Ryan Clark's kid with the 2nd 7th rounder.

Well we didn't draft Rayn Clark so...

[The Standard]

Well I didn't say they did so...

[steeler_fan_in_t.o.]

If you were in a draft pick contest this year and didn't take Bruener..........

Well shame on you.

Personally, I was surprised they didn't take Ryan Clark's kid with the 2nd 7th rounder.

But then he wouldn't be able to match his dad's draft status - UDFA. Maybe the Steelers will let him follow his old man's path. Start off for two years with a New Jersey based team called New York, then a couple of years with a team within the same division, then, and only then, sign him as a free agent and let him play for 8 years and win a Super Bowl - just make sure he misses at least one playoff game in Denver along the way.

[Captain Lemming]

That coach in Atlanta has a son that's good at prank-calling
Seriously, I hope we hire based on who's the best candidate more than who has family ties to the team. You do the latter, and I think you are apt to miss getting the best personnel more often than not.

Reaply? I would suggest "the best" and family are not mutually exclusive my friend.
Let's use the two guys you mentioned specifically.

Hayward was a SIXTH ROUND PICK. They rarely pan out. In fact I would suggest Conner has been our most impactful 6th round pick since the incredible ANTHONY CHICKILLO a DECADE ago.

Herbig? Remember Nate was first so Nick was the family pick. He was an OUTSTANDING value pick in the 4th.

While we are at it let's add JPJ.
Universally mocked a first rounder, and we got him in the second? Was that a reach because he was family?

[Northern_Blitz]

Reaply? I would suggest "the best" and family are not mutually exclusive my friend.
Let's use the two guys you mentioned specifically.

Hayward was a SIXTH ROUND PICK. They rarely pan out. In fact I would suggest Conner has been our most impactful 6th round pick since the incredible ANTHONY CHICKILLO a DECADE ago.

Herbig? Remember Nate was first so Nick was the family pick. He was an OUTSTANDING value pick in the 4th.

While we are at it let's add JPJ.
Universally mocked a first rounder, and we got him in the second? Was that a reach because he was family?

And while he wasn't part of the Steelers family, a big part of the TJ Watt pick was blood lines.

I think sometimes people forget that he was a project coming out of college. And there was a lot of on line feedback about how we only picked him because of his last name.