Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ pro day is under way and it didn’t take me long to figure out the Pittsburgh Steelers’ top draft needs.

The Super Bowl team sent its head coach, GM, and entire defensive staff to take a look at defensive backs Aaron Williams, Curtis Brown and Chykie Brown, as well as pass-rusher Sam Acho. They aren’t alone.

Among the 53 coaches, scouts and personnel men here, all 32 teams are represented. The contingent includes two head coaches, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin and Detroit’s Jim Schwartz, and about 30 assistant coaches, which tells me their team’s scouts gave the Texas players high grades and they are here to verify the reports and poke around some more.

Others here include Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, Cowboys director of scouting Tom Ciskowski, Jets defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman, and Broncos scout Cornell Green (a basketball player from Utah State I signed as an undrafted free agent in 1962).

I’ll check in later with results.

Gil Brandt

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Steelers look to Austin for defensive help

Perhaps the reason that they have shown so much interest in Brandon Burton up to this point is because they knew that they would not be able to make it to Utah's Pro Day today, because they already knew that they would be sending their entire defensive staff to the Texas Pro Day that was taking place at the same time.

[flippy]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

I wonder who the Steelers are most interested in seeing?

Mike Tomlin always seems to like the athletes and I wouldn't be surprised if he really is interested in Curtis Brown.

All 3 corners are interesting prospects.

[D Rock]

Re: Steelers look to Austin for defensive help

Perhaps the reason that they have shown so much interest in Brandon Burton up to this point is because they knew that they would not be able to make it to Utah's Pro Day today, because they already knew that they would be sending their entire defensive staff to the Texas Pro Day that was taking place at the same time.

That makes good logistical sense. There are 2 top CBs and a handful of other players all at the same place. Might as well send your entire contingent there. Bang for the buck.

Then just fly in one player at a convenient time to meet with the entire staff again.



I know the Steelers like to put up smoke screens and keep their intentions hidden, but this much attention to CBs means something. It's too expensive, both in time and money, not to mean something.


And it is all fringe 2nd round CBs so far. Is it because they are anticipating giving up their 3rd and 4th if need be to get Pouncey 2.0, and having to take a CB in the 2nd out of necessity with out any other useful picks left???

[Oviedo]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

I wonder who the Steelers are most interested in seeing?

Mike Tomlin always seems to like the athletes and I wouldn't be surprised if he really is interested in Curtis Brown.

All 3 corners are interesting prospects.

I think it could be Brown too. I really can't see how Acho fits.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

I don't think Curtis Brown or Davon House will fall to #63 (I think both are mid-2 prospects at this point). I'm hoping that Ras-I Dowling's health question marks make him available to us in round 2. If not, Brandon Burton may be the best available CB for us at the end of round 2.

[NJ-STEELER]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

Last heat both Kareem Jackson and Kyle wison shot up draft boards after the combine and pro days

I wOuldnt be surprised if the same thing happens this year with one or more of the corners this year

[focosteeler]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

Last heat both Kareem Jackson and Kyle wison shot up draft boards after the combine and pro days

I wOuldnt be surprised if the same thing happens this year with one or more of the corners this year

And how did both those corners do last year after shooting up the boards?

[NJ-STEELER]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

jackson started...dont know how he did


wilson was behind revis and cromo. started a few games when revis was out


they certainly didnt take the '2 years on the sidelines learning the defense to see the field' our draft picks have to go through

[Eddie Spaghetti]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

starting in houston is a hell of a lot different than starting in pittsburgh.

lol.

[Oviedo]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

starting in houston is a hell of a lot different than starting in pittsburgh.

lol.

Did you watch Bmac, Gay and worse of all Madison. Do you really think Jackson would be worse?

He had 65 tackles and 2 INTs.

[Chadman]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

Sounds a lot like we are trying to talk ourselves out of what looks increasingly obvious- Aaron Williams at #31.

Big- Steelers like big CB's.

Athletic- as athletic as Brown.

Young- Junior- a la Mendy & Timmons before him.

Competition- Texas obviously doesn't play against the dregs.

Need- Steelers need a CB or 2.

Colbert & Tomlin were this obvious back in Tomlin's first draft- heavily attended Lawrence Timmons pro day, never hid the fact. Aaron Williams...

[Eddie Spaghetti]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

starting in houston is a hell of a lot different than starting in pittsburgh.

lol.

Did you watch Bmac, Gay and worse of all Madison. Do you really think Jackson would be worse?

He had 65 tackles and 2 INTs.

i watched one team play in the Super Bowl chief.

hint- it wasn't houston. teams threw all day on that bunch. your lebeau hatred is showing again.

[Oviedo]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

[quote=Eddie Spaghetti]

starting in houston is a hell of a lot different than starting in pittsburgh.

lol.

Did you watch Bmac, Gay and worse of all Madison. Do you really think Jackson would be worse?

He had 65 tackles and 2 INTs.

i watched one team play in the Super Bowl chief.

hint- it wasn't houston. teams threw all day on that bunch. your lebeau hatred is showing again.[/quote:11lz820t]

teams threw all day on that bunch

Sorta like Green Bay did on us in the Super Bowl...right!!

You keep defaulting back to the weak argument that recognizing faults on defense equates to hating LeBeau. I don't but I do recognize we can improve and not just "trust the genius"

[Eddie Spaghetti]

Re: Tomlin, Colbert & gang attend Texas pro-day

houston got lit up time and time again last season.

you fail to recognize that Green Bay has the best receiving corp in the league and a QB that was hot as hell on that particular day. and we still had the ball with a chance to take the lead. our defense didn't lose us that game, i wonder if you can watch any game objectively without your anti-lebeau agenda shining through.

keep on hating brother!!!!