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The visits are more about getting to know a guy's personality. If you already know a guy is a born leader with charisma and fantastic work ethic, there is no reason to bring him in for a second look. If you already know a guy is a thug or a prima donna or a clubhouse cancer, there is no reason to bring him in for a second look. It's the guys on the fence that you want to see a little bit more of...they'll either impress you, or confirm some of your worries coming in...50/50 shot. After this visit, when they see how he interacts with staff during his visit, they could confirm solid interest in the guy, or conversely send him tumbling down our draft boards...we'll see.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.Comment
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I would ask myself again... what is Tomlin's long term strategy of this team w/ this selection?
You say Gilbert is moving to LT which I think might be a mistake.... you have an overpaid Willie Colon who will play RT. Both are young and both are expected starters.... I'm not saying draft for need but I also don't see the strategy in the LT 1st round draft pick unless someone elite drops.Tomlin: Let's unleash hell and "mop the floor" with the competition.Comment
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The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
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1. CB – Marcus Peters – Washington – 6/190
2. OG – Josue Matias – Florida State – 6-6/320
3. OLB – Geneo Grissom – Oklahoma – 6-4/250
4. DL – Ellis McCarthy – UCLA – 6-5/330
5. TE – Jeff Heurman – Ohio State – 6-5/255
6. FS – Adrian Amos – Penn State – 6/200
7. DT – Terry Williams – East Carolina – 6-1/340
UDFA
DB – Justin Cox – Mississippi St. – 6-2/190
OLB – Davis Tull – Chattanooga – 6-2/242Comment
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Personally- Chadman thinks Adams is too long limbed & tall to play OG as well as he plays OT- he won't get the leverage required.
Besides, if you take the 'consistancy' issue out of the conversation- he's an elite talent at OT. Neither Gilbert or Colon are elite talents- more your hardworking types.The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
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I disagree. I've seen many, many instances on both offense and defense where the "best players" don't play or play enough especially o-line. Personally, I think our o-line could go from poor to possibly the top 25% in the league with little effort:
LT: Starks (if healthy) is our best option at LT
LG: DeCastro or Glenn ... either one would be fine by me
C: Pouncey
RG: Colon
RT: Gilbert
Colon isn't good at RT. period. Gilbert played better as a rookie RT than Colon has ever played.... His signing has been just as poor as Kemos previous contract. However, with that being said, I think he would be a really good RG.Tomlin: Let's unleash hell and "mop the floor" with the competition.Comment
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I agree, somewhat similar to Ryan Miller from Colorado (who played Guard in college). Miller doesnt really have any major technique issues. But at 6'7" he takes a while to uncoil from his stance since he is so long, but unlike Adams I dont believe he has the ability to play LT in any capacity. Right tackle maybe after some seasoning.1. CB – Marcus Peters – Washington – 6/190
2. OG – Josue Matias – Florida State – 6-6/320
3. OLB – Geneo Grissom – Oklahoma – 6-4/250
4. DL – Ellis McCarthy – UCLA – 6-5/330
5. TE – Jeff Heurman – Ohio State – 6-5/255
6. FS – Adrian Amos – Penn State – 6/200
7. DT – Terry Williams – East Carolina – 6-1/340
UDFA
DB – Justin Cox – Mississippi St. – 6-2/190
OLB – Davis Tull – Chattanooga – 6-2/242Comment
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I am the lamest judge of college talent by the claim of some (one of them is me), but that video didn't make me stand up and get happy. He seemed to have good natural squaring up skills, but when any technique was applied - spin move, swim, stop and go, etc. - he didn't seem to have the reaction. Also, some of his end stopping up skills to break runners outside looked like they would have been called holding in the NFL. Unless he played against Harrison, of course. Much of that could be coached, but first round seems like a reach.
Also, Chadman, you keep saying first round, but didn't the end of the video say second round projection? And, isn't it possible that the high praises for him are because the rest of the LTs are just not that great? Maybe this ranking is because he is the best of the so-so LTs in the draft.
Foco, going off of just position, I like your mock. I really can't give too much about the guys you actually named, but feel you addressed the needs as I see them. Is that Penn State NT just a project?Steel City Mafia
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The video is also from 2010.Also, Chadman, you keep saying first round, but didn't the end of the video say second round projection? And, isn't it possible that the high praises for him are because the rest of the LTs are just not that great? Maybe this ranking is because he is the best of the so-so LTs in the draft.
Every draft website- every one- has Adams as a 1st Round pick. Either all the 'experts' know nothing, or all of our 'experts' are using bias to judge a player.The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
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What I have a hard time understanding is how Adams shoots up from a 3rd-4th round draft pick to a solid first...after half a season and a good Senior Bowl. I suppose that is what is confusing me. And it's not like he dominated his senior season. Maybe my very untrained eyes just are not seeing what they are seeing, but I am convinced that they are looking at a paper LT. He has all the measurables, played in a top program against top talent, and played during money time. But, I can't get the visions of him getting abused like a turnstyle out of my head. I suppose I'm just wrong.Trolls are people too.Comment
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No, not necessarily at all. There certainly are questions about his consistancy. That being said, there's always a strong market for experienced, talented 6'7" LT's in the NFL.
Chadman's only question, really, is- are the anti-Adams/pro-Adams people looking at him the same way as people that either follow Ohio St, or people that have an adverse dislike for all things Ohio St- in the end, both demographics are likely to feel some bias- good or bad- for Mike Adams.
Much in the way most of us on here are convinced James Harrison is not guilty of playing dangerously, yet nearly every other team's supporters &, of course, the NFL themselves, see him as a cheap-shot artist. Who has it right?
Time to re-quote Bill Cowher- "You're never as good as you think you are, you're never as bad as they say you are".The people that are trying to make the world worse never take a day off, why should I?
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