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I wonder how much money that weed has cost Adams???? What a moron!!!
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Now this makes you wonder...with the biggest need addressed, do they go with RB (Wilson), OL (Brooks), LB (Wagner) or DL (Still/Martin) in the 2nd? Hmmm...It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...Comment
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By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, April 26, 10:48 PM
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are getting serious when it comes to protecting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
The Steelers selected Stanford All-American offensive guard David DeCastro with the 24th overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday, hoping to shore up a unit that failed to keep Roethlisberger healthy last season.
“We really we didn’t think David would be there at 24 quite honestly,” general manager Kevin Colbert said. “We valued him that high. We said there was a few special players in this draft, and he was one of them.”
The 6-foot-5, 316-pound DeCastro started 39 games in three seasons with the Cardinal and was an All-American after his junior season last fall. DeCastro helped Stanford finish seventh in the country in fewest sacks allowed in 2011 while blocking for quarterback Andrew Luck.
Though he played at right guard, coach Mike Tomlin believes DeCastro can play at either spot. He will compete with veterans Ramon Foster, Doug Legursky and Trai Essex for a starting job.
Colbert said the pro-style offense run at Stanford should help DeCastro make a quick transition to the NFL. Though he was a solid pass protector — not giving up a sack or a pressure as a junior — the Steelers think DeCastro is even more effective run blockling.
“When you watch this team (Stanford) run the football 80 percent of the time David Decastro was leading the way,” Tomlin said. “This kid’s an exceptional player.”
DeCastro is the second offensive lineman drafted in the first round by the Steelers in the last three years. They took center Maurkice Pouncey in the 2010 Draft, and the former Florida star made the Pro Bowl as a rookie. Pittsburgh also took tackle Marcus Gilbert in the second round last year.
Pittsburgh allowed 42 sacks last year, ninth most in the league, and Roethlisberger took a beating at times, missing action late in the season with an ankle injury suffered against the Cleveland Browns that limited him down the stretch.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Last edited by Flasteel; 04-26-2012, 10:53 PM.sigpic
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[URL="http://blog.steelers.com/2012/04/26/quickies-from-the-tomlin-colbert-presser-on-decastro/"] Quickies from the Tomlin-Colbert presser on DeCastro [/URL]
Posted by Bob Labriola on April 26, 2012 – 10:46 pm
Kevin Colbert said there were a handful of players the Steelers had targeted as guys they would trade up to get, and that David DeCastro was one of them.
Mike Tomlin said DeCastro is a right guard. He also said, “Everything we would ask him to do, we saw him do at Stanford.”
Another Colbert quote: “David was clearly the guy. Really, the kid is good.”sigpic
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Trade a 1st next year to get another pick tonight and take Glenn or Martin. It's worth it.Comment
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I have the NFL Draft Tracker up ([URL]http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/tracker/by-name?module=HP11_cp#dt-by-round-input:1/dt-tabs:dt-by-round[/URL]).
Look at the grades. Everyone in the top 5 has a grade over 93. The next highest rated player after those 5 "elite" guys? He was picked 24th overall (92.5 grade).
Last edited by RuthlessBurgher; 04-26-2012, 10:54 PM.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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Im all for going after glenn alsoComment
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Hopefully, we can do something about the middle of our aging D tomorrow. After picking OL in the first two rounds of the last three drafts, hopefully they will be better than mediocre this year.Comment
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I have the NFL Draft Tracker up ([URL]http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/tracker/by-name?module=HP11_cp#dt-by-round-input:1/dt-tabs:dt-by-round[/URL]).
Look at the grades. Everyone in the top 5 has a grade over 93. The next highest rated player after those 5 "elite" guys? He was picked 24th overall (92.5 grade).
yep. And like I said earlier, NFP had him as their third overall rated prospect. It's a steal, plain and simple.Comment
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TB gets Doug Martin.Comment
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