Where are all the Adams backers?

[Slapstick]

I am a Buckeye fan and I am happy with the Adams pick. While I would prefer that he play better in pass pro, I'm not ready to start dumping on him after two preseason games...just as I am not quite ready to anoint Jason Ford the savior of the Steelers' run game after 6 preseason carries...

Getting both Adams and DeCastro with the picks that the Steelers were able to use without trading additional picks will pay off tremendously over the course of the next few years...

[Oviedo]

Some of what I know after reading the "Planet" after the past two preseason games:

Adams is a bust
DeCastro is less than advertised
Adrian Robinson will be better than Harrison, Lloyd and Greene at OLB
Ford is the next Bus
Butler is the next Ray Guy
Robert Golden is really made out of gold and is the next Troy P.
Gilreath is the next Swann

What I think we really know after the past two games is nothing because they are not real reperesentations of what this team is. They are just auditions. This week will be much more of an indication since they will really gameplan for this and play the starters but even then they will be going at about 80%.

[NorthCoast]

[QUOTE=Oviedo;519878]Some of what I know after reading the "Planet" after the past two preseason games:

Adams is a bust Adams was first round talent according to some, who lasted into the 2nd round. Early play says he wasnt even that.
DeCastro is less than advertised Not sure where you read that, everything I have read he is the second coming of Faneca
Adrian Robinson will be better than Harrison, Lloyd and Greene at OLB 'will be'...hmm...I like what I see so far.
Ford is the next Bus no, the quote is the next 'miniBus'.
Butler is the next Ray Guy
Robert Golden is really made out of gold and is the next Troy P.
Gilreath is the next Swann ...against 2nd and 3rd stringers he is a cut above....that makes him worthy of a roster spot.

What I think we really know after the past two games is nothing because they are not real reperesentations of what this team is. They are just auditions. This week will be much more of an indication since they will really gameplan for this and play the starters but even then they will be going at about 80%.

[Dee Dub]

tap the brakes.

its been two preseason games. I still love the pick. What did you expect from a 2nd round draft choice?

I agree with Eddie. I am a big Mike Adams supporter...so to answer your question..I am right here.

Who ever thought Mike Adams would come right in as the number 56 overall pick in this draft and be ready to go right away isnt too bright. I'd be surprised if he is ready to start all season long. And I will still be glad the Steelers drafted him. I look at him more as the guy next season. He needs some work. But he has the potential to be really special.

[Lonbull]

I think Mike Adams was a great value pick -- he was labeled as a true LT and we got him late in the second round.

I remember people calling Troy Bustamalu for a full season -- and now he's considered one of the best to ever play the position. With Adams I think he just needs time....it's certainly not his fault that the Steelers didn't have a better option than to start (a rookie) at Left Tackle....if you look back at Marvel Smith and Max Starks, they were both given the chance to develop as a RT before taking over the more difficult position.

If the Steelers think he's the best option (instead of vetern Willie Colon, or 2nd year man Gilbert) -- than I'm actually encouraged that Adams has impressed them this much. Hopefully Starks is pointing out how he can improve, but even for Max this will be a new offense.

I believe Adams will be an improvement over the Left Tackles we've recently had -- including Max Starks when it was a matter of "when" he would get injured.....not "if".

L.B.

[lloydroid]

Two preseason games, two "fails".

Hopefully it is a case of a guy thinking too much, but I can't remember the last time I have seen a lineman perform this poorly (outside of Essux). ..

You must be too young to recall Jemaine Stephens.

[fezziwig]

I think Mike Adams was a great value pick -- he was labeled as a true LT and we got him late in the second round.

I remember people calling Troy Bustamalu for a full season -- and now he's considered one of the best to ever play the position. With Adams I think he just needs time....it's certainly not his fault that the Steelers didn't have a better option than to start (a rookie) at Left Tackle....if you look back at Marvel Smith and Max Starks, they were both given the chance to develop as a RT before taking over the more difficult position.

If the Steelers think he's the best option (instead of vetern Willie Colon, or 2nd year man Gilbert) -- than I'm actually encouraged that Adams has impressed them this much. Hopefully Starks is pointing out how he can improve, but even for Max this will be a new offense.

I believe Adams will be an improvement over the Left Tackles we've recently had -- including Max Starks when it was a matter of "when" he would get injured.....not "if".

L.B.

Very well said

[Shawn]

I am a Buckeye fan and I am happy with the Adams pick. While I would prefer that he play better in pass pro, I'm not ready to start dumping on him after two preseason games...just as I am not quite ready to anoint Jason Ford the savior of the Steelers' run game after 6 preseason carries...

Getting both Adams and DeCastro with the picks that the Steelers were able to use without trading additional picks will pay off tremendously over the course of the next few years...

I dont believe anyone should dump on him for 2 poor preseason games. I do believe Buckeye fans have the same eyes I do, thus could see he has always been inconsistent, and questionable in pass protection...thus shouldn't be high on him.

[fezziwig]

Wasn't it reported that Colbert or Tomlin were actually giddy over drafting him ?

[pittpete]

Wasn't it reported that Colbert or Tomlin were actually giddy over drafting him ?

Well what the hell do they know about drafting?

[Oviedo]

I agree with Eddie. I am a big Mike Adams supporter...so to answer your question..I am right here.

Who ever thought Mike Adams would come right in as the number 56 overall pick in this draft and be ready to go right away isnt too bright. I'd be surprised if he is ready to start all season long. And I will still be glad the Steelers drafted him. I look at him more as the guy next season. He needs some work. But he has the potential to be really special.

Agree with you and "Pasta Boy." Adams will be a decent LT like Max Starks. Unlikely he will be a Pro Bowl player but he will be a solid starter. It just won't be this year. Give him a year to learn and get into an NFL conditioning program and he'll be a fine selection in Round 2.

[phillyesq]

Agree with you and "Pasta Boy." Adams will be a decent LT like Max Starks. Unlikely he will be a Pro Bowl player but he will be a solid starter. It just won't be this year. Give him a year to learn and get into an NFL conditioning program and he'll be a fine selection in Round 2.

I see Gilbert as more of a Starks comparison. I could see Adams as more of a boom or bust. He seems to have the feet to play LT very well, but he obviously needs a lot of work. Starks never had the quick feet that you see from Adams.

[Oviedo]

I see Gilbert as more of a Starks comparison. I could see Adams as more of a boom or bust. He seems to have the feet to play LT very well, but he obviously needs a lot of work. Starks never had the quick feet that you see from Adams.

I haven't seen any quick feet from Adams yet. I've just seen them planted in one place as opponents ran around him.

[phillyesq]

I haven't seen any quick feet from Adams yet. I've just seen them planted in one place as opponents ran around him.

Fair enough.

[Shawn]

Well what the hell do they know about drafting?

As if they haven't made second round blunders...ie Worilds. They are smoking the same crack pipe the Buckeyes were when they recruited him out of HS. He has never been consistent...not ever in his career. People get so caught up in his "flashes" and "potential", that they forget to play all the tape on him. If you do you will see him struggling with speed rushers at the college level. You will see him Kemo a guy on one play...just leveling him...then whiff and give up a sack on the next. I put together some clips in another post showing his inconsistency. He is all potential that has never materialized. So, being high on a guy like that in the second is IMO showing poor judgment. Guess we will see how it plays out, but I'm not holding my breath on this guy. I hope I'm wrong.