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[steelz09]

Want a fast, shifty change of pace back? Please allow me to suggest the human-highlight reel: Tavon Austin

He played mostly slot receiver at WVU, but could also play RB. He is an awesome return man as well. As you see from the video, his teammates tackle him in the end zone more often than defenders tackle him in the open field. There's fast, then there's Tavon fast. Coach Dana Holgerson says that he has never coached a faster player....ever.

No thank you... I'd rather have Ivory.

That way, we could save the 2nd round (premium) pick and draft a ILB/OLB depending on which of those 3 we drafted in the 1st. HOWEVER, if we do go offense in the 2nd, I'd prefer a WR.

[supersteeler]

I don't know how a player like Tavon would fit into our system @ about 175 lbs he would get crushed. Rainey was fast too and that didn't work out that well outside of returns.
If we draft a back he needs to be a combination of power, speed, and one that can carry the ball 20 times or more a game.
Tavon would be a good addition to a compliment a team that is set with a feature back but we don't have that.

[lloydroid]

What are you talking about BEFORE the season gets ruined? The season was ruined the moment "bone-head's" other bones (ribs and shoulder) were hurt. Roethlisberger lead us to a 6-3 record with 17 TD's and only 4 INT's (and only 18 sacks) in those 9 games. He was much more of an efficient QB than in any season under Arians, the offense was hitting its stride, and we had won twice as many games as we lost. Then he got hurt, missed 3 games, and clearly wasn't same when he came back, so everything went to crap with us losing 5 of the next 6 games, elimating us from playoff contention.

Do rib injuries effect your vision? Because on those season-ending pics (3 of them) he threw directly into the chest or arms of a defender. It wasn't as if the receiver was open and his injury made the bad throw. It was a case of him just carelessly throwing the ball right up there like a gift. THAT would not be caused from a rib injury. They were just idiotic decisions and careless throws that cost us the post season. How you fail to see that is beyond me.

[NJ-STEELER]

What are you talking about BEFORE the season gets ruined? The season was ruined the moment "bone-head's" other bones (ribs and shoulder) were hurt. Roethlisberger lead us to a 6-3 record with 17 TD's and only 4 INT's (and only 18 sacks) in those 9 games. He was much more of an efficient QB than in any season under Arians, the offense was hitting its stride, and we had won twice as many games as we lost. Then he got hurt, missed 3 games, and clearly wasn't same when he came back, so everything went to crap with us losing 5 of the next 6 games, elimating us from playoff contention.

why even bother with him

[flippy]

Steelers’ Kevin Colbert: Sometimes you have to draft character risks

Posted by Michael David Smith on January 18, 2013, 2:13 PM EST

Steelers G.M. Kevin Colbert announced last week that he was cutting running back Chris Rainey, just hours after Rainey was arrested — and just nine months after Colbert drafted Rainey, despite character concerns stemming from Rainey’s college career. But Colbert says that doesn’t make him think he can’t draft another character risk this year.

Colbert told TribLive Radio that the issues with Rainey and with fourth-round pick Alameda Ta‘amu, who was arrested for drunk driving, won’t necessarily stop the Steelers from drafting other players with character red flags.

“Going forward, does that mean that you are not going to look at guys who have risk?” Colbert said. “No, I think that is unrealistic because a lot of the guys in the draft pool do have character challenges. It is up to us to assess that and determine if we want to take the risk. If we do, we have to be ready not only if the player does well but the consequences if it doesn‘t work.”

Colbert said the Steelers have passed on players who have great talent because they didn’t trust those players to keep their noses clean off the field. But he also said that sometimes you have to take risks.

“We do homework on players, and we will reject significant players,” Colbert said. “I am talking about first-round talents that [we] decide we don‘t want to assume the risk if they do have a character issue. But when we do assume the risk, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn‘t. Obviously, we had two cases this year that didn‘t work for us and that falls on me because I am the guy who said we can assume this risk.”

And just because the Steelers were burned twice in last year’s draft, that doesn’t mean they’ll only consider choir boys in this year’s draft.

[URL]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/18/steelers-kevin-colbert-sometimes-you-have-to-draft-character-risks/[/URL]

We also took Adams and he hasn't done anything wrong off the field.

[hawaiiansteel]

Steelers’ Colbert would take character ‘risk’ again



Steelers General Manager Kevin Colbert during the predraft press conference on the South Side April 23, 2012

By Mark Kaboly
Published: Friday, January 18, 2013

In a year when fourth-round pick Alameda Ta‘amu was arrested for leading police on a drunken driving chase through the South Side and fifth-round pick Chris Rainey was cut after police charged him with slapping his girlfriend, Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said the organization won‘t shy away from players with character issues in the NFL Draft.

Colbert told TribLive Radio on Friday it would be unrealistic to enter the draft process eliminating players who are labeled as having character issues.

“Does that mean that you are not going to look at guys who have risk?” Colbert said. “No, I think that is unrealistic because a lot of the guys in the draft pool do have character challenges. It is up to us to assess that and determine if we want to take the risk. If we do, we have to be ready not only if the player does well but the consequences if it doesn‘t work.”

Colbert disagreed with the perception that the organization‘s decision to release Rainey but keep Ta‘amu was based on talent alone.

“The only thing I can point to is our draft preparations,” Colbert said. “We do homework on players, and we will reject significant players. I am talking about first-round talents that (we) decide we don‘t want to assume the risk if they do have a character issue. But when we do assume the risk, sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn‘t. Obviously, we had two cases this year that didn‘t work for us, and that falls on me because I am the guy who said we can assume this risk.”

The Steelers took tackle Mike Adams off their draft board last year after he tested positive for marijuana during the NFL Scouting Combine. However, after Adams made a trip to Pittsburgh to talk to Colbert and coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers put Adams back on their board, and they ended up drafting him in the second round.

[URL]http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/3322006-74/colbert-risk-character#ixzz2IS47y21P[/URL]

[Mister Pittsburgh]

Obviously, we had two cases this year that didn‘t work for us, and that falls on me because I am the guy who said we can assume this risk.”
Ta'amu is still a Steeler....

[SS Laser]

For right now. Depending on the legal stuff, draft, and maybe camp he may not be. Something everyone over looks it seems with the two players who had issues. Everyone has seen a full season of Rainey and it was determined his play was not worth the continued risk. Ben and Harrison both were worth the continued risk with there issues. Ta'amu on the edge right now but as of today is worth the continued risk being a 4th rd pick with upside. Cedrick Wilson the WR that had issues a few years back that again the Steelers had seen enough that he was not worth the issues. Mike Adams is another. I am sure is on a "shorter" rope. Not sure how short depends on how his play on the field grades out and he is a 2nd rd pick. But he needs to keep his nose VERY clean also. It is not that hard to understand I don't think.
Good things Vs Bad things of that player = stay or cut. With the added +/- if others are being problems also. Rainey might have got a 2nd chance with the steelers if Ta'amu had not spilled the milk.