And With the 17th Overall Pick, the Steelers Choose....

[pfelix73]

Manti Te'o. LB Notre Dame

Just watching this interview on Couric's show. What a very interesting young man.. Very impressed. Would make me a proud Steeler fan if he were to wear the Black and Gold. I hope all of you out there get to watch the entire interview.

The most impressive line in the interview (to me) went something like this-

From his dad.... Manti is a kid.. A 21 year old learning to be a man... And I love him...

2 very proud parents up there on stage with him.....

This guy is gonna be special where ever he goes, not only on the field but off as well..

I have a feeling he will be picked way ahead of us though.

[BigRob]

Manti Te'o. LB Notre Dame

Just watching this interview on Couric's show. What a very interesting young man.. Very impressed. Would make me a proud Steeler fan if he were to wear the Black and Gold. I hope all of you out there get to watch the entire interview.

The most impressive line in the interview (to me) went something like this-

From his dad.... Manti is a kid.. A 21 year old learning to be a man... And I love him...

2 very proud parents up there on stage with him.....

This guy is gonna be special where ever he goes, not only on the field but off as well..

I have a feeling he will be picked way ahead of us though.

Before all the hype he was a second rounder. He's not close to Kuechly who was chosen in the top 10 last year. He will be available to us at 17 and we will pass. He will end up going to the Ravens in the 20's. Just watch.

He's a bigger version of Lofa Tatupu.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say we either pick a CB/S, an OT, or a WR with the 17th pick.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

no way I want this guy on the steelers

[BigRob]

no way I want this guy on the steelers

I understand that, but doesn't mean the Steelers do or don't.

He won't even be the highest rated MLB on their board. That will go to Ogletree, Minter, and/or Arthur Brown.

[pfelix73]

Eddie- why not? What do you know about him, other than all the crap you've seen in the news?

[Eddie Spaghetti]

the "crap" in the news is beyond plenty, but I just think he is vastly overrated as a player.

[BigRob]

the "crap" in the news is beyond plenty, but I just think he is vastly overrated as a player.

Agree 100%

He reminds me a lot of Lofa Tatupu and A.J. Hawk. Good not great players.

[pfelix73]

Well, to others he reminds us of Brian Urlacher or Ray Lewis.. He has all the intangibles, athleticism to be a great one.. Better than James Farrior, and he was a 1st rounder... Anyway...

[Dee Dub]

I'd still take him. I think some are now under-evaluating him. He is a lot better than most people think. He will be a steady force in the NFL for 10-12 years. And he will bring leadership and play calling from one of the most important positions on the field.

I didn't need to watch his interview to know this is a fine young man. Quality human being with great parents. We are becoming a society that tends to have more of a problem with good people in the lime-light than the bad people. We seem to doubt them more. Be more critical and suspicious of them. Disbelieving. A truly sad state.

[Dee Dub]

Well, to others he reminds us of Brian Urlacher or Ray Lewis.. He has all the intangibles, athleticism to be a great one.. Better than James Farrior, and he was a 1st rounder... Anyway...

pfelix73 I dont think you are that far off. The kid doesn't do any spectacular but he does most everything well. And what makes him who he is and will be at the next level is...he's a football player.

[pfelix73]

Well said, and I couldn't agree more. He's gonna be special, off the field too in charity work, etc, and I believe the Steelers will take stock in that, they always have...I didn't need to see it either, but so glad I did. I wasn't looking for it, but the Couric show just happened to be on and I got to see it..

[BigRob]

pfelix73 I dont think you are that far off. The kid doesn't do any spectacular but he does most everything well. And what makes him who he is and will be at the next level is...he's a football player.

Doesn't make him a first round pick or worth one.

As I've said before, there is nothing about him that stands above what Ogletree, Minter, Khaseem Greene, or Arthur Brown brings to the table as MLB'ers.

Ogletree is the one MLB'er that has an amazing upside. He has character issues, so the Steelers probably will avoid him. But Ogletree might just be one of the top 3 MLB'ers in the league within 2 years.

[Dee Dub]

Well said, and I couldn't agree more. He's gonna be special, off the field too in charity work, etc, and I believe the Steelers will take stock in that, they always have...I didn't need to see it either, but so glad I did. I wasn't looking for it, but the Couric show just happened to be on and I got to see it..

One more thing about Te'o...he's a 4 year starter at Notre Dame. Too me, he's as ready for immediate NFL returns as anyone in this draft. Plug and play.

[Eddie Spaghetti]

I'd still take him. I think some are now under-evaluating him. He is a lot better than most people think. He will be a steady force in the NFL for 10-12 years. And he will bring leadership and play calling from one of the most important positions on the field.

I didn't need to watch his interview to know this is a fine young man. Quality human being with great parents. We are becoming a society that tends to have more of a problem with good people in the lime-light than the bad people. We seem to doubt them more. Be more critical and suspicious of them. Disbelieving. A truly sad state.

cmon Dub, do honestly believe this kid was so naive, he knew nothing about this and then continued to lie about this fake dead girlfriend? I'm not sure he can be an effective leader as you suggest. Some players will always think he made up the girlfriend to hide his sexuality.

[BigRob]

One more thing about Te'o...he's a 4 year starter at Notre Dame. Too me, he's as ready for immediate NFL returns as anyone in this draft. Plug and play.

I've seen this argument before with plenty of players. Doesn't mean anything. He's athletically limited and that is what is going to hurt him. He might have the experience to know where to be, but it is all sped up about 10x from the competition he was playing against.

That is what was so damning about the Alabama game. He knew where to be, just couldn't make the plays against the closest thing to an NFL team he faced all year.