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The Steelers very well could have a boat load of draft picks next year (2014). With possible losses in free agency of Starks, Wallace, Foster, Lewis, Foote, and Mendenhall, this could net a very descent return in compensatory picks. Lewis, Wallace, and Starks could even bring back a relatively high one. With the possibility of having 9-12 picks next year, the Steelers could very easily trade away a second or third rounder next year if they wanted to move up and draft a player like Eric Fisher or even Chance Warmack.
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Last edited by Dee Dub; 01-25-2013, 08:40 PM.Steelers 2015 Draft???....Go Freak! As in....
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Hopefully they see a guy they have ranked so highly they can't help but go and get.
Otherwise I prefer them to do the opposite. Trade back and get a crap load of extra picks this year. There is no clear cut top of the draft, but it is very deep. I would love to see them move back once or twice and get a bunch of extra picks.
Then use those picks this year and in next years draft to get young in a hurry again.Here comes the BOOM!
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Last edited by Oviedo; 01-26-2013, 10:42 AM."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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I do not agree with this. I do not think the Steelers have lots of needs. Had their QB not gotten hurt this team is in the playoffs and making a legitimate run. This team does need a few pieces here and there but they do not have lots of needs.
The Indianapolis Colts were 2-14 and everybody and their mother thought they had lots of needs. They get a legitimate QB and they completely turn it all around.
Why do fans over-react like this? The Steelers need to tweak a few things. Not a major over-haul needed. One more impact player on both sides of the ball and a healthy Ben and we are driving for #7.Steelers 2015 Draft???....Go Freak! As in....
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Here. I'll lay it out. Assuming Ben stays healthy next season and they do some re-structuring of contracts (Ben, Ike, Harrison, Woodley, Timmons, etc.), which we know they will (they always do). This would enable them to re-sign Lewis and keep Harrison and Ike. The adding of two players from this draft could change the entire outlook of this team.
Two guys who you can plug and play from day one. Two guys on each side of the ball that improves this team.
Eric Fisher and Kevin Minter.
Knowing there are going to be several extra picks next year, you can trade up to get both of these players this year and it really doesn't hurt your accumulation of depth. Trading the #64 overall pick in 2014 would allow you to move up this year to at least spot 12. Trading away this years 3rd round pick would allow you to move up back into round one to at least pick number 30. So they lose a 3rd rounder this year and 2nd rounder next year but they are probably getting at least 4-5 extra picks next year.Steelers 2015 Draft???....Go Freak! As in....
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Well we can disagree. The two player who are defense has been designed around are unreliable health risks--Troy and Harrison. Our OL is young and also unreliable health wise. We have three years of declining performance in sacking the QB and intercepting the ball, probably the most important defensive stats since they are game changing plays.
If the front office believes as you do we are just a tweak here and there from a Super Bowl we had better get use to third place in the AFC North."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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Where were the Steelers before Ben got hurt? And without Troy and a healthy productive James Harrison? 6-3 and having just beat the defending super bowl champions in their own house?
I'm telling you an over-reaction is going cause a huge fall off. This team is a a lot closer than many people believe.Steelers 2015 Draft???....Go Freak! As in....
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Last edited by Oviedo; 01-26-2013, 02:41 PM."My team, may they always be right, but right or wrong...MY TEAM!"Comment
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so say, if a jarvis jones starts to slide, you don't go and get him if possible?Comment
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fair enough. I just don't believe the only player we should look for at 17 is an OL. Trading back does make sense to me. Going back 5-6 spots and grabbing either WR hopkins or patterson would be ok with me. I'm just not locked into OL being the only pick at 17 as you seem to be.Comment
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Why are you so hung up on having all these picks? Half the players more than likely wont even make a roster. It happens every year. Plus this team will get at least one compensatory pick this year and possibly as many as 3-5 next year. Trade a 2nd round pick next year and our 3rd round pick this year and you end up with two plug and play starters in Eric Fisher and Kevin Minter. Plus by drafting LT Eric Fisher it now gives you a little of that depth (on the O-line), you so want. Now you have a legitimate battle going on for the RT spot.
When are you ever going to be able to do that?Steelers 2015 Draft???....Go Freak! As in....
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I don't necessarily disagree with you, but there are only two players I am trading up for at this point. Moore and Fisher. I don't think we can trade up far enough to get either without giving up the farm. Fisher is going in the top 7 or 8 picks. I don't think we can go from 17 to 8 with just a 2nd rounder.
I am content to see if we can trade up two or three spots to get Lane Johnson. He's going to be a good left tackle.
Does anyone realize that Johnson has only played o-line for three years. He was a junior college QB three years ago!
I would like to see a trade back and pick up an extra 2nd round pick in this years draft. It is a deep draft and two high 2nd round picks would be great.Here comes the BOOM!
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