Who Would You Draft?

[K Train]

These are the 14 players taken before us.... and there are no trade down options

Manziel, Bortles, Bridgewater
Clowney, Mack, Barr, Mosley
Robinson, Matthews
Watkins, Evans
Ebron
Gilbert, Dennard

Id probably go with either Lee or Benjamin, but fuller, hageman, and shazier would get my consideration

[Oviedo]

These are the 14 players taken before us.... and there are no trade down options

Manziel, Bortles, Bridgewater
Clowney, Mack, Barr, Mosley
Robinson, Matthews
Watkins, Evans
Ebron
Gilbert, Dennard

Id probably go with either Lee or Benjamin, but fuller, hageman, and shazier would get my consideration

Benjamin or Hageman in that order

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

That could be what the Steelers are up against. If you can't find a trade down partner in that scenario...You might be overdrafting a guy now. The BPA in that scenario would be Lewan. Nobody wants an OL with the first pick....But he would be BPA. Board may look like:

Lewan
Fuller
Benjamin
Nix
Lee
Hageman
Roby
Shazier

Really is difficult to nail down. From Nix back...I believe is all too early for #15. I would have too be 110% sold on Fuller & Benjamin to take at #15. To stay with the Steelers philosophy that has served them well...They may go with BPA in Lewan. Personally....I would go with Benjamin if I had to pick.

[Shawn]

Benjamin or Hageman in that order

I agree.....

[RuthlessBurgher]

BPA would be Taylor Lewan there, so that would be the pick (there is enough depth at WR and CB to still be able to find quality ones on day two of the draft). Munchak should be able to manage with Beachum, Gilbert, and Adams at tackle, but giving him someone nasty like Taylor Lewan would be giving him someone with that rough edge to his game that he could plug in for a decade like some of the tackles he has worked with in the past like Jon Runyan and Michael Roos.

[K Train]

I wouldnt even consider Lewan there personally

[RuthlessBurgher]

I wouldnt even consider Lewan there personally

Why not? He's got size, he's got athleticism, he's got a mean streak, and he's played in a major conference. Tackle prospects like that don't exactly grow on trees. And it's not like we have any All-Pro tackles on our roster.

[Oviedo]

BPA would be Taylor Lewan there, so that would be the pick (there is enough depth at WR and CB to still be able to find quality ones on day two of the draft). Munchak should be able to manage with Beachum, Gilbert, and Adams at tackle, but giving him someone nasty like Taylor Lewan would be giving him someone with that rough edge to his game that he could plug in for a decade like some of the tackles he has worked with in the past like Jon Runyan and Michael Roos.

I'd be OK with Lewan especially since Munchak is now here to train these guys up. Having depth at OT is a good probalem to have, plus it would allow Beachum to move to Left Guard which I think he would excel at in a zone blocking scheme.

[K Train]

Why not? He's got size, he's got athleticism, he's got a mean streak, and he's played in a major conference. Tackle prospects like that don't exactly grow on trees. And it's not like we have any All-Pro tackles on our roster.

To me hes not even as good as Reily Reiff was (who is a decent player) or Gabe Carimi (who is terrible now)

Combine hero and Im not interested. Id be much more inclined to see what munchak can do with beachum/adams/gilbert....the only reason he was brought in

[ikestops85]

I think I would go with Donald. I know, he doesn't fit into our system ... blah, blah, blah, but a good football player is a good football player. I think he will be a disrupter no matter what system he plays in. With Heyward on one side and Donald on the other we might be able to push the middle of the pocket and start getting some more sacks.

[K Train]

I'd be OK with Lewan especially since Munchak is now here to train these guys up. Having depth at OT is a good probalem to have, plus it would allow Beachum to move to Left Guard which I think he would excel at in a zone blocking scheme.

They love foster and foster played well enough to keep his job at LG

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

To me hes not even as good as Reily Reiff was (who is a decent player) or Gabe Carimi (who is terrible now)

Combine hero and Im not interested. Id be much more inclined to see what munchak can do with beachum/adams/gilbert....the only reason he was brought in

Lewan was on the board long before the combine. He is clearly the BPA in this scenario. Steelers have far better needs than a LT especially with Munchak coming aboard. But if you stick to your board & philosophy...He is the guy. I would be disappointed....But would understand.

[RuthlessBurgher]

To me hes not even as good as Reily Reiff was (who is a decent player) or Gabe Carimi (who is terrible now)

Combine hero and Im not interested. Id be much more inclined to see what munchak can do with beachum/adams/gilbert....the only reason he was brought in

I wouldn't call him a combine hero. He was always considered to be a mid-first-round talent well before the combine...the combine performances just boosted him up into top 10 consideration. If he did fall to 15, then he'd be considered (wasn't our full complement of draft day decision makers up in Ann Arbor for their Pro Day?), especially considering all of the other potential targets you have off the board in the first 14 picks.

[JUST-PLAIN-NASTY]

I wouldn't call him a combine hero. He was always considered to be a mid-first-round talent well before the combine...the combine performances just boosted him up into top 10 consideration. If he did fall to 15, then he'd be considered (wasn't our full complement of draft day decision makers up in Ann Arbor for their Pro Day?), especially considering all of the other potential targets you have off the board in the first 14 picks.

Ruthless said it best.

[Shawn]

I wouldnt even consider Lewan there personally

Agreed. The people who are advocating for Lewan couldn't have watched him get dominated and I mean dominated by a freshman last season. I don't care if he looked like an All Pro the rest of the year, that game was the worst game I have ever seen a LT play...no joke. And that means it's worse than Mike Adams last season.