i never want to here we draft PBA again

[squidkid]

this was a terrible reach,
it didnt cover any of our top 5 needs.

[Oviedo]

Wasn't a reach. Fuller was the target and when he was gone Shazier made sense.

[Snatch98]

God you are a baby. How many times have the steelers missed when they pick high? Jarvis Jones is still developing. I wasn't thrilled with the pick but he's a ridiculous athlete and will play inside next to another ridiculous athlete. They have to love the kid considering the depth in this draft. I don't see it as a reach and we sure as **** aren't paid by the steelers. I'd say they know better than any of us.

[squidkid]

Wasn't a reach. Fuller was the target and when he was gone Shazier made sense.

no way you can convince me we needed a 3rd olb to sit the bench behind 2 young guys compared to taking dennard or zach martin

[Oviedo]

no way you can convince me we needed a 3rd olb to sit the bench behind 2 young guys compared to taking dennard or zach martin

Squid--it was written here many times. Dennard did not fit how the Steelers ask their CBs to play. He was at his best playing man on man coverage and was not good in zone. The Steelers were likely targeting Fuller who played zone best like the Steelers ask their CBs to do. Once he was gone fixing ILB made perfect sense.

[The Man of Steel]

If we had to go with a LB CJ Mosely would have been a better choice. Now he's a Raven which really blows.

[SteelBucks]

no way you can convince me we needed a 3rd olb to sit the bench behind 2 young guys compared to taking dennard or zach martin

He'll play ILB next to Timmons. And you can't tell me ILB wasn't a need. Vince Williams? Hell they even brought back Foote since they were so thin at the position.

[BradshawsHairdresser]

If we had to go with a LB CJ Mosely would have been a better choice. Now he's a Raven which really blows.

With sadness, I agree.

[Oviedo]

If we had to go with a LB CJ Mosely would have been a better choice. Now he's a Raven which really blows.

Mosley has injury concerns and wasn't anywhere the athlete that Shazier is. He was just another Larry Foote...really in Round 1? Who was the last Alabama LB who has done crap in the NFL?

[phillyesq]

If we had to go with a LB CJ Mosely would have been a better choice. Now he's a Raven which really blows.

Yeah, that sucks. Shazier is fast, but looking at his highlights, a lot of his tackles are more catches than hits. He's great when he's unblocked, but I see no evidence of any ability to get off blocks. Shazier and Timmons may have size, but if they don't get a NT to keep them clean, people will run all over this team.

At least the Steelers didn't rush to the podium, but I think they could have traded down and still gotten Shazier. Or Mosley, a more solid overall linebacker.

[pfelix73]

Gotta have a partner in order to trade down........ maybe no one wanted to move up, then what? We're filling a need here at ILB.

[thor75]

He'll play ILB next to Timmons. And you can't tell me ILB wasn't a need. Vince Williams? Hell they even brought back Foote since they were so thin at the position.

They released Foote in March and he was signed by the Cardinals.

[SteelBucks]

They released Foote in March and he was signed by the Cardinals.

I meant they signed Foote last season to fill a hole.

[Steel Life]

I wasn't crazy about the pick but that said it has been a while since the Steelers have had two premier athletes at ILB...

[Shoe]

this was a terrible reach,
it didnt cover any of our top 5 needs.

The more I think about it, the more I like it. The guy was a tackling machine in a major conference for two years. And he runs sub 4.4! Clowney was drafted #1 basically on one year, and his athleticism.

If Shazier isn't that level of athletic freak at his position, he's close.