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  • RuthlessBurgher
    Legend
    • May 2008
    • 33208

    #91
    Originally posted by Shawn
    At least we will get 4 years before Lamars mama asks for 30 million a season. And yes Lamars mama is his agent.
    Well, that's pretty dumb...didn't he just see Richard Sherman get screwed over by the Niners in his effort to represent himself (and I believe Russell Okung did something similar a few years prior to that).
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    • Shawn
      Legend
      • Mar 2008
      • 15131

      #92
      Summary: In speaking with a general manager from an AFC team, they said that Jackson is the most dynamic player in the 2018 NFL Draft. With amazing running ability, speed, and a powerful arm, Jackson is a rare talent who possesses a phenomenal skill set. While he made highlight-reel plays on a routine basis, some in the media have criticized him to the point that he may not be a high first-rounder and could slip to the middle or back portion of the first round. Some analysts have even suggested Jackson should move to another position. However in speaking with team sources, multiple top executives and scouts think that Jackson is being undervalued and definitely can stay as a quarterback in the NFL. Sources from around the league acknowledged that Jackson was a one-man team. Louisville did not have a good running game and fielded a bad offensive line that allowed steady heat on Jackson. Poor receivers consistently dropped well-thrown passes, and that kept Jackson from completing 60 percent of his passes. While a poor supporting cast is used to help justify some of the underwhelming numbers for Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen, the same benefit of the doubt doesn't seem to get extended to Jackson.

      Of the top quarterback prospects for the 2018 NFL Draft, Jackson has the most athletic ability and dual-threat danger to give defenses huge problems. He has elite arm strength with a powerful gun that can make devastating throws. Jackson's arm is so strong that he can make throws off platform that other quarterback can only make after having set their feet. With just a flick of the wrist, the ball explodes out of Jackson's hands, and he can beat good coverage with perfect throws that very few quarterbacks can make. Jackson also hangs tough in the pocket while staring down the barrel to deliver passes while under the pass rush. He showed good field vision to work through progressions with pocket presence and patience to let routes develop. Jackson can buy time with his feet, and so many of his highlights are dominated by runs, but Jackson has a devastating arm to hurt defenses downfield. He also has run a complicated college offense under Bobby Petrino, displaying full command of the system.
      g full command for the system.
      Last edited by Shawn; 03-30-2018, 10:33 AM.
      Trolls are people too.

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      • Steel Maniac
        Banned
        • Apr 2017
        • 19472

        #93
        Richard Sherman isn't dumb. He went to Stanford.

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        • RuthlessBurgher
          Legend
          • May 2008
          • 33208

          #94
          Originally posted by Steel Maniac
          Richard Sherman isn't dumb. He went to Stanford.
          I agree, but he went to Stanford to play football, not to learn how to negotiate contracts. It's a great school, but graduating with a degree in communications doesn't qualify you to be an effective agent.
          Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

          Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

          We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

          We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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          • Steel Maniac
            Banned
            • Apr 2017
            • 19472

            #95
            Originally posted by RuthlessBurgher
            I agree, but he went to Stanford to play football, not to learn how to negotiate contracts. It's a great school, but graduating with a degree in communications doesn't qualify you to be an effective agent.
            I was being sarcastic Ruth; I'm 100% with you on this one. Ruth, you like my sig?

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            • RuthlessBurgher
              Legend
              • May 2008
              • 33208

              #96
              I expect Lamar Jackson to get drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, so all this discussion will likely be moot.

              I think 4 other QB's come off the board before pick #15 (the Browns, Jets, and Bills take QB's for sure, and likely one other team as well...Giants? Broncos? Dolphins?), and the Cards simply cannot count on Sam "Glass Joe" Bradford to be their QB (and Mike Glennon proved last year that he is better as a backup QB than a starting QB), so Lamar takes his talents to the desert.
              Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

              Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

              We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

              We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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              • Steel Maniac
                Banned
                • Apr 2017
                • 19472

                #97
                Originally posted by RuthlessBurgher
                I expect Lamar Jackson to get drafted by the Arizona Cardinals, so all this discussion will likely be moot.

                I think 4 other QB's come off the board before pick #15 (the Browns, Jets, and Bills take QB's for sure, and likely one other team as well...Giants? Broncos? Dolphins?), and the Cards simply cannot count on Sam "Glass Joe" Bradford to be their QB (and Mike Glennon proved last year that he is better as a backup QB than a starting QB), so Lamar takes his talents to the desert.
                I concur with this. It's looking like at least 5 QB's go in the first 16 picks and I think one more before we pick. I especially want Jackson to go just in case so Colbert can be saved from himself. LOL

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                • RuthlessBurgher
                  Legend
                  • May 2008
                  • 33208

                  #98
                  Originally posted by Steel Maniac
                  I was being sarcastic Ruth; I'm 100% with you on this one. Ruth, you like my sig?
                  Although he wouldn't be my first choice, I do like Guice as a player. If that's the way the team decides to go, then it officially shuts the door on Bell remaining in the black and gold beyond this year, which would make many fans happy, but I'm still hopeful that they manage to work something out with Le'Veon that works for both sides. We'll see. I hate letting a generational talent just walk away, like we did once upon a time with Rod Woodson and ended up regretting it.

                  I don't like Jefferson, though, as I mentioned in another thread. Athletically, he fits the mold we are looking for in our next LB. However, I hear too many rumors that the kid does not love football, and I need my LB's to be passionate out there, or else the bust level is high even in spite of impressive physical skills.
                  Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

                  Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

                  We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

                  We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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                  • steelerkeylargo
                    Hall of Famer
                    • Mar 2009
                    • 2507

                    #99
                    Well. I truly had thoughts of updating this once or twice. But, I honestly wouldn't change a thing. I do like Mason Rudolph and Will Hernandez as outside the LB/S conversation. Happy draft day!!






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