Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

[phillyesq]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

[quote=Dee Dub]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000 ... nfirm=true[/url]

Wow….Jared Odrick going as high as 12. Interesting.

Haden! Tate shouldnt even be in the conversation.

Not even if these Santonio rumors are true?[/quote:3fgpu8uf]

Regardless of whether the Santonio rumors are true, Tate shouldn't be in the discussion. Ward wants to finish his contract, which runs two more years. Wallace isn't going anywhere. ARE and Battle are both here for three years. Perhaps WR enters the discussion next year, but for now, I think the Steelers should focus on defense and/or building the offensive line.

[birtikidis]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

[quote=phillyesq]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000 ... nfirm=true[/url]

Wow….Jared Odrick going as high as 12. Interesting.

Haden! Tate shouldnt even be in the conversation.

Not even if these Santonio rumors are true?

Regardless of whether the Santonio rumors are true, Tate shouldn't be in the discussion. Ward wants to finish his contract, which runs two more years. Wallace isn't going anywhere. ARE and Battle are both here for three years. Perhaps WR enters the discussion next year, but for now, I think the Steelers should focus on defense and/or building the offensive line.[/quote:1xl7ksh0]
Well said. we have (IMO) enough recieving threats (Miller, Ward, Wallace, Holmes, etc). if we bring a guy in for depth later in the draft so be it, but when you have issues at important positions NOW and you can get a stud to fill it you do.

[NW Steeler]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

Who would have more impact on the team. A good CB, or a potentially great ILB? I think Weatherspoon would have more of an effect on our defense. I don't want to see us draft a CB in the first based on need, especially if their talent doesn't warrant being picked at #18. I'd be willing to bet money that Haden never makes it to #18 anyway. I'd rather see us trade up in the second to get a CB.

[birtikidis]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

Who would have more impact on the team. A good CB, or a potentially great ILB? I think Weatherspoon would have more of an effect on our defense. I don't want to see us draft a CB in the first based on need, especially if their talent doesn't warrant being picked at #18. I'd be willing to bet money that Haden never makes it to #18 anyway. I'd rather see us trade up in the second to get a CB.

I'm in the camp that says that we don't NEED a corner. let's see how burnett and lewis pan out before we write them off.

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

Weatherspoon for me. I think it really solidifies the middle of our defense, another area that we got shredded on third down last year. He and Timmons in the middle would be sick. I know he probably won't play next year (even though he probably would on another team), but I'm growing tired of watching Farrior flailing after RB's and TE's. Farrior was a great player in his prime. His prime has passed. Let him be a great mentor now.

Weatherspoon or Rolando McClain if he drops to us. McClain just ran a 4.74 at his Pro Day and is expected to be drafted in the middle of Round 1 somewhere.


Alabama Pro Day
March 10, 2010


Alabama cornerback Javier Arenas helped his NFL stock with a faster-than-expected forty time at the combine (4.52), but it came with a price.

Arenas pulled his hamstring and was unable to participate in Wednesday's pro day. He will work out for scouts on March 30. Expected to be a nickel cornerback and special teams standout as a pro, Arenas could get taken as high as the second round.

Meanwhile "Mount Cody" continues to erode. NFL Network's Steve Wyche reports that defensive tackle Terrence Cody weighed in at 349 pounds, five less than he was at the combine. He was 370 pounds at the Senior Bowl. Before long, he'll be down to Wilforkian levels.

Finally, word is linebacker Rolando McClain ran a 4.74 forty. That's about what he was expected to do; McClain seems likely to get taken in the middle of the first round.

[NW Steeler]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

I like Weatherspoon over McClain myself. I think McClain is too slow. He seems better suited as a MLB in a 4-3. I bet the Giants pick him.

[SteelBucks]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

One position everyone seems to ignore is RB. With Parker gone, all we have is Mendenhall and Moore. If the Steelers don't pick someone up in FA (which they already tried with Chester Taylor), I can see them going RB within the first three rounds of the draft.

[Dee Dub]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

I like Weatherspoon over McClain myself. I think McClain is too slow. He seems better suited as a MLB in a 4-3. I bet the Giants pick him.

I don’t know…he excelled in Saban’s 3-4…why wouldn’t he do so at the next level?

[NW Steeler]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

[quote=Dee Dub]

I like Weatherspoon over McClain myself. I think McClain is too slow. He seems better suited as a MLB in a 4-3. I bet the Giants pick him.

I don’t know…he excelled in Saban’s 3-4…why wouldn’t he do so at the next level?[/quote:3g58om2h]

Good point, he did. But the speed in the NFL is another beast. He probably will be a very good or even great player. I just feel that Weatherspoon will be the better pick for the Steelers. Then again, they both could be busts. That is the beauty of the draft.

[Dee Dub]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

[quote=NW Steeler][quote="Dee Dub":24883elq]

I like Weatherspoon over McClain myself. I think McClain is too slow. He seems better suited as a MLB in a 4-3. I bet the Giants pick him.

I don’t know…he excelled in Saban’s 3-4…why wouldn’t he do so at the next level?[/quote:24883elq]

Good point, he did. But the speed in the NFL is another beast. He probably will be a very good or even great player. I just feel that Weatherspoon will be the better pick for the Steelers. Then again, they both could be busts. That is the beauty of the draft.[/quote:24883elq]

On that inside Middle LB spot he doesnt need to be a track star. Now having said that I too am leaning more towards Weatherspoon. There's just something special about that guy. I think he is going to be a difference maker.

[Oviedo]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

One position everyone seems to ignore is RB. With Parker gone, all we have is Mendenhall and Moore. If the Steelers don't pick someone up in FA (which they already tried with Chester Taylor), I can see them going RB within the first three rounds of the draft.

I haven't. CJ Spiller at #18.

[SteelBucks]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

One position everyone seems to ignore is RB. With Parker gone, all we have is Mendenhall and Moore. If the Steelers don't pick someone up in FA (which they already tried with Chester Taylor), I can see them going RB within the first three rounds of the draft.

I haven't. CJ Spiller at #18.

If they don't go CB, I'd be happy with Spiller.

[steelerkeylargo]

Re: Ok if this goes down like this, who would you prefer??

[quote=Dee Dub]

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000 ... nfirm=true[/url]

Wow….Jared Odrick going as high as 12. Interesting.

Haden! Tate shouldnt even be in the conversation.

Not even if these Santonio rumors are true?[/quote:mmzd2kst]


Even if they are true, which I have no reason to believe they are, Mike Wallace can hold down the spot for 4 games.