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[Carolina Steel Profile]

crap Baltimore will probably take Smith

that would be my bet.

man did seattle reach

badly

[Carolina Steel Profile]

What if Bower falls to us? lol

[thesteelhammer Profile]

mel is talking like the rats are going to take smith. damn

[thesteelhammer Profile]

egg on ravens face

[Carolina Steel Profile]

good pick by kc

[thesteelhammer Profile]

smith goes to ravens.

2 more picks before steelers.

OT Sherrod
CB Harris
CB Williams

all still on board

[Carolina Steel Profile]

Rosenhaus on the couch beside him. Maybe its a good thing that he's gone

[Carolina Steel Profile]

harris we have to take db

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Steelers are on the clock.

I'd take Miami CB Harris here.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

FUCK.

Heyward is a great player. When he decides to play.


WE NEEDED A CB OR TWO WHO COULD START RIGHT AWAY.
and at least 1 olineman would could start.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

FUCK.

Heyward is a great player. When he decides to play.


WE NEEDED A CB OR TWO WHO COULD START RIGHT AWAY.
and at least 1 olineman would could start.

BTW - i am a buckeye fan and have seen his every snap. IMO - he takes plays off.

[Carolina Steel Profile]

should have traded up with seattle to get smith

[thesteelhammer Profile]

anyone who thinks this was the best pick should go wacth what Wisconsin did to the buckeye D-line.

[Carolina Steel Profile]

sucks for bowers to from number 1 overall to out of the 1st round possibly

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Seriously - DE isn't even a huge need. Kiesel made his first pro bowl last year and Ziggy is young and improving, plus Smith is back from injury

I'm not saying Heyward sucks. He will be a good player for us, but not what we had to have this year.
Colbert needs to go.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

and there goes Sherrod to GB, IMO the last OT that could reasonably be expected to start his rookie year.

FIRE COLBERT
(and Arians)

[Steel Holiday Profile]

Cam Heyward.

I like it. When he starts plugging rushing lanes, I'll it.

[No l Gravity l Profile]

Cameron Heyward was absolutely the best value pick. He was a top 15 talent in this draft. Our need pick would have been Aaron Williams, but Heyward was definitely higher on my board. You couldn't pass on him at that spot. He's a much better 3-4 DE than Ziggy Hood ever was or probably will be. He does disappear at times but when he plays he looks absolutely dominant. He reminds me a lot of Aaron Smith to tell you the truth. Learning under Keisel and Smith, he'll surely be a force.

In the 2nd we have to trade up for Ras-I. Dowling is more of the prototypical Steeler DB and is very strong in run support. No doubt they're locked in snatching him up at this point. I wouldn't mind giving away a 3rd and 4th to jump up. We don't need more picks for depth. We need playmakers.

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Disagree that Heyward is a value pick. 12th d-lineman selected, 7th DE.
projected by just about eveybody as a very late 1st or early 2nd round pick..
Examples:
kffl.com mock had him as 30th pick to jets.
our own Haven had him as 32nd pick to packers & ranked him 7th DE.
lindy's draft magazine gave him a 2nd round grade & ranked him 7th DE.

He is not a dominate run stopper. Watch the Wisconsin game. He is a good pass rusher when he decides to play.

Wrong pick.

[No l Gravity l Profile]

6th best 3-4 DE but this was a very deep class for them. Aaron Williams is also projected to go early 2nd. The only team projected to take him in the first was us and only us. Dowling is a mid-2nd round pick and Brown is projected as a late. I really think we are going to trade up for Dowling later on today.

http://forums.stillers.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4855

I mentioned a couple of weeks back my top tier and notice Heyward I really think this guy is the truth. He's a better 5 tech than Ziggy Hood and I think if he gets in rotation with Keisel mid-season, he'll keep our guys fresh. We can also afford to dump Nick Eason now who's ancient an UFA. Aaron Smith is in his last year on his contract as well. The probability of losing two DE's in the next two years and probably Keisel in 3 makes DE definitely a priority position.