Magnus-Viktor Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that given the shortage of ILBs in the draft and cap space freed up by getting rid of that loser Bell, the Steelers will pick up an ILB in FA like Kwon Alexander that can cover some ground. I think they also let Alualu walk in favor of a younger/better Henry Anderson for depth at DE and a CB prove-it project like Eric Rowe makes sense too (I've always liked Rowe and the Cheatriot Scum using him to cover TEs worked well from what I saw, he's just been hurt too much). After that, you can go BPA at a number of positions in the first few rounds. I'm also simulating a trade for Brown for around pick #30 to the Packers. (Underlined is my defensive draft) 1 (20). Byron Murphy CB 15 - DK Metcalf WR 16 - TJ Hockenson TE 20 - Those were the guys I'd really like at #20. I'm a big Hockenson fan, as you might recall from me taking him early when he was an afterthought and overshadowed by teammate Noah Fant. He won the award as the best TE in football and for good reason. He's the total package. I have seen the difference that McDonald being in the lineup has on the entire offense, so it is VERY tempting to take Hockenson, but I'm a D guy, and while CB is a big need, without Brown, WR is the biggest need on the roster by a mile. So I go with the freak DK Metcalf, even over my boy Hockenson and a stud CB. 1 (30) (Packers). Brian Burns OLB 30 - I think that Burns can be special. He's another guy that I had high on my wish list long before he was considered a 1st rounder. He's exactly what this defense needs to get after the QB, and I think with his length and athleticism he can be a complete LB in the Greg Lloyd mold (meaning he can cover and play the run, as well as rush the QB). I would almost take him at 20 and take Mullen here, if WR weren't so pathetic with only JuJu there. 2 (52) Trayvon Mullen CB 42 - Deebo Samuel WR 45 - Amani Oruwarlye CB 47 - Chris Lindstrom OL 52 - Chauncey Gardner-Johnson CB/S 55 - Garrett Bradbury OL 56 - I think Mullen checks all the boxes as far as potential goes, and it would be extremely hard to pass on him if he's there in 2. He looked like more of a potential guy instead of someone who is putting it all together though. I really like Gardner-Johnson's play though, who played both S and slot CB, and he actually looks like a stud already. That's the kind of S I want. You pair a coverage safety like Gardner-Johnson with Edmunds, and you'll have 2 young safeties with some good athleticism. That should help the D a lot. Passing up on the last of the good OGs here is hard, but I like Ramon and feel we can get by with him and/or Finney for another year. 3 (83) Elijah Holyfield RB 78 - Jace Sternberger TE 91 - Terrill Hanks LB 94 - Andy Isabella WR 100 - Justice Hill RB 102 - I really wanted to get Elijah Holyfield, since I like how he runs, and I think Isabella's suddenness would help replace that attribute that the team is losing when they trade Brown so he's hard to pas up as well. However, after begrudgingly passing up Hockenson in 1, I'm getting my athletic TE here. Isabella might be the right pick though. 4 (122) Jalen Jelks OLB 107 - Rodney Anderson RB 113 - Anthony Nelson DE 116 - Bryce Love RB 123 - Connor McGovern OL 124 - Mike Weber RB 134 - David Sills V WR 136 - Justin Layne CB 139 - Ben Burr-Kirven LB 143 - Finally going CB at this point, after ALMOST taking one with my first 3 picks. Guys like Layne and Isaiah Johnson and Kendall Sheffield are why I passed on Mullen and Murphy. Layne is a converted WR to CB. At 6'3" 185, he's a good athlete and has a high ceiling. He's too thin though & needs to bulk up a bit. David Sills is really tempting here because I want to have 3-4 top notch WRs, not a bunch of mediocre guys. With Antoine Wesley projected in 6, and the pressing need at CB, I went with Layne instead, even though Sills is a safer pick. 6 (175) Karan Higdon RB 147 - Antoine Wesley WR 173 - More depth at WR here. I just happened to watch the game where Wesley absolutely dominated. He showed speed, agility, hands, and of course tremendous length in that game. He's a steal here if that wasn't a fluke. 6 (192) Isaiah Johnson CB 183 - LJ Scott RB 197 - Scott is compared to Le'Veon Bell, in that he's a versatile, big back with patience, but carries too much weight at 6' 225. Maybe if he slimmed down to 210-215 he'd be more dynamic and a good compliment to Conner. But I decided to go with another CB with big upside here in another converted WR. This one is 6'2" 207 or 195, depending on where you look. Athletic and big, showing good natural ability. 7 (219) Kendall Sheffield CB 224 - Dawson Knox TE 233 - Sutton Smith LB 253 - Here we get arguably the fastest guy in the draft who is a bit undersized, but he looks like a steal at this point and I think he should go much sooner than this. UDFA. Cody Thompson WR 296 - A little tidbit on Thompson from the senior bowl, which would provide something the Steelers would be losing when Brown is traded and JuJu and Metcalf don't have so much: Quote I was really impressed with a couple of wide receivers from the West team today, but none more-so than Toledo's Cody Thompson. His route-running is superb, showing outstanding attention to detail in his releases and at the apex of his patterns. Thompson also caught the ball well away from his frame, showing the ability to dominate short-to-intermediate. UDFA: Wes Hills RB 303 - Hills is a small school guy that won MVP of the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Depth Chart (rudimentary, and yes I might miss some guys that are leaving in FA and I'll leave irrelevant guys off intentionally) QB: Ben Roethlisberger, Mason Rudolph, Joshua Dobbs RB: James Conner, Jaylen Samuels, Wes Hills UDFA FB: Roosevelt Nix WR: JuJu Smith-Schuster, DK Metcalf 1, Ryan Switzer, James Washington, Antoine Wesley 6, Cody Thompson UDFA TE: Vance McDonald, Jace Sternberger 3, Jesse James LT: Alejandro Villanueva, Gerald Hawkins LG: Ramon Foster/BJ Finney C: Maurkice Pouncey RG: David DeCastro RT: Marcus Gilbert, Matt Feiler DE: Cameron Heyward, Henry Anderson FA NT: Javon Hargrave DE: Stephon Tuitt LOLB: TJ Watt LILB: LJ Fort, Jon Bostic RILB: Kwon Alexander FA, Vince Williams ROLB: Brian Burns 1, Bud Dupree LCB: Joe Haden, Brian Allen, Isaiah Johson 6 FS: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson 2, Sean Davis SS: Terrell Edmunds, Morgan Burnett RCB: Eric Rowe FA, Cameron Sutton, Justin Layne 4 NICK: Mike Hilton, Kendall Sheffield 7 K: Chris Boswell? Matt McCrane P: Jordan Berry KR/PR: Ryan Switzer I probably should've drafted a K and a P, but I think we'll just pick up a UDFA. Not bolstering the OL might have been a mistake too, but I wanted to fix the D now, and I think the O, with a matured JuJu and Conner, and a healthy McDonald and Ben, should be good to roll with a monster like Metcalf brought in to replace Brown and an athlete like Sternberger brought in for depth and YAC if McDonald goes down again. Drafting Burns was a long-run type pick. This season, the team would've been better if I'd went CB instead, but long term upgrading over Dupree with a stud like him is the right move IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitzburgh Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 They already resigned Aluala to a 2 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurgan Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Great work @Magnus-Viktor!!! I like the thread of what you are proposing, and they way that you go through the process of your thinking. I too think that we will use some $$$ and sign a coverage backer and some corner competition. The Edge class is very top heavy and we might sneak in a on the cheap signing, but I see us going after a Barr, Alexander, Buchannon or Perryman AND some more vet bodies in the CB room like a Roby, Desir or Clairborne. That being said, I would LOVE Metcalf at 20, and I think that Ben would too. IF he were there, that is an easy pick. I realize the fascination with guys like Murphy here, but Metcalf would solve the issue right now. A true X guy that could break what we do wide *** open. TBH, I would not mind Hock here either, but Metcalf changes the game. If Burns is there when we use the AB pick, take him. Forget the weight and the production issues, dude can get to the QB. Along the same theme, if CGJ is there at 52, run to the podium. Hell, I might do that at 20 at this point. Dude is everything we want. Playmaker, versitile, hitter, could be a true FS. You have hit homeruns in the first 3 picks!!! But... here is where paths diverge, for me. Even with FA corners being signed, CB is the biggest need on the team and we HAVE to take one here. There has to be someone that slid, someone that even we have to make a bit of a reach for. I cannot take a TE over a CB. I know you didn't really project trades, but that this point I would throw in the 4 and two 6's or whatever to move up and get Ya-Sin, Lonnie Johnson or Joejuan Williams. In the range of what you are doing, you leave out Kris Boyd (probably for good reason, lol) from Texas as a CB candidate, but there is a definate bubble there. In that same vein, I am having a hard time getting on board with Justin Layne. I get the measurables, and I will say that I have not watched a lot of tape, but we have a WR convert to CB in Brian Allen, and the results have been mixed. I realize that is a broad brush, but the point is that I feel like we need ready to go guys from the drop. And Layne is a project player at this point. Same could be said for Johnson. So, in the spirit of conversation, I will try this as well. 1.20--DJ Metcalf 1.30--Brian Burns 2.52--CGJ (You did this perfect...LOL) 3.83--Kris Boyd, CB Texas (95)--I am left no option. He is not the best, but is a ready to play corner with lots of experience and tape. He has big issues, but no more than a lot of other guys that we already have in the CB room. 4.122-- Connor McGovern, OG Penn State (124)--depth inside and comp for Finney to be Foster's heir apparent 6.175--I'll keep Wesley. Ben will like the 6'5" jump ball specialist 6.192--Mark Fields, CB Clemson (184)--another corner for the room. Undersized but with an attitude. Another true corner, and a guy that is a champion. 7.219--Dawson Knox, TE Ole Miss (223)--Metcalf's teammate and one of the biggest sleepers of the draft. Dude is a baller, but with Brown and Metcalf eating all the catches, he is overlooked. Blocking needs work, but is a mismatch and a grinder. He would be a STEAL here. UDFA-- Kingsley Keke, NG Texas A+M (244)--One gap penetrator to knock Shade Tree off the roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jebrick Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 I'll give it a roll: For the 1st round it must be at or below the pick. After which it must be within 5 for rds 2-4 and 10 for 5-7 1.20 Devin Bush 1.30 N'Keal Harry, WR Az St. - Alt Nasir Adderley S Del 2.52 Rock Ya-Sin CB Temple 3.83 Beau Benzschawel OG Wis Alt Emanual Hall WR Missouri 4.122 Josh Oliver TE SDS Alt Mike Webber RB Ohio St 6.175 Tony Pollard RB 6'0 209 Oklahoma 6.192 Jimmie Moreland CB James Madison 7.219 Matt Gay K Utah UDFA Derick Roberson OLB, Sam Houston State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 Burns is going to be a stud. He’s going too 15 for sure. If we could get your first three picks, we’d win the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 If we got Mullens, Miurphy, and Burns...you could stop.there and id be friggin ecstatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus-Viktor Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 4:21 AM, Blitzburgh said: They already resigned Aluala to a 2 year deal. Interesting. I guess I've been too busy to notice something like that. I don't mind that. He's a solid player, but he's getting old. I'd rather have Henry Anderson but at least Alualu knows the system. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus-Viktor Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 21 hours ago, kurgan said: Great work @Magnus-Viktor!!! I like the thread of what you are proposing, and they way that you go through the process of your thinking. I too think that we will use some $$$ and sign a coverage backer and some corner competition. The Edge class is very top heavy and we might sneak in a on the cheap signing, but I see us going after a Barr, Alexander, Buchannon or Perryman AND some more vet bodies in the CB room like a Roby, Desir or Clairborne. That being said, I would LOVE Metcalf at 20, and I think that Ben would too. IF he were there, that is an easy pick. I realize the fascination with guys like Murphy here, but Metcalf would solve the issue right now. A true X guy that could break what we do wide *** open. TBH, I would not mind Hock here either, but Metcalf changes the game. If Burns is there when we use the AB pick, take him. Forget the weight and the production issues, dude can get to the QB. Along the same theme, if CGJ is there at 52, run to the podium. Hell, I might do that at 20 at this point. Dude is everything we want. Playmaker, versitile, hitter, could be a true FS. You have hit homeruns in the first 3 picks!!! But... here is where paths diverge, for me. Even with FA corners being signed, CB is the biggest need on the team and we HAVE to take one here. There has to be someone that slid, someone that even we have to make a bit of a reach for. I cannot take a TE over a CB. I know you didn't really project trades, but that this point I would throw in the 4 and two 6's or whatever to move up and get Ya-Sin, Lonnie Johnson or Joejuan Williams. In the range of what you are doing, you leave out Kris Boyd (probably for good reason, lol) from Texas as a CB candidate, but there is a definate bubble there. In that same vein, I am having a hard time getting on board with Justin Layne. I get the measurables, and I will say that I have not watched a lot of tape, but we have a WR convert to CB in Brian Allen, and the results have been mixed. I realize that is a broad brush, but the point is that I feel like we need ready to go guys from the drop. And Layne is a project player at this point. Same could be said for Johnson. So, in the spirit of conversation, I will try this as well. 1.20--DJ Metcalf 1.30--Brian Burns 2.52--CGJ (You did this perfect...LOL) 3.83--Kris Boyd, CB Texas (95)--I am left no option. He is not the best, but is a ready to play corner with lots of experience and tape. He has big issues, but no more than a lot of other guys that we already have in the CB room. 4.122-- Connor McGovern, OG Penn State (124)--depth inside and comp for Finney to be Foster's heir apparent 6.175--I'll keep Wesley. Ben will like the 6'5" jump ball specialist 6.192--Mark Fields, CB Clemson (184)--another corner for the room. Undersized but with an attitude. Another true corner, and a guy that is a champion. 7.219--Dawson Knox, TE Ole Miss (223)--Metcalf's teammate and one of the biggest sleepers of the draft. Dude is a baller, but with Brown and Metcalf eating all the catches, he is overlooked. Blocking needs work, but is a mismatch and a grinder. He would be a STEAL here. UDFA-- Kingsley Keke, NG Texas A+M (244)--One gap penetrator to knock Shade Tree off the roster Thanks. I don't like Boyd. I didn't consider him at all after seeing him at the senior bowl and other times looking horrid. I do very strongly agree that going CB in 3 would've been ideal. But as I said, I just looked at the board, and there were simply no CBs in 3 that wouldn't be around later that I liked. But taking Knox at TE later on and a CB in 3 instead, as you did, would've been my preference if a CB the caliber of Sternberger would've been there. I'm not going to reach and take a scrub. I also preferred Sheffield to Knox in 7. But your thought process and mine were very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus-Viktor Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 20 hours ago, MOSteelers56 said: Burns is going to be a stud. He’s going too 15 for sure. If we could get your first three picks, we’d win the Super Bowl. I'm inclined to agree, but I just used CBS's rankings here. He jumped off the screen at me when I watched him play. That's when he wasn't getting any hype at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 34 minutes ago, Magnus-Viktor said: I'm inclined to agree, but I just used CBS's rankings here. He jumped off the screen at me when I watched him play. That's when he wasn't getting any hype at all. Yeah, the rankings are a bit off. I would love it if it fell this way. You definitely post exciting mocks lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus-Viktor Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 1 hour ago, MOSteelers56 said: Yeah, the rankings are a bit off. I would love it if it fell this way. You definitely post exciting mocks lol Haha thanks. You know, I know someone has to fall on draft day, so that's why I go with rankings from somewhere else. Anyone that I personally like I always feel should go higher, so I'd never have any drafts beyond the first 2 or 3 rounds if I used "my" rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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