MOSteelers56 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, warfelg said: Would be just peak 10’s Steelers to see ownership saying there’s something that needs to be fixed and the only OL change is LG...who played a bunch anyways. I'm feeling more of a 00's Steelers mentality on signing absolute hot garbage to play interior O-line positions lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFF Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 25 minutes ago, MOSteelers56 said: I wonder if Pouncey unretires during TC? I can't for the life of me think of how we can go into the season with Finney or JC Hassenauer as our potential starters at such an important position. They’re not...they’ll have a new RB and Center by end of Round 3. Now unless someone falls I don’t think they grab an OT til day 3. With Chuks in last year of deal, I’m guessing they draft a size/athletic project and see if they can groom him for a year. Something like... 1)RB...2)Center...3)CB...4a)ILB...4b)OT I still think they sign a vet CB and TE. I still think Samuel and Penn st TE (going to butcher spelling) are sneaky possibilities in the 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Right now, based on what we still need, what we lost, and how we finished the season, when I look at our schedule, I see 7 wins, optimistically. I'll admit I hope I feel more optimistic after the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben07MVP Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, MOSteelers56 said: I wonder if Pouncey unretires during TC? I can't for the life of me think of how we can go into the season with Finney or JC Hassenauer as our potential starters at such an important position. I posted this idea a few days ago, Kaboly mentioned it in an article and I can definitely see it happening. If we don’t address C in the first two rounds, it will be because they believe Pouncey is coming back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSteelers56 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I'm concerned that we are going into the draft with such a gaping need. Every team knows we have Finney as our starter and will actively work to get ahead of us if they need a Center. I mean, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Finney will be better than he ever has been and can actually start at an average level, because I certainly don't trust a rookie Center(if we actually are trying to compete) at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 1 hour ago, MOSteelers56 said: I'm concerned that we are going into the draft with such a gaping need. Every team knows we have Finney as our starter and will actively work to get ahead of us if they need a Center. I mean, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Finney will be better than he ever has been and can actually start at an average level, because I certainly don't trust a rookie Center(if we actually are trying to compete) at all. I agree and no one else who needs a C is gonna let Humphrey fall to us in the 2nd round. We would have to take him in the 1st 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Also to expand a little bit on what I just said; I view Creed Humphrey as the top C. But, my point of course is, whomever the top C is or whomever the Steelers view as the Top C, would likely have to be their first pick to acquire him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben07MVP Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 This is obviously huge for our rookies but also 2nd year guys like McFarland, Dotson, Highsmith etc. Sounds like they will get their first full NFL off-season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August4th Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 might be a fun guy to watch in preseason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcash4 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 I like that the Steelers are taking advantage of seeing guys that had pro-days cancelled last year and taking immediate shots with them -- especially at a position that we should avoid (IMO) entirely in the draft. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben07MVP Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Interesting...I wanted him BAD in the 2016 draft. Not the biggest area of need though, and he hasn’t been able to stay healthy. Maybe they try to convert him to the slot like Lamarcus Joyner? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFF Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, bigben07MVP said: Interesting...I wanted him BAD in the 2016 draft. Not the biggest area of need though, and he hasn’t been able to stay healthy. Maybe they try to convert him to the slot like Lamarcus Joyner? They have no S depth with Sean Davis still unsigned...I wouldn’t have a problem with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilantZombie Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Karl Joseph is someone I think fits Pittsburgh really well. I wanted this last year too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcash4 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Total guess work on my part, but I wonder if they didn't resign Hilton because they believe they can fill that void via a time share. Maybe Karl Joseph helps in that regard too. Hilton was more 3rd safety than CB -- even going so far as to remove him as the NCB in place of Sutton in coverage specific situations, but also having him in the SS role at times in place of Edmunds in base. If they think that they can play a variety of people in that nickel corner role for half the downs with (Allen, Brooks, Karl Joseph, etc) in the big nickel and then move Sutton to the slot in on passing downs with Pierre/Layne coming on -- maybe they don't see it as a huge hole. I am not sure how I feel about it, but I could at least get the idea of it and see us not pressing come draft time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigben07MVP Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Dcash4 said: Total guess work on my part, but I wonder if they didn't resign Hilton because they believe they can fill that void via a time share. Maybe Karl Joseph helps in that regard too. Hilton was more 3rd safety than CB -- even going so far as to remove him as the NCB in place of Sutton in coverage specific situations, but also having him in the SS role at times in place of Edmunds in base. If they think that they can play a variety of people in that nickel corner role for half the downs with (Allen, Brooks, Karl Joseph, etc) in the big nickel and then move Sutton to the slot in on passing downs with Pierre/Layne coming on -- maybe they don't see it as a huge hole. I am not sure how I feel about it, but I could at least get the idea of it and see us not pressing come draft time. Good post, you might be on to something. Other than the pass rush, one of the things that has made our defense so lethal the past two years is position flexibility. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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