jakez4ut
Patience... It's what's for dinner
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it was a wierd draft for the steelers. it was good, but probably not relative to what we've come to expect as steeler fans.
RB, WR 1st two picks. both value picks. and i think i love both of them. Sweed is the question to me. is he just a big name from a big school that wont' do well in the pro's, a la mike williams or dwayne jarret? or is he Plaxico burress part deux in waiting?
Mendenhall i thought would be gone at that point, but i think it's a great pick up for the steelers, who have been searching for a complimentary back for Willie Parker thur f/agency.
i honestly thought they'd of addressed the O line and LB's first and foremost. but as Tomlin said after the draft....you can protect the qb with O Linmen or give him weapons. we know which way they went in this draft, and i'll be watching to see how it works out.......Ben can't spend as much time on his back as he did last year. that much i do know.
word is they were very high on Jerod Mayo, and had he been there, was going to be their first round pick. but they weren't going to trade up to get him. it probably worked out...mendenhall was probably just too good to pass up that late in the round.
the 2nd day ofthe draft wasn't terrible either, but i have no idea who the DE from UCLA is.....Dennis Dixon is an intriguing pick and had me scratching my head at first. but given the Steelers' history for some trickery, i have a feeling they are bringing him in just to see where they can use him on this offense....let's face it, qb is not a position the steelers are hurting at.
we've still got some issues, and i'm still not sold on our O LINe or our aging linebackers..and this year's schedule is so difficult.........man......i don't want to say they gambled with some of this, but it kind of feels like they did.
we'll see how this works out. it wasn't terrible, but i don't think the Steelers addressed all of their needs.
RB, WR 1st two picks. both value picks. and i think i love both of them. Sweed is the question to me. is he just a big name from a big school that wont' do well in the pro's, a la mike williams or dwayne jarret? or is he Plaxico burress part deux in waiting?
Mendenhall i thought would be gone at that point, but i think it's a great pick up for the steelers, who have been searching for a complimentary back for Willie Parker thur f/agency.
i honestly thought they'd of addressed the O line and LB's first and foremost. but as Tomlin said after the draft....you can protect the qb with O Linmen or give him weapons. we know which way they went in this draft, and i'll be watching to see how it works out.......Ben can't spend as much time on his back as he did last year. that much i do know.
word is they were very high on Jerod Mayo, and had he been there, was going to be their first round pick. but they weren't going to trade up to get him. it probably worked out...mendenhall was probably just too good to pass up that late in the round.
the 2nd day ofthe draft wasn't terrible either, but i have no idea who the DE from UCLA is.....Dennis Dixon is an intriguing pick and had me scratching my head at first. but given the Steelers' history for some trickery, i have a feeling they are bringing him in just to see where they can use him on this offense....let's face it, qb is not a position the steelers are hurting at.
we've still got some issues, and i'm still not sold on our O LINe or our aging linebackers..and this year's schedule is so difficult.........man......i don't want to say they gambled with some of this, but it kind of feels like they did.
we'll see how this works out. it wasn't terrible, but i don't think the Steelers addressed all of their needs.
I kid Jake, I kid. Good luck this season.
