Steelers Draft and Mel Kiper sucks thread!!

So now we wait 3 more months for actual football...

(after UDFA are signed tonight and tomorrow)

 

So, what's everyone's grade for this draft?

 

Slow hands

Slow hands and feet plays too high Gee Neato! Did the Penn WR get drafted ?

 

Hamilton? Yep. About 4 picks after the Browns picked Gordon V2.0.

 

Pretty much hinges on Mason Rudolph. Today I’d give the Steelers draft C+/C. We’ll revisit after a couple pre season games, and again in a couple seasons. Rudolph becomes a franchise passer, that grade immediately jumps to an A. Liked Washington in the 2nd, Samuels is intriguing. This could be one of those drafts that appear to be just average but ends up being good to great in a few years

 

Samuels is definitely a mismatch waiting to happen.....he may be Cordell 2.0

 

Browns . . .

Talent: B-/C+
Needs: D
Value: F​

 

Per www.steelers.com

Pittsburgh Steelers 2018 Rookie Free Agents

Name Pos. College
Parker Cothren DT Penn State
Jarvion Franklin RB Western Michigan
Greg Gilmore DE LSU
Quadree Henderson WR Pittsburgh
Trey Johnson CB Villanova
Pharoah McKever TE North Carolina State
Patrick Morris C TCU
Ikenna Nwokeji OL Elon
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi LB Toledo
Chris Schleuger G UAB
Jamar Summers CB UCONN
Matthew Thomas LB Florida State
Kendal Vickers DE Tennessee

 

Thomas...look out w that pickup

 

Jamar Summers May have a shot. UConn puts a lot of DB’s in the NFL, truthfully I think I have old intel

 

Colbert was quoted about a month ago saying basically after the first few LB prospects the rest were a bunch of JAGs. I was hoping he was just being coy but apparently not.

 

Dunbar coached him.

 

C

Liked the Washington, Rudolph, and Samuels picks. Unfortunately all offensive players. This draft reminds me of a co-worker that’s a Dolphins fan who bitches every now and then about the Marino years when Shula and their GM could never fix their defense because they consistently kept drafting offense year after year.

 

They need the Burnett and Bostic Signings to be a hit and Dupree to come around or we may see the same defensive nonsense again this season.

I actually think they are in good shape at CB with Hayden, Burns, Hilton, and if Sutton continues to make improvement.

 

By being hamstrung getting a QB, I think Steeltown did great except in the 1st. I really think Edmonds is a 4th rounder. Just my opinion. Like some of Samuels.

 

I saw Edmunds as a 3rd Rounder, but apparently his 2016 tape is what sold Pittsburgh on him. I like the Rudolph/Washington duo. I also like the value of Marcus Allen.

 

Can’t wait to see what these guys will do in the preseason

 

All I know is Edmunds better stand out on the field because if he doesn’t and if we start hearing he’s having trouble picking up the system the bust birds are gonna be out early with their pitchforks and torches.

 

You forgot the caddy and the case of IC Light

 

Who knows what, about Mathew Thomas, FSC middle linebacker we signed to the rookie squad ... write up here has some sweet stats from the combine ...

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2018/0...as-easily-headlines-steelers-2018-udfa-class/

Kion Lewis, it seems to ne has a shot at greatness from his very good start before injury, and perhaps this kid too ! I still love the genius of Edmunds and Allen in lieu of ILB's that weren't there. These two fly and love the box, covering TE's ... we're actually (may be) the start of a new NFL defensive trend if these two 200+ pound safeties catch on...