OT: The Pittsburgher Thread: No 3peat for the Swifts

[Coastal Kev]

On it's face, Stafford is worth a 1st.
But for the Steelers, that's a dumb move for a couple of reasons:

1. They need their 1st pick to be a homerun so they can build a strong team around a QB, who will surely be neutered by Tomlin
2. Having Stafford will ensure another NHALS for the short term. But it's a myopic move. This team doesn't let it's QB play ball so paying a 1st for any QB on this team is silly. They essentially want a handoff monkey. Gonna pay a premium pick for Stafford to hand the ball off 30 times?

it would be a historic terrible decision, that would sacrifice competing for a championship in the future for trying to provide tomlin/organization with a cheap playoff win (which they still won't get unless extremely lucky)

 

[JTG]

I am a "best player available" truther, but just looking at more mocks/draft evals, I really feel like DL in round 1 and RB in round 2 should be the move. You still have the potential to get best in class players at those positions with picks 20 and 52 (although it seems DT Mason Graham and RB Ashton Jeanty are consensus top 10 talents at this point).

Kenneth Grant and Walter Nolen seem like the next tier of DT's and are projected to go around pick 20.

One of Omarion Hampton, Judkins, Henderson, or Kaleb Johnson should be there with our 2nd round pick as well. I've said this so many times but pick ~50 really is the sweet spot for RB's and Centers.

That seems like the reasonable direction to me also. That's why when I look I'd rather have 2 picks from 33-70 than 21.

 

[Coastal Kev]

I am a "best player available" truther, but just looking at more mocks/draft evals, I really feel like DL in round 1 and RB in round 2 should be the move. You still have the potential to get best in class players at those positions with picks 20 and 52 (although it seems DT Mason Graham and RB Ashton Jeanty are consensus top 10 talents at this point).

Kenneth Grant and Walter Nolen seem like the next tier of DT's and are projected to go around pick 20.

One of Omarion Hampton, Judkins, Henderson, or Kaleb Johnson should be there with our 2nd round pick as well. I've said this so many times but pick ~50 really is the sweet spot for RB's and Centers.

I'm a Best available as well, sadly under Tomlin the Steelers are NOT>