First Take said Steelers could have had LAMAR

They drafted a safety Edmunds that's no longer with the team..Also said Big Ben was on his way out.Is this true ,LAMAR was ours to get and we F up that draft ?

 

20/20

 

what difference does it make? He probably wouldn't be as effective as he is now with the Ravens. This offensive scheme would ruin anyone. Tomlin can't get out of his own way. He hires the worst coordinators of anyone in the NFL. The defense and offense are awful. Yes we could have drafted him. But that's just wishful thinking. We are in deep crap now because of the way this team has developed QBs lately.

 

Some of you might be too young to remember when the Steelers passed on Pitt QB Dan Marino. Heard the kid had a pretty good NFL career.

 

I remeber that. We drafted senor sack.

 

OF COURSE it is true

Colbert and Tomlin failed us terribly.

TERRIBLY.

they had NO PLAN for post Ben and we are now feeling it....

i have made this point several times in the past.

ROONEY SUCKS TOO

 

yes - 20 / 20..... AND that is what gets CEO's and COACHES fired ALL THE TIME......

 

Ben was still pretty good when Lamar came out, Ben had a problem with them drafting Mason Rudolph how do you think he would've reacted to them drafting Lamar?

 

They drafted a defensive end Combs that's no longer with the team...Is this true ,BRADY was ours to get and we F up that draft ?

 

Yes he may have been a great player. However that doesn't mitigate a pass on Marino. It was a horrible decision at the time. I'm sorry for how Gabe ended his life. He would have been a good player.

 

They also drafted James Conner the year before I doubt they even considered drafting Chubbs.

 

Like most are saying 20/20...Ben had a good year in 2017 and even better year in 2018. Played for another 3 years after Lamar was drafted. They were never taking a QB in the first round that year.

Should they have? Maybee...worked for the Packers as Rodgers played two more years after drafting Love. But, there was much more friction between Rodgers and the front office than with Ben and the Steelers front office.

 

The Steelers let Ben hold them hostage. AB and L Bell were allowed to do the same thing.

 

Brady was a dark horse, Lamar was a no brainer.

 

Lots of teams screwed that up. Steelers drafted Tee Martin before Brady was picked. Chad Pennington, who was OK as QB was the first overall QB taken in 2000. I remember Steelers fans going ape**** when Steelers drafted Plax instead of Pennington. Good times.

 

WHO CARES.

Ben hurt us late in his career - he was NOT managed well, he ran the Asylum. Tomlin let him. ROONEY ALLOWED IT ALL. We kept Ben around too long and denied his fall off. His last extension was one too many. Lamar (and others) was there - we had NO transition plan. 2018 draft, the need was there.

it is why we SUCK now.

 

The fact that we drafted Edmunds in the 1st rd at all is everything you need to know

 

Lamar couldn't read defenses or throw from the pocket when he got to Baltimore. Anyone who thinks this coaching staff could have developed Lamar is smoking some high quality product.

He would have looked like Fields in Chicago for us.

 

Chubb isn't hindsight for everybody, if you remember. I wrote that he was one guy they should have drafted instead of Edmunds that very day.

 

LJ couldn't throw NFL passes when he was drafted. The Ravens took a gamble he could learn. Yay them!

 

They also let go of Unitas and Len Dawson! Damn that Tomlin!