The Reindeer is coming back

Here are a couple of relevant posts. This quote was me responding to a comment about the Ravens getting Hamilton and Linderbaum.

 

He was gone before the Steelers pick, as expected. I didn’t leave anything out to make you look bad. I’m just pointing out that Hamilton was always unrealistic. I wanted him, too.

 

Haven’t you called me out for hindsight in the past when I claimed that I had an opinion at the time and couldn’t provide the post? Yes, you have. Your order on the thread had Pickett second, ahead of Corral. Not that Corral is any good.your stated opinion at the time was that you would be happy with any of the top four quarterbacks ibln the first round.

 

You are the one who brought up your memory of my posts. At the time. I am simply pointing out that your memory was incorrect.

 

TENNIS?
ANYONE?

 

Wi Wi

 

What was I supposed to do? Copy the entire thread onto this one? Come on, Blast. That's crap. So is your false claim that I was dishonest. That was rude, inflammatory, inappropriate. and inaccurate. There was no attempt to deceive in my post. It seems like you just don't like having me dig up the thread.

Everything I read going into that draft was that he would be gone before the Steelers picked, so yes, it was unrealistic. He went 14th. The Steelers' pick was No. 20, so no, he didn't almost make it to them.

 

I was looking for your posts and mine. Even now that you have posted it, I don't think it changes much. Just as your explanation for why you wanted one of the four quarterbacks in the first round doesn't change much, either. We all have logic for why we post things. So what?

 

That is not accurate. I have blamed both Pickett and the team for his performance. A better quarterback would have overcome the team's incompetence. I think he needed to be in a better situation to succeed and he certainly didn't get that in Pittsburgh.

 

I was looking for backup that I had talked about Linderbaum. I was backing up my claim, though I did think it would be interesting to see what both of us posted since we were arguing so much about what was said at the time. I genuinely didn't remember or care if you had talked up Hamilton because I never thought there was any chance the Steelers would get him unless they traded up that year. That's why I made the Hutchinson comment. Who cares if we think a player would be good for the Steelers if he's going to be long gone before they pick?

Linderbaum and Dax Hill, the two guys I wanted, were both expected to be there for them. They passed on both for Pickett.

 

It wasn't a gotcha attempt. It was an attempt to back up my claim about Linderbaum. I demonstrated this by pointing out that I didn't care who talked up Hamilton on draft day in 2022. I consider that no more relevant than if you had talked up Hutchinson, who went second overall. Please note I posted that long before I started posting quotes from the 2022 draft thread. I haven't just told you repeatedly that it wasn't a gotha attempt. I backed that statement up, yet you continue to make that false accusation. That's not cool.

I never claimed that I wrote about Hamilton or Linderbaum on that thread before they were selected. I think all I posted on that draft thread was that I very much did not want Willis. I am fairly certain I did post about Linderbaum before that day on other threads, but I don't have the links to the posts, so I'm not going to argue the point. On the day of the draft, I posted about my interest in Linderbaum. I backed that up. While I was looking for that, I found you posting that you would have been happy with any of the four quarterbacks, including Pickett. I guess you find that embarrassing given all the criticism you have leveled at the pick in hindsight.

 

By the way, this is me more definitively stating that I wanted Linderbaum. It is from May, so after the draft, but still well before any of those guys had played in an NFL game. I posted more about who I didn't want than who I wanted before that draft. lol

 

Here is a discussion on another thread before the draft that makes my interest in Linderbaum clear. Is it fair to say you indicated you didn't want him? It reads that way.

 

My two posts just before and just after the Pickett selection.

 

Now I found the right search parameters. I didn't just want Linderbaum, I was pissed at seeing mock drafts that had the Steelers passing on taking him.

https://thesteelersfans.com/forums/...mock-draft-pre-senior-bowl.28018/#post-977913

 

I mean...


The 2022 Draft is in the books. What's done is done. Kevin left Omar a mess.

Omar's now tasked with cleaning it up. He is doing all he can to the best of his ability. If one wants to critique his 2025 FA Haul, by all means. That said, to assume that all of the pressure is now placed on the 2025 Draft Picks is a bit silly in my opinion.

Now, certain positions?! I agree; namely the IDL. Benton is a hybrid IDL as far as I am concerned, Heyward is likely playing his semi final or final season, Lowry is just depth, Logan Lee is very much untested and the rest are depth. Offensive Tackle is another for Calvin Anderson simply isn't it. Safety might be the most underrated of the three given how comically top heavy the position is this upcoming Draft Class.