Instant, Panicky, Haven't Thought It Through Yet Grades

Just caught up and finished the draft. Haven't let it sink in... I'll re-grade after more thought in a couple of weeks.


Shazier: A
Tuitt: A
Archer: C-
Bryant: A
Richardson: D
Johnson: B+
Zumwalt: C+
McCullers: A
Branchflower: C


Overall: B


(That's a real, "above average" B, not the B that the worst teams get on so many sites.)

What are yours?

 

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I'm feeling underwhelmed after looking at the draft. I'd like to be optimistic, but I'm not seeing any immediate impact players. Yes long term I think shazier & tuitt (and maybe some of the others, but depends on their desire & drive) have potential. Honestly, this year they'll probably try to use archer as a return specialist, but I'm not sure I see much other immediate impact. I hope I'm wrong, but every other time we've drafted top def players, they'll need at least a year to blossom. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm just not feeling the koolaid buzz yet.

 

we are building a team for the future ..

 

i like this half FULL sentiment. My definition of a successful draft is grabbing players who are future significant contributors...not role players or special teams guys. I think we have some future starters...maybe sooner than later. I read somewhere that only 30% of players taken in the 6/7 rounds end up 'making it' in the NFL, so it's like throwing darts with these picks, and thus I don't give them a lot of attention for our grade...BUT some media guys had McCullers a round 2-3 prospect, so this does bump us up a little. I think A- is the right call...even though I was amongst those screaming for a CB.

I would love love to know IF Fuller was available, would we have taken him? OR was Shazier the pick all along.

 

I don't understand the McCullers pick since I'm looking at it as Cam Thomas is a NT and not a DE. We just signed Thomas to a contract, I doubt we cut him.

What are the chances McCullers makes the team and doesn't get put in the PS squad only to be stolen away.

 

we will cut fangupo and next year thomas will be gone

 

Not taking the round or pick # into account:

Shazier: A
Tuitt: A
Archer: D
Bryant: B-
Richardson: C
Johnson: C
Zumwalt: D
McCullers: C-
Branchflower: D


Overall: A-



Taking the round and pick # into account:

Shazier: A
Tuitt: A+
Archer: D-
Bryant: A
Richardson: C+
Johnson: B
Zumwalt: D
McCullers: C+
Branchflower: C


Overall: A



Either way it would be unreasonable to expect much better.

 

When I saw that I thought ... "Things can only get better."


I need sleep.

 

let me say this. all of that is correct but he has had three different systems while at tenn. he was ask to play a nose in a 3-4 under sunseri when he had no idea what they wanted. not because he didn't know how to play nt. it was because for some reason sunseri wanted his nt to get penetration and shed blocks instead of taking on blockers.

that experiment went horribly. he just needs consistency. once you show and tell him what you want him to do and he learns it. he could very well be unstoppable. first day in weight room at ten he done things you couldn't believe. when he gets to Pittsburgh he will run through walls for these coaches. he WILL make the 53 man roster

 

An article in the Post Gazette yesterday said Justin Gilbert was the pick but when the Bengals took him, the pick was Odell Beckham. After he was chosen the pick shifted to Shazier, whose agent was on the phone with the Cowboys when the Steelers selected him.

 

They still need depth, Cam will probably play both DE and NT.

 

I am not one to give grades per say, but I will give my impressions.

Shazier: I initially did not like this pick. If he is everything the coaches think he can be, this will be an easy A, especially if Jones and Worilds do what is expected of them as well. Jones/Shazier/Timmons/Worilds can be a very, very good group. I do think had Fuller fallen one more spot...he would have been ours. I do find it strange that we sat on here for weeks saying that Fuller would be drafted too early if we took him at 15, Dennard is the guy that fell and we didn't want him.

Tuitt: Absolutely love this pick. We are talking about a 1st round talent. Had this been the 2012 draft he probably would have been a top 10 pick. Had he stayed in school one more year...I think the same way.

Archer: Hated this pick, and I still do. To me, this change of pace type player is overvalued by the Steelers. How many times have we tried to find this player. Batch? LSH? Rainey? The small kid they brought in as a camp invite? Had we taken a CB here, I think the Richardson pick makes much more sense.

Bryant: Another pick I love. I probably would have liked it better had this been Bryant at 3 and Desir or another CB here in 4, but I love the pick and I love his potential.

Richardson: I understand drafting a CB here and I trust Lake knows this player. I would feel more comfortable here had we not taken another project corner in the 5th last year and just let him go with no development or had we taken a CB in one of the 2 picks prior.

Johnson: I feel like Munch might have an understanding with this player that we don't. Having been in Tenn last year he might have had extra time to watch him. I really like him honestly. 51 starts and 2 holding penalties? Incredible honestly.

Zumwalt: I am okay with this pick if we put him into perspective, but I would have preferred an OLB who would truly be an OLB for us. If he can move to the outside, then I feel better about this pick. With Timmons, Shazier, Williams, Garvin, Wilson, and Spence already as options on the inside, adding a 7th ILB when we only have 4 OLB 2 of which are Moats and Carter, I would have preferred an upgrade at OLB. If he moves to the outside of becomes a special teams demon, I feel better about this pick.

McCullers: This was one of those, I don't get it picks, but I assume this is a draft on potential pick one way or another.

Branchflower: Another pick I really love. I like his potential. If his hands are okay and he can block, he really could help us IF he can learn from Heath how to get separation. He basically had NO help on his team, so I'm not sure his numbers are really indicative of his ability.


Overall: B


(That's a real, "above average" B, not the B that the worst teams get on so many sites.)

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