Steelers Draft Strategy Prediction

What are your thoughts on trading up? 10 is a lot to add in the draft and with all the signings this offseason they are pushing that 90 man limit.

CBS shows Sanders had 10 fumbles in 276 attempts over his 3 year career, that seems pretty high, if he's the pick I hope they can clean that up because he has the talent.

Savage in the first would be a bold move, especially with S in the first two years running. But I can see the rest playing out your way.

 

I'm pretty close with this as well elvis. I got us as

Savage
Isabella
Long jr
Layne
Mack

I could see this happen easily.

 

I was thinking about trades in any round also. I don't think they move up in the first either, and actually the second either.

 

if those two (Murphy, Baker) fell to the 2nd then yea, I would trade up as well.

 

Heck it's possible we see layne valued by us in the 2nd. I think they like him. Could we see savage layne 1-2 and long 3 and Jennings or mack or Boykin as a 3b? Jennings now in for a visit as well as the brass at the pro days of these guys. I do think we are zeroing in on the possible picks. Just waiting for who drops to us.

I can see savage, layne, long as the top 3. Kev can move with a 6th in the 3rd or 4th.

 

i think if any year to wait for a wr its this one. they go very deep with good ones. we know he wants that replacement for shazier. we are looking at so many safeties and corners around these picks that i just think they could gamble this year and still get their guy at 3b. it is our real third rounder. 3a. is a bonus.

 

Hardman at 3a....

 

Well I am gonna throw this out there how about Chase Winovich as our 1st rounder? I am not in favor but based on last year when the Steelers threw us all for a loop I am gonna think outside the box here. So I was reading on the Steelers Depot and this stood out to me:

Last year, they dined with Terrell Edmunds, James Washington, and Joshua Frazier before drafting them.

Pro Day Dinners

OLB Chase Winovich – Michigan

Chase is the only one.......is he this years Edmunds, I know some here are very high on him but not in the first right?

 

He will be 24 in a few days. That's usually not their style in the first round. I don't think he's in consideration for the 1st. I would hope we wouldn't be bringing in someone who is already 24 to sit behind Dupree for a year. If that's the case advanced scouting should of been able to identify that he would be available at pick 20. Winovich didn't come out of nowhere. It may have been questionable that someone like Burns may not be available but Winovich will be there all day at 20. Why give DUD 9 mil. then? When you had to kinda know Winovich would be available?

Something else to consider if you're thinking outside the box. Everyone and their mother has Bush as our pick(if available) but the actual interest shown from us towards him seems to be pretty scarce. Does anyone know if Bush was part of that dinner? I'm taking Colberts comments about replacing Shazier pretty seriously. I know you have a thread about moving up 10 spots but what if it's 5? I'd be more surprised than not if they don't try and move up at least 5 to get Bush. They might not find a willing partner but I'd be surprised to hear that they didn't at least try, like they did for Evans last year. JMO

 

I am not in favor of Chase in the first maybe not even in the 2nd I am just using our past history as a tool as to who we draft. With only Chase as the only dinner I am saying this could be another Edmunds like pick where we are all caught off guard and our chin left laying on the floor. I am not sure if Bush was part of it but that wasn't reported and if he was part of that dinner I would think it would have been reported.

I agree with you 100% on what you said I just am throw this theory out there. Many people have brought up how we draft players Colbert and/or Tomlin meet with. The article over at Steelers Depot has brought up what I quoted about the dinners and it made me look at Chase a little more.......

 

I just think they are being more secretive this year. They know they have to get this one right. Colbert splitting off on his own on the Texas tour kinda feels the same way.

I'm not reading anything into the dinner except they like Winovich as a day two guy.

 

dont forget mullen as a possible 2nd rounder they all went to the clemson pro day. he met with MT at the combine and we either worked out or met with he and layne at michigans pro day.

i think savage, layne, mullen, winovich, long jr., johnson, jennings are all in play within these first 4 picks. i'd add love, mack and boykin in this group.

 

Yeah I see where you're coming from. I was just trying to add some other evidence that they probably don't see him as a first.....I also agree with turtle that they are keeping things close to the vest

 

If that happened I would have no problem with Chase being our first rounder............

 

Last year didn't throw us ALL for a loop but Chase at 20? That would be an extreme reach. Not to mention a lot of wasted money on dupree and a lot of wasted effort by our scouts and coaches looking at the top wrs and corners.

 

I must have missed all the people all the people pimping him and all the people talking about him.....I don't remember any of that but I am getting old too. As for wasted money there will be none on Dupree if we trade him. and that is what Blast said.