Why are we not signing a Running Back?

Helaire is a great receiving back....

 

Can’t say I know much about the individual prospects, I listen to some of the draft build up but I’m not a college football guy. I’ve heard rave reviews about Helaire but I wonder if they are looking to take somebody that early, I suspect not. He certainly won’t be there in the third by all accounts.

I said earlier in the thread that I don’t believe there is much point getting another ‘guy’ in the fourth or fifth when they already have Conner and Snell. Get somebody special or something they don’t already have in a good YAC receiving back or just use the pick somewhere else IMO.

 

I’m pushing back against RB at 49 as well but if we were to take one ,I’d be quite happy with Helaire. He’s just one of those guys that you watch and think that he should be limited by his size and without elite athleticism and are constantly left scratching your head after he makes play after play.
I wouldn’t be opposed to adding a RB as late as the 4th round if there’s a good one still available. There are a couple versatile guys like Bowden and Gibson. I’m not sure they’ll be around that long. There is also Darrynton Evans who @turtle and I have discussed. He’s a nice blend of speed and vision. I could see him as a upgrade to Samuels and Whyte and he brings something different than Conner and Snell.

 

A J Dillion with late pick.

 

What isn't to get? We haven't seen what our RB's can do behind a competent line and competent QB. The only thing we really know about them is that JC is injury prone. We have little money and big needs, one of which is NOT, and I repeat is NOT, RB.

Here come the "if scenarios"...

1) If Ben comes back strong and the line steps up from last year's sleepover, the ground game WILL improve with our existing cast. No "bell cow" and we still are better off.

2) If Ben falters and/or the OL plays this season with a hangover, ANY addition at RB will underwhelm. "Bell cow" or no, we're not better off on the ground.

Either way, adding a RB with resources that could/should go somewhere else is wrong.

 

Tomlin needs someone to run the wheels off after he runs them off Conner. RB bellcow is a big need if we can get one of the best three.

We don't need 3rd or 4th rounders at RB, we have them.

 

Remember DeAngelo Williams? That worked out pretty well. We need someone like that again, not this bunch of nobodies.

 

Probably at least a second round pick, and some later round picks too.

 

Conner/Snell. They have two 4th rounders to pick up a back.

 

Hey TuRnDoWnForWaTT.

I hope all is well with you and your loved ones.

If Management is not interested is finding a quality back-up QB, they sure enough are not interested in finding a decent RB. IMO, the RBs we have are fine anyway. Staying healthy is the issue as you stated and yes Conner could be that guy. In the end, it is all going to come down to the QB. That is really where the buck stops. No Ben, or a decent back-up, then in all likelihood we will see a rerun of last season.

We have enough RBs each who offer something except for Edmunds. Personally, I like them in the following order: Conner, Whyte, Samuels and then Snell. Probably implementing situational football with the last three. As we know, most RBs will tell you that they need to touch the Rock "X" amount of times to feel comfortable in a game. The Lion's Share of the work then is going to have to go to Conner in that case.


STEELWINDS AKA The East Side Kid

 

The draft is coming up soon. Take a deep breath.

 

Wow, you took this social distancing thing serious. Some people are following the 6 foot rule. You seem to have taken the 6 week rule?

 

Well ,hello, i´m new in the blog and l like talk about the running backs, i think the best option to draft is Clyde Edwards, talking about the depth chart; i think Conner is a good rotation player not a 2nd running back, we can rotate Edwards with Conner because you know that Conner have a lot of injuries, Jaylen Samuels is not a running back, he only know how to catch passes but he can´t run, he get stuck with the guards, Benny Snell is a substitution player but we can change that mentality trying this season with him, Edmunds "sucks" i think he is too slow in the position and the form to watch it is in his first carry against the colts this season, guys like Kamara, Cohen, Mark Ingram or Nick Chubb would score in that play so i think that Edmunds is too slow and with Whyte we can wait until to Training camp and preseason to see how he grows. Why i don´t think that Jonathan Taylor is good to our team? Because he had a lot of touches with the ball in the college like 700 touches so watching Conner we can say we need to prevent injuries like the 2019 season.

 

The problem with Conner is there really isn't any good way to prevent the injuries. I don't think the guy is out of shape. I think he just has the type of body that will keep breaking down. The upright, physical running style doesn't help.

Perhaps Tomlin can be a little smarter in how he uses Conner. Conner did suffer his worst injury of last season on a carry in garbage time, but that could have just as easily happened two plays into the next game.

 

Welcome to the board and I agree that CEH from LSU would be a big addition to our offense.

 

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Draft one.

 

Mad respect to you @Blast Furnace but acquiring Leonard Fournette sadly will not amount to much of anything. Granted, acquiring a former Top 5 talent for essentially nothing sounds all good and well but keep in mind that the new CBA allocates that all players currently under their Rookie Contract have their fifth year option money fully guaranteed. This is not including T.J. Watt's deal either; resetting the market all together assuming he has another DPOY level season.That alone is going to incur a tremendous amount of cap space.



Add in JuJu and Zach Banner and the Leonard Fournette deal, while nice, does not sound possbile. However, I will say this; Minkah Fitzpatrick did not seem too possible either and look how that turned out. This is not including that Mike Tomlin was present at LSU's Pro Day. Given how Tomlin likes familiarity with players and coaches he has either been in contact with, I personally would not rule him out overall.


.... I just do not think that the money is there to do it UNLESS both JuJu and James become the sacrifices for the acquisition.

 

Fournette has been used as hard as Gurley and as much as Bell was the tear before he held out. I'd be all for flipping him for a day 3 pick but realistically it's a 1 year rental on a guy that chewed up a lot of football in 3 yrs. Its risky like Ladarius Green risky.

 

Interesting article on the Depot

https://steelersdepot.com/2020/04/f...ith-steelers-if-cut-by-jaguars-not-via-trade/

Fournette seems to be fond of the idea of playing for the Steelers. I'm not sure what Jax would want in terms of trade value, but if he gets flat out released I would be all in.

 

Related answers here:

http://thesteelersfans.com/forums/threads/why-are-we-not-signing-a-running-back.24074/page-2

 

I just said it in the rb thread, he has been used and used hard. It would be a 1 yr rental on a risky player. If he is fresh and healthy he is a top back, if he is tired and worn down its Ladarius Greene 2.0