please, please pick this apart

ok. i posted my neighbors first mock on here for him. now he has his last one. i told him it was alright but he still wanted input from u guys.

Rd1 tavon austin wr west va
rd2 barrett jones ol alabama
rd3 baccarri rambo s georgia
rd4 kenjon barner rb oregon
rd5 stansly maponga olb tcu
rd6 aj klien lb iowa st
rd6 brandon moore dt texas
rd7 terrance brown cb stanford

 

Austin at #17 that's a reach I would prefer a bigger receiver we have enough small receivers.

 

In todays NFL he would be fine. I like the draft but I think our oline is solid if healthy I wouldn't use higher then a third on it this year.

 

thanks guys.lol he is now telling me i'm nuts. do you think austin will go in the first?

 

I assume this is the same guy that hit on four Steeler picks last year? If so, I'm paying close attention to this mock.

 

Not at #17 he wont

 

Personally I dpont like it. Austin a midget, Barner a midget. Only 2 ass kickers on there. Steelers need to get stronger on both sides of the ball. I am going to grade this draft with one rule, size matters. I don't want 5' 8 tp 5 10 WR and a bunch of finesse players. I want ass kickers, 6 3 WR about 215 lbs , big TE's, Big backs , real big backs not ones in disguise- (No Frank the Tanks midgets), Big strong lineman, BIG LB, (sorry Spence pick was bad (sick of midgets). and big athletic DB's. Hell, If they draft a kicker I want his ass to be bigger than swissham

 

I have been hearing from numerous places that Austin is the perfect replacement for Mike Wallace, but is he? Does he have Mike Wallace speed, few do? Also, as others have said, can he be an outside #2 receiver with his height?

Ultimately how are his hands? I would rather take players with elite catching skills.

 

You think Rambo is going to be there in the 3rd? I'm getting the vibe about him that I had about Hines when he was drafted. Everyone at the bar argued with me about him.

 

The Steelers can evaluate WR position, its the OL,CB, RB they have problems with.

 

I'm really torn on Tavon Austin. Desean Jackson, I think, is the best comparison to him as Elvis said. I'm starting to think he may not even be on the board at 17.

But if he is I'm not sure if I want him or not. Our offense has a SERIOUS lack of talent at the skill positions, and Austin could probably come in and make an impact quicker than anyone in this draft. He's a guy that other teams would actually fear (which I don't think we have a single guy you can say that about currently).

However, he's never going to be a #1 WR in this league, which picking at 17, you want to get a guy that can take over and draw coverage.

I'm starting to lean towards not wanting him, but wouldn't be too upset if we did select him, but if we do take him, we better take advantage of his skills and move him around... because just using him in the slot would be a mistake.

 

I like the mock other than the Austin pick. This team needs a big powerful receiver more than anything else. Maybe Burress can be that for this year, I don't know, but I want someone who is like Boldin in style not Wallace in style.

If Sanders ends up going to another team, and it looks less and less likely that will happen, this draft becomes more palatable to me as you can get a BIG receiver in round #3 as well as an impact guy in round #1.

 

yes it is but that was blind azz luck. i think i said it before but he had us trading up for decastro and he just liked adams for some reason. rainey played for the gators which is his favorite team. had us taking him 4th i think and paulson was his 7th pick. still impressive but i think its the first time he ever got a pick right.lol his brother works for a local cable sports station css. he was at florida and tennessees pro day. he is also a steelers fan and talked with tomlin for about 5 min at florida pro day. didnt talk about the draft but he said tomlin has a man crush on matt elam.lol

 

Keenan Allen is your man then. This guy is big, strong, has decent speed, good route runner, good hands. I'd be thrilled if we nabbed him with our first pick. I actually like Allen better than Patterson out of UT.