nkemdiche question

I have seen 4 mocks this morning that have him going after us. 1 to the packers, 2 to the chiefs and 1 to seahawks.

I know its off the field stuff and I am not saying I would want him. I have watched him dominated games in the sec for the last 2 years and there is no denying that he is a top 5 talent.

I love this organization and have faith in them. that being said, am I naïve in thinking we could keep him straight. I think we might have helped Bryant, so?

I love heyward and tuitt. I can tell this kid has potential to be great. just asking some opinions because I haven't seen his combine numbers and never dreamed he would be dropping that far

 

Love his potential. He's a "Clowney lite" type of athlete for his size... I don't see us having a ton of interest if he really has the off field issues that have been mentioned. I'd take a chance on him tho. He could be a great player.

Idk why the lack of production is an issue for some. I feel like almost everyone loved the Dupree pick last year and he had very little production based off his talent. They are similar prospects in that they are both excellent athletes who are very talented and very raw with underachieving production at the collegeiate level (at least numbers wise). I wouldn't let that deter me from picking him

 

Thanks for combine numbers. I hadn't even looked. His sack numbers may have not been great. I don't know what game u watched but I can tell u he is every bit as good as advertised. Plays the run extremely well. I understand ur opinion cause I think alot like u do on it
I wouldn't be horrified if we picked him but he is a risk.

 

So many options on the DL/DE guys in the first round, why would you get the one with character issues? That would be my question if I were deciding. Lawson, Dodd, Butler, Rankins, etc...all could be available.

 

My friends he doesn't have Aaron Donald's heart, may have the traits but thats about it. Takes way too many plays off. Aaron will be the king of Hollywood ,Ha Just another Pitt Panther
making it BIG. Tyler Boyd next, James Conner after him. Lets see Larry, Shady Revis, lewis, Donald am I missing anybody? Narduzzi will wake up the sleeping giant.

 

This is not the kind of talent I'd take a risk on in the first.

A drug guy like Spence I can live with. Young people make stupid decisions all the time and can recover.

A guy labeled lazy with other character issues? No thanks. That's worse than making a bad decision or two with weed or other drugs. That's the kind of problem that can stick with a person for life.

 

i watch this catbird and wonder what if. i know the odds are against it but i have to wonder what would he bring paired with dupree, tuitt, and heyward. a 300 lb. guy that can move like this. who do you block? he could play outside, he could play inside pretty much just like tuitt and heyward. they could move around presnap and cause disruptions. another guy in this mold may be this matt judon cat. seems like a smart kid too. dodd or lawson could fit this mold too. i'm just not ready to dismiss this yet. i know his production overall wasn't tremendous but they planned to double this guy always. would we pull the trigger?

 

I think with the amount of talent in this draft at that position the Steelers will stay clear of him. Billings, Rankins and Johson all give us just as good value with less risk, jmo.

 

they are good but i don't think we will be anywhere near rankins and none of those guys are as athletic as he is. this kid could line up as an OLB/DE at 300 lbs. or inside as a DT. he runs like a FB. they used him on offense. he has 3 TD's. probably not a favorite since bryants recent dealings though. maybe he drops with his troubles.

 

Mac, you made a point but the timing of what Bryant has done will prohibit us from looking at him. But I know what you mean. You want to knock the snot out of somebody on defense.

 

I haven't watched much film on DT cause I was watching some CB and I just don't have the time lately to sit down and watch a bunch. With that said I try to get in as much as I can and I watched the Shrine game, Senior Bowl, NFLPA Game(not sure the exact name) and some of the combine. I did put my attention on CB/S and DT. Rankins , Butler, Day and Johnson are some guys that stood out to me. I am not sure what game it was I watched Butler and with one hand pushed the olineman out of the way, but when I watched his game film I didn't see any of that. I only watched one game on him and really wasn't impressed enough. I also watched some on Billings cause he was getting a lot of talk on here and was surprised to see him drop into coverage.

I am not doubting Nkemdiche's skill set I am just saying with what we have gone thru and this kids history we are probably gonna stay away. Maybe I am wrong and that's fine I am fine either way, I feel no matter which direction we go we are gonna get a very good player. I understand what your saying cause I know early in the "mock draft" process this kid was very high on the board, at one point being in the top 5 if I remember right.

 

As much as I don't want a DL early, I think Rankins is in the mix?

 

I think he's a good player, but will go earlier than our pick at 25. They didn't seem to bring the staff to his pro day like some of the other guys, unless I missed it. Maybe they think he'll be gone or prefer another player???

 

seems he would like to be a steelers
http://steelerswire.usatoday.com/20...e-making-pitch-to-be-drafted-by-the-steelers/

 

i'd have to say i wouldn't be disappointed in this pick.

 

we pick late this draft is a rebus , a lot of our targets could be gone .. i will tell you when we are on the clock ...

 

Not interested in him, after going through the problems with Martavis Bryant.

 

Takes too many plays off.