Keanu Neal?

Ok so I keep reading this is the guy the Steelers have a ton of interest in, I know we have talked some about him here but with just a couple days to go I want to hear everyone's thoughts. Me personally don't like the pick so I am open to hear what everyone has to say about him. I only watched a little of him and to be fair he is ok but I just don't like him at 25, thoughts?

 

Don't like him at 25 either. At 58 I think he'd be a good option, just don't see him as that much better than the other 2nd round safeties. I believe Karl is the only safety worth a first round pick.

 

I do admit, this kid is a hitter. An intimidator. But he seems to know when to turn it off and when to turn it on. That's my type of football.

 

Neal seams to be a name that I keep reading as "a very good option" for us at 25 and I just don't get it, I am hoping this is one of them smoke screens, lol.

Blast I know we had this conversation before but I just don't like the idea of us taking him in the 1st. I have to go back to my notes which are home and refresh what I didn't like from him. I don't know how some of you guys do it but watching so many prospects I get lost especially when I am not impressed with a guy.

I will say yes he is a hitter and yes he would be nice in run support but can't we get that in round 2-3 in Killebrew? I want a S that can tackle but is also a ballhawk first. I just feel Neal in the 1st would not offer as much as Apple-Fuller-Billings-pass rusher. JMO

When I get home tonight I will be able to give you more details on my feelings for him.....however work is gonna get in the way of the rest of the afternoon, lol!

 

I don't like him at #25.

 

@Blast Furnace, what I didn't like about him was while being a big hitter he also forgets to wrap and misses out on the tackle. From the notes I had from over a month ago he was a hitter but missed on tackles while also guessing wrong on others. I didn't see enough of him in the passing game( I watched the Bama and Fla St games) to justify him as an answer to our secondary and defiantly not worth the #25 pick. JMO

Is he a force in the run game heck yeah but what direction is the NFL going in? The NFL is getting to be more "2 hand touchish" and is becoming more of a passing league. I feel the S class is loaded and there are a few guys with his talent in the 2nd and even the 3rd. In the 2 games I watched not much stood out to me other then him being a big hitter and IMO I feel we could do a ton better in the 1st. Apple, Wjax3 and Fuller are guys I feel offer more value to us in the 1st.

 

We need a safety that puts fear in wide receivers running that crossing route. Cam Chancellor has that type of respect and if possible, it would be nice to get a thumper like that. But I know the first priority we want in a safety is his ability to cover and ballhawk.