Former GM mocks Fields to Steelers

No, the Steelers are not trading away their future in this scenario, rather he's predicting an Aaron Rodgers-esque slide for Fields to 1.24.

If that happens, the Steelers should sprint to the podium.

https://www.nfl.com/news/charley-casserly-2021-nfl-mock-draft-1-0-justin-fields-slides-to-steelers

 

We have too many OSU players already on team.

 

Don't we already have one OSU qb who didn't quite work out on the roster?

 

does that mean they are all the same? LOL i guess we should draft them all from miami of ohio then or La. Tech.. they worked out so they should all be the same.

 

Yup. Texans were dumb for drafting a Clemson QB, so were the Chiefs for drafting one from Texas Tech.

Obviously, all QBs should be drafted from Michigan.

 

I doubt he drops that far.

 

I'm going 2 say what everyone say about Alabamas Qb.
It's all the talent around him.

 

He also has Harris going at #8 overall. I would comfortably bet $100 that doesn't happen.

 

Dan Marino and Aaron Rodgers say hello.

 

I'll give you one . Not the other.

 

I'm biased but I think he's gonna be good. All the skills and high character guy, too. Played the last two playoffs with injury and didn't whine about it. Fought hard to get the B10 season even to happen.

If they draft him I'll be smiling all though the 2021 season no matter what happens.

 

True. I think if Fields is there you draft him.

I don't think Fields will make it out of the top 15 for sure

 

it def doesnt hurt when you get to play for the Top recruiting team in all of College Football.

 

are there any OSU QBs starting in the NFL? I haven't seen much success with those guys

 

Also . We already have one.

 

Helmet scouting, meh. There were no Texas Tech QBs who ever did well in the NFL before Mahomes. No Clemson guys before Watson. Where are all the ND and Mich QBs who succeeded besides Montana and Brady?

 

Joe Theisman went to ND, Jim Harbaugh went to UM

 

Great, two guys in 100 years. Harbaugh was a meh QB, too. 1990s Gardner Minshew.

Scout the player, not the uniform.

 

Just a question- if one of the qb's drops (I'm going with either Fields or Lance, wouldn't do it for Jones), a trade with #24 and next year's first gets us up to about #10. Throw in next year's third (assuming we get a comp for Dupree) and we're up to #8. Have someone who can learn behind Ben for 1 or 2 years. Pull the trigger, or no?

 

No.
If all the team needs is a Qb maybe, but if you think just having a different Qb right now, and we'd be SB contenders ...well LoL ...I don't know what 2 say 2 that.
Question. Show me how many times that's worked 2 use that much draft capital 2 move up for a Qb.
By the time you get that Draft capital back, where you have all the draft picks you need again, you either
1. Wished you didn't draft that Qb
2. Have 2 pay that Qb and cant pay anyone else.
3. Haven't been able to help that Qb ,because you didn't have enough draft capital.

 

They've recently traded away a first round pick for a free safety and a 2nd and 3rd for an inside linebacker, two of the least impactful positions on the roster, but trading up for the next franchise QB is verboten?

If Fields gets past ten I hope to God Colbert is working the phones to make that deal.

 

Less impactful???
Really.
Maybe Coach T remembers now how much the D helped him get 2 two SB, and every year our Offense was top in the league, and the D was down we went nowhere.
Before saying our D was great last year.
1. Remember how it went after injuries.
2. Remember all we have lost this year from it ,and are hoping the ones that are back , can come back from their injuries 100%.

 

I'm talking about the value of positions, not of defense in general. On D, CB and EDGE are the most important.