Any chance that Shelton will be available for the Steelers?

According to Charlie Campbell from walter football, Shelton looked good today:

Washington defensive tackle Danny Shelton used Wednesday to validate his hype as one of the best prospects at the Senior Bowl. He was in dominant form in the pass-rushing one-on-ones; none of the offensive linemen could block him. Shelton repeatedly used his bull rush to earn wins over Duke guard Laken Tomlinson, Florida center Max Garcia and Marshall's Chris Jasperse. There was one play where Tomlinson had a nice recovery after Shelton achieved some penetration, but on all the other reps, Shelton was getting to the quarterback marker. After that one rep where Tomlinson did decent, Shelton came back with a furious rush of power to rock Tomlinson back, a swim move to toss him aside and speed to collapse the pocket. It was a very impressive rush that showed teams everything they could want in terms of power, speed and hand usage. Shelton's dominant period will help to validate his high draft grade.

Nate Orchard was good today as well and Kikaha was a beast according to the same report.

 

are the practices on nfl network?

nevermind, seen the listing on nfl network. I'll have to catch it tomorrow.

 

They should've kept Josh Mauro and Nick Williams around for the future, now there's no depth.

 

Mauro was signed to the Cardinals active roster and Williams to the Chiefs active roster. Nothing Pittsburgh could do.

 

shoulda, woulda, coulda. Like I said, Pittsburgh couldn't do anything after they were signed by other teams.

 

i whould have cut thomas in camp saving one milion

 

Exactly, and now we still have holes at both positions. Where we could be focusing on OLB and DB depth, we're also looking at DL and to a lesser extent, OL when we already had guys in our grasp that had a great chance of contributing.

 

I agree wholeheartedly with the poor management. I definitely wanted to keep those guys in the system.

I doubt John Mitchell would get rid of the vet Thomas for an UDFA (Mauro) and the project that was Nick Williams. If Mitchell had any say in it, that is. If they had cut Thomas, we would have had McClendon, 2 rookies, and Williams coming off the IR.

 

Caught the 1 on 1s today for Senior Bowl. Tomlinson really stymied Shelton.

Nate Orchard continues to impress though.

 

They could've put them on the active roster, thinking long term they will need some DEs in the future. Instead of wasting a roster spot on Landry Jones who will never play. I would rather have Mauro over Cam Thomas going forward.

 

I agree, I liked Josh Mauro and had him in my mock last year in the 6th. It sucks. They could cut L Jones and Thomas right now and I would fine with that.

 

for that my biggest problem with the f.office/coaches ,is the talent evaluations

 

I do believe we can salvage two out of the futures pickups we have here in kruger and hemmer. conrath may be a nice project too. I'm not sure if we still have the rights to geathers now. I liked what I saw from hemmer last year in preseason and hopefully he's built on it for this year. kruger has some capability too. I don't think the backup cupboard is that bare.

 

Guest: why are you saying now that they could draft a nt high?
Ray Fittipaldo: Shelton would be more than a nose tackle. He would play 65-70 percent of the snaps the way Poe does for the Chiefs or the way Wilfork does for the Patriots. I would never draft a nose tackle who plays only 35 percent of the snaps in the first round. If you get a guy like Shelton you plug him in and find room. Look at what the Ravens do with their front. They build from the front four out. That's how they win. Plus, I already mentioned McLendon's contract situation. He's only signed for one more year.

An interesting comment from Fittipaldo on his post-gazette chat. http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...-chat-transcript-1-26-14/stories/201501260156

 

This is fair enough I just don't think Shelton is the best DT to do those things with .IMO Eddie Goldman from FS is a better player .

 

Description from walter football:

Eddie Goldman, NT, Florida State
Height: 6-4. Weight: 313.
Projected 40 Time: 5.34.
Projected Round (2015): 1-2.
1/31/15: During the 2014 season, a source close to the Florida State program told me that the Seminoles feel that Goldman was their best defensive lineman. Goldman is big, strong, quick and disruptive. He has enough speed to get pressure as a pass-rusher while being very stout at the point of attack.

Goldman racked up 35 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, four sacks and a forced fumble in 2014. He came up with a huge forced fumble against Clemson when the Tigers were deep in Florida State territory about to kick a chip-shot field goal for the win.

8/23/14: With Timmy Jernigan leaving for the NFL, the Seminoles are counting on Goldman stepping up in 2014. Goldman broke into the starting lineup in 2013 and picked up 19 tackles with three tackles for a loss and two sacks. The sophomore was also suspended for one game. Goldman does a nice job of maintaing his gap in run defense and holding his ground. He needs to improve his pass rush, but he has a good skill set with upside to elevate his play.

Goldman saw brief time in the defensive line rotation as a true freshman in 2012. He made eight tackles with a tackle for a loss. Goldman was a five-star recruit coming out of high school, and the Seminoles believe he could develop into a special player. Goldman was buried by a veteran group, but should play more as a junior.


Intriguing, I'll have to look into him some more.