Cajun's Post all-star Pre-Combine 7 rd mock draft

To set this up let me say I've seen some of these guys play, but not all. I've used some other sites to gain player overall rankings but as we all know it all fluid right now, guys are moving up and down and the combine,pro-days & interviews WILL change things.

This is just a ROUGH draft ( pun intended ) to give us discussion points and to help identify potential players at potential rds. Let me know your thoughts...........

Rd 1- Justin Gilbert CB Ok St. = A shut down corner with return abilities.... Ike is getting older and needs replacing
ALT. Rd 1 pick In case Gilbert is gone Marquise Lee WR USC would be a nice alternative

Rd 2- Adrian Hubbard OLB Ala. = We must re-sign Worilds and if we do we STILL must address OLB pos.
ALT. Rd 2 pick If Hubbard is gone Shayne Skov ILB Stanford.. Spence & Foote ???? Vince & Garvin good backups!

Rd 3- Comp Pick--- Craig Loston SS LSU... Safety needs addressing and moving Ike there won't work.
ALT. Rd 3 pick C. J. Fiedorowicz TE Iowa.... Behind Heath we have who? A good TE is always a good pick early

Rd 4- James Hurst LOT NC.... Levi and Whimper is gone so lets give Munchak a solid raw talent to develop
ALT. Rd 4 pick Ed Stinson DE/OLB ALA. I like Stinson and if Hurst is gone he's a good fit. Woodley/Worilds not durable

Rd. 5- Andre Williams RB Boston College.... We need RBs, F. Jones/no LSH/? Dwyer/unsigned
ALT. Rd 5 pick Kenny Ladler FS Vanderbilt good player who may move up the boards by draft day

Rd. 6- Xavier Gimble TE USC
ALT. Rd 6 pick Terrance West RB Towson

Rd. 7- Prince Shembo OLB Notre Dame-- Another player who may move up come draft day but currently projected as 7th rd talent
ALT. Rd 7 pick Carrington Byndom CB Texas

Okay, have at it.

Cajun-

 

Christian Jones- He's more of a 4-3 OLB. He can kick inside in a 3-4 but we already have that type of player in JJ. I do like him though but I was going for more of a player to replace/re-leave or back-up Woodley/Worilds. I wanted Dee Ford but he'll climb to the 1st rd and get over drafted.

Terrence Brooks- I really like him- ( kinda partial to ACC guys ) but Once again I think we have our Future FS in Shark. I was looking for a SS which is why I went with Loston. Hopefully Lake can groom him to replace Troy in a year or so.

I have a question for you... Do you think we could get Crockett Gillmore TE out of Colorado ST via UDFA or do you think he'll get drafted and so where. I almost took Shembo in rd 6 as I think he'll move up and thought about Gillmore in rd 7, just not sure with him, liked him in the senior bowl.

Cajun-

 

Interestingly enough, I have that pegged exactly the opposite. To me Shamarko is Troy's replacement. I think we look for a Ryan Clark in free agency while still drafting a S who we think can be our starter long term hopefully starting in year 3.

 

I guess you and Steelcity see it one way and I see it another. Shark is a hitter and loves it, he's also fast and would make a great FS.

Cajun-

 

I followed up on a link I saw here this morning in the Tweets. It was referring to the Quicken Loans skill challenge. It will be re-airing Sunday at 2 I believe. Long story short Mosley finished 2nd in a obstacle course type event. He finished behind a CB I forget who but ahead of Van Noy who many feel is a top notch athlete. Not saying it's a be all end all but I think some are underestimating Mosley's athleticism. It's hard to guess at this point. If Spence can come back to 100% ILB might not be a need,but if not I really like what Mosley can bring to this defense....

 

why would your secondary pick in rd 1 be a wr and not TE

is Eric Ebron gone by then?
your reasoning in rd 3 for a TE stands true in rd 1 too

just asking, because to me, a wr which we have quite of few of who have been here for a few years just to take another one in rd 1 seems overboard. when an offensive weapon like TE is one we are actually thin on.Heath ain't no fresh candy bar.

 

Many feel Dennard is the best CB in the draft and his Thorpe award helps fuel that. He'll probably be drafted in the top 12 and the Lions, Rams Giants could really use him. Good for us leaving us Gilbert who I like better because of his added return skills.

Cajun-

 

I'm not a big fan of Ebron. He may be a 1st rd talent but to me its a late 1st rd. At 15 he'd be overdrafted.

If in Rd one Gilbert is gone then most assuredly Dennard would be too and @ # 15 I don't want the 3rd best CB but I'd take a day one starting weapon like WR Marqise Lee.


Cajun-

 

overrated
okay that's your opinion

who wants a
Gates
Gonzalez
Crumpler
who all have longer careers and more tds than Heath

no need to replace someone who's position is more than likely last longer on the same team

let's draft a wr who will be gone in 4yrs

you're a blue devil's fan aren't you?

 

he can only be drafted once tho correct?

yet
I stand corrected

my apologies to the blue devil fan

 

Yes, I am a Blue devils fan and love what our former asst coach Montgomery did with that team this year.... LOVED IT!!!

Oddly enough I also like NC State for I have ties to. And no, my hatred for the heels has not spoiled my opinion of Ebron. He has a good pair of hands but he's weak and not a good pass protector or run blocker. He'll get stronger and maybe develop good blocking skills, maybe not but one thing I know, at #15 I want a starter and future pro-bowler. Too many ???? with Ebron at 15.

Cajun-

 

I think Bortles is going to be a bust if he's draft in the top ten. I like Garropollo much better. Quick release, good feet and decision making, and I hope you're right about him and Ebron, if they're drafted early it increases the chances we get better players.

Cajun-

 

I KNEW IT
KNEW IT


it's all good
here we are STEELER FANS

without a rivalry there's no competition

and

UNC AND DUKE HAVE A STORIED RIVALRY

i'll simply take the higher ground (chapel hill)
see we're on a hill


and agree to disagree

butt

when we pick Ebron
and
he puts up numbers out this universe like MICHAEL JORDAN (not Hurley)

we'll both be celebrating

COME ON!!

blue devils look freakin awesome in football this year

I'm not happy with how much they loss me on the ACC championship game

ALL THOSE POINTS!!!!!????!!!!

ARGH!!!

 

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go DUKE!!!!!!!!!!

Go Steelers!!!!

Cajun-

 

I would be good with taking Gilbert at #15 we need help in the worst way at CB. Hubbard and Skov aren't going in the second round Hubbard has the measurables but not the production. Andre Williams would be good pick up in the 5th round.

 

I like your thinking Cajun, positions you are picking are right in line with what Steelers NEED. Once again until
the Steelers finish with current business,
BenR/Worilds/Woodley/troy/Ike there is NO WAY I CAN predict where the Steelers may go? I will have to keep studying,good starting
point.

 

to be fair to heath, alot of his career, he had an OC that didn't use him alot. if he would have been used like he was in haley's first year, he would have numbers like those others. heath had a great year two years ago. dem duke boys are smarter too. :geek: