Gut instinct

depends who falls .. if a top ot is there ??? e. fisher a. peat lael collins

 

This is what I keep landing on as well. Not necessarily what I want to happen, but what I think will. Collins is gonna fall, and theoretically be good value at a definite need position,and they'll grab him. I can see it in my mind like it already happened.

 

do we need another SS? Mitchell, Thomas are here already. I hope that's not our pick.

 

Not necessarily, but I think we are looking at him as a FS. He is very capable of playing there, and would probably start immediately. If the rumor of possibly moving Mitchell to SS is true, then this has to be the case right? Also if it's true, it speaks volumes about the FO and the coaching staff's confidence in Thomas' ability to start at SS.

I think Collins is one of the more sure fire prospects to become a good NFL player, so I'd be pretty happy with the pick.

 

This is where I am leaning as well.

 

we definitely will have to disagree on his ball skills as a free safety. me and just about every other person that looks at this kid and has watched him play. he's all about the strong safety position. he doesn't have that ball hawking game that will transfer to FS in the NFL. in the box type safety from everything I have ever watched on him. we will have to agree to disagree my friend.

 

Disagree?!? I'm always right about everything, how can you disagree! Hahaha

Fair enough tho Mac... I don't even know if the steelers are into him or not, he just looks like the type of player that fits the steelers mold. Reminds me a ton of Ryan Clark (but better). Even as a SS I'd take the kid in a heart beat. He'd start for us there too in 2015.

 

it's all good SG. if we needed a SS, I would definitely consider him, but we got Mitchell which was supposed to be a free safety and he's more of a strong safety. MT has said he's even considering switching him this year. I said that last year. that's how he plays. then we have shark which I think could play some FS but they seem dead set on him at SS. that would give us 3 SS's when we really need a ball hawking guy for a FS. this is my reasoning. we need somebody with good ball skills and a lot of range back there to help out. oh and a good tackler. eric rowe, Anthony harris, cedric Thompson, deshazor Everett, kurtis Drummond, are a few that come to mind. rowe and Thompson have much better speed. I know rowes name has come up.

 

if landon collins is so good at ss he will beoff the board before our pick , i agree with mac we ned a ball hawk with range a pure fs but that can tackle .
on a side note i'm little surprised almost evry mock i see around gregory is still pick around 10 even with the drug problem ...

 

I don't see Mitchell as a Strong Safety.

 

Lyons Yellin WWL-TV @LyonsYellin · 27 mar

Jalen collins and Danielle Hunter had dinner with #steelers coach mike Tomlin last night

#steelers must be very interested in Danielle Hunter, mike Tomlin is talking to him and his mother @steelers

 

Thanks for sharing those photos, Freak, it's always interesting to me to see the behind the scenes stuff like that.

 

i become more active near the draft ... there is our future in play ....ahaha

 

I would rather they draft Collins not Hunter from LSU, Collins has good size for a CB.

 

I'm having a hard time gauging when Hunter will go. He's really raw from what I read but his measurables have a lot of people excited about him.

(6-5 1/4, 251) really long
4.57(40)
37" vertical
10' 10" broad
4.47 3 short shuttle
6.95 3 cone

Those are really impressive numbers.

I hear between 1-3 round. Seems like a bit of a project though. I'm just not sure how I feel about him.

 

The Steelers certainly like the LSU ball players,
or the NO area ball player. Would anybody know their scout for the deep south?

 

I'm going with "Other", they always seem to pull a surprise name out of the hat..... so let's go Punter in the 1st.

 

Tomlin already let the cat out of the bag. We're drafting McCutchen from the Pirates.