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Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by gpguy, Mar 11, 2014.

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  1. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Ravens signed him to a 3 year deal.
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 14, 2014
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 14, 2014
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  2. dobbler-33

    dobbler-33 Well-Known Member

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    Smith in a monkey suit (ravens uni)? Who cares. The guy has been a hell of a baller throughout his career but never was one who had me on the edge of my seat when playing against us. Flacco owes his payday to Boldin going up and fighting for his lousy passes. I don't think Smith is gonna bail him out a whole lot in that area.
     
    dobbler-33, Mar 14, 2014
    dobbler-33, Mar 14, 2014
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  3. BobbyBiz

    BobbyBiz Well-Known Member

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    Exactly. He's more deadly to the Steelers as a Patriot than as a Raven. Huge difference in who is throwing him the ball.
     
    BobbyBiz, Mar 14, 2014
    BobbyBiz, Mar 14, 2014
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  4. Raleighwood Steel

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    Flacco owes a majority of his payday to Boldin. Smith is intense but he isn't nearly the caliber of Boldin.
     
    Raleighwood Steel, Mar 14, 2014
    Raleighwood Steel, Mar 14, 2014
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  5. steelersrule6

    steelersrule6 Well-Known Member

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    New England secondary is looking strong they got Revis and Brandon Browner.
     
    steelersrule6, Mar 14, 2014
    steelersrule6, Mar 14, 2014
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  6. steel1031

    steel1031 Well-Known Member

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    I don't think its that strong. if you ask me the pats are reaching and trying everything they can to hide that THEY haven't drafted well the past few years. people want to bash us. look at their past few drafts. talk about our 2009 draft. a buddy of mine who loves the pats informed me that in 09 the pats had 13 picks and if edleman leaves I think he said 2 are left and they are back ups.
     
    steel1031, Mar 14, 2014
    steel1031, Mar 14, 2014
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  7. 86WardsWay

    86WardsWay Well-Known Member

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    I HATE NE with a passion! But apparently it doesn't matter how much of a turnover that team has. The genius (and I use that term loosely) will find a way for that team to compete.
     
    86WardsWay, Mar 14, 2014
    86WardsWay, Mar 14, 2014
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  8. TerribleTowelFlying

    TerribleTowelFlying Staff Member Site Admin Mod Team

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    Saw an article recently that broke down every team's draft pick participation for the last 10 years or so. NE had the 2nd worst in terms of draft picks who had starting snaps in that time frame.
     
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 14, 2014
    TerribleTowelFlying, Mar 14, 2014
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  9. steel1031

    steel1031 Well-Known Member

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    yeah. I gotta say if you draft 13 players in one year you should hit on at least half. he said they had 4 second rounders. I don't know but if true that's horrible.
     
    steel1031, Mar 14, 2014
    steel1031, Mar 14, 2014
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  10. Wardismvp

    Wardismvp Well-Known Member

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    Denver,Indy,NE fill in the holes for AFC
    playoffs.Will the Steelers be one of the
    remaining 3?
     
    Wardismvp, Mar 15, 2014
    Wardismvp, Mar 15, 2014
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  11. Thigpen82

    Thigpen82 Bitter optimist

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    Maybe you're right. But the last few seasons have shown that consistency is hard to achieve in this current NFL. Teams leap up for a year then disappear. Only a season or two ago Houston were considered a lock for play off contention. Denver have had a fair bit of reloading... no guarantee it works.
     
    Thigpen82, Mar 15, 2014
    Thigpen82, Mar 15, 2014
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  12. steel1031

    steel1031 Well-Known Member

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    I wish I had the patience and knowledge to check but I would be willing to bet the teams that are very active in free agency are not successful long term
     
    steel1031, Mar 15, 2014
    steel1031, Mar 15, 2014
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  13. Steel_Elvis

    Steel_Elvis Staff Member Mod Team

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    I've been calling NE out for poor drafting for a while now. They've hit some home runs like Gronk and Solder, but on the whole they have survived by 1) having a top 2 or 3 all time QB, 2) a crafty head coach who plans very well to counter his opponents' weaknesses, and 3) most importantly - having 3 other franchises in their division that have collectively resembled the 3 stooges over the past decade. They have been successful in acquiring other teams' players, but they have had some failures going that route as well. When Brady retires, they are in for a major fall off IMO. Bellichick is a great coach, but he won't be able to keep things going w/o Brady.
     
    Steel_Elvis, Mar 15, 2014
    Steel_Elvis, Mar 15, 2014
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