Peppers, Obi, Kevin King, Tre'Davious

Were all in the Steelers crosshairs. OUCH

The only silver lining is they got Sutton. He wasn't on my radar but what I have learned of him since being drafted, I like.

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...17/stories/201705020033?pgpageversion=pgevoke

 

TJ was my biggest target, so Im very happy with that pick.

But with the exception of Peppers who went in the first, I never expected King and Obi to get so close to our pick in the second, so that part was frustrating.

I think JuJu is going to ease a lot of that pain though, have fun covering AB, Bryant and JuJu and then Bell out of the backfield.

 

Didn't King go #33 overall? I would have tried to trade up for Obi. In fact, as he was falling I was thinking that Detroit was a good spot at pick 21 of the 2nd. If I recall, it was a perfect fit on the trade chart if we gave our 3rd round comp as compensation. I have no idea whether we tried, and it's all water under the bridge anyway. Juju is here, and I think he's going to be a big asset. Once Obi was gone, I didn't see the value of giving up a 3rd or 4th to go after any other DB that was left, and I'm glad we took Juju instead of reaching.

 

Yep yep, my mistake, Josh Jones was the other DB I wanted that made it close to us, but no indication in that article that the Steelers were targeting him there. Also, Tanoh was another guy I wanted who got close but who knows if the Steelers would have taken a DE at that spot.

 

We did a few times. It went even worse than our zone coverage, believe it or not. That's the purpose of the Sensabaugh signing and the Sutton pick. We need guys who have the capability to stick with an Edelman or Amendola in the slot. They are both upgrades over Gay in man coverage.