Steelers drafted DBs under Tomlin

Below is a list of DBs from 2007-2017 draft -- Tomlin's drafts except for the most recent one. The number in parentheses is the round the player was picked. Summary - Tomlin/Colbert have not been good at picking DBs, at all. In fact they stink at it, despite the fact that Tomlin was a DB coach himself.


Cam Sutton (3rd) - yet to emerge as a starter; TBD

Brian Allen (5th) - hasn't really played; TBD

Artie Burns (1st) - has shown a few flashes but so far a 1st round bust

Sean Davis (2nd) - an average to below average starter

Senquez Golson (2nd) - COLOSSAL BUST; never played a single game

Doran Grant (4th) - Bust

Gerod Holliman (7th) - Bust

Shaq Richardson (5th) - Bust

Shamarko Thomas (4th) - Bust; Tomlin admitted he didn't have it "above the neck"

Terry Hawthrone (5th) - Bust

Terrence Frederick (7th) - Bust

Curtis Brown (3rd) - Bust

Cortez Allen (4th) - showed a few flashes but ultimately busted

Crezdon Butler (5th) - Bust

Keenan Lewis (3rd) - Went on to have a decent 3 year career with the Saints

Joe Burnett (5th) - Bust

Ryan Mundy (6th) - solid special teamer

William Gay (5th) - a solid return for the Steelers


So in summary we have 2 TBDs (Sutton and Brian Allen); 3 decent careers, given their draft position (Mundy, Gay, Lewis), 1 average player (Davis) and 12 BUSTS. Excluding the 3 TBDs, that's 4 decent/average players out of 16 picks. 25% success rate. Not very good at all.

I haven't done the analysis but we've done much better with WRs.

 

I thought W Gay was here before Tomlin.
Guess not.
He may have ended up being the best pick.
Wonder if the Giants would cut him loose.
He communicated well it appeared.

 

Wow. Terrible.

 

Not a good list for sure but Tomlin is all...

 

Did Tomlin draft Will Gay?

 

You forgot Edmunds who while still young has Bust written all over him with pressure building on him by the day.

(Please don't anyone make the Troy's first year cliche BS - he ain't Troy by any stretch)

Didn't we (THEY!!!) also pass on a concensus good CB this year while taking a huge flier on Edmunds in the 1st too...!

 

Wanna have more fun? Do this same list with LB's too!

Scary...

 

He was released by the Giants when they did roster cuts, but they may have picked him back up since then.

 

I really liked Ryan Mundy. wish we would've held onto him longer.

 

Slight aside, but TenaciousD is Watt Wack, right?

 

Pitiful.

 

6 started threads in the front page by TenaciousD. Thanks for finding Watt Wack lol

 

"Ridiculous to hold an injury against a club as proof of poor draft analysis."

Not at all, especially when the player has a history of injuries from high school and college. It's part of the due diligence process -- just like you get a house inspected before you buy it.

Golson's injuries weren't some freak occurrence like Shazier's -- he had similar injury problems in the past. His past injury history combined with his Dri Archer-esque size should have set off some alarm bells for the Steelers.

 

Most CB's will bust in our current system. And as pointed out above, not many allpros to choose from. One more probowler at safety & the other db's on the field would look better imo.

 

Here you go I did this the other day on a different thread. They are picking at a 30% clip in the first 3 rounds over the last 6 drafts. Not very good at all. Pretty poor job all around.

 

Without question. I know he's dying to start a thread bashing Terrell Edmunds, but he can't because he will out himself.

 

Seeing that list all laid out like that......

 

preachin to the choir, had that in my signature around draft time.

I just hope Haden takes a discount next year, but I would take a CB in the first next year if my choice.

 

I hear ya, but what can you do, talent is needed at the position especially if Haden decides he's had enough of this circus. I would hope Bradley has some more input since he'll have a full offseason here. Maybe he can add some insight.

Heck, let the athletes themselves do some of your scouting. Every time a scout/coach meets with a WR prospect, ask him who was the toughest DB they faced.

 

Outside of Greedy Williams, Amani Oruwariye and DeAndre Baker, there really are currently not many options within the position that might help us come 2019.


Nevermind the corners but unless, in some comical likelihood that Devin White falls that far, unless Josh Allen showcases some serious athletic traits, do not count out inside linebacker either.



Sadly and, as it currently stands, not many options for us at the moment.

 

what about Leon Sandcastle?