THe Official 2014 Draft Thread [No Spoilers]

Let's see we have 4 lbers that can get after the qb and two of those are also good in coverage how the hell is that going to help out OUR pass defense.

 

it wouldn't hurt to see them draft a CB or two who aren't going to be practice squad bodies. i know you guys love to see them pick a scrub just to rub it in anyone's face saying "SEE THEY PICKED A CB". LBs are all that are important to Steelers fans, i suppose.

oh well. you guys know infinitely more about building a Championship-caliber football team than i ever hope to know.

 

So did NFLN. Shocking!

 

seriously, I am asking for your opinion. who do you like? who did you want them to take at 15? because if you know this defense and what the player is good at you know that dennard sux in zone. we play a lot of zone. who else would be good at 15?

if trading down wasn't an option and we don't know if it was because it takes 2

 

screen passes immediately halt all of that QB pressure by those priceless LBs. you're not going to stop a QB who will have no problem playing a dink-and-dunk passing game. also, when your coverage flat out sucks, you're going to give up serious yards on those plays.

but no, you guys are right. developing SOME KIND of CB/secondary depth isn't anywhere near as important as adding to an already decent LB depth.

 

We may not but the steelers sure in the hell do.

 

Suppose? Pittsburgh Steelers = Linebackers, linebackers, and linebackers!

They instantly improve your secondary.

 

I am loving watching these teams late in round 1 reach. some good players are gonna be there when we pick in 2nd

 

this is a message board.

i wanted Dennard (but omg he sucks so bad!!!!), Fuller (damn Bears), Gilbert (which also wasn't happening), or the next best CB. the Steelers should really start worrying about their CB depth, no matter how much everyone here loves LBs. the Steelers have Ike and... Gay? sorry, but that's not a solid CB corps and you need solid CBs even if you have the best LBs in the game.

 

Yeah, really. I've seen Jimmie Ward get mocked in the 1st before, but the other guys coming off the board are pretty surprising. Looks like we'll have a good choice for our second pick, be it DL, WR, TE or CB. We may have our pick of Nix, Hageman, and Tuitt if DL is our fancy!

 

whatever man all I know is every super bowl we have won we have had a great group of LBers. Why try to fit a square peg into a round hole. So you wanted to take a year to teach Dennard how to play zone? Or did you want to reach for verret or Roby?

 

That he created.

 

Gay was extremely solid last he rated out very well.

 

Ding Ding Ding we got a winner! I'm done with that jag off.

 

you could always trade down. it's not a new concept, you know. there have already been several trades in this round alone.

CB was, IMO, a much bigger hole to start filling over ILB. but again, what do i know? i'm in disagreement with the majority of this message board, so i'm clearly in the wrong.

 

i wanted Dennard (but omg he sucks so bad!!!!), Fuller (damn Bears), Gilbert (which also wasn't happening), or the next best CB. the Steelers should really start worrying about their CB depth, no matter how much everyone here loves LBs. the Steelers have Ike and... Gay? sorry, but that's not a solid CB corps and you need solid CBs even if you have the best LBs in the game.[/QUOTE]

so is there anyone left you like? its not like THEY cant still get one. maybe in the 2nd or 3rd. that is not late round

 

You can have the best CB in the world and they'll do you little good if the opposing QB has all the time in the world to pick them apart. How do you stop this from happening?

Linebackers, good ones. Steelers just picked another one up.

 

so is there anyone left you like? its not like THEY cant still get one. maybe in the 2nd or 3rd. that is not late round[/QUOTE]
MAYBE Roby. he'll slide a bit.

i honestly don't even know why i post here. if you aren't in love with LBs, you don't belong, you're a "jag-off", you're pathetic, etc. there are more holes to fill. despite what you people want to think, Shazier isn't making this team a Super Bowl contender. i don't think he's a bad player in the slightest. i just think the Steelers had a bigger hole to fill than ILB.

 

Damn well there are still some solid ones out there.