THe Official 2014 Draft Thread [No Spoilers]

wrong they are the exact same size only archer is faster and stronger.

 

Have to admit my homer-ism here and just fess up. Have you seen what they've done to the D up front? Tuitt , a beast w/ surprising speed and a knack for getting to the QB and a freakish LB that is a human bullet.

Worlids, Jones, Timmons, Shazear, heyward, Tuitt

Are you kidding me? Can we keep them?

 

Glass = half FULL. I like it.

 

the kid played outdoors just outside akron and Cleveland ohio. wait an hour and that will be the same weather in Pittsburgh then.

he's strong for that weight. he can do a lot of things quickly. a lot more than a gadget player. he is a good RB for his size, and that one cut and gone ability should come in handy in the zone blocking scheme we want to run.

he fills 3 roles. 4th wr that can burn any team deep. a 3rd RB that can gash a tired defense after bell and blount pound them for a while. he's an excellent return man which we need.

he lifted 50 lbs. more than his body weight 20 times. a handy guy on the gameday 45. we were crowding ourselves in a 20 yard box without a field stretcher. now we have a bunch of speed at WR.

we will take shots. DHB, wheaton, archer, even moye is a 4.46 guy. moore and AB will toast underneath coverage. just imagine DHB and wheaton sent deep, AB and moore mid range and then having a human highlight reel sitting in the backfield behind ben. if you are a defense, what would you do? we have a veteran franchise qb, he will find the spot to put the ball.

I think it was early for archer going in the 3rd round but he would not have lasted until the 4th. heck he was a 7th or UDFA just a couple of months ago. well at least by the expert draft guru's on the puter.

 

it appears that my disease is progressing as I can't wait to see what they do today. A deep draft with 6 more pks & a bunch good choices.

Day off, hoagie and maybe a beer or two and see how it unfolds.
I've been looking forward to this.

 

Kent state is actually in east Liverpool Ohio which is a lot closer to Pittsburgh then Cleveland. You can spit across the border into Midland Pa which is where my dad is from and about 10 minutes from where I grew up.

 

how motivated will tuitt be? that's my concern with him. he's got to lose some gut he's accumulated. he's got to get in better shape. he's coming off a foot injury. so was keisel.

when I look at him and cam and what they did in college, I don't see tuitt as nearly as good of player. cam was a 1st rounder but late, tuitt not near as good also in the top 50 is my question mark.

plus a 7th rounder last year and an UDFA that showed a lot of potential. are they simply backups? did we really just draft Williams last year as a backup at best? we needed help at a lot of positions last year and this one, could we just afford to draft for possible backup duties or going after guy that could possibly start at some point?

I hope tuitt does get back to his former self, but he's got a little ways to go. slight panic pick I thought.

 

Would not have made it far into the 2nd if we didn't take him and he probably wouldn't have even made it to our 1st pick minus the injury. IMO

 

As much as I have defended this defense over the years it was time (past time actually) to work on it. In the off season the offense got a solid running back, some help at wide receiver, its best offensive lineman back from injury, and a guy who may be the best offensive line coach in the business. A tall receiver for Ben, more help for the defense, and maybe an offensive lineman somewhere. Munchak has a history of coaching up good late-round linemen.

 

your mistaken my friend. east Liverpool has a KSU branch.

 

I believe Tuitt has already lost the extra weight. He played at 308 in 2012 and was a wrecking ball. Last year he played around 330. I think Coach Mitchell said he was 305 at his pro day.

Really like this pick. When you think about talent, need, scheme fit, and value I like it as much as the Decastro pick (and I LOVED that pick).

As for Arnfelt and Nick Williams, I think we need four solid DEs to rotate in and keep everyone fresh. Remember, in the heyday of the mid-2000s we had Aarron Smith, Kimo, Travis Kierschke, and Kiesel rotating in and out.

 

On ESPN Tedy Bruschi picked the Steelers as the team that has the best draft so far, not sure most fans would agree with him. He really liked the Tuitt pick he thinks he will be great fit as a 3/4 DE.

 

production last year vs the top 50 pick this year still has me scratching my head. I have never seen him as that good of player. at 46, 2 good years may have qualified that for me. I don't hate the pick, but hate where we had to do it.

 

I was going to chime in on that as well...Kent State...is actually in Kent Ohio...about 70 miles NW of East Liverpool


As for the draft....I am pretty happy....Shazier and Archer are both my guys......while Tuitt just made sense

my actual draft at this point would have been
Benjamin, SJB, Chistian Jones

HACK