Welcome To The Newest Defensive End- Stephon Tuitt

He looks slow and fat. I hope this guy works out for us.

 

Enlighten me... Who is he?
I have tunnel vision.
If he ain`t a Buckeye, or making crazy highlight reeels, I don`t know many college players.
Tell me bout him, Steeler Nation...
Gonna make Keisel expendable?
Even as a role-player off the bench?
No complaints, because we do need defensive ends. Just Not familiar with this player...
Concensus is...we did good? Should have got a CB?...
What say you?

 

I'm not as excited about the Tuitt pick. He got a hernia before the 2013 season, then packed on weight, and then suffered a foot fracture that kept him from working out before the draft.

That's a whole lot of bad strung together.

 

I love the pick dude is a steelers DE and can get after the qb.

 

yea, welcome.

 

DO IT TUITT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If he's as big as people are saying, then he is a "round tuit."

 

Great pick. He was an absolute beast in 2012. Got a hernia in 2013 and gained 20 lbs because he couldn't work out but still played all year. After the season he shed the weight and at his pro day weighed the same as he did in 2012 when he tore it up. He was a big reason Manti Teo was an All-American. Benched 225 lbs 30 times and has 35" arms. He's the prototype Steeler 5-technique.

 

Yeah, I was thinking we would have to settle for a developmental-type DE like Urban if we were lucky. Tuitt will actually log some defensive snaps this season.

 

Richard seymour clone..... bookending with heyward our front 7 will be a nightmare for opposing tackles and guards..
Great pick

 

LeBeau saying both he and Shazier have good chance to start tis season too.

 

He's a beast. Word is he was down 30 lbs which is close to his best year playing wgt. Hope he can stay healthy

 

I like this pick, this is a big DE with the strength to pancake OTs, hope he picks up on technique and gets the schemes and verbiage down pat quickly...........

 

Yeah, I like this pick far better than I ever liked the Ziggy Hood pick. Hood was a sexy pick because he was supposed to be a great pass rusher, but he was never a fit for our system.

 

I doubt that happens simply because you'd have 2 rookies playing next to a 1 year vet. I suspect that Shazier starts if he can pick up our defense quickly, and Tuitt gives Thomas and Heyward a blow.

 

Sounds like we got a good D.E. ...
Good enough to let Keisel find greener pastures?
Think someone else will offer Brett too much for us to keep, now that we have Tuitt?
LeBeau sounds confident, that both Shazier, and Tuitt, have a chance to start.
Is he Bull****tin? Or are they both that good?(Yeah, we don`t have the depth we used to, but do you really believe him?)
I`m on record saying I would like to hang onto Keisel for this year, but, I wouldn`t pay much more than vet minimum.
Think we offer him that, or 250,000 more to stick around?
And would he take it, in your opinion?
GO STEELERS!

 

He had 12.5 sacks in 2012, but was injured in 2013 his play fell off.

 

Injured and out of shape. It can happen to anyone. He's now back on track. I expect him to push for the starting job immediately, and be starting by week 4.

As bad as I still feel about our CB position, I feel much better than I thought I would about our DL. I thought we'd get a mid-round project guy, and limp along with Cam Thomas. I feel like we got a 1st rounder without having to spend a 1st round pick on it. Also, I'm expecting an upgrade over Ziggy in terms of pass rush. Very excited about him!

 

I agree. Plenty of depth at DE now with Heyward, Tuitt, Arnfelt, Williams, and don't forget Mauro.