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Welcome to the Steelers, Kaleb Johnson

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Blast Furnace, Apr 26, 2025.

  1. Thor

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    I loved Skattebo in the pre-draft build. I'm guessing the team would say something along the lines of him not being a good fit for Smith's outside zone scheme, but I'm getting pretty sore about it after seeing performances like last night against the Eagles.

    Looks like I may have been wrong about Dart needing a full year before being put on the field. I haven't gotten to see much of him first-hand, but his stats have been pretty efficient thus far and he's doing it with a banged up receiver room.
     
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  2. Thor

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    They did a formal interview at the combine, pretty sure that was it though.
     
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  3. NorthernBlitz

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    Was on a different board at the time.

    Saw him play Texas in the bowl game and thought "The Steelers are going to draft this guy".

    But I didn't want him. I wanted us to break out of the strong plodding back mode. Was hoping to get someone more like FWP than Najee.
     
  4. First and goal

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    I liked Skattebo but also liked Johnson and was happy with the pick. As for Dart, first time watching him last night and liked what I saw from him. For the most part I kept seeing him hit his receivers in stride, and on different types of routes.
     
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  5. Steelpens65

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    All his throws last night were pretty accurate
     
  6. Steelrules

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    IMHO, I don’t think Skattebo was worth a mid-third, which was where we picked Johnson. By the time it was our turn in the fourth, he was gone. There’s also no guarantee that he would perform as well behind our OL. But all that are conjectures and we roll with what we have
     
  7. OB1

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    How was johnson worth a mid third?

    Anyways, I bet steelers didn't think Scoobedo can return kick offs so they went for "versatility"... oh wait.
     
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  8. forgotten1

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    fn tomlinkhan
     
  9. freakfontana

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    I still don't write Jhonson as a bust but i like skat a lot
     
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  10. Thor

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    I wasn't mad about Johnson, and am not writing him off. Way too early for that. But just purely on RBs I happened to like going in, he was one I really enjoyed watching film on. Johnson looked good too, but his line was frequently clearing airplane hangars for him to run through.
     

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