Who is the Artie Burns of this draft?

Condrea is too old for my liking to nab at 30.


I would say Faiban Moreau had it not been for the injury or Kevin King except I do not think Mike Tomlin has met with him at the pro day either. Both would be awesome fits. One can easily coast with burners and the other is essentially a quicker and more versatile "Artie Burns".


Only person I could think of was Marlon Humphrey mainly due to the traits he shares with Artie being a track star (hogh school at least). That, coupled with his experience (albeit limited in Alabama's system) in coverages gives him an edge.... should he last until then.



Our "Sean Davis"? Josh Jones may be more "Mike Mitchell" now, but he can become a Sean clone as the season progressess.

 

Witherspoon, the kid from Colorado has good speed and size. Eddie Jackson would be great. Immediate help on returns and was a huge leader on that defense. Super kid

 

First round Jarred Davis. Paired with Shazier our middle would be incredibly athletic. Almost all drafts have him early second round.

Second Round Sidney Jones or Marcus Williams.

 

Sure will not surprise me haha.

 

Oh don't get into reaching SCNB as some posters on this board do not understand that
maybe their grading of players maybe not be the same as your's or mine.In my case I did not think Sean Davis was a 2nd round draft prospect last year. I thought he was picked slightly higher than he should have been. Lets hope the Steeler scouting department are watching LOTS
of tape and talking to lots of people.

 

So I was shocked when we drafted Artie Burns but not Davis so with that said who is this years Burns and Davis:

Round 1 - Derek Rivers and Cam Sutton

Round 2 - Ryan Anderson and Dion Dawkins

 

Would love to have Davis. Was hoping he would be around with 2nd. I wouldn't be passed if he was first but don't think they will with Williams

 

Not to brag but I had the Steelers taking Sean Davis in the second round last year . Maybe this year it could be Josh Jones not at #30 but in the second round, Rivers at #30.

 

This would be a real reach even into the 2nd round. Better have dominated
his respective conference/division? Would give your man Cam and Stephon competition
at the end spot, this way DL coach could rotate DE position. But what about Alulu signing?
Does this add up?Do the Steelers now have the personal to play a 4-3 ala the NY Giants?
Building to beat the Pats?

 

How about this ugly one, Deshone Kizer? Please no.
If we go QB Watson or Tribuskey.

 

cordrea tankersley.
josh jones.
jordan willis.
ryan anderson.

any of this combination could be our sleeper picks in the 1st and 2nd.

 

Jarrad Davis or Zach Cunningham...

Then Rivers or the next best CB.. in 2

 

While Cunningham does have the best pass coverage skills of any linebacker in the draft, he is better suited for a 4-3 team in which he does not have to engage so many defenders unlike in a 3-4.


Jarrad Davis would be the better of the two (assuming eithet Miami, New York or Oakland have snagged him up by then).

 

Pass coverage skills are nice to have when you play the pats. Shazier and Zach would be a quick MLB team. If Jarrad is there you go with his 4.56 40 over Zach..... But i think Jarrad will be gone.

 

All the more reason a hybrid defender or cornerback is needed. A hybrid defender reduces the weakness of the "deep hole". A cornerback boosts the arrary of coverage options.


A linebacker does not provide that as much anymore in Pittsburgh's Tampa 2 3-4 Eagle scheme. Outside of Shazier, there really is not much of a need for a pass coverage linebacker due to the rise of the hybrid player (or in Pittsburgh's case, the return of).



All the more reason I will not the following players at 30:


Budda Baker


Obi Melifonwu


Jabrill Peppers



All three can solve the hybrid issue. Should anyone of these players be in play at 30 in addition to all pass rushing options gone, do not be surprised if one of these three are the pick.


Otherwise, here are the cornerback options in play at 30:


Marlon Humphrey

Or

Tre'Davious White


If Humphrey gets the nod then that must mean Ross could be kicked inside. If Tre'Davious is picked, that completes the corner rebuild.


In the end, the NFL Draft is anyone's guess and a crapshoot at that. Parity at it's finest as we will have to look back at this draft three years from now to find out who was right and who was wrong.

 

He can't be any worse than Jarvis

 

we could also see a starting corner for ross because of not re-signing him to a longer term deal. don't forget cody sensibaugh was brought in. he could be that new slot corner. would we draft for life after ross? would we draft to replace him as the starter for next year? would we try to keep him around as depth or dime type situations? i do agree with you as you know about the changing hybrid player in a big safety. i've been saying this for a long time. it makes too much sense. why would we try to find a new timmons that wouldn't be as good as what timmons was? we would just be putting ourselves in the same situation that wasn't working for us in coverage. i say it's safety the whole way or edge rusher or starting CB for down the road.