Adam Schefter reporting that Broderick Jones had a setback to his neck injury.

I was happy about the pick but it was bittersweet that González fell to our original draft slot. It really hurts looking at it now.

 

Sadly, this is what happens when a team has to start drafting for needs. I miss the 90s and 00s when they drafted BPA in 1st round nearly every year.

Sub-par drafting in rounds 1/2/3 the past 7 or 8 years (mostly Colbert's watch) and subpar coaching and stupid mistakes by coaching (moving guys out of position over and over, especially OL) has really put Steelers in a bind.

Looks like we may have to reach for need again in 2026.

I'd rather draft BPA in round 1 and 2, even if we have a glaring need at OT, and draft the OT in round 3/4

 

Agree 100% on BPA vs Need. 1999 draft was a prime example of taking need over BPA. Steelers took Troy Edwards when Jevon Kearse was still on the board.

 

Can we just put Troy back over to the LT and Cook to RT?! Draft Vega and used one of the hundreds of guards we have on the current roster at RG?! Whats the issue here?

 

Jury is still out on Fautanu... but Jones looks to be busting at this point. Not worth the 1st round pick, IMO. Watt was the last really good 1st round pick we've had. The rest have been busts or mediocre.

 

I assumed the Steelers would take Jones, but I wanted Gonzalez.

 

Look — How many players there playing with spinal neck fusion? One or zero? My guess is zero.


Imo, he is done.

 

I've never heard of one. It would take a miracle for Jones to ever become the player they had hoped he would be. I wonder if he'll even be able to play at all.

 

All because a player grabbed him by the head and threw him.

That player should’ve been suspended for the Season at least.

If Jones can not earn a living in the NFL, he should take large amounts of cash from the guy who ruined his career.

 

Time to cut our losses.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if a Left tackle or Left guard was drafted in the 1st or 2nd round. I wouldn't complain.

Even though it was a major miss on Jones.

It starts in the trenches.

Move Highsmith for a 2nd.

 

See below
Different positions
Do their positions depend on leverage and a strong vertical base?
Yeah but OL is entirely different.

 

Tell me you know football
Without telling me you know football

 

Your ride is here

 

Position means nothing every player is going to have collisions

 

But in all reality
Being an OL you will be using that neck way more than a db or a qb, as in putting a strain on it trying to get leverage blocking.
I agree about collisions, but Neck usage a lot different for an OL
Hope you are doing well