Welcome to the Steelers Kayden Wetjen

You just like to go on and on about the Steelers should've drafted the guy you liked the best, clearly they weren't that interested in converting Louis into some safety project .

 

That's why I wasn't a fan of where they picked Wetjen it seemed to be two rounds too early, probably could've filled another position in the fourth round.

 

Actually, I'm going on about them overdrafting a kick returner. Louis is just one of the guys they should have taken instead.

 

If they didn't have much offense and he is that dynamic, you would think they would try to get the ball in his hands more than 35 times this past season.

Maybe he was just in the wrong system and McCarthy can unlock something. Worst-case scenario, is the guy with the 4.47 40-yard dash isn't even fast enough to get away with some of the things that worked for him on returns at Iowa.

 

I wanted them to draft a safety but not Louis who is a project at the position, I wanted Bud Clark but he went a lot earlier than expected.

 

Me too.

I was cheering for the Steelers to pick A.J. Haulcy when we selected Drew Allar instead.

 

It is one positive review among many negative ones. Honestly, I thought he was faster until today. I like the pick even less now.

 

They didn't shy away from projects in this draft. What's one more?

 

No. I hadn't even noticed his 40-time until yesterday. I thought I had made that clear in the post you quoted. I've been criticizing the pick since the moment they made it, before I even realized he didn't have elite speed, which is adding to my concerns. He isn't slow, but he isn't Devin Hester. Hester ran his 40 at the NFL combine in tennis shoes and still had a 4.41, then a 4.27 at his pro day.

Straight-ahead speed may be a bigger factor for a kick returner than any other role on a football field, so I wouldn't dismiss it easily.

 

Do you know who the best kick returner in college football was in 2024? Or 2023?

College production guarantees nothing in the NFL. One way we figure out if a player can translate their success to the pros is by looking at their physical traits. That is why Wetjen not having elite speed matters. I am certain you know this.

 

That he will likely have to project to safety or a hybrid role is why Louis is a fourth-rounder. The issue is them passing on him and other fourth-round talents at positions of need, for a kick returner.

My issue from the beginning was them spending a fourth-round pick on a player who is only a kick returner. Louis is just one of many better options who were available.

Also, you keep saying the Steelers already have players with Louis's skill set. Funny, I don't see any of their inside linebackers being particularly good at coverage. Wilson does at times, then falters on other occasions. Louis stands out in that area, one reason I'm so comfortable with the idea of him moving to safety.

 

I think this is a fair opinion to have.

I also don't think it's unreasonable that the team is trying to solve a problem we've had forever. I think Juju had our last return of a K/P for a TD.