Steelers release DeCastro

Most of these guys (OL) have been playing since they were 8 years old,
they know what needs done.

 

Love Derry Girls, but Father Ted is by far my favourite, it’s absolute gold.

Lots of Steelers fans in Ireland, NFL is gaining popularity here massively. Time difference is a b***c with late games though.

 

Did you just Goldilocks this thing?

The Oline and DB are to young

The Dline is to old

HACK

 

according to the reports, you'd think the guy could walk on water.

 

Who Marsh?

 

I said before the draft... Dickerson and Humprey were the only day 1 starters at C in the draft, and I pimped Green.

If Green starts I'll be pleasantly surprised.

I would have taken Harris over all linemen at 24. I truly feel he will be one of those generational backs.

I really thought AL would be back

But you think Eichenberg and Humprey are so much better in 2021 than Chuks and a Green or Finney in the middle?

I am on your side in thinking that they will most likely be better players long term

But not so much better that it would offset the talent of Harris

HACK

 

Eichenberg isn't a first round type player, neither was Dickerson because of the injuries.

 

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I was not a huge fan of Eisenberg... but even if falls between what your ceiling and what I thought was his floor... he easily should be a 10 year guy in this league.... just maybe not a gold jacket guy

HACK

 

https://www.ajc.com/blog/atlanta-fa...nsive-line-coach-year/Rsh0KKIlTtgdqm8z7MCuRM/

talks about what morgan did with guys that never started before. nice read. i think between the two they can make this o-line improved over what we had last year. i get they are not first round players across the board as many want but the guys we have all had arrows pointing up and it's a building point. let the process play out. not all first rounders make it. the nfl is a mix of players that surprised many if you dig into it. heck we had 3 starters on the line that were undrafted free agents so it's not a big stretch.

 

Guys with lockerroom access rarely criticize the team for fear of losing said access.

 

I think Harris could also be very good and it won't matter with all the other holes. RBs don't drive championship teams anymore.

By the time the Steelers have rebuilt the D, OL, and gotten their next franchise QB, Harris will be slowing down, possibly not a Steeler anymore.

 

Unfortunately I am pretty much entirely in agreement with your POV and I am really worried that this line is going to be a disaster.

PFF view in a recent article FWIW, it is very hard to argue with

Pittsburgh will roll into the 2021 season trying to replace effectively an entire offensive line in one offseason. Some 3,645 snaps from starters last year are gone, and the only player penciled in to start this year who did so a year ago (Chukwuma Okorafor) wasn’t supposed to and only had the job because of an injury to Zach Banner.

Long-time stalwarts Alejandro Villanueva, Maurkice Pouncey and David DeCastro have all departed, leaving the Steelers to find replacements all in one offseason. Okorafor played all last season but generated a lowly 57.5 overall PFF grade, struggling badly as a run blocker and allowing 26 total pressures in pass protection.

To be fair to the Steelers, they are simply the victim of circumstances (or at least not thorough long-term planning) with much of the turnover. Pouncey retired, Villanueva departed in free agency and DeCastro needs another surgery to fix a long-term ankle injury that threatened to end his career. It’s not necessarily about blaming the team for the current situation, but rather highlighting how problematic it is. Even if they were replacing all three players with proven commodities, the chances they would jell immediately are slim. Replacing them with the kind of question marks they have in several spots is even riskier.

The Steelers have Ben Roethlisberger back chasing one more Super Bowl, and they have both the defense and receiving weapons to make that run, but their passing attack may never have the platform it needs with this offensive line. Roethlisberger had an average depth of target of just 7.4 yards last season, ranking 26th in the NFL and coming in as the lowest mark of his career. His big-time throw rate was also well down from his usual number. Those are numbers that have to change for the Pittsburgh offense to get to where it wants to go, and both need a solid offensive line in front of him to do so.

 

Agreed, but to even do that will take a progression most likely. With the 2nd half of the schedule they have, the Steelers really can't afford to spend much time allowing the OL to jell.

 

I liked Liam Eichenberg and thought he'd be a good 1st round pick but really, I just don't think they were going in any other direction than Najee. If he'd had been picked earlier than 24, it would have been interesting to see which way they went due to Colbert's belief in it being a deep OT class.

I think they filled out the card at the opening whistle. Harris is everything they look for and AR2's directive to fix the run game being a factor as well.

 

3 guys who started and weren't good, as evidenced by the 32nd ranked running game maybe it's a good thing they're gone.

 

And who would be the Steelers #1 RB, if they drafted Eichenberg in the first round?

 

Trey Sermon.

 

Harris/Freiermuth>Eichenberg/Sermon

 

so?

1) Liam Eichenberg OT
2) Creed Humphrey OC
3) Trey Sermon RB

 

no TE. that seems to be most peoples problem along with green and moore. i think they did well with who they drafted. solid RB, solid TE, solid center and solid tackle. arrow pointing up for all these guys along with roche. those are 5 solid picks. they don't have to have gold jackets just good solid play over declining players. i think they did that. add turner and it's not near as bad as many are portraying. just uncertainty. we didn't really switch banner from being a starter. he's back where he was. chuks has been being groomed to play for three years. dotson could have played more last year but got valuable playing time as a rookie. coward was a solid pickup for depth. haeg, collins, leglue, and the guy that was our main interior backup finney. coyle and watson are two that they are bringing along similar to AV and feiler. i don't see that much of a problem finding 5 starters and depth amongst this group for a year.