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And it's still very possible that MR gets traded once the right QB goes down.

 

Jones was certainly developmental and I frown on developmental players as first round picks. They should be Day 1 starters. That was not going to be Jones. And truth be told MaxI fits the same category. Very developmental for a 1st round pick (I am guessing that is why the Steelers initial interest was Lemon).

 

I'm not sure but how many draft picks have the Steelers used on offensive linemen in the last 3 years? Seems like we fish in that pond a lot. We need to see some of those picks turn out well. This offensive line has been an issue for a while. So we'll see how this guy does. He was rated like the 7th overall tackle in the draft. You can look at ratings anyway you want but I'm not convinced at this point. So we'll see how it goes

 

Max was rated 7th best because he lacked experience. The Steelers had him rated as one of the best OT’s after the Senior Bowl. They were really high on him. He is going to have growing pains but watching him play you can tell he has good feet and he is a lot more powerful than Jones or Cook are. He has a much better punch and better anker. He is more stout and thicker than those guys as well.

 

Ok. I think heard some of that same stuff about Jones as well. What you posted indicates he's a project. I'm hoping in the next two weeks we'll see him improve to the point where he can start game 1.