Good stuff as always, Dave. To Dan's point to start, I like Trey Sermon,
but only if they take him in Rd 2 after one of the top tackles falls to
them.
Unlike Dave, I think it comes down to whether they see Canada putting a
completely new twist to the Offense for whether they value Harris or
Ettienne higher. Harris is the better blocker, so he fits what the
Steelers WERE doing better, but in a Canada-type offense, Ettienne might be
the preference. Interesting for sure.
In my perfect world, they trade back a few picks but stay in the first
round and get one or the other, then Meinerz at #55, then the best tackle
left in the 3rd. Hopefully they pick up a 4th in the move back and can
leverage that pick to get an ILB or CB and they do also have that extra 3rd
Rd pick.
I'll chime in later on Dave's Draft Prospect email too, I'm just slammed
with work and will have to find some time.
Streetr
On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 6:51 AM Daniel Schneider <dlschneider@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks Dave! As always, I’ve been looking forward to your draft notes.
Some thoughts.
I hope they don’t trade up. There’s appears to be a laser focus on Najee
Harris and I worry that they’d give up too much to move up and snatch him
from Miami or whoever.
If he’s there at 24, I’m fine with the pick. If he’s not there, then a
worthy LT, ILB, or corner will have fallen to us (someone always falls,
right?) In which case, I would say take the best player available from
those positions.
On the off chance that NH is gone and the LT, ILB, and CB players left
aren’t worth the 24 pick (nobody fell), I trade back from 24, and take the
center (I’d say Creed Humphrey) because taking the center at 24 would be a
reach.
But that’s just me. I guess I should anticipate them taking someone with a
3rd round grade at 24 if Najee is gone. I’ll call it now. It’s Trey Sermon.
Dan
Amarillo, TX
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On Apr 28, 2021, at 6:42 AM, David Reid <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
tackle, a center and a running back who can start early as a matter of
Let’s face facts, they have to come out of this draft with a left
urgency with depth across the board.
the first round if there is one there and b) whether there will be a
Opinion is split on whether a) the Steelers will take a running back in
running back there in the first place. Harris is the obvious pick, I’m not
sure Etienne is a fit with them and Javonte Williams is the third back in
the draft but who has a lot of interest in round one, too. The dropoff
after these three is marked, Gainwell can do a job for you, but I’m not
sure that he or any of the others are a 25 carry a game workhorse and
besides, I think you’d look for that second tier of backs to come off the
board in round three. I’m usually against the drafting of a RB in round
one, but the lack of depth this year is marked compared with previous years
- there are no Alvin Kamara’s floating around in round two in this group.
as they would have gone, Mayfield is a possibility but may be better suited
When you look at tackle, probably discount Sewell, Slater and Darrisaw
at guard, I like Jenkins and I like Radunz as a left tackle and he is
rising - could they slide down a few spots and get one of those two guys
and an extra pick? Yes, I think they could. Second round could have some
other names like Brown and Eichenberg, but I think you’ll see a run on
linemen early in round two as teams that focused on skill players in the
top ten of round one move on protecting their assets.
he may be around in round two, Meinerz is in the 2/3 area could feature as
Dickerson’s injury history is a concern at center, I like Humphrey and
well. Leatherwood is intriguing as well, though more as a guard / tackle
type.
no way that Harris will get to pick 24, either the Dolphins will pick him,
It’s a tough one to call. My gut instincts are telling me that there’s
or someone will trade up to get him, possibly Buffalo. If that’s the case,
then it falls to what the preference is, the second or third best back, or
one of the linemen that’s there. I like Williams, he’s a better fit than
Etienne is for the Steelers as he can grind it between the tackles, but
would they pick him ahead of Jenkins or Radunz? That’s the question. To
summarise, I think it’s Harris if he’s there, if not, then trade down in
round one, get an extra pick and take a lineman or Williams if he’s still
there at the end of round one.
this draft, in fact, if they get Harris, it just heightens the urgency to
And, as always, round one will not determine the success or failure of
fix the OL even more in rounds two and three, because he won’t have any
more success behind the OL as it stands today than any of the backs they
ran out there last year had.
one? Sure, remember, it has been 9 years since they went offense in round
Could they surprise and go a completely different direction in round
one. So, if there’s a LB like Zaven Collins or Owusu-Koramoah or Parsons if
he were to fall for some reason that were to make it to 24 and they really
liked them more than they like Highsmith or the mess at ILB behind the
starters, or if they think that Asante Samuel or Farley is worth a shot at
corner, then I wouldn’t be surprised. Keep an eye on Collins, especially.
It would mean that there won’t be much of a running game again next year,
but it wouldn’t be a surprise and remember, there is another ticking time
bomb in the secondary with Hilton and Nelson gone, questions about Layne,
Haden getting up in years, and Edmunds entering the last year of his deal
so a DB pick would be plausible, if not a critical need for this coming
season.
they will be tempted by another WR despite last year’s group returning, in
Elsewhere, DL depth, a mid-tier TE would help and you just know that
a normal year I’d be begging for them to take a shot at a Rondale Moore or
an Elijah Moore in round two, but needs must. Unless something bizarre
happens, they should pass on the entire QB class and deal with it next
year. But overall, adding quality depth across the board is a must this
year.
knowledge, let’s do this…...
I’ll be here all weekend, I’ll send any updates if I get any additional