Covering: Steelers draft cornerback, wide receiver

Jalen Collins as well?

There are many players available to them, don't understand a need to trade up. The difference between these players is very small at this point. Very few elite players in this draft as a whole. Good players yes but not starter material

They like Eric Rowe, apparently.

Ugh, enough to trade up many picks and likely give up a 3rd or 4th? He better be an instant starter.

Schefter mentioned Landon Collins on Sportscenter.

Bothers me if they do that. It's indictment of Shamarko, another guy they moved up for and he couldn't get on field.

Collins got abused in the Ohio State semifinal if I remember correctly.

Please let it be Rowe. We need a CB in the worst way

Landon Collins gone.

Never got your take on things, Dormonty. Thoughts?

I was hoping for Peters, I must admit. And when was gone, I thought your prediction about Byron Jones was going to happen. I probably would have preferred Jones to Dupree but the more I hear about Dupree the less worried I am.

Rounds 2-3 are crucial for Pittsburgh, I think.

On my ride home, Starkey and Mueller were talking to a scouting service that was really down on Dupree. Said he feasted on Kentuckys weak non conference teams but struggled against good SEC tackles.

I'm kinda over all of it now. They have 5 first round picks in their front 7, depending how you look at it. The coordinator is new but has been there awhile. Play book won't change much. To me, they got no excuses upfront. They invested a ton.

I am excited about Dupree. I don't think the Steelers were interested in Peters or Jones from what I've read. Apparently AZ and Balt had Dupree in their sights as he fell, and AZ tried to trade with Cin to get him.

Bpn, from what I understand Keith Butler has said two things about how he will tweak the defense. He said he will simplify the play book and he wants CBs who are tall and lean.

Hmm, if that's the case then I'd rather have them take DBs with the next two picks rather than trade a third away to move up in the second.

I really wonder if Johnson or Peters was the guy they wanted yesterday. The more I read about KJ, the more I like him.

I think Johnson was the pick too. They looked into him heavily.

God demonstrated He is a Steelers fan on December 23, 1972 (praise be upon that date).

Giants gave up a 4th and a 7th to move up 7 spots.

Hopefully it won't be a CB

Looks like it might be Landon Collins.

Either Carter or PJ Williams...little worried there could be a run on CBs here. Rooting for these other teams to go after skill positions.

If Rowe is gone, go WR. Doriel Green=Becham. Huge target for Ben.

Probably why they are looking to trade up.

Bpn, so far, so good on teams drafting other areas.

Dormonty....interesting choice. Do you think they would bypass his off field issues?? I think if the Steelers don't draft a CB this rd lots of heads will explode tonight...lol.

Why would we need a WR with the talent we already have?

Titans were thinking along with Dormonty...

Good corners still left...

+1

Spot on DK! He looks like he can still play. A member of not one, but two HOF's!!

WE LIKE IKE!!!! BRING BACK BLOUNT!!!!

Not sure Mel could handle new rules, DK. Probably decapitate AJ Green on the snap.

Jalen Collins gone...

How appropriate would it be for Mel Blount to announce the pick of a CB by the Steelers??

Didn't understand that pick at #10. Especially with their RB depth chart.

While it surprised me, I like the Gurley pick because I like him as a player. I'm just not sure about the rest of their offense. I thought they would go OL or WR.

Yea, Ike. Agree. Guess nobody was there they liked and no one wanted to trade.

Maxx Williams?? Yes he is...

Crap

Their offense was decent I think.

I didn't know that the niners were on the clock. Doubt he falls past them.

You know who i don't want is Golson. Too little in my opinion.

Jaquiski Tartt...

And there goes Rowe...can't stand Chip Kelly...lol.

Ugh

You got it! We should have moved. I wonder how much Philly gave up.

Meant to say, we should have moved up to select Rowe.

Things are just not falling their way so far.

Kelly likes to trade...

Wish I would have been wrong :-(

@nfl: **TRADE DETAILS**

PHI Receives:
#47 (2nd round)
#191 (6th round)

MIA Receives:
#52 (2nd round)
#145 (5th round)
#156 (5th round)

Eagles only gave up a 5th and got the Dolphins 6th. We could have matched that...

They gave up two fifths. Not sure how that would score on the trade value chart but you have to think the Steelers second and fourth to move up would have gotten it done. I trust that they know what they are doing and have a few guys in mind.

There's really no reason for them to take a lineman anywhere in this draft.

Gilbert & Adams isn't enough for me.

Golson is better than Darby. Fearless tackler. Makes a ton of plays in coverage. And doesn't have the air head moments like Darby.

Nate Orchard would have been fine too.

Jones would have been a reach at #22.

Got news for you Dom. The Steelers are going to take Maxx Williams.

Well the Steelers are going to have to score 30+ points per game to win...

Milo was right last night and might've tonight as well.

I'm afraid that I agree with you

Rat birds just jumped ahead of the Steelers....

Rat birds? That's not nice.

Cope started it...

Steelers pick is in...

Maybe sometime in the next 5 or so years they might consider drafting a receiver.

We might have to wait after the June 1st cuts to obtain a corner.

Something to consider Biz. The one thing they have is a ton of cap space.

Can we panic now?

Good bet they did.

You called it Milo...

Milo you are in fire

Make that traded with Arizona

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Good one

Hard to imagine him lined up on the outside with big receivers, I agree. We'll see I guess.

AJ Green will eat him alive. No idea how he will play any press coverage.

Perriman and Marlon Brown for Ravens too. Huge.

LOL

Man I thought that Mendy Sweed draft was brilliant. Sweed falling that far was insane. Mendenhall I tjought was a bit of a stretch but I thought he had potential. Never would have guess both would be such busts.

Tell me about it. I was thrilled about Sweed. What a train wreck!

Tell me about it. I was thrilled about Sweed. What a train wreck!

Perriman is 6' 3 and they have that kid Marlon Brown to whose 6'5...hope golson can jump. I'm not a fan.

You are better than Kiper

Bwahahahaha! Excellent.

Bravo!

Did you see my post below? Before the steelers even picked, I wondered if they would have been better off with Jones/Gregory. And then fricken Dallas takes Gregory.

Maybe one of the teams Gregory blew off for interviews at the combine was the Steelers.

Missed that, Ike. Will be interesting since both DAL picks were available to Steelers.

Yup, just pointing out that we both had the same thought!

You know what scares me is the 5'8" might be a "padded" stat. Was that in high heels?

I agree. Once you start looking at the WR in the division, I would preferred 6 feet at least.
Hartline, Bowe, Perriman, Marlon Brown, Green, Sanu...none of them are under 6' 2. Could see him line up against Steve Smith or Hawkins in the slot.

The interceptions look nice on paper. But I'm wondering how many of those were just awful throws you see a lot in college.

No doubt about the bad throws. The one pick they showed on the NFL channel when the Steelers picked him was so incredibly overthrown it wasn't funny. And when they showed this dude playing baseball, he looked like he should be in high school. No doubt about the padded stats...they always boost the little guys numbers.

I hope I'm wrong, but I think this guy is going to get manhandled in the NFL, just like Dri Archer.

My go to guy in these cases is always Darrell Green.

What I like about Golson is his tackling ability...hits hard.

Ike 6'2" and only 14 INTs in 12 yrs.

Different rules back then though.

Ike had hands of steel! Couldn't catch a beach ball if it was 3 ft away from him.

Antonio Brown syndrome.

Yeah...his height as really held him back...

Yup. Everybody is bringing up the interceptions. Gonna be a long, long wait before an SEC QB gets drafted here. Wonder why.

Waiting for selection where they say 6" taller.

Yes, DJ. Trending in the wrong direction.

Interesting we had a 6'3" CB (Mel Blount) who played in the 70s announcing the pick of a 5'8" CB who will play in 2015.

Reverse Darwinism.

Fandom: Only requirements are appropriate colored glasses and a streak of fickleness the size of the Nile.

Agree

Yeah, stack 'em and we've got 11'4".

Let's see Ravens mess with that!

I love Ifo but he is also undersized. Wonder how long he will slide. Some feel he has some time left before he is taken.

Stinks. The next snap he takes under center will be his first.

I tend to agree. Apparently the Saints do too. But the Browns are lurking !

Or Garrett Grayson...

I think Williams would have been a better pick than Golson. Time will tell.

Williams with some character concerns possibly. I just think what happened last year with Blount really had an effect on that this year.

*now

Neither do the Steelers draft team

Oh no!!! Panic, panic!!!

Why are you panicking?

I'm not panicking...just sounded like you might be..lol.

No, just bummed that four guys I liked were gone. Had to go back and look at who was available to see what they might do.

Why do fans always worry about a draft before these kids even get a chance to play?

Holiman, FS

Also, would be a good pick.

I'm wondering if they go TE. Maybe a little early. Koyak from ND. Or the OSS kid.

to much sense for the Steelers

Amos

Not a fan of Gold in, eh?

I am perfectly fine with these pics. We shall see how they do.

*Golson

Lousy auto correct.

Dom...you and I apparently are the only ones ok with that pic.

I hope you guys are right

I like it..,

3 SEC guys

Steeler/Auburn fan here. Watched Coates for 3 years. You will love him, but still wanted a safety here.

Dapp...Aggie here...lol. I liked the Coates pick too. What are your thoughts on Dupree and Golson? I like them.

steelag I like Golson a lot. Playmaker that made his biggest plays against the best competition in the SEC. Dupree will be a force off the edge. That said I would have liked Johnson or Peters to have fallen to us, and a safety in the 3rd.

Dapp...remind me about Golson. Was he a three year starter??

Guy takes plays off. Doesn't adjust to the ball all that well. Not a fan.

Why? He's a playmaker....

People said some of the same things about Bryant last year.

He also drops a ton of balls.

Horrendous pick.

Hard to imagine that the Steelers are so ignorant of their needs.

With all the strengths we have at WR and needs on D, why make such a selection?

Heyward-Bay is their 4th receiver...enough said. They need depth there and add another playmaker...

Good hands with a drop rate of 19%?

Only 19%? Lower than Ike.

There's our 2nd CB right there.

I'm totally fine with what we've done.

You must be the Steelers SEC scout then.

All these guys strike me as projects. I think there were guys taken after each one, same position, that were better than them RIGHT NOW.

Right there with you bpn. With so many people predicting the Offense to be among the best in the League, there was no reason whatsoever to go WR as early as the 3rd with so many holes on D yet to fill.

With Cortez Allen, Willie Gay, Antoine Blake, scrap heap waiver guys B.W. Webb and Kevin Fogg and now 5' 8 1/2" 176 lb Golson as the CBs, the Steelers better score 50 + a game. Cause those guys are going to get burnt more than an Irish woman at the beach without suntan lotion.

You guys already said they reached for a CB...want them to reach for another??

A) I'm not "you guys" whoever the hell that is.

B) I didn't want them to reach for the CB they took. They could have taken Bryon Jones in the 1st Round OR traded up and got one of the top tier guys OR traded down and gotten one or two of the second tier guys. NFL.com had Golson going in the 3rd or 4th Round and the Steelers took him in the Second.

C) Our Offense is predicted by many to be one of the best in the League this year, no need to go WR in the 3rd with so many holes on D remaining.

You guys just want to write players off before they get on the field. Glad you're not making those decisions. You mean Coates has questionable hands like Bryant did last year??

EXACTLY Seth....that's why they did it. Good luck convincing everyone though. Most seem to have already labeled each pick a bust.

Did you see the video DK tweeted?? Shows Coates doing just that...Wheaton is doing just fine though...

I'm not mad they took a WR. I just think they could have waited till the 5th. a lot of nice DBs and lineman were left.

I'm thinking about our secondary getting lit up like a teenager with the keys to his daddy's liquor cabinet. Not depth WR's

Did they show Coates only catching 2 passes for 13 yards the other time he faced Golson & Ole Miss? Limas Sweed had good tape too. Catching the ball consistently is kind of important for a WR. Coates doesn't.

They knocked Bryant for the same thing last year too.

+1 Plaz.

Tight ends too. Gronk, Graham, Maxx.

Didn't even think about the Tight Ends. Sigh. Small size can be hidden much better in college than the pros.

I certainly hope I'm wrong, but if I was a betting man, I'd bet the house Golson doesn't make it through the season without getting hurt.

Give me a break. Like everybody in college football is 5'5 or something. Golson has played with the big boys, and besides you don't have to be a monster to be a tough tackler. You just have to be quick, have good technique and the willingness to stick your helmet in a guy's chest, and from all accounts, Golson has all of this and more.

I never said everyone was 5'5" in college Rico. Try reading what I wrote. LeGarrete Blount will crush this kid like a grape. Those other big backs will put a hurting on him too. Sure he's willing, but sooner or later, he'll get worn down. 176 lbs wont last in the NFL.

The meme that the Ravens pulled one over on the Steelers is ridiculous. They weren't going to take Williams because they had their eyes on Golson. The Ravens really wasted a pick and traded up for nothing because Williams probably would have fallen to them anyway.

Well said!!!

"tackling a 240 pound RB isn't Golsons job."

Huh? Since when do Conrerbacks NOT tackle Running backs? Willie Gay had 69 tackles last year, 3rd most on the team. Antoine Blake (42) and Cortez Allen (41) each had more than Moats, Shazier or Jarvis Jones. Do you even watch football?

size has nothing to do with bringing down a player. you go low on a big back. atwon Blake isn't big himself but is aggressive. it's all about your approach.

You must be a Pitt alum based on your moniker. Also because your glass is neither half full or empty...it's broken. He had 10 Ints last year. Who cares about that horrible bowl game from 3 years ago? 4 year player, against guys who most likely were taller than him and was all consensus all American.