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Justin Hunter to Steelers is indeed done. Bounced around league the last few years but team intrigued by pairing size/speed with its offense - Jeremy Fowler
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think he provides anything on special teams? Seems like a cheap signing to replace Wheatons spot. Will be interesting to see if he can live up to the hype surrounding him with an actual QB throwing to him.
 
Atlsteelers said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think he provides anything on special teams? Seems like a cheap signing to replace Wheatons spot. Will be interesting to see if he can live up to the hype surrounding him with an actual QB throwing to him.
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Agreed, has good size and is very athletic, maybe having Ben throwing him the ball and other weapons around him he'll turn into a good player
 
he's a vertical and red zone threat to be insurance against a Martavis relapse, nice signing.
 
Nice signing for depth.


Now for the D please...
 
Questionable hands, can run one route (straight fly routes), has some speed and size. He's a no. 4 WR at best. Provides no STs skills. I doubt he got much money so I'm ok with this.


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Camp body until he can prove to be some worth. Can't imagine they'd pay him very much.
 
Steelers signed WR Justin Hunter, formerly of the Bills.

The former No. 34 overall pick in 2013, Hunter has never really put his intriguing blend of size (6'4/203) and speed (4.44 forty) together at the pro level, though he has shown some red-zone and deep-ball skills with 12 touchdowns and a career 16.7 YPR average.

Landing in Pittsburgh with Ben Roethlisberger and OC Todd Haley is as good of a chance Hunter will have to get his career on track. He'll likely fill the old Markus Wheaton role as a deep threat and provide the Steelers insurance should they not get Martavis Bryant back from suspension.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8415/justin-hunter

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2013 Analysis.

Analysis
Strengths Prototypical height for an outside NFL receiver, though he will line up in the slot to test defenses over the middle. Straight-line speed appears more than sufficient for his size, can burst past corners down the sideline, and long strides that make it difficult for cornerbacks to recover once beaten. Varies his speed in routes to put defenses off balance, can accelerate with good foot quickness after a lull to create separation on digs and seam routes. Despite his size, possesses enough of a shimmy off the line to lose cornerbacks. Soft hands make him able to snatch throws in front of his frame or over either shoulder; will be threat on jump balls with his height and leaping ability.
Weaknesses Has a limited number of snaps under his belt, needs to prove his hands are consistent when tested in a full season as a starter. Missed most of his second season with a torn left ACL. Must continue to get stronger throughout his frame to win battles at the line of scrimmage and break away from NFL tacklers. Blocking on run plays is inconsistent at best, shows little physicality in that realm.

NFL Comparison Roy Williams

Bottom Line
Tennessee's tall strider looked to be on his way to a breakout year (17 catches, 314 yards, two touchdowns in just over two games) in 2011 before tearing his left ACL. He missed no time in 2012, but Hunter apparently lost his reliable hands that were a staple of his game prior to the knee injury. It was confusing to watch, since many of the junior's mistakes were mental rather than physical limitations.


so if we fix his hands, we've got a bona fide #2.
of course, if we fix Sammie's hands, we'd not need him.

but - hypothetically - if we got Coates and Hunter to work with AB on catching the ball... going FIVE WIDE would prove very difficult for any defense to match up against.
Brown - Best WR in the game, 9" hands
Bryant - 6'4", 9 3/8" hands
Coates - 6'1", 9 1/2" hands
Hunter - 6'4", 9 3/8" hands

throw Bell up at the line, or keep him in the backfield and ... that's a very formidable receiving set.
 
I'd replace Coates with Rogers in that scenario, I think hes past Coates on the depth chart
 
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2013 Analysis.

Analysis
Strengths Prototypical height for an outside NFL receiver, though he will line up in the slot to test defenses over the middle. Straight-line speed appears more than sufficient for his size, can burst past corners down the sideline, and long strides that make it difficult for cornerbacks to recover once beaten. Varies his speed in routes to put defenses off balance, can accelerate with good foot quickness after a lull to create separation on digs and seam routes. Despite his size, possesses enough of a shimmy off the line to lose cornerbacks. Soft hands make him able to snatch throws in front of his frame or over either shoulder; will be threat on jump balls with his height and leaping ability.
Weaknesses Has a limited number of snaps under his belt, needs to prove his hands are consistent when tested in a full season as a starter. Missed most of his second season with a torn left ACL. Must continue to get stronger throughout his frame to win battles at the line of scrimmage and break away from NFL tacklers. Blocking on run plays is inconsistent at best, shows little physicality in that realm.

NFL Comparison Roy Williams

Bottom Line
Tennessee's tall strider looked to be on his way to a breakout year (17 catches, 314 yards, two touchdowns in just over two games) in 2011 before tearing his left ACL. He missed no time in 2012, but Hunter apparently lost his reliable hands that were a staple of his game prior to the knee injury. It was confusing to watch, since many of the junior's mistakes were mental rather than physical limitations.


so if we fix his hands, we've got a bona fide #2.
of course, if we fix Sammie's hands, we'd not need him.

but - hypothetically - if we got Coates and Hunter to work with AB on catching the ball... going FIVE WIDE would prove very difficult for any defense to match up against.
Brown - Best WR in the game, 9" hands
Bryant - 6'4", 9 3/8" hands
Coates - 6'1", 9 1/2" hands
Hunter - 6'4", 9 3/8" hands

throw Bell up at the line, or keep him in the backfield and ... that's a very formidable receiving set.
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you just gave Spike a boner
 
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I'd replace Coates with Rogers in that scenario, I think hes past Coates on the depth chart
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Brown, Bryant, Rogers,

DHB, Coates and Hunter will fight for two roster spots. Hope Ayers can show something and stay as a 6th WR/return specialist
 
So long as he isn't a problem child. He has never played with an elite NFL QB who puts the ball in like Ben. Certainly worth the look and probably cost a cup of coffee in NFL contract terms.
 
Coryea said:
I'd replace Coates with Rogers in that scenario, I think hes past Coates on the depth chart
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Definitely agree there. You need an underneath/over the middle guy that can catch and run. Rogers is definitely in the top 3 on the team right now. Hunter will be fighting Coates, Hamilton and DHB for a roster spot. And, if they draft someone (and I hope they still do), that will make the final cut all that much more interesting.
 
Justin Hunter

PITTSBURGH - On paper, the Steelers’ receiving corps coming out of the 2015 season looked to be among the best in the NFL.

Then, Martavis Bryant was suspended for the season for violation of the league’s substance abuse policy and Markus Wheaton, Sammie Coates and Darrius Heyward-Bey all suffered substantial injuries that cost them portions of the 2016 season.

Justin Hunter can relate. The 6-4, 201-pound former second-round pick looks good on paper. But his on-field production hasn’t matched up - at least not yet.
 
This is what we always do. Depth signings heading into the draft but then we still end up identifying "need positions" and addressing those with any pick round 4 or higher. After round 4 we normally just are looking for special teamers or guys to stash on the practice squad.

I think it's pretty obvious with our 5 picks round 4 or better we are looking at OLB, ILB, CB, WR, RB.

They are going to replace Jones, Timmons, Gay, Wheaton and Williams in the draft and have cheap veterans compete with the rookies for playing time.

Steelers M.O. to a tee.
 
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Interesting thing about Hunter is he hasn't played much or caught many passes but when he does, it seems like he catches TD's. With the Bills last year, he had 10 receptions and 4 TD's. For his 4 year career, he has 78 catches with 12 TD's. Seems like a pretty high percentage of TD's compared to most. If he can find a little consistency, that could be a big plus for us.
 
So we lose Wheaton who is better than Hunter, and Timmons. Another year of being in the hole in free agency. Why? We had cap space for once.
 
Wheaton was blah - blah deep route running ,blah getting open, blah dropping passes - he had one good game over 100 yds in his career - that's it



Ben really likes his downfield threats to spread the defenses - hopefully new guy can show enough to make some noise

5 ******* WIDE, *******!
 
47 games played 107 catches, 14.1 yards per catch, 8 TD's A solid #3 WR.
 
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