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Day Three - Draft Day Discussion

And our last pick is some depth for the O-line

[h=3]Derwin Gray OL, MD[/h]Height: 6-4, Weight: 320
 
Tibs said:
And our last pick is some depth for the O-line

[h=3]Derwin Gray OL, MD[/h]Height: 6-4, Weight: 320
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RT/G type I think he will be a good run blocker. How well he does against the pass dictates if he is moved inside or not....
 
Tibs said:
I would add Anthony Johnson and Antonio Wesley to the list....and the Sills kid from WVU the Steelers were supposedly interested in.
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I like the defensive picks we made today plus the TE and RB, but all these WR's plus Hall were still available with our 7 round pick. I guess Colbert is satisfied with the number of receivers we have? I think the # 5 and 6 spots are still up for grabs, any one of these receivers could've been a solid pick to potentially fill those spots. But maybe they had Derwin Gray highly rated as an OG. Hopefully they can sign some of these receivers as UFA's .
 
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Add legit ILB replacement for Shazier ✓
Add solid CB prospect ✓
Add playmaker WR/ST to offset loss of AB ✓
Add talented RB to buttress rotation ✓
Add interior O-line depth ✓
Add talent to DL line ✓
Add TE to offset losing Jesse James ✓
Add linebacker talent with move skills ✓

Not a bad draft at all, imo.
 
So on to undrafted free agents... nobody is going to touch wr preston williams but I assume he is off our boards too


Maybe that pverage te Dax Raymond or jamal peters if they last... I really hope Porter Gustin is still an option as a ufa
 
slashsteel said:
I wouldn't be shocked to see Bostic get a ticket out of town either...
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Tibs said:
Not sure Bostic is gonna be around much longer, they've really gone after LB's, three in total, all with wheels to move sideline to sideline. Not to mention adding Mark Barron. I think they see the writing on the wall where the league is going, and have decided to make a significant shift with the type of linebackers they need to offset these spread offenses.
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SteelBuckeye said:
Me neither. I'll miss Dirty Red more.
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I was thinking they might send Bostic somewhere for a 5th or so and use that to trade up. Guess, not.

They, probably, keep him around through training camp in case of an injury.
 
Sills is still out there.
 
From the 5th on, the only pick I liked was Buggs.
 
If Tomlin decides to run a real 3-4 defense with 3 DL then Buggs is a great pick. He's a beast on the DL. Nobody is a beast when it's 2 against 5.
 
Buggs will send big dan packing after preseason, I was screaming for them to move up in the late 5th to secure him. His stats are ridiculously great, he looks strong and agile enough on tape to be a solid NT giving the chance to Hargrave to move to DE and spell Heyward and Tuitt. That's 2 top players + 2 quality players for three spots , one can always rotate. Also Alualu is decent against the run

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Iron95 said:
As a WVU fan, I am with you on that.
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I'm a big WVU fan too but I'm not sure he's got what it takes to make it onto a roster at this point. Maybe a practice squad guy for now and see if they can put some meat on those bones. Otherwise a couple good shots and it's time to go on with his life's work, plus he dropped more than a few passes last year, especially in critical situations. Hope the kid make it somewhere.
 
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