Nothing about us trading for another pick - Isaiahh Loudermilk, DE

[TDX27]

Know nothing about him yet.

 

[TDX27]

Gave up our 4th next year to get a 5th this year. They must really like this kid.

 

[Slaine]

The talking heads had him as an undrafted free agent.

 

[BLITZ]

The talking heads had him as an undrafted free agent.

Good

 

[TDX27]

The talking heads had him as an undrafted free agent.

That's what I'm seeing. He looks like a PS player at best right now. Not sure why we wasted a 4th round pick on him. He, more than likely, would have been there in the 6th or even 7th round. Big reach from what I can tell so far.

 

[t-man]

The talking heads had him as an undrafted free agent.

They also had Matt Leinart as a can't miss starting qb.

Joe

 

[SteelerFan448]

Loudermilk is a terrible athlete and a long-term developmental player from what it seems. I can't believe they traded a future 4th for him let alone draft him at all.

 

[SteelerFan448]

I do not see this at all...

 

[madinsomniac]

Yeah the issue remains that the current Steelers process has them do their own grading system and not really consider the consensus of where the other teams are taking players.... they have their grades in a bubble... thats why it takes them 2 seconds to pick..... check the chart, get the highest graded guy there.... they could have traded down ten picks on every one of tgese guys today and it still would have been a big reach on most....

again I don’t have an issue with the guys they are getting, I totally think they burn asset value badly these days...

 

[madinsomniac]

I do not see this at all...

He is listed at some places as 293 lbs.... thats not a good olb... its a de tweener at best... they don’t have a great track record especially without elite athleticism.... he is just a real tall freak

 

[SteelerFan448]

This guy wasn't a top-300 prospect on most draft sites. I cannot wait to see the press conference for this one.

 

[t-man]

Thus thread has potential.... dare I say it.... Dri Archer?

Joe

 

[KStilley]

Strange to say the least especially at the cost. Strange is the kindest word I could think of in this case.

 

[Omar10213245]

next reggie white

bookmarket

 

[Slaine]

Doesn't make much sense when we need OLB depth. Loudermilk is presumably DE depth - unless they think he can lose weight and convert to OLB..? But does he have that athleticism?

 

[Litos]

******* horrible pick

 

[Punxsutawney]

They must see something special in him to trade a higher pick next season.

You're basically just throwing hail marries at this point in the draft anyway.

 

[SteelBuckeye]

Lolley saying they're not viewing him as OLB depth and he bets they keep the kid at DE and ask him to put on weight. If it works out that way it shows they really must not have any confidence in Buggs, etc.

 

[Slaine]

Quotes from his pro day:

Isaiahh Loudermilk

• On what training has been like: “Training has been going good. I felt great preparing for it.” “Felt like my numbers were where I wanted them to be.”
• On Rachad Wildgooses’s impressive 40-time: “I think Goose is a great player. I think any team would be lucky to have him.” Loudermilk notes that Wildgoose is a good person and teammate too.
• On what he did for field work at Pro Day: “A little bit more of some pass rush stuff, bending the edge. I was kind of able to show my explosiveness and show that I could get low for my height.”
• On what position he might play at the next level: “I feel like I’m a versatile player. I’m a three down player, you can put me anywhere on the line.”
• On what he worked on the most since the end of the season: “My main focus was my athleticism and speed. I cut a couple of pounds and I’m feeling lighter.”

 

[SteveA]

OMG...most of you ******* hated the DJ pick too...

Let this ****, or should I say pick, play out all you ******* wussies...

 

[Slaine]

His post pro-day press conference

 

[TDX27]

Dude is developmental to begin with and if they want to try and make him an OLB (something he hasn't done in the past), then he's even more developmental. Like I said, seems terrible to give up a 4th round pick when this guy definitely would have been there in the 6th and probably even the 7th round.

 

[SteelerFan448]

They must see something special in him to trade a higher pick next season.

You're basically just throwing hail marries at this point in the draft anyway.

Wish they would've have seen that something special in the 6th or 7th when he still would've been sitting there on the board.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Dude is developmental to begin with and if they want to try and make him an OLB (something he hasn't done in the past), then he's even more developmental. Like I said, seems terrible to give up a 4th round pick when this guy definitely would have been there in the 6th and probably even the 7th round.

Dulac whiffed on that. They want to use him as a 5T so he'll be backing up at DE.

 

[Coach]

Bad pick, didn't do much in college. Best fit looks to be a back up 4-3. Too slow to be a OLB.