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4th Round Pick- Wetjen

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SteelerInLebanon said:
Hers my thoughts on the pick. Regardless of the percentage of the game you feel special teams consists of, it is important. We have not had a consistent returner for a long time. There are only so many open slots on this team. It is unlikely all 10 picks make the 53-man roster. If this guy is even close to being the returner he looks on tape he will make the squad and will be on the field immediately performing an important duty than can change a game. Not many 4th round picks are going to contribute right away and to the extent this guy should. Additionally, he showed promise as a receiver at the shrine bowl. Hell, maybe he can also be a gunner. I will take the instant contributor in the 4th any day.
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I am sure the Steelers were glued in and that factored in. At that point of his pick the Steelers had three attractive options that included a rookie 2nd round pick.

In a position they were to keep probably 5 at least realistically they needed another option. If the guy can handle both it will be an understandable pick.
 
It’s just two rounds early but the fifth would’ve been palatable. The issue with Wetjen is that he ran limited routes in a run heavy offense. You don’t really know what you’ve got. The return stuff is pretty good. He was used as a gadget guy but other than that, who knows?
 
SteelerInLebanon said:
Hers my thoughts on the pick. Regardless of the percentage of the game you feel special teams consists of, it is important. We have not had a consistent returner for a long time. There are only so many open slots on this team. It is unlikely all 10 picks make the 53-man roster. If this guy is even close to being the returner he looks on tape he will make the squad and will be on the field immediately performing an important duty than can change a game. Not many 4th round picks are going to contribute right away and to the extent this guy should. Additionally, he showed promise as a receiver at the shrine bowl. Hell, maybe he can also be a gunner. I will take the instant contributor in the 4th any day.
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To me the Wetjen pick was just another vote of “no confidence” in Roman Wilson

Wetjen and/or the 7th round RB handle the return duties AND if Wetjen proves slot capable it leaves very little room on the roster for the underachieving Roman Wilson.

With DK, Pittman, Bernard (as the core 3) Wetjen as RS and Skowronek as ST ace all having a pretty clear role which gives them a path to the roster it will put Wilson vs. the rest of the field for that final WR spot. It just takes one guy to show out and steal his lunch.

Wilson, in the words of the Isley Brothers, has “so
Much work to do”

Maybe they can recoup a 5-6th for him in the trade market by a receiver needy team
 
Fiji Mariner said:
True last year made a resurgence with KO returns

Hopefully he is worth something, just seems like a wasted pick to me…hopefully he excels, but I’m not holding my breath.

Seems like day 3 has had quite a few head scratchers the last several years.

He is a Steeler now so hopefully he’s better than the wasted 3rd rounder Roman Wilson. That seems like a low bar to jump.
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The thing is if you look at him vs the other wrs in the draft he is barely top 40, and yeah that pushes projections down to the 7th or udfa... cause not every team is taking a wr and certainly not more than one...

However drafts arent in a bubble... his individual grades mesh quite nicely with fourth round wrs in the past few seasons... it was just a stupidly deep draft for wrs... comparing where his scores fit in in previous years, he was a pretty solid 4/5 rounder... there were just 15-20 more quality wr prospects in that upper mid round zone in this draft than normal... everything was skewered by an unnaturally large supply of WR prospects.. Wetjen just was the best KR prospect out of all of those. He has a ton of potential as a slot wr in McCarthy's system, but they clearly drafted him as a PR/KR.. I think the round value was fine on him.

I like the kid cause i saw highlights of him getting hit and breaking out for extra gains...he has great balance... these 5'8-5'9 guys often go down at first touch.. and its maddening to see them finger tackled with open fields in front of them...
 
Fiji Mariner said:
To me the Wetjen pick was just another vote of “no confidence” in Roman Wilson

Wetjen and/or the 7th round RB handle the return duties AND if Wetjen proves slot capable it leaves very little room on the roster for the underachieving Roman Wilson.

With DK, Pittman, Bernard (as the core 3) Wetjen as RS and Skowronek as ST ace all having a pretty clear role which gives them a path to the roster it will put Wilson vs. the rest of the field for that final WR spot. It just takes one guy to show out and steal his lunch.

Wilson, in the words of the Isley Brothers, has “so
Much work to do”

Maybe they can recoup a 5-6th for him in the trade market by a receiver needy team
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I feel like McCarthy Offenses will carry an extra wr abd fewer Tes than Tomlin teams he uses more wrs per play than Tomlin did... so we may be looking at 6 or 7 ratger than 5-6 these days.. if wilson gets his lunch stolen, it will be from that Wr/Rb guy they took in the 7th
 
madinsomniac said:
The thing is if you look at him vs the other wrs in the draft he is barely top 40, and yeah that pushes projections down to the 7th or udfa... cause not every team is taking a wr and certainly not more than one...

However drafts arent in a bubble... his individual grades mesh quite nicely with fourth round wrs in the past few seasons... it was just a stupidly deep draft for wrs... comparing where his scores fit in in previous years, he was a pretty solid 4/5 rounder... there were just 15-20 more quality wr prospects in that upper mid round zone in this draft than normal... everything was skewered by an unnaturally large supply of WR prospects.. Wetjen just was the best KR prospect out of all of those. He has a ton of potential as a slot wr in McCarthy's system, but they clearly drafted him as a PR/KR.. I think the round value was fine on him.

I like the kid cause i saw highlights of him getting hit and breaking out for extra gains...he has great balance... these 5'8-5'9 guys often go down at first touch.. and its maddening to see them finger tackled with open fields in front of them...
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Agreed with the strength and balance of the young man to go along with his quickness and speed.. are his superpowers..

Watch the video in the article I attached, which is pretty cool in itself..
You can see the strength in his lower body by the sheer size of his legs compared to the rest of his body.. almost looks out of balance lol..

If any of you’ve ever met Sidney Crosby or seen videos of him out of uniform, he also is similarly built with his legs and lower half of his body that looks almost comical, but gives Sid the superpowers that he has on the ice..
OK, that’s enough about lower body types, and strength for me.. lol
 
I believe Kahn said this was McCarthy pick so I gotta believe he sees something in the kid that fits his scheme and makes him more valuable then just his return ability which will also help.
 
insaniti said:
ST return game, bubbles was EXCELLENT at blocking kick schemes.
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Possibly here and there, but my eye test would leave me to believe he was middle 1/3 rank in that category.

Mine is speculation only, I’m not looking it up.

ADD in the “gaffs” and you have average or less, then combine in the return yardage…preparations… coverage

ADD in 2-3- ST Ace taking up roster spots

Recent rules changes helped him / everyone on the return game.

Easily replaceable.




Salute the nation
 
madinsomniac said:
The thing is if you look at him vs the other wrs in the draft he is barely top 40, and yeah that pushes projections down to the 7th or udfa... cause not every team is taking a wr and certainly not more than one...

However drafts arent in a bubble... his individual grades mesh quite nicely with fourth round wrs in the past few seasons... it was just a stupidly deep draft for wrs... comparing where his scores fit in in previous years, he was a pretty solid 4/5 rounder... there were just 15-20 more quality wr prospects in that upper mid round zone in this draft than normal... everything was skewered by an unnaturally large supply of WR prospects.. Wetjen just was the best KR prospect out of all of those. He has a ton of potential as a slot wr in McCarthy's system, but they clearly drafted him as a PR/KR.. I think the round value was fine on him.

I like the kid cause i saw highlights of him getting hit and breaking out for extra gains...he has great balance... these 5'8-5'9 guys often go down at first touch.. and its maddening to see them finger tackled with open fields in front of them...
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The great Dri Archer continuously got tackled by single blade grass tackle.

That my friend, was truly amazing to watch.



Salute the nation
 
Jimi Hendrix played guitar for the Isaly brothers in 64 and 65.
 
madinsomniac said:
The thing is if you look at him vs the other wrs in the draft he is barely top 40, and yeah that pushes projections down to the 7th or udfa... cause not every team is taking a wr and certainly not more than one...

However drafts arent in a bubble... his individual grades mesh quite nicely with fourth round wrs in the past few seasons... it was just a stupidly deep draft for wrs... comparing where his scores fit in in previous years, he was a pretty solid 4/5 rounder... there were just 15-20 more quality wr prospects in that upper mid round zone in this draft than normal... everything was skewered by an unnaturally large supply of WR prospects.. Wetjen just was the best KR prospect out of all of those. He has a ton of potential as a slot wr in McCarthy's system, but they clearly drafted him as a PR/KR.. I think the round value was fine on him.

I like the kid cause i saw highlights of him getting hit and breaking out for extra gains...he has great balance... these 5'8-5'9 guys often go down at first touch.. and its maddening to see them finger tackled with open fields in front of them...
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we don't want our Wet Jen getting fingered out there in the open
 
Fiji Mariner said:
To me the Wetjen pick was just another vote of “no confidence” in Roman Wilson

Wetjen and/or the 7th round RB handle the return duties AND if Wetjen proves slot capable it leaves very little room on the roster for the underachieving Roman Wilson.

With DK, Pittman, Bernard (as the core 3) Wetjen as RS and Skowronek as ST ace all having a pretty clear role which gives them a path to the roster it will put Wilson vs. the rest of the field for that final WR spot. It just takes one guy to show out and steal his lunch.

Wilson, in the words of the Isley Brothers, has “so
Much work to do”

Maybe they can recoup a 5-6th for him in the trade market by a receiver needy team
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Wilson certainly has a lot to prove and a hill to climb in making the team this year. As does Kaleb. Neither seem to offer much versatility. IF they don’t blow the doors off in preseason and camp they will both be on the outside looking in.

I would give Eli, Nowakowski and Wetjen a huge edge over both right now.

Skow could even be in jeopardy.
 
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Wilson will probably get moved to a different team sometime soon. Some team in need will kick the tires.
 
madinsomniac said:
I feel like McCarthy Offenses will carry an extra wr abd fewer Tes than Tomlin teams he uses more wrs per play than Tomlin did... so we may be looking at 6 or 7 ratger than 5-6 these days.. if wilson gets his lunch stolen, it will be from that Wr/Rb guy they took in the 7th
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It only takes one to steal his lunch
And there will be a pack of rabid dogs nipping at his heels.

I’d guess 6 WRs
 
Fiji Mariner said:
It only takes one to steal his lunch
And there will be a pack of rabid dogs nipping at his heels.

I’d guess 6 WRs
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I looked at McCarthy's rosters and you are correct, his teams carry 6 or 7 WRs on the active roster.
 
Throw in a small package for him to learn on offense and as long as he is a successful returner it will be worth the pick.
 
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